John V's Eclectic Avenue

A blog of reviews, thoughts & commentary on movies, music & books.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Who Is The Real Enemy?

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The 2011 film  Captain America: The First Avenger  was part of Marvel’s effort to lay the groundwork for their hit superhero team-up advent...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

A Look At The 2014 TCM Film Festival

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A certain blogger with TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz I recently returned from the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, which was held in Holl...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

An Oscar Double Feature: 2 Brief Reviews

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Dallas Buyers Club (2013) – Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto give fine performances in this powerful, fact-based drama. McConaughey p...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Power Pop Flashback: Tinted Windows

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What do you get when you combine Adam Schlesinger, bassist & songwriter for Fountains of Wayne, Taylor Hanson, lead singer & keyboa...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Darkman: Raimi’s Other Superhero Film

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Sam Raimi is probably best known to superhero fans as the director of three Spider Man films starring Tobey Maguire, or to horror fans fo...
Sunday, March 9, 2014

Memory, Magic & Loss in "The Ocean at the End of the Lane"

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Neil Gaiman has proven himself a master of fantasy with stunning, ambitious works such as Stardust (1999) , The Graveyard Book (2008) an...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Peter Wolf Brings The Blues, Soul, Rock & Country To Infinity Hall

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As lead singer of the J. Geils Band, and as a solo artist, Peter Wolf has always moved across genres as nimbly as he spins around onstage d...
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John V
I’m a life-long movies & music buff, as well as a voracious reader. I've always wanted to share my knowledge of & enthusiasm for film, music and books in written form. On this blog, you might read my musings on movies from the 1930s to the present, Japanese monster films, science-fiction and horror tales, noir thrillers, classic & current TV shows, music from a variety of genres, or books that I think are worth reading. Thanks for checking out Eclectic Avenue! You can also find my writing at www.culturesonar.com, an excellent arts & entertainment website, where I'm a regular contributor.
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