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The Artist is a brilliant and dazzling homage to Hollywood

theredraylives — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:32:35 +0000

The Artist dir. Michel Hazanavicius Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell Five out of Five Stars The Artist takes a step back in time to a different age- filmed entirely in black...

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The Ides of March… Beware of Reality

theredraylives — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:55:34 +0000

The Ides of March dir. George Clooney Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, George Clooney Three and a half out of Five Stars If there is anything good to be said about The Ides of March, it’s...

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Payne delivers again with The Descendants

theredraylives — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:50:15 +0000

The Descendants dir. Alexander Payne George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller Five out of Five Stars Alexander Payne’s new film is in much the same vein of his previous outings,...

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Shameless Cross-Promotion… and some news!

theredraylives — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:15:24 +0000

Greetings all, In an effort to better spread myself out there I’ve re-opened my old account over at www.examiner.com. What does this mean for you? You can check out some old reviews I’ve...

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The Mysterious Case of Harriet Vanger (also starring a girl with a dragon-shaped tattoo)

theredraylives — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:01:41 +0000

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo dir. David Fincher Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård 4 out of 5 Stars David Fincher’s last film, the near-masterpiece The Social...

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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Good Movie Gone Wrong

theredraylives — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:14:06 +0000

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows dir. Guy Ritchie Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Jared Harris 3-1/2 out of 5 Stars After a fantastic outing in the original Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr. (Holmes)...

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Congratulations to our Buy & Win Contest winner!

Michael Vass — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:40:28 +0000

We wish to thank all those that visited Alchemy at World of VASS during the holiday season of 2011. We especially thank everyone that purchased an item and were entered into our Buy & Win...

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Omaha Omaha Hut… now that we all know

Michael Vass — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:05:51 +0000

There are a lot of things that sports fans will put up with when it comes to sports color commentary. Sometimes you get to hear someone great, like John Madden, but most of the time just someone...

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Movie Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Michael Vass — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:59:20 +0000

The one thing that needs to be said about this fourth Mission Impossible film is that finally the true appeal of the television show is begining to be seen on the silver screen. It sure took them...

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Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Michael Vass — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:54:47 +0000

The 2nd in what well looks to be a string of movies based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s deductive slueth features Robert Downey Jr. in the titular role and Jude Law as his right hand (at times...

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Links for 2011-11-29 [Digg]

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST

Star Wars: The Old Republic – open beta | Black Entertainment USA
With the demise of SWG, and the popularity of the Bioware version’s of the ancient universe of Sith and Jedi still riding the crest of popularity the question is what will Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) be like?
Office of Mayor Matt Ryan responds to questions about Occupy Binghamton and costs | VASS political blog
What is the cost of Occupy Binghamton? Here is how the Mayor's office replied
Unemployment in Binghamton Metro area | VASS political blog
Binghamton Metro area unemployment rate of 7.5%. But we wondered what that really means. Does it include the people that no longer get unemployment checks? How much improvement does it really mean?

Links for 2011-07-26 [Digg]

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PDT

The race of President Obama – pro or con, it still amounts to nothing | VASS political blog
"If we are honest, ...we all realize that race is not important when discussing President Obama. His race does not make the Health Care Reform better or worse. His skin tone does not influence the number of people unemployed. ...His birthright of color has not stopped a bullet fired at a single soldier, ...has not removed a single dollar from the interest of the debt ..."

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Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Democrats profess gender bias again, the farce continues. | VASS political blog
But, when Rep. Alan West confronts another member of Congress – who has just publicly challenged him and his beliefs – responds in strong language and does so in a manner that dos not reflect her gender in a negaitive manner, Democrat women then want to make a fuss? Because he said she wasn’t a lady? Which was his only reference to her as a woman. Exactly how does that rate against calling a professional woman a “whore”? On the radio. And Grayson defened that position.

Links for 2011-07-13 [Digg]

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on potential affect to NYS from debt ceiling | VASS political blog
What, if any, essential services and/or programs for the residents of New York State would be affected by the failure to raise the debt ceiling? When would such changes occur?
Letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Maurice Hinchey on debt ceiling | VASS political blog
Are you willing to vote for a debt ceiling increase? Are you willing to do so only if tax increases are attached? Are you willing to do so if tax increases are NOT included but spending cuts are included?

Links for 2011-07-12 [Digg]

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Heineken Light snake fight ad or how to make animal fights cool | Black Entertainment USA
What is their televsion ad promoting? That people who go to animal fighting events are cool? That if you are at such an event, and you have Heineken Light you are a star? Or is Heineken Light the secret symbol to allow seedy and disreputable people entry into snake (and/or other animal) fighting events? Is Heineken Light the official beer of pitbull fights too?

Links for 2011-05-31 [Digg]

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Things to consider for 2012 Presidential election | VASS political blog
What does President Obama need to win in 2012? The critical electoral votes and states are reviewed.
Truth in politics from Bill Clinton on New York 26th Congressional District | VASS political blog
Even Bill Clinton knows that entitlemnts need to change... the video proves it. So why won't Democrat leaders say so in public?
Book Review: Elusive Peace by Douglas E. Noll | VASS political blog
Book review of Noll's belief that mediation is the secert to attaining world peace and improve international disputes.
The hurdles to an Obama-Biden re-election in 2012 | VASS political blog
What are the problems that President Obama wants to avoid in townhall meetings and debtates during the 2012 election cycle? Are they important points for voters to know? See for yourself.
Early review of the current Republican presidential candidates for 2012 | VASS political blog
It's never too early to evaluate presidential candidates. Who is running? What do they support? What have they done so far? Find out and be an informed voter.
The US debt circus most recent act | VASS political blog
Who voted for and against? Who decided to hide their heads in the sand? Do you know what your Representative did? Find out.

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Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Binghamton's North Side Grocery Project - questions and few answers - Binghamton Political Buzz | Examiner.com
We heard from Binghamton Councilwoman Lea Webb, speaking about the North Side Grocery Project. The subject caught our curiousity.