'X-Files' Favorite Episodes (Seasons 1-9)

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Quentin Tarantino's 20 Favorite Movies of the Past 17 Years

Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku)

Anything Else (Woody Allen)

Audition (Takashi Miike)

The Blade (Tsui Hark)

Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)

Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater)

Dogville (Lars von Trier)

Fight Club (David Fincher)

Friday (F. Gary Gray)

The Host (Joon-ho Bong)

The Insider (Michael Mann)

Joint Security Area (Chan-wook Park)

Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola)

The Matrix (Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski)

Memories of Murder (Joon-ho Bong)

Police Story III(Supercop) (Stanley Tong)

Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright)

Speed (Jan de Bont)

Team America: World Police (Trey Parker)

Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan)

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'Dollhouse' Season 1 Favorite Episodes

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Original Pilot "Echo" (Written, and directed by Joss Whedon)

Agent Ballard gets new wind in his investigation of the Dollhouse when he receives a photo of Echo. DeWitt and the handlers become nervous when the Actives begin to exhibit signs of self-awareness.


Episode 6 "Man on the Street" (Directed by David Straiton , Written by Joss Whedon)



One of Echo's engagements is disrupted by Agent Ballard. Ballard's interrogation of the client (guest star Patton Oswalt) first makes Paul aware that his interest in disrupting the Dollhouse is becoming obsessive. Paul defies this by beginning a relationship with Mellie, but is further shaken when Echo is sent to assassinate him—only to go catatonic and recite a message from a spy inside the Dollhouse. Meanwhile, Sierra begins to show signs of trauma, and Victor is implicated as her assailant. However, Boyd stages a sting operation and discovers that Sierra's handler, Hearn, has been raping her. DeWitt sends Hearn to kill Mellie, only to reveal that she is a "sleeper Active" by activating her latent combat training, which she uses to eliminate Hearn with ease. Finally, acts are bookended by clips of a TV reporter preparing an exposé on the Dollhouse.



Episode 8 "Needs" (Directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Written by Tracy Bellomo)



Echo, Sierra, Victor and November awake with most of their original personalities intact, and Echo attempts to escape from the Dollhouse with her fellow Actives, reclaiming bits and pieces of their past as they do so. Sierra discovers that she was forced to become a Doll after turning down sexual advances from a well-connected man; Victor is finally able to act on his attraction to her; November grieves over her dead infant daughter, Katie; and Echo, after guaranteeing the other three have escaped, re-enters to the Dollhouse and forces DeWitt, at gunpoint, to release all remaining Actives. Thereafter all four "escapees" fall asleep due to subliminal programming; the entire process is revealed to have been masterminded by DeWitt and Dr. Saunders, allowing their Actives to achieve closure on their personal issues before putting them back to work.



Episode 11 "Briar Rose" (Directed by Dwight Little, Written by Jane Espenson)



Echo helps a young girl deal with her traumatic past, using the fairy tale of Briar Rose as a vehicle; a corpse apparently slain by Alpha turns up in Tucson, Arizona, with Sierra imprinted as an FBI forensics expert to investigate; and a thumb drive arrives for Dominic, who is imprinted onto Victor's body for questioning. Ballard's investigation leads him to the Dollhouse's agoraphobic, pothead architect, Stephen Kepler (guest star Alan Tudyk), and with his forced assistance manages to sneak into the Dollhouse. Though Ballard finds Caroline, Boyd manages to detain him; he takes Ballard to DeWitt for questioning, where they learn from Sierra that the Tucson corpse is that of the real Stephen Kepler. Ballard's helper is actually Alpha, who reveals himself by attacking Victor and Dr. Saunders. Alpha imprints Echo with a memory that makes her recognize him; with Sleeping Beauty now awakened, the lovers escape the Dollhouse together.



Episode 13 "Epitaph One" (Directed by David Solomon, Written by Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon (teleplay), Joss Whedon (story))



The year is 2019. A group of "actuals" (non-imprinted humans) are attempting to get underground to avoid technology and "butchers." The Rossum Corporation has let imprinting technology slip from their hands and China has created a way to spread the imprint through phone lines and also blanketing areas with a wave, and as a result the humans of the world have been imprinted to kill those who have not been. The group discovers the Dollhouse and the chair. Through a series of memories left on a tablet, they discover how the world came to be as it is.


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Supernatural-Season 4 Favorite Episodes

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Season 4 (2008-2009)

Episode 3 (63) "In the Beginning" (Written by Jeremy Carver, Directed by Steve Boyum)



Dean is transported back in time to the '70s in Lawrence, Kansas. There, he meets a younger John Winchester (Matthew Cohen) and Mary (Amy Gumenick). This family reunion gets bigger when the Dean meets their Grandfather (Mitch Pileggi), who could have a huge secret.



Episode 12 (72) " Criss Angel is a Douchebag" (Written by Julie Siege,Directed by Robert Singer)



Sam and Dean attend a magician's convention where it seems that real magic is being performed. Has someone turned to the dark arts to revive their failing career? Also, Ruby visits Sam with a proposition.



Episode 18 (78) "The Monster At The End of This Book" (Written by Julie Siege & Nancy Weiner, Directed by Mike Rohl)



Lilith possesses the body of a dental hygenist and returns to wreak havoc and trouble on the Winchesters. Sam and Dean also discover a book entitled Supernatural about two demon hunting brothers named Sam and Dean Winchester while investigating a possible haunting at a comic book shop - the shop clerk believes the boys are LARPing the book when they visit.



Episode 20 (80) "The Rapture" (Written by Jeremy Carver, Directed by Charles Beeson)



Castiel appears to Dean in a dream and says he has something important to tell him but they need to meet somewhere private. Dean and Sam go searching for Castiel but instead find Jimmy, Castiel’s human vessel, who has only a spotty recollection of being an angel. Jimmy wants to return to his family and normal life, but Dean and Sam are concerned about his safety.



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Supernatural-Season 3 Favorite Episodes

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Season 3 (2007-2008)

Episode 4 (48) "Sin City" (Written by Robert Singer & Jeremy Carver, Directed by Charles Beeson)



Sam and Dean investigate a rash of violent deaths in Elizabethville, Ohio, a once-sleepy town that has been turned into a haven for gamblers and drinkers. Dean discovers 2 demons have infiltrated Elizabethville and are using their powers of persuasion to make the townspeople succumb to their basic instincts. Dean uses a devil's trap to capture one of the demons, and it manages to trap Dean as well, later they get to talk and Dean ends up feeling sympathetic with the Demon. Meanwhile, Ruby helps Bobby rebuild the Colt from scratch and stuns him with some news.



Episode 8 (52) "A Very Supernatural Christmas" (Written by Jeremy Carver , Directed by J. Miller Tobin)

In this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean encounter a twisted couple of Pagan gods that share a craving for human meat. Flashbacks follow the Winchesters during Christmas 16 years ago when Sam first learned that the supernatural existed and that his father hunted it.



Episode 12 (56) "Jus In Bello" (Written by Sera Gamble, Directed by Kim Manners)



Sam and Dean break into Bela's apartment in order to get the Colt back, but she has tipped off Agent Henricksen about their whereabouts and they are arrested. While Sam and Dean are locked in a cell in Colorado, a demon breaks in and kills some of the sheriff's men and possesses Henricksen. After the guys vanquish the demon, the FBI agent realizes they were telling the truth and prepares to release them, but Ruby shows up to a warn Sam and Dean that the jailhouse is surrounded by a band of demons with a powerful new leader who wants Sam dead.



Episode 15 (59) "Time Is On My Side" (Written by Sera Gamble, Directed by Charles Beeson)



Sam convinces Dean to go to Erie, Pennsylvania, to investigate a possible zombie. But they end up meeting Doctor Benton (guest star Billy Drago), a real doctor who abandoned his work in 1816 to follow his obsession of finding the key to eternal life. He drugs people and harvests their internal organs for his research. Meanwhile, Bobby finds out where Bela is and Dean leaves Sam to deal with the doctor alone while he confronts Bela.


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Supernatural-Season Two Favorite Episodes

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Season 2 (2006-2007)

Episode 8 (30) "Crossroad Blues" (Written by Sera Gamble, Directed by Steve Boyum)



Sam and Dean try to help a man who has sold his soul to a demon to save the life of his terminally-ill wife. The same demon attempts to seduce Dean by trying to convince him to trade his soul for his father's. She claims John is now suffering in Hell for saving Dean.



Episode 9 (31) "Croatoan" (Written by John Shiban, Directed by Robert Singer)



Sam and Dean go to a town called Rivergrove after Sam has a very powerful vision. They think demons are trying to wipe out the entire town from the inside out. Sam gets cut and possibly infected. Sam turns out to be immune to the virus, and the virus itself seems to have been made for the purpose of testing him, needing a cure, possibly from a local nurse at a hospital. Sam once again needs to be healed before being released.



Episode 16 (38) "Roadkill" (Written by Raelle Tucker, Directed by Charles Beeson)



Sam and Dean attempt to help a woman named Molly (Tricia Helfer), who is being stalked by a farmer who annually haunts a highway and kills someone



Episode 17 (39) "Heart" (Written by Sera Gamble, Directed by Kim Manners)



Sam and Dean are on the trail of a werewolf but their only lead is Madison (Emmanuelle Vaugier) whose former boyfriend has been stalking her, and Sam finds himself falling for her.



Episode 22 (44)"All Hell Breaks Loose: Part 2" (Story by Eric Kripke & Michael T. Moore, Teleplay by Eric Kripke, Directed by Kim Manners)



Dean deals with the outcome of the fight between Sam and Jake. Meanwhile, the Yellow-Eyed Demon uses his new servants to help unleash the hordes of hell.


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Supernatural-Season One Favorite Episodes

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Season 1 (2005-2006)

Episode 7 "Hook Man" (Written by John Shiban, Directed by David Jackson)



Dean and Sam investigate the death of a student at a college. The student's girlfriend Lori says the attacker was invisible. More attacks occur, all connected to the girl. They discover that Hookman is behind the killings, and that she is unknowingly summoning him.



Episode 11 "Scarecrow" (Story by Patrick Sean Smith, Teleplay by John Shiban, Directed by Kim Manners)



Sam and Dean investigate the disappearances of young couples in a rural Indiana town. They have a falling out, and split up. The scarecrow is a Vanir which protects the town at a price. A dark force is against the Winchester family. Sam meets Meg Masters.



Episode 12 "Faith" (Written by Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker, Directed by Allan Kroeker)



While battling a creature, Dean gets electrocuted and his heart is damaged. Sam searches for a way to save him and believes he may have found an answer; a preacher who heals the incurable. However, Dean and Sam discover that the preacher is getting help from a Grim Reaper.



Episode 21 "Salvation" (Written by Sera Gamble & Raelle Tucker, Directed by Robert Singer)

Sam has a vision of a family being attacked by the demon, so he, Dean, and John head off to save the family and nearly kill the demon using the Colt gun. Meg calls them and John meets Meg to deliver a fake gun, while the boys are left to deal with the demon.





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2008 Best Album

Guns N'Roses-Chinese Democracy



One of the most anticipated and expensive albums in history,after many delays was finally
released on November 24,2008.An album the production of which started in the mid-90's.There was lot of controversy,rumors,leaks,line-up changes and so the band that finished recording was different from the band in 1994-7.Many argue that the current line-up is not G N'R,since,from the original members,only Axl Rose is left,so it's more a solo project than a G N'R record.In my opinion,this is nonsense.Anyway,now that the album was released,the question is,is it good,was it worth the wait,does it live up to the legacy of the previous albums ?

To be honest,after all these years,there would be some disappointment,because fans would expect a perfect or a near-perfect record.Others think that it's great,others think that it was a disappointment.Whatever your expectations were,you should listen to this record for what it it is.And it's a great record.It's a record,that you like it at first,but you like it even more,with more listens,because you discover new gems,you discover the depth and the meaning of the music.The amount of work put in it is evident,because the production is impeccable.Some would say that it's overproduced or that the sound is totally different from the old G N'R sound or that there is an unsuccessful mix of sounds and so it's album that would be relevant in the late-90's.I think that the sound of a band should evolve,although sometimes these changes are not successful.Chinese Democracy is an evolution,as far as the sound of G N' R is concerned.There are elements of blues,of industrial music,there are classic rock songs,there are ballads,there are classic G N'R epic songs.The lyrics are also important,because in some of the songs decribe the emotions of Axl Rose,the struggle to produce this record.

Chinese Democracy:is it the product of ambition,of persistence of a man alienated from the rest of the world,of vanity or a product of a great musician,of a genius ?The truth might be in the middle,although opinions differ.My opinion is that Chinese Democracy is the best album of 2008.Look beneath the surface or to be exact listen and you'll see the true quality of the record. Read more!

2008 Best Tv Show

The Shield-Season 7



Many good tv shows ended in 2008:The Wire,The Shield,Boston Legal and other shows.There were many possible nominations for best tv show of the year,but without a doubt,The Shield with its seventh and final season,was the clear winner.The journey of Vic Mackey finally ended,but not without consequences,for everyone involved,in one of the darkest seasons of the show,a show known for being raw and gritty.A common theme in this season was that the past comes back to haunt us,that nothing is forgotten,that unresolved issues come back,asking for a resolution.It's clearly the end of an era.Loose ends were resolved and nothing in the lives of the characters,in the Barn,in Farmington was the same.It was a season with one best series finales.It was one the best (along with the first),if not the best season of the Shield.It also was a season,where Vic Mackey showed his true colours.The question is,was he punished or did he get away with what he had done ? Many argue that the situation in which he was when the finale ended,was a form of punishment,although i might disagree with that opinion.I guess we will never know. Read more!

2008 Favorite Movies

Sweeney Todd (2007)



"The fact is that despite some (minor) flaws,Sweeney Todd is very good movie,with a final shot that words can’t describe .Words are meaningless.It is such a poetic image".

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There Will Be Be Blood (2007)




"The perfomance of Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the strong points of the movie.His portrayal of the ruthless entrepreneur is exceptional and he is deservedly nominated for an Academy Award.There is so much depth and expressiveness in his perfomance.
Although the movie progresses slowly,it has astonishing cinematography,very good music (composed by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood) and direction.Paul Thomas Anderson proves his consistency and his skills as a director,after Boogie Nights,Magnolia and Punch Drunk Love.
There Will Be Blood is a journey to a man's soul,a soul that's eventually lost".
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Sleuth (2007)



"Sleuth is a mind game in which either you participate (along with the characters) or you don't.As far as i am concerned,i participated and i enjoyed it."
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Priceless (2006)





En La Cama (2005)





Hellboy II:The Golden Army



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Iron Man



"Although there are some minor flaws,Iron Man is excellent movie,one of the best movies that i've seen in 2008,one of the best comic book adaptations.It's definetely worth watching."
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The Dark Knight



"As i said in the beginning of the review,there's so much you can write about TDK (you can write also about the cinematography,the music,the philosophy,etc).It's a great movie,a sophisticated movie,for which we'll talk about for a long time."
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Slumdog Millionaire





Frost/Nixon






Gran Torino



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Vicky Cristina Barcelona





In Search of a Midnight Kiss





Revolutionary Road





The Curious Case of Benjamin Button



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Battlestar Galactica Season 4.0 Top 5 Episodes

Episode 2 "Six of One" (Written by Michael Angeli,Directed by Anthony Hemingway)

The Cylons realize that their Raiders now refuse to attack the Colonial human fleet after one of the Raiders identified a Final Five Cylon among the humans. The decision to lobotomize the Raiders leads to tension among the human-form Cylons.

Starbuck is desperate to stop Galactica as it continues to jump away from the Ionian nebula. Apparently alone in her quest, she finds an ally in an unexpected place.



Episode 6 "Faith" (Written by Seamus Kevin Fahey,Directed by Michael Nankin)


The dying President Roslin and the aggressive Viper pilot Kara Thrace try to accept the new terms of the relationship with the Cylons.



Episode 7 "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?" (Written by Michael Angeli,Directed by Wayne Rose)


Adama and the fleet are presented with the proposed alliance with the Cylon rebels. Natalie offers an enticing prize to win Roslin's acceptance, but trust doesn't follow so easily.



Episode 9 "The Hub" (Written by Jane Espenson,Directed by Paul A. Edwards)



Colonial Viper pilots plan an attack on the Resurrection Hub with their Cylon rebel allies. Meanwhile Laura Roslin struggles with her morals and ethics as she makes a momentous decision.



Episode 10 "Revelations" (Written by David Weddle,Bradley Thompson Directed by Michael Rymer)



D'Anna holds President Roslin and other Colonials hostage in order to draw out the Final Five from the Colonial fleet. Col. Tigh believes he has the solution to end the standoff.


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