HEE HEE! I came on here honestly to get some ideas for my wood carving projects and to see if I could find something about state teen homes but then I got these tickets to give away for THE BOX screening and thought, hey! I know people who'd love to see if Cameron Diaz pushes the button.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

And tickets are once again at - PLAY n TRADE in LAKE MARY starting Friday Morning, Oct. 30th. Just in time to go trick or treating and pick-up DJ HERO. Game is AWESOME and I'm not big into the music emulation genre but this will stick on you quick and you won't want to stop.

The screening for THE BOX is Thursday, NOV. 5th, at Winter Park at 7:30. (Oh yeah, don't forget to set your clocks back this weekend while we're out trick and treating.

OK, QUICK review of films we've seen lately is on for tomorrow. I promise!! Pinky Promise!

I'm using a 5 skull scale in honor of Halloween. See if you agree.

Don't be afraid of the dark. It's only me (o:

Starting NOW, PLAY N TRADE in Lake Mary has tickets for THE INVENTION of LYING starring Rickey Gervais and Jennifer Garner. The screening is Tuesday, Sept. 29th at 7:30 at the Winter Park Regal.

Also this weekend, if you or a friend is a GEARHEAD, Play N Trade is having A GEARS OF WAR TOURNAMENT Sunday at 5 pm. Sign up early while you're there picking up movie tix.

QUICK REVIEW of PANDORUM:

Fun flick where Descent, Pitch Black and Dead Space crash bulkheads. Dennis Quaid is his usual quirk with command as a frazzled lieutenant trying to unravel his ship, his crew and his mind. Special effects were hit and miss. At times, the "hunters" were fearsome and others they looked a little fast-forwarded.

The premise is sound as the last hope of our world takes the largest generation ship known to humanity out to a promising planet called Tanis. En route, systems fail and the puzzle is laid out as the characters mix past glimpses with discovering hints of their present condition.

Careful if you're squeamish as there are some gruesome kills and intense sequences throughout the ships mazes of conduit and mind.

A definite date movie (o:

Go see it!

Joey Cruz

Matthew Hunter passed away recently.

The name may not ring a bell right off hand, but if you've ever been to one of our movie screenings in the Centrtal Florida area, he's the monitor at the door or inside the theater with his trademark movie logo hats, great big smile on his face and a helpful hand to anyone who needed it.

Matthew and MaryAnn have been the greatest couple that I've met during my time doing the film screenings. Always fun and a twinkle in their eyes.

Over time I was fortunate to work with Matthew on many occasions and made sure that for every piece of swag we got to give out, one hat was always held for Matthew. I can honestly to tell you he is one of the most genuine men I've ever met, and that is my privilege.

A memorial for Matthew Hunter will be held at the Rollins Chapel on Friday, August 7th, at noon.

Good-bye my friend and our love is with you MaryAnn.

Joey Cruz

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE is the penultimate chapter in the book and movie series, if you dismiss that the last book (Deathly Hallows) is being made into two films. Half-Blood Prince is the segue into teenage romance, defining oneself into the person they believe they wish to be and personal tragedy.

Half-Blood Prince has many more lighthearted laughs and situations than the previous two films (Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix) which adds to the appropriate awkwardness of being at that age. It was important to portray those qualities at this time so as not to make the main characters, especially Potter, seem more realistic. Instead he could have been a hard driven revenge demanding Voldemorte seeker. If Potter did not have those "teen" qualities, the story could have very easily become any other "revenge film". It would have taken away the love we feel for the young students we were charmed by from the very beginning. In short, it would have stolen their childhood from us.

In spite of the location Harry is forced to reside outside of the school terms, Hogwart's School of Wizardry and Magic, another character in itself, is truly Harry's Home. Nearly every adventure has been set at Hogwart's and it instills upon us, the value of having a place to hang our sorting hat.

Love finds its way to our favorite Hogwart's students, if not quite in the way we imagined. Nonetheless, it feels right, after all the peril, to allow hearts to run free for a spell. It certainly is the calm before the storm. Tragedy, betrayal, love, broken hearts and true friendship all rear their heads in the most momentous ways.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the perfectly placed piece in this epic saga. Although rated PG, there are plenty of jumps, shocks and dread to give the staunchest heart a stir.

A Grand Fit in a Grand Saga!

Joey Cruz

Happyness has returned to the RavenLoches realms and tickets are on the horizon. Not many but there are some. Thriller movie too, eeek.

Also, on this afternoon's update, I will post the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie review. It's interesting to hang back and not post the same night. It lets me get a feel for the overall flow / chi of the film.

It could also be a factor that I had my bionics tuned and filled on Monday Afternoon right before the second helping of Harry Potter for me. It was a tought day.

OK, time for a writing draft, nap, and then arrangements to get to see 500 Days of Summer tonight.

Joey Cruz