Category: Movie Clips

Happy Birthday Nick Offerman!

Jeff Mitchell

On June 26, Nick Offerman turns 47, so Happy Birthday, Mr. Offerman! Nick began his acting career in 1994 but became instantly recognizable in 2009 with his star turn as Ron Swanson in the popular NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation”.  With his droll, sardonic delivery, Ron can expand on all of the ways he despises government, despite his job as the head of the parks and recreation department of a small Indiana town. Offerman has shined on the big screen in recent years as well with very memorable supporting performances…

Celebrate Memorial Day and “Earn this”

Jeff Mitchell

Memorial Day is chance for Americans to relax and postpone the workweek one day and perhaps find a beach or a barbecue.  Although, not everyone has the day off, as I sit in an air-conditioned coffee shop and three baristas are busy making macchiatos, chai lattes and mochas. Memorial Day is a day when Americans remember servicemen and servicewomen who lost their lives.  From a movie perspective, when I think of Memorial Day, my mind immediately recalls one particular scene in Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, “Saving Private Ryan” (1998).  Brings tears to…

Happy Birthday, Carey Mulligan!

Jeff Mitchell

Carey Mulligan, one of the finest dramatic actresses working today, turns 32 on May 28.  Her resume is filled with great performances, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated her for a Best Actress Oscar in 2010 for “An Education” (2009).   Be sure to check out her work in “An Education” but also “Never Let Me Go” (2010), “Drive” (2011), “Far from the Maddening Crowd” (2015), and her hilarious – but very caustic – turn in “Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013). Here is a clip from the…