G is for Grand Theft Auto

Rise and shine bloggers, it's a beautiful day for an A to Z Movie Smackdown. For today's tete-a-tete, I'm in the mood for something a little bit . . . illicit. With danger around every corner and speeds upward of 180 mph, these two movies certainly fit the bill. (And make me want to drive like a maniac when I'm cruising down the freeway.) So cast your VOTE for your favorite film in the category of --

G is for Grand Theft Auto:

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This post is part of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess it) is Movie Smackdowns. Cast your vote NOW! Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other A to Z participants, simply click here.

F is for Film Noir

Good morning fellow A to Z-ers, I have a special announcement to make before I get started on my post for the letter "F". Today is the official release of Amazon best-selling author, A to Z Co-Host, and fearless Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh's new novel, Dragon of the Stars. I've been waiting for this day for month! I'm heading over to get my copy right now, and you should too! Check it out . . .

Available today!

Dragon of the Stars By Alex J. Cavanaugh

Science Fiction – Space Opera/Adventure/Military

Print ISBN 9781939844064 EBook ISBN 9781939844057

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The ship of legends…

The future is set for Lt. Commander Aden Pendar, poised to secure his own command and marriage to the queen’s daughter. But when the Alliance declares war on their world, Aden finds his plans in disarray and told he won’t make captain. One chance remains–the Dragon. Lost many years prior, the legendary ship’s unique weapon is Hyrath’s only hope. Can Aden find the Dragon, save his people, and prove he’s capable of commanding his own ship?

Purchase:

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Stars-Alex-j-Cavanaugh/dp/1939844061/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428422763&sr=1-1&keywords=dragon+of+the+stars

Barnes and Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragon-of-the-stars-alex-j-cavanaugh/1121069418?ean=9781939844064

Kobo - http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/dragon-of-the-stars/9781939844057-item.html

Chapters - http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/dragon-of-the-stars/9781939844057-item.html

Amazon UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dragon-Stars-Alex-J-Cavanaugh-ebook/dp/B00S0DPUYU

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23521766-dragon-of-the-stars

iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dragon-of-the-stars/id957912496?mt=11

SCAVENGER HUNT! Comment to win an autographed copy of Dragon of the Stars, tons of bookmarks & postcards, and a $20.00 iTunes gift card–where is Mini-Alex? Visit Alex for a list of the participants. (Open through April 11 – winner announced April 13 at Alex’s blog.)

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Now, back to my A to Z Movie Smackdown. For today's post, I'm going to highlight a few of my favorite oldies. Private eyes, femme fatale, and the ever amazing Humphrey Bogart -- they've got it all! So take a minute to VOTE for your favorite . . . 

F is for Film Noir:

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This post is part of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess it) is Movie Smackdowns. Cast your vote NOW! Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other A to Z participants, simply click here.

E is for Espionage

Good morning A to Z-ers. It's the first day of a new week filled with alphabetic awesomeness, and I'm ready to get down to some more A to Z Movie Smackdowns. For today's double feature, I'm taking a look at two franchises rather than stand-alone films. They're both so fantastic that, to be perfectly honest, I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite. Fortunately, that's what you're here for! So VOTE for the best of the best in . . . 

E is for Espionage: 

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[First Alternate Pairing: Mission Impossible vs. Red]
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This post is part of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess it) is Movie Smackdowns. Cast your vote NOW! Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other A to Z participants, simply click here.

D is for Disasters

It's the last post of the first week of the challenge. Four days down, twenty-two to go. It reminds me of the one and only full marathon I ever ran, when I hit that fourth mile marker and thought, oh dear Lord. How am I ever going to finish this one? 

Keep up the hard work everyone! 

For today's A to Z Movie Smackdown, I thought I'd feature two movies that came out within months of each other in the summer of 1998. They're known as "twin films", a term used when two movies of a similar plot produced under two different studios race to see which one gets distributed to audiences first. With near identical story lines and all-star casts, this is quite the disaster duo. So cast your VOTE for today's double feature of . . . 

D is for Disasters:

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[First Alternate Pairing (Disasters with a Global Conscious): The Day After Tomorrow vs. The Core]

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This post is part of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess it) is Movie Smackdowns. Cast your vote NOW! Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other A to Z participants, simply click here. 

C is for Clones

Good morning A to Z-ers. I hope everyone's having a good time so far. Isn't it nice when we're still early into the challenge and it's all still fresh? I'm having such a great time popping by everyone's blogs and reading up on all your posts.

Someone asked me yesterday if I planned on publishing the results on each day's vote at some point. To which I want to say a big HECK YEAH! There will be an A to Z Reflections Post open from May 4th to May 8th (I'll give a reminder and supply more details in my "Z" post). For my reflections, among other things, I plan on posting the A to Z Smackdown results, so if you're interested in finding out how your taste align with other bloggers, check back then! 

Now back to today's A to Z Movie Smackdown, which features one of my very favorite film categories . . . Clones! In fact, there were so many great clone movies I wanted to mention. The ever tragic Never Let Me Go (I had to break out the tissues over that one). And not to forget one of my old favorites, Multiplicity. But alas, I could only pick two, and the following made for a great match up. So cast your VOTE for today's picks of . . .

C is for Clones:

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NOTE: I'm also posting over on the A to Z website today, so if you want some helpful hints on making it through the challenge, stop by an visit me there!

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This post is part of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess it) is Movie Smackdowns. Cast your vote NOW! Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other A to Z participants, simply click here.

B is for Bygone Battles

Rise and shine A to Z-ers, it's a glorious day for an A to Z Movie Smackdown. Did you have a good first day of the challenge? Meet a lot of great new bloggers? I know I sure did! You guys have come up with some awesome themes. I can't wait to meet more of you today!

For the letter "B", I thought I'd go with two movies that impressed me both aesthetically, and for their ability to bring to life the Greco-Roman culture I've been fascinated with since childhood. Not to mention some spectacular and blood-thirsty battles. So cast your VOTE for which movie you think best represents today's category of . . .

B is for Bygone Battles:

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[First Alternate Pairing: Braveheart vs. King Arthur]

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This post is part of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess it) is Movie Smackdowns. Cast your vote NOW! Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other A to Z participants, simply click here.

A is for Angel Apocalypse (and IWSG)

It's finally here! Opening day of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. I'm so excited to start reading everyone's posts and getting acquainted with some brand new blogs. I hope you're all ready for some alphabetic awesomeness. It's going to be awe-inspiring, brilliant, captivating, dynamic, excellent, fantastic . . . well, you get the idea. 

As I previously revealed during the Great and Powerful A to Z Theme Reveal Blogfest, my theme this year is Movie Smackdowns. Each post I'll choose a category based on the day's assigned letter, and pick two movies to face off against one another. Then you get a chance to vote for your favorite flick. I can't wait to see which movies come out on top. 

For today's letter "A", I decided to start with two of my favorite guilty pleasure movies which, luckily for me, both fit under the umbrella of "Angel Apocalypse" films. So let's hear it. Which movie would you VOTE to win the Movie Smackdown? 

A is for Angel Apocalypse:

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Well, as well as being the first day of the A to Z Challenge, it also happens to be the first Wednesday of the month, and thus time for another Insecure Writer's Support Group post. Any guesses what my insecurities are for April? Let me give you a hint . . . A to Z!

This is my first year acting as one of the Challenge hosts, and I desperately want to do a good job. Everyone works so hard on this blogfest, and I want to visit every single participant. It can feel a bit overwhelming. 

But unlike many of my personal writing goals (which are most definitely being shoved aside this month), this is not an insecurity I intend to let get the better of me. I will do everything in my power to be the best A to Z Challenge host I can possibly be. And come hell or high water, I'm making it my mission to comment on as many blogs and reply to as many comments on my blog as I possibly can. 

I can't wait to meet everyone! And I hope every insecure writer out there has a great month and conquers every one of their writing insecurities. Good luck bloggers!

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This post is part of the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess it) is Movie Smackdowns. Cast your vote NOW! Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other A to Z participants, simply click here.