Movies

The Stepfather

October 18, 2009

I clearly stated to all of you when I started this section of the blog, that I do not do scary movies.  Lucky for you Stephanie does. “Lakeview Terrece,” “Disturbia” and now the “Step-Father,” have officially fell out of the same cookie cutter mold from Hollywood just changing enough of the story to avoid being [...]

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Mea Culpa

October 7, 2009

I took a friend to the movies tonight.  She hasn’t been out in a while and I had an invite to a screening for a “comedy” and I thought she would enjoy getting out. Unfortunately it didn’t happen as I would have liked. It seems I have been guilty of a no no.  With my [...]

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The Invention of Lying

October 6, 2009

I adore Ricky Gervais.  I am also pretty fond of Rob Lowe, Tina Fey and Jennifer Garner.  Which is why I was afraid to see this movie. As I mentioned before in the review of It’s Complicated, multi-star movies have been know to flop and flop HARD.  But like It’s Complicated, this one held up [...]

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It’s Complicated

October 1, 2009

This is an early review, scheduled release date is December 2009.  There is no poster yet online, so I am using a screen shot from IMDB.com. When watching the previews for this, I got excited and scared.  Whenever there is a lineup of amazing actors the movie turns out to be a dud.  But the [...]

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The Informant!

October 1, 2009

Guest review by Erika. There were mixed reviews in our group that saw The Informant last weekend. Elaine, Lyle, and I really liked it. Jonathan hated it and Rebecca was indifferent. I think this is the best role I have seen Matt Damon in since Good Will Hunting and it is possible he will get [...]

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Whip It – with Giveaway!

September 27, 2009

What an amazing film!  Ellen Page continues her good choices of films, I hope to see more and more of her in the future. I had the honor of seeing an advanced screening of this film with a bunch of the LA Derby Dolls.  What a fun bunch!  Hearing them cheer for each other throughout [...]

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All About Steve

September 6, 2009

Rom Com at it’s not so best. Don’t get me wrong, I laughed, and even teared up once, but it was not the best choice of work for either one of them. Sandra Bullock (I have already professed my adoration of her) and Bradley Cooper (of The Hangover fame), are our main characters and yet [...]

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Humpday

September 4, 2009

This is a guest post from Becky, she “is a woman in her mid-thirties, married to a man in his late 40s, and stepmom to his four teenage children.  She works in a law firm, but not in the bad way.”  Not that anyone in a law firm is bad (Hi Kathy!), those are her [...]

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Taking Woodstock

September 2, 2009

This movie is based on a true story, one I have never heard of, since I was only 1 at the time. I enjoyed it, it wasn’t the best movie of the year, probably not even in my top ten, but still an enjoyable way to spend the afternoon.  I was hoping for some music [...]

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Shorts

September 2, 2009

When my kids were young we went to the movies a lot.  Most times, I enjoyed the movie as much as they did.  Sometimes even more. I recall one with an elephant that Adam fell asleep within the first five minutes and woke up in time for the last five minutes, but I enjoyed it. [...]

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