Category Archives: movies

Yesterday Chad and I went to the theaters by UCI to watch the first showing of There Will Be Blood (9.0/10.0 IMDb) and had we seen it in 2007, it would have made the 2007 top ten list for both … Continue reading →

I am draggin’ these last few days. I don’t know if it’s just the Daylight Saving (which I hate, hate, hate) or my pre-menopausal period dragging on. I know, I’m young to be talking about pre-menopause (39), but I’m saying … Continue reading →

It’s been just over three months now since we’ve moved to Laguna Niguel and I finally feel like I’ve adjusted. We’ve started losing track of all our “firsts” – Bella’s gone out now several times to the mall (one of … Continue reading →

There was a surge of movie releases this weekend, a harbinger of all the many releases we’ll see for the holiday season. Chad was interested in three, just from the preliminary buzz: We Own the Night, Michael Clayton, and Elizabeth … Continue reading →

We caught the 1:30 show of Into the Wild (imdb 8.4/10.0) today and the theater was full – midday on a weekday! Yes, it was the only local theater where it was playing, but still they had it playing on … Continue reading →

Overnight it’s turned from gazpacho to chicken soup weather. Being that it’s a transition day, I’m making both. Bella’s home sick with a sore throat. She’s curled up in a blanket downstairs reading her Audrey Hepburn biography. I’ve come upstairs … Continue reading →

  Along with the romances, Bella has always loved a good epic fairy tale, especially on screen.  The Tenth Kingdom (8.1/10.0 imdb), the TV miniseries with nine 45-minute episodes, that incorporates every fathomable fairy tale princess and a dashing prince … Continue reading →

I’ve always hated the unsteady cam – the handheld camera shot that makes me feel nauseated and queasy – but I have never seen it used as effectively as in The Bourne Ultimatum. This movie reaches action movie hall of … Continue reading →