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worst movie ever
I should have known better when Chad refused to watch it a second time with us. Nacho Libre was a snore. Looks like other folks felt the same way: imdb 5.8/10.0.
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The Queen
Saw The Queen today with Helen Mirren. Chad and I give it a hearty A-. Mirren is in the running for Best Actress. I also enjoyed the directing. I had forgotten about Stephen Frears or maybe after his dark venture … Continue reading
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the Golden compass (or Northern Lights)
I think Nicole Kidman is perfect as Mrs. Coulter and Daniel Craig is a good choice for Lord Asriel. Man that book was good. I may have to pick it up again. For beautiful pics from the The Golden Compass … Continue reading
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movie weekend
The Da Vinci Code (imdb 6.1/10) was better than I expected. Audrey Tatou is gorgeous and adorable. If I could look like anybody else, it might have to be her. I hadn’t known that The Da Vinci Code was such … Continue reading
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the way we were
Being careful about what Bella watches has its own rewards: I get to go back and watch tear-jerkers from the 70’s that I missed when I was actually in the 70’s. Last night we threw in a videotape of The … Continue reading
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he had a speaking role in sea biscuit too
Bella’s English teacher is a movie star! You can see the preview for his movie here. This is no joke – but good for a laugh. He’s the one who raises his head slowly in church – and is passionately … Continue reading
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rat-a-too-ee
Click on the movie poster to see a pretty cute preview of a Disney/Pixar movie coming out next summer. It is co-directed by Brad Bird, the guy behind The Iron Giant (imdb 7.8/10.0) and The Incredibles (imdb 8.3/10.0) – both … Continue reading
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two degrees of separation
Borat with my friend’s friend, Jeremy Goldstein and some bearded somebody else.
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lotsa babies – NYC day Part I
Our first day in the city was very full of art, pizza, and Korean food, and hence very perfect. Chad and I first walked from 120th and Amsterdam to the Met on 82nd and Fifth. As we are calorie-burning, exercise-loving … Continue reading
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more on Borat
For those of you who followed my advice and saw Borat, you may be interested in this excerpt about Borat and Pam: “In another scene in the film, former “Baywatch” babe Pamela Anderson was attacked by Borat’s alter ego at … Continue reading
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