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a.k.a Sacha Baron Cohen
To balance all the chaparoning of the crazy teenage party this weekend, Chad and I caught three movies this weekend. First, you must see Borat (imdb 8.4/10.0). Know that it is completely and unabashedly over the top. I mean way … Continue reading
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heading down the hill
Which mean we are going to Palm Springs for the day. We’re planning on catching two movies, Babel and Stranger Than Fiction, shopping at Costco, and picking up Bella’s ice cream birthday cake at Cold Stone Creamery – yum! We’re … Continue reading
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P.S. The Prestige and Borat Previews
Ever since I wrote it, my The Prestige post is getting the most hits. I don’t know why. Anyway, I thought I’d throw in a couple links to the previews to sweeten the deal. Here is a link to the … Continue reading
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the prestige
Hmm, if you like Christian Bale half as much as I do, you’ll enjoy this flick. (Have you seen him as a kid in Empire of the Sun (1987)? Great acting for a kid.) Scarlett Johansson and Hugh Jackman do … Continue reading
recent violent movies
We saw Flags of Our Fathers last night and while it was very similar at times in feel to Saving Private Ryan, I thought Clint Eastwood did a good job. Besides the standard horrifying war gore, the story telling was … Continue reading
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007 preview
I like the new Bond. I suppose I’ve always liked tough guys, and Daniel Craig is very tough. I don’t go ga-ga over James Bond (my boyfriend: when he saw his first 007 preview at 9 years old thought, Now … Continue reading
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my resolve
I resolve to stop my namby-pamby complaining. Listening to disc 5 of The Two Towers on my hour run gave me some perspective this morning. Heck, Gandalf survived fighting the Balrog and made his way back from the bowels of … Continue reading
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should I read In Cold Blood?
Why would they put out another movie about Capote so soon? and with such a great line-up? I’m not a huge Sandra Bullock fan, but Isabella Rosellini, Signourney Weaver and Daniel Craig (the new James Bond)? You can see the … Continue reading
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destined to become a classic
Talladega Knights (6.7/10.0 imdb) was great. I give it a solid A. I started liking Talladega Knights when I found out it had broken a record for product placement (think: The Truman Show). That is crazy stuff. And brilliant. Everything … Continue reading
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I'm not a handyman,
he says. Sheesh! Anyway, we have discovered that he can do stuff as long as I find out how it’s done, or give very specific directions. So, today we have accomplished most of my “handyman” list: fixed the garbage disposal … Continue reading
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