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Tonight while intermittently snoozing in the La-Z-Grrl (yes, at 8 p.m. on a Friday) I watched Baz Luhrman’s rendition of “Romeo + Juliet.” If randomly paying attention during bouts of consciousness can be called watching. But then that’s generally how I watch most TV. This version in all its mid-90s Claire Danes deliciousness is probably [...]
Thanks to my pal, Jeff who runs Books & Bars, Max and and I were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of Scott Pilgrim vs The World Thursday night. It was awesome! The movie retains all the charm of the books about Canadian slacker Scott Pilgrim and his quest to win the heart of [...]
I’ve been trying to cope all weekend with my disappointment with “Where the Wild Things Are.” Mostly this has involved reading every single review of the movie I can find and hoping it will help me sort out my feelings about this beautiful movie. Visually the movie is stunning. Every single minute of it is [...]
When I first heard the news that Diablo Cody was going to write and produce a movie based on my beloved Sweet Valley High books I was incredulous. My first thought was, “if she turns Jessica into Juno, I’m gonna have to cut a bitch.” As Barrett so kindly pointed out on Facebook, Cody’s project [...]
When is Hollywood going to do a live-action version of Jem, repackaged and spiffed up for Gen-X women? They seem to spend all their time making big-budget live-action versions of the stuff boys like — Tranformers, GI Joe. Plus, you can throw in things like the second Star Wars trilogy, the latest Indiana Jones, and [...]
When I took Jaycie & Max to go see “Up” on Friday afternoon, I didn’t expect to be bawling my head off in the first twenty-minutes of the movie. Hell, I hadn’t even worked all the popcorn husks out of my teeth before I was crying like a baby. While most of the movie is [...]
Howard the Duck Mannequin European Vacation Harlem Nights Short Circuit Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey Arachnophobia Dad Joe verses the Volcano Crazy People Dick Tracy Jetsons: The Movie
I’ve got all three Tibbles here at Supergenius HQ today. Yay Springbreak! After spending 30 minutes playing a game of chess that involved lots of jumping, color commentary, and pieces called the Leprechaun One and the Money, the Tibbles are watching a movie. They lined up folding chairs in front of the coffee table, grabbed [...]
Sunday night I was arguing with the OxBoys about movies every woman should watch. It all started from some bullshit Esquire list about records every man should own. From there they started to list movies every man should see from what I remember they included Caddyshack, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, and a [...]
I was stunned by the sheer amount of giggling. It was like a wall of giggles. Phil Spector would have been impressed. The last time I had seen the Shakopee Town Square Theater so crowded it was for The Omen on 06/06/06. As we wheeled into the super-secret back parking lot, I fully believed that [...]
Jaycie and Max spent the night last night because none of us wanted to get up before 7 a.m., and today is the last day that I’ll be babysitting them this summer. Sunday they leave for two weeks in Michigan followed by a week in South Dakota. And, hopefully, I’ll get a job. They were, [...]
If I didn’t have some kind of weird hangover headache that is defying all forms of modern medication, I would tell you all about how awesome the new Batman movie is. It’s sad, really, because this headache is probably a tumor and I’ll probably be hospitalized dealing with it and I’ll never get a chance [...]
Currently saved on my DVR: 7 episodes of Dawson’s Creek Donnie Darko Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Finding Nemo Grace of My Heart Monsters, Inc. 1 episode of Scrubs (the musical one) The Holiday The Outsiders Bravo’s A-List Awards Book TV 3 episodes of A Different World 2 episodes of Curious George
You will undoubtedly read, hear, or try to avoid something about the Sex in the City movie this week. I did some reading and a lot of avoiding. What I read was not good, and I went to the movie this afternoon* completely prepared to hate the materialistic dreck that so many reviewers had dubbed [...]
How many times can Cars be watched in a five-day period? 67. I’m not even kidding.
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