On Sunday night I went to see “Selma” with a good friend of mine. As a former U.S. History teacher the film was a must see (and would be a great film to show during a Civil Rights unit). I also thought the film looked good from a purely cinematic standpoint. The story of Martin … More Selma
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,000 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … More 2014 in review…Thanks for a good first year on my blog!
“Friends” and “Roseanne” are without a doubt my favorite sitcoms of all time. On “Friends” Phoebe and Chandler were always my favorite and by default Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry were my favorite cast members. The day that “Friends” went off the air in May of 2004 I was incredibly sad, but it’s been interesting … More The Comeback-Season 2
Last night for the twenty-sixth year in a row I went to see a movie on Christmas day and for the second year in a row it was a film starring Amy Adams. Last year it was “American Hustle” and this year it was “Big Eyes”. The film is the true store a woman (Adams) … More Big Eyes
I LOVE Julianne Moore. There have been so many times over her career when she should have won an Oscar. She was WAY better in 1997’s “Boogie Nights” than Kim Basinger was in “L.A. Confidential”. In 2002 she was better in “The Hours” than Catherine Zeta-Jones was in “Chicago” and she was better in “Far … More Still Alice
My husband and I have very different views of bio-pics. He is over them and feels like since you know what is going to happen it isn’t interesting. I feel differently. I feel that since you know what is going to happen the story takes care of itself. You already know you are in for … More The Theory of Everything
I love the Golden Globe awards. It was the Golden Globes in January of 1992 when I first really got into awards shows at the age of 14. However, with each passing year it has become more and more obvious that the Screen Actors Guild Awards are the true indicator of who will get nominated, … More SAG & Golden Globe Nominations
On Saturday night my husband and I went to see “The Imitation Game”. When I was growing up and well into my thirties I found World War Two one of the most fascinating events in human history. However, in the last few years I’ve grown a little tired of World War Two movies, especially the … More The Imitation Game
Last night I went to see “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”. I grew up with the movies of Michael Keaton. From “Mr. Mom” to “Clean and Sober” to “Batman Return” and of course “Beetlejuice” he made so many movies when I was a kids that I was sad when his career suddenly dropped … More Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Back when “The Hunger Games” came out in 2012 I enjoyed the movie so much that I decided that I wanted to read the books. My goal was to read all three books before “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” came out last Thanksgiving. I made my goal with plenty of time. I really enjoyed … More The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
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