Posted in Movies on Sep 30th, 2005 No Comments »
Madeleine and George, a city dwelling couple, travel south to meet with an artist in rural North Carolina. George was born and raised in North Carolina and plans on introducing Madeleine to his family while they’re on their trip. Worldly Madeleine is received with caution by her new mother-in-law who doesn’t take well to her. […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 29th, 2005 No Comments »
Young inventor Rodney Copperbottom decides to leave his small town and travel to Robot City to show his latest invention to Big Weld, the owner of a large inventing company. Along the way Rodney meets several other robots who try to help him reach his goal of defeating Ratchet and meeting Big Weld.
Rating: ***
tags:***, animation, […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 28th, 2005 No Comments »
In Tim Burton’s latest animated film, Victor is about to be married to Victoria. As he’s practicing his vows in the woods, he slips the wedding band onto what looks like a branch from a tree. The “branch” turns out to be the finger of a buried corpse, who comes to life when the ring […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 26th, 2005 No Comments »
A documentary on the work of grizzly bear lover Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell spent 13 summers living among the bears in his effort to protect them. Along the way, the lines between human and bear became blurred and Treadwell comes to see himself as one of the bears. In October of 2003, Treadwell and his girlfriend […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 25th, 2005 No Comments »
This film documents Howard Hughes from the 1920’s to the 1940’s and portrays his obsession with perfection as he directs “Hell’s Angels” and spends nearly $4 million on the film. The film also focuses on Hughes’ interest in aviation and his development of the Spruce Goose. Throughout the movie, Hughes deals with his mental phobias […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 22nd, 2005 No Comments »
Oliver and and Emily learn the meaning of timing when they meet briefly in New York City, but don’t get the chance to exchange names or numbers. They get a second shot, when they meet again by chance, but Emily is not interested in Oliver. Over the next six years, the two float in and […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 20th, 2005 No Comments »
This comedy/drama follows two people as they try to start a new relationship. Christine is a driver for an elderly cab service, and an aspiring artist, and Richard is a newly separated shoe salesman with two kids who spend their time on the internet having risque conversations. Christine pursues Richard, but Richard panics and avoids […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 15th, 2005 No Comments »
This spoof on kung fu movies takes place in 1940’s China. Sing, the main character, wants to become part of the Axe Gang, one of the most powerful gangs in Hong Kong. Sing finds his way into a neighborhood slum and discovers there are three kung fu masters trying to live ordinary lives. Eventually, […]
Posted in Books on Sep 13th, 2005 No Comments »
George Orwell
This satirical book tells the tale about a group of farm animals that overthrow their human owners in an attempt to create their own type of government, Animalism. The animals are at first successful, as “all animals are equal”, they all share in the work, and they all share in the profits (i.e. Communism). […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 13th, 2005 No Comments »
This moving documentary follows several quadriplegics as they train and compete in wheelchair rugby (also known as muderball). The participants in this physical sport talk about how they became quadriplegics, and how they overcame their disability to lead independent lives. The movie ends with the US Wheelchair Rugby Team competing in Athens, Greece at the […]