Posted in Books on Jun 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Susan Carroll
This was an enjoyable, engaging book that I found I couldn’t put down. Susan Carroll’s novel is part history, part fiction, part fantasy, and part romance, making for an all-around good read. I expected the novel to be more historical fiction, and while it had bits of history, the plot was influenced more by […]
Posted in Movies on Jun 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: ***
tags:***, comedy, judi dench, kelly reilly, stephen frears, UK
Posted in Movies on Jun 19th, 2006 No Comments »
Woody Allen’s movie about the English upper class and what one person will do to maintain that status, made for an interesting plot. Tennis pro Chris Wilton meets his student, wealthy Tom Hewitt, and they find they have more in common than just tennis. It’s not long before Tom invites Chris to join his family […]
Posted in Movies on Jun 18th, 2006 No Comments »
In traditional Pixar form, this movie was very good. The animation was excellent, and the plot, while not as strong as other Pixar films, was decent. In this movie, Lightning McQueen, a hot-shot rookie race car gets caught up in the lime light and forgets the importance of friends and family. As he is traveling […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jun 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Jodi Picoult
This is my second Jodi Picoult book, and I enjoyed this one almost as much as My Sister’s Keeper. This novel was also focused on family and begins with a teenager being raped at a high school party. The details are blurry at best and no one knows who to believe. While Trixie, the […]
Posted in Movies on Jun 14th, 2006 No Comments »
This is one of those musicals that should have stayed on the stage instead of transitioning to a movie. The slapstick humor is a little over the top, and while this is acceptible during a live performance, it just didn’t work on film. The plot was nearly the same; two Broadway producers decide that they […]
Posted in Movies on Jun 11th, 2006 No Comments »
While I didn’t love this movie, Felicity Huffman was pretty incredible. She plays transexual Bree Osborne, a male about to have his final operation that will complete his transition to a female. Right before his operation, he receives a phone call from a young man in New York City claiming to be his son. Bree […]