The King of Lies
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jul 28th, 2006 No Comments »
John Hart
tags:fiction, john hart
Archive for July, 2006
Inside Man
Posted in Movies on Jul 27th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: **+
tags:**+, clive owen, crime, denzel washington, spike lee, USA
Shoot the Moon
Posted in Books on Jul 27th, 2006 No Comments »
Billie Letts
tags:billie lets, fiction
Rumor Has It…
Posted in Movies on Jul 24th, 2006 No Comments »
This was a light, fun romantic comedy about a girl who learns that the book and movie “The Graduate” was based on her family. Jennifer Aniston plays the possible offspring of an affair that happened between her mother and Beau Burroughs, the man her mother had a fling with before she married another man. Overall, […]
Run Lola Run
Posted in Movies on Jul 18th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, action, germany, tom tykwer
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jul 17th, 2006 No Comments »
Michael Pollan
This was a fascinating book about our nation and how we eat here in the United States. It begins with a history of the corn industry, and how we have become “corn people” because of the amount of processed foods we ingest every year. It then discusses the food industry and its constant quest […]
Good Night, and Good Luck
Posted in Movies on Jul 17th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: *
tags:*, david strathairn, drama, george clooney, USA
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Posted in Movies on Jul 9th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: **+
tags:**+, action, gore verbinski, johnny depp, keira knightly, orlando bloom
Saturday
Posted in Books on Jul 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Ian McEwan
Like Ian McEwan’s other books, it seems that just one small event can cause a person’s whole world to come undone. Henry Perowne, a neurosurgeon, and an extremely analytical and thoughtful person, is planning a Saturday that involves playing squash, visiting his mother, and cooking dinner for his family. The day begins benignly enough […]