Posted in Movies on Aug 27th, 2006 No Comments »
I guess this was the weekend for mediocre movies, then again, the movies I watched this weekend weren’t exactly in my typical genre. I didn’t expect to like Two For The Money, and basically, I didn’t. The film is about Las Vegas sports betting advisor, Brandon Lang, who is recruited by a big-time New York […]
Posted in Movies on Aug 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
I thought this was going to be more of a movie, but instead, it turned out to be a few sketches performed by Sarah Silverman with the majority of the film showing her doing stand-up. Her jokes, while almost always walking the line of blatant racism, are funny because she makes fun of herself in […]
Posted in Movies on Aug 21st, 2006 No Comments »
With all of the hype surrounding this movie, I thought it was going to be funnier. I think I felt the same way the first time I saw Anchorman, but that movie became funnier the more I watched it. Maybe that’s how this film will be if I watch it again. In general, Will Ferrell […]
Posted in Books on Aug 18th, 2006 No Comments »
Jennifer Weiner
Good In Bed, like Jennifer Weiner’s other books, is a fun and light read that makes you feel good about the world. In this novel, the main character, Cannie, is overweight, recently broken up with her boyfriend of three years, and struggling with her mother’s recent announcement that she has a lesbain partner. Weiner’s […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Aug 16th, 2006 No Comments »
Lisa See
tags:china, fiction, historical fiction, lisa see
Posted in Movies on Aug 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, documentary, USA
Posted in Books on Aug 10th, 2006 No Comments »
Philippa Gregory
Excellent novel about the Boleyn family and their desire to become powerful through King Henry VIII.
tags:book club, fiction, historical fiction, philippa gregory
Posted in Movies on Aug 7th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: ****
tags:****, brazil, drama, fernando meirelles
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Aug 1st, 2006 No Comments »
David Foster Wallace
tags:david foster wallace, essays, non fiction