Posted in Movies on Sep 24th, 2006 No Comments »
This was a decent sports movie that reminded me of “Remember the Titans“. Set in 1965, Don Haskins, a struggling basketball coach, is asked to recruit and coach for Texas Western, more commonly known as UTEP today. He breaks the race barrier by recruiting 7 blacks and only 5 whites for his team. Despite the […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 24th, 2006 No Comments »
I went out on a limb renting this movie as it falls under the “thriller” genre, and I typically avoid anything that might be even remotely scary. It turned out to not to be scary at all, although I can see why it’s considered a thriller. In this move, a retired San Francisco detective, Scottie […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 17th, 2006 No Comments »
This was a cute, feel-good movie about a topic that almost everyone can relate to: your first love. In this case, it’s two fifth graders growing up in Manhattan. Gabe and Rosemary have known each other since kindergarten and currently attend karate together, where they become sparring partners. As they practice and get to know […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Sep 14th, 2006 No Comments »
Jodi Picoult
I have mixed feelings about this book. At times, I was really drawn to the book and couldn’t stop listening, but at others I was so tired of the same theme that’s woven throughout the novel. The story begins with an unknown person giving birth to a baby in a barn located near Lancaster, […]
Posted in Movies on Sep 8th, 2006 No Comments »
Rating: ***
tags:***, cameron diaz, comedy, toni collette, tony scott, USA