Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jul 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Agatha Christie
I was in the mood for a mystery, so I decided to pick up this book. It reminded me that I’m really bad at solving mysteries. Although, whenever I read an Agatha Christie book, the clues are so obscure that I’m convinced no one can solve her mysteries.
tags:agatha christie, fiction, mystery, UK
Posted in Television on Jul 27th, 2007 No Comments »
While this season might not have been as funny as the first season, it was still very enjoyable. Andy Millman and his inept agent, Darren Lamb do an excellent job of getting into awkward situations and having to put their foot in their mouths.
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, comedy, ricky gervais, steve merchant, UK
Posted in Movies on Jul 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Christopher Nolan did a great job with this dark movie about two rivaling magicians. Like Memento, he keeps you on your toes, right up to the end with its twists and surprises. Great cinematography and cast, especially Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Michael Caine.
Rating: ****
tags:****, christian bale, christopher nolan, drama, hugh jackman, michael caine, […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jul 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Ann Brashares
The perfect summer beach read, “The Last Summer” takes place on Fire Island and is the story of two sisters, Riley and Alice, and their best friend, Paul. The story begins when the three of them are in their early twenties, but flashes back fairly often to the many years they spent together […]
Posted in Musicals on Jul 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Even though this musical has been on Broadway for 12 years, we just got around to seeing it. It’s been on our list, and we love the movie and the soundtrack. The musical and movie don’t deviate much from each other, but the musical has so much energy, that I enjoyed the live performance more.
tags:broadway, […]
Posted in Movies on Jul 22nd, 2007 2 Comments »
This was the fifth installment of the Harry Potter series, directed by David Yates. The books have continued to get darker and darker, and Yates did a good job of creating that atmosphere; a good part of the movie takes place in shadows and darkened rooms. Daniel Radcliffe did some of his best […]
Posted in Books on Jul 15th, 2007 1 Comment »
Anita Shreve
This novel starts off with a woman learning that her pilot husband has been killed in a plane crash. What follows is a page-turning mystery of why the plane went down and who this pilot really was. The main theme that Shreve weaves throughout her novel is how well can one really know another […]
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Jul 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
Ian McEwan
Like Ian McEwan’s other books, it seems that it takes only one small event to set off a series of events. In this case, it’s an argument that occurs on the wedding night of Edward and Florence, who are about to consummate their marriage. Florence has issues with physical contact, […]
Posted in Movies on Jul 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Rupert Grint does such a good job of looking awkward in nearly every type of social situation. He plays a shy teenager looking for work to get him away from his mother’s religious fanaticism. He lands a job as an assistant to a retired actress and finds himself learning more about life than […]
Posted in Books on Jul 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Alan Brennert
This was an enjoyable fictional novel, based on the real-life leper colony in Moloka’i. At times, I thought the book dragged on a bit, especially because there were so many natural places to end the novel. But, when the ending finally came, I was happy with it. Brennert ties up all loose ends […]