Harold and Maude
Posted in Movies on Sep 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, drama, suicide, USA
Archive for September, 2007
The Shadow of the Wind
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Sep 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
An excellent mystery that reminded me of The Thirteenth Tale in that it involved people who love books. In this story, a young Daniel Sempere finds the novel “The Shadow of the Wind”, by Julian Carax, in an old book store. He learns that the book is extremely rare and falls […]
The Big Chill
Posted in Movies on Sep 25th, 2007 No Comments »
Great movie about seven college friends who are reunited because of the suicide of a close friend. Lots of good dialog and an excellent soundtrack.
Rating: ****
tags:****, comedy, drama, glenn close, jeff goldblum, kevin kline, USA
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
Posted in Movies on Sep 25th, 2007 No Comments »
Rating: ***
tags:***, drama, south korea
The Ex
Posted in Movies on Sep 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
So-so romantic comedy. Some funny parts, but not one of Zach Braff’s better movies.
Rating: **+
tags:**+, amanda peet, romantic comedy, USA, zach braff
The Center of Everything
Posted in Books on Sep 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Laura Moriarty
I’ve had this book for a few years. For some reason, I never got into it. I’m glad I decided to give it another shot; this time, I got sucked into it. Moriarty’s dialog is sharp and funny. The story begins with ten-year-old Evelyn Bucknow, growing up with a single […]
A Wrinkle in Time
Posted in Books on Sep 10th, 2007 1 Comment »
Madeline L’Engle
This was one of my favorite books growing up and I decided to re-read it. It’s short, but a great read. The story centers around Meg Murry, a teenager, struggling to fit in at school and confused about her father’s recent disappearance. Meg, her younger brother Charles Wallace, and their friend, […]
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices
Posted in Movies on Sep 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
Interesting documentary (very similar to The Corporation) about corporate monoliths and what they do to society. It starts off with Mom and Pop shops losing business because of Wal-Mart, then moves on to Wal-Mart’s poor treatment of its workers, and closes with it’s lack of purchasing products made in the USA.
Rating: **
tags:**, documentary, USA
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Posted in Movies on Sep 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
I don’t really know how I feel about this movie. Overall, it was disturbing, and the ending was bizarre. I normally can’t watch any type of serial-killer movie, but this one wasn’t scary. There wasn’t much blood and gore, and the imagery of trying to convey different scents was done fairly […]
The Other Side of the Story
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Sep 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
Marian Keyes
tags:chick lit, fiction, marian keyes, UK