contemplating life, one cup at a time
It’s like: any story about a grumpy old man and a wide-eyed little kid. Star’s you’d know: Ed Asner, in a perfect, type-casted voice role. Synopsis: Annoyed with all the change going on in his neighborhood, a widowed Carl Fredricksen sets out on a balloon-inspired adventure. Only he’s not alone. A Cubs-scout stowaway entertains him [...]
It reeks of: Twilight mania. Who you’d know: If you don’t know who Stephenie Meyer is by now, just look up J.K. Rowlings minus a couple books (and overactive imagination) Synopsis: Bella wants to be a turned into a vampire. Edward wants her to marry him. Jacob wants Bella. And Victoria wants them all dead. [...]
It reeks of: Anything Nicholas Sparks has written, without the over-dramatic description. Who you’d know: James Patterson, award-winning author of Women’s Murder Club mystery books. Synopsis: As a girl of eight, Jane has a fantastic imaginary friend named Michael, who helps her cope with her overbearing Broadway producer of a mother. But after her ninth [...]
It’s like: any great epic without the dire plotpoints and multi-millionaire dollar production costs…it’s a documentary without the boring narration…it’s that movie where you nod your head and say, “That’s why he won the Oscar…” Stars you’d know: Sean Penn, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin Synopsis:The story of Harvey Milk and his rise to [...]
Just a quick update…geez, it’s been a while. I have so much to write about these last few weeks, saw some great movies and good summer replacement tv, but I have to do a quick shout-out to my favorite resident geek, Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory got his first Emmy nod! I’m so excited [...]