You've got to watch this clip. Sandra Bullock, American's Sweetheart and award winning actress, stole the show when she appeared on Britain’s “The Jonathon Ross Show” this past Sunday. Seems back in her high school days Sandra wanted to impress a boy, so she taught herself the words to the 1979 hip hop classic "Rapper's Delight," by the Sugarhill Gang. Turns out it worked, and … [Read more...]
OMG – Woman with Telekinetic Powers takes over Coffee Shop
Imagine this scenario: You are in your favorite coffee shop one morning, minding your own business, grabbing your favorite cup of joe, when a fight breaks out between two patrons. A careless man has accidentally spilled a coffee in a woman's computer, and the woman goes crazy! (I guess she didn't back up her data on the cloud.) Yikes! In a scene right out of a horror movie, … [Read more...]
Disney Princess Makeover Leads to Backlash
By Jennie The Disney/Pixar film Brave not only won an Academy Award as Best Animated Film of 2012, but it inspired a lot of animation fans with its depiction of the protagonist Merida, a strong, self-reliant heroine who wasn't waiting for Prince Charming to come along and rescue her. Some of those fans may have been skeptical at the recent news that Merida is to be inducted … [Read more...]
10 Films For Women With Kids
While many parents bemoan the movie tastes of their kids, exposing your kids to classic films that were ground breakers for their time is a great way to stretch your kid’s boundaries and keep your movie night family friendly. 1. Back to the Future This 80’s classic will give your kids insight into what the world was like before computers, cell phones and the Internet … [Read more...]
Top 5 Films for Wine Lovers
Hollywood has always had a certain love affair with wine and it isn’t altogether surprising that there are so many great films revolving around the world of wine and wine-tasting. Let’s take a look at the top 5 wine themed movies below: Sideways: Perhaps, the seminal wine film experience. The much loved and praised movie, Sideways, won plaudits for directors and stars … [Read more...]
5 Movies that Empower Women
By Evan Fischer When you think about movies geared at women (or featuring strong female leads), your mind may automatically go to “chick flick” or “feminist film”. But the truth is that we’re all surrounded by strong women that work hard and stand tall, despite a society that tries to hold them back. So it should come as no surprise that these ideals are represented on the … [Read more...]
Favorite Chick Flick
There are so many good "chick flicks" out there and I need to thank my husband for faithfully looking out for me when he updates our Netflix and throws a couple into the mix along with his selection of crime thrillers. Chick flicks to me are a wonderful escape. They are like comfort food for the soul. They lift your spirits even on the bleakest winter day. We here at … [Read more...]
How to Save Moola at the Movies
By Tiffany Tweedie "When I was a kid, I could see a movie AND get popcorn for a quarter." Now, I don't know if that's entirely true, but my dad was a kid in the '50s. And I heard this refrain every freakin' time we went to the theater. … [Read more...]
Dinner for Schmucks
By Tiffany Tweedie Opens July 30, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min. PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language and sexual content Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, together again (they were both in The 40 Year Old Virgin and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.) This could either be really really funny or really really stupid. Sorry, I have … [Read more...]
Salt
By Tiffany Tweedie Opened July 23, 2010 | Runtime: 1 hr. 39 min. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and intense sequences of action Angelina Jolie kicks ass. End of review. What? You need to know more? Fine. My parents loved it. My teenage boys loved it. I loved it. … [Read more...]