Tag: movies
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Why I love Saturday night
We’ve got an amazing sitter who comes every Saturday night from 6-11pm. He’s a great guy who has been a preschool teacher for decades, and each of our kids was in his class when they were about 2. It is a huge extravagance, but it is worth it for us to be able to walk…
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"I am for shizz up the spout"
I understand that as an adoptive mother I’m supposed to be easily offended by portrayals of adoption in the movies, but I just saw “Juno” and I loved it. It was a hilarious, touching, and unique story. Sure, there were parts that were unbelievable or just plain poorly done, but when I leave the theater…
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The cars are listening… Watch what you say about them
Last Saturday night Mr.Plain and I were out on our weekly date night (I know!) and discussed our car situation. We’ve tried to figure out a way to have just one car again, but with kids and work it would be too difficult. We currently have a mini van which I drive and a convertible…
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Stick It In Your Queue: The Dog Whisperer
[ratings] In honor of our new dog Lucy, for this week’s Stick It In Your Queue I’ve chosen “The Dog Whisperer.” This TV show features Cesar Milan in Los Angeles. He is a dog trainer who has found his life’s calling taking care of dogs no one wants. He is an amazing person and watching…
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Stick It In Your Queue: Before Sunrise
[ratings] Are you looking for a romantic movie but aren’t in the mood for standard chick flick crap? Are you starting to believe that all romantic movies have Hugh Grant and fluff story lines? If you watched another movie starring Meg Ryan would your eyeballs pop right out of their sockets? Never fear, for this…
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Stick It In Your Queue: Starship Troopers
Today I’m starting a weekly feature called “Stick It In Your Queue” to highlight DVDs of TV shows and movies I think you’d like to watch. I use Netflix — and I’ll link there for you — but you can find these shows lots of other places. For the most part they won’t be movies…
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Sigh, I had such high hopes for "Hot Fuzz"
I loved the movie Shaun of the Dead so much, and when I heard that the same folks had a new movie coming out I was very excited. Sadly, we saw it last Saturday night and it was really, really bad. All I wanted was to see a good goofball comedy, but it wasn’t particularly…
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Who is the parent here — you or Quentin Tarantino?
Last weekend we saw the new movie “Grindhouse.” If you haven’t heard about it, you get 2 movies plus an intermission. The first flick is “Planet Terror” by Robert Rodriguez featuring sci-fi and horror staples like government plots, flesh-eating gore, and motorcycles. The second is “Death Proof” by Quentin Tarantino. This was great! Incredibly violent,…
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Yawn, sleepy Sunday…
I spent three hours yesterday morning getting my hair “done,” but I am still too spaced out from the chemicals to show you all the pictures I have. Suffice to say, that I like the way it turned out and I’ll get you the pictures on Monday! (Hint: you can see a sneak-preview in the…
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Hey baby, do you come here often? Would you like to? wink wink…
Last Saturday night, Mr. Plain and I went for a drink before a movie and sat at the bar next to a couple on a date. I couldn’t see them, but I could hear every word. She was a collection agent for child support payments and he was very interested. As in… interested in what…
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I’ve seen the world’s most boring violent movie. You ask "how is that possible, Jane?"
Yes, its true. “300” is incredibly boring. I thought it was going to be a great battle epic with amazing effects and bowl-me-over sounds and music. I was hoping for it to be as great as the first time I saw The Matrix. The movie is about a battle between Sparta and Xerxes’ enormous army.…
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So that Idi Amin, not such a nice guy. But Forrest Whittaker? He's got him down.
Last night we saw The Last King of Scotland which was not at all the movie I thought it was going to be. I was prepared for a full-on assault of horrible atrocities, sadness, and a dying country but this movie was a smaller story about the people around Idi Amin. I liked it a…
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Another date night, another evening where I felt like an adult.
Last night we saw Reno 911: Miami. Hilarious! Granted, I had absolutely no expectations for it, but it was great. It had the predictable slow moments, but how can you dislike a movie that gives you such quotes as “Who brings a weed-whacker on a boat?” and “I like the hair. It’s so Stamos!” Plus,…
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Why did NONE of you tell me about this? I think my head is going to explode!
My favorite TV show is being made into a movie?? That spoofs CSI Miami?? Maybe a cameo from Horatio Cane in mini shorts?? AWESOME!!
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Go Read It Today, Thursday, February 8, 2007
Karen, your post made me tear up — what a special son you have. Whoa, over at “How About Two?” they’ve gotten clearance for the babies to be born any time — cue the panic! Head over and share some virtual valium. Finland is running out of electricity? Seriously? That’s going to be pretty chilly.…
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Something great from high school that sticks with me to this day. And, my goodness, that was a long time ago.
As strange as it sounds, I live across the street from my old high school, or to quote that guy from Designing Women, “the site of my unfortunate incarceration.” So imagine my surprise when reading this post at Shakespeare’s Sister that I was taken back to good memories of high school. I found myself remembering…
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I LOVE This Man!!
I can’t WAIT until this movie comes out. He is so goddamned funny. Yay!