Love Actually is directed by Richard Curtis and stars, among others, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, and Alan Rickman. That’s a pretty heavy duty cast so you’d expect some outstanding performances. Luckily it doesn’t disappoint. It’s not just one love story, it several–at least eight. It’s also a comedy and […]
We were walking through Sam’s Club and a movie was playing on the big screen TV in the Blu-Ray section. There seems to be a weird back and forth with a woman on a computer and a young girl and the same man was in the background of both scenes talking to them. Hmmmm, looked […]
Tonight we watched An Inconvenient Truth on DVD. We’d been meaning to for a while since we’ve heard so much about it — for and against. What did I think? It’s excellent. The case for global warming is made in a clear, straightforward manner backed up by graphs, photos, and scientific evidence. I doubt if […]
I’m a sucker for a good love story and this sounded like that’s what it would be, with the added benefit of the ghost being in love and, since usually ghost are ephemeral, the love would probably be unrequited. What I got was a rip roaring adventure in love, metaphysics, and morality. Ben Gould and […]
Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan caught me by surprise. My first exposure to Shawn Tan’s work was his graphic story The Arrival which had no words. The story was conveyed by the drawings. In Tales From Outer Suburbia there are plenty of drawings and, if you’ve seen Shaun Tan’s work, you’ll recognize the […]
I love teapots and have a small collection of them. So, when I saw 500 Teapots, I decided that it would be fun to see the variations on a theme that potters would come up with. Let’s get my biases up front. I love it when form and function come together and the object is […]
I saw this in the library and picked it up. I’d been noticing it in the bookstores and flipped through it quickly but didn’t want to buy on a flip through so did my usual and got it out of the library first for a closer look. This is a great book if you haven’t […]
Somehow I missed the first volume of this manga series by Amy Reeder Hadley. This is a story of two girls. Penny, high-school student and clothing designer, has formed a club in her high school for girls only to learn how to recognize jerks and avoid dating them. She’s even developed a list of boys […]