Shannon

What ultimately surprised me about this comedy is how sweet it is underneath the prickly premise.  Based on a more scathing French film called The Dinner Game (1998), this Dinner has been toned down a bit for American audiences but it still has a bit of bite. Paul Rudd plays Tim, a mild mannered...
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As I’ve mentioned in the past, any time I can link to or post a photo of Harrison Ford, I’m going to do so.  Yesterday, Entertainment Weekly ran “25 Star Portraits” from Comic Con.  I love when they publish these candid photos from film festivals and such.  This was no exception, but my heart...
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Nutty Tarts has you covered, so to speak Are you one of the millions who has waxed on/waxed off the nether-regions forest overgrowth?  Better yet, did you eradicate the landscape entirely once you discovered the wonders of laser hair removal?  Do you ever have regrets?  I don’t know why on earth you would, but...
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I went through an embarrassing phase several months ago when I could not get enough of the soothing stylings of Keyboard Cat.  I found myself powerless against the pull of the cat “playing off” after tragic events.  Motorcycle crash?  Hilarious when followed by Keyboard Cat.  Indeed, Keyboard Cat seemed to make everything a little brighter...
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So last night we got treated to the requisite “men tell all” episode, and not much was revealed that we didn’t already know.  Here are a few highlights: Justin is a jerk (more on this later in the post.) Kasey tried to deflect the crazy.  Actually, I don’t think he is really nuts.  I...
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Let’s take care of this right away.  If you cannot move beyond a really ridiculous plot in a movie, don’t bother going to see Salt.  If you are the type of person to give such things a pass, you might have a pretty good time at Salt. It’s common knowledge that the lead role...
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Almost six decades of children have grown up with Ramona Quimby, the precocious heroine of Beverly Cleary’s Ramona book series. Ramona and Beezus was published in 1955, but Cleary didn’t flesh out the series until well into the 1970′s.  This new film adaptation is based on Ramona Forever, which was published in 1984. Ramona...
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I finally got to view the documentary Best Worst Movie.  Most film types had an opportunity to see it at various festivals last year, and now the movie is showing in limited engagements across the nation. If it comes to your town, see it, immediately. Best Worst Movie is funny, poignant, awkward, endearing, and...
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I guess statistically speaking, it was bound to happen.  If you see enough movies, eventually you are going to witness a great movie that just doesn’t do it for you.  Such was the case with Inception.  I was poised to love the movie and declare it a cinematic masterpiece, if not one of my...
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While its 1987 predecessor Predator took its sweet time setting up the action, Predators starts off at breakneck speed, with a man hurtling through air, frantically trying to get his parachute open.  The wind whips around him, and as he plummets toward a certain death, he appears to be a goner. Of course, at...
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