The Bed List/The Dinner List: Special Edition

Posted by on Sep 27, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Why, oh why do we take so long sometimes?BED LIST: PAUL NEWMANThose iconic blue eyes enchanted women for years. He was so handsome, he actually lost movie roles during his early career because he was too good looking. Good thing they got over it so we could drool over him in Hud, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cool Hand Luke, and dozens of other roles. No offense, Robert Redford, but you were...
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Cool Chick: Jennifer Garner

Posted by on Aug 22, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Frack and I adore the movie 13 Going on 30. Sure, it’s a remake of Big, but it’s the girl power version. It’s the mark of great casting when you can’t think of anyone else in a role, and I have to say that Jennifer Garner is perfect as Jenna, the 13-year-old so disgusted with her life (and herself) that she wishes herself into a 30-year-old über-bitch magazine editor....
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Musings: Mamma Mia!

Posted by on Jul 21, 2008 in dish | 1 comment You could feel the estrogen in the room when Frack and I went with our friend Melanie (Melanie’s lovely daughter was at the beach) to see Mamma Mia! this weekend. I think I’m one of the few North American women who has not seen this show live, so everything was new to me.Surprisingly, the ABBA songs adapt themselves very well to the plot. The short version: Donna (Meryl Streep) has a...
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Ten Favorite Movie Characters

Posted by on Jul 8, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Today DH and I have been married 13 years! Interestingly enough, today’s Ten on Tuesday topic is Favorite Movie Characters. Since we’re both movie fiends, that’s appropriate. Here are ten one (or both) of us love:Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride (“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”) Actually, nearly all of the characters...
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American Girlz

Posted by on Jul 5, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Today, Frack and I took my mom and a couple of her friends to Kit Kittredge, the first theatrical release of an American Girl movie. If you don’t have a daughter in the tween range, you may not be aware of the marketing juggernaut that is the American Girl company. The American Girls are a series of dolls, each from a specific period of U.S. history. Each doll comes with historically...
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