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DVD Reviews: The Double

2012-02-10T18:26:00.000-05:00

The Double [Blu-ray] Spy movies are a dime a dozen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. Hitchcock really pioneered the genre. Viewers today are so accustomed to "twists", "reveals" and "spoilers" that everyone assumes it's supposed to be a Big Secret that the retired CIA man played by Richard Gere in The Double is really . . . a Soviet assassin. (Oops!) But the trailer

Book Reviews: Wild Thing

2012-02-10T09:18:00.001-05:00

Wild Thing: A Novel Author: Josh Bazell Heaven and Hell irreverently codified within the pages of a novel – no stops here for Purgatory! Technically astute, cunningly crass, with a boom-pa rush, Wild Thing thrusts Josh Bazell into the ranks of Hiassen; hellishly funny and heavenly intelligent! I’m RUNNING to Amazon.com to buy his debut novel Beat the Reaper – if it’s not sold out! Dr.

Book Reviews: The Last Storyteller

2012-02-08T12:52:00.001-05:00

The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland Author: Frank Delaney Mesmerizing, terrifying, redemptive – Frank Delaney creates a maelstrom as he memorializes Ireland through the eyes his character, Ben MacCarthy. Delaney’s previous novel, The Matchmaker of Kenmare, gave us the beginnings of Ben’s story. The Last Storyteller passions Ben into 1950’s Ireland, and echoes his story in the miasma

Book Reviews: The Mothers of Reinvention

2012-02-06T08:31:00.004-05:00

The Mothers of Reinvention: Reclaim Your Identity, Unleash Your Potential, Love Your Life Authors: Jennifer Pate and Barbara Machen Another book on claiming our true selves? How to boost our esteem? How to stop trying to feel normal? NO! No! No! Jen and Barb’s The Mothers of Reinvention does not coast on others’ laurels. In a book that is definitely NOT another HOWTO, these two

Book Rental Reviews: Campus Book Rentals

2012-02-03T17:16:00.000-05:00

Check out Campus Book Rentals - I did! Broad Z and I LOVE to save money! www.CampusBookRentals.com College Student News~~ SAVE 40-90% off of bookstore prices on textbooks! Textbook rentals! Wow, I wish I had this option when I was in college. I ate beans and rice many weeks just to pay for my college textbooks! And when I was able to borrow one, it was so marked up that my grades

DVD Reviews: Real Steel

2012-01-31T20:30:00.000-05:00

Real Steel Growing up I was a huge fan of Stallone. I taped all his movies off HBO. I’ve seen Cobra, Rocky, Cliffhanger, Demolition Man and Over the Top hundreds of times. My expensive film school education tells me that these films are terrible, but I can’t help but love them because they are so much fun. My review of Tree of Life reminded me that film is an art form, this week Real

Book Reviews: Anti-Aging Cures

2012-01-30T09:12:00.002-05:00

Anti-Aging Cures: Life Changing Secrets to Reverse the Effects of Aging Author: By Dr. James Forsythe, with a Forward by Suzanne Somers Both Broad Z and I are Baby Boomers, but FIRST we are women. As vibrant women, we join with our readers in maximizing our health and our looks and we are always on the lookout for new ways of feeling and looking our best. About a month ago, Z and I did an

Book Reviews & Giveaway: The Rook

2012-01-27T11:15:00.000-05:00

The Rook: A Novel Author: Daniel O’Malley Percussive, enchanting, pop out of the box espionage with a frisson of sci-fi, The Rook by Daniel O’Malley is – SPLENDIFEROUS! The Rook is that rare novel that crash lands, flaps down, wings destroyed, belly-up, that reintegrates right onto the lap of the astonished reader. Absolutely original, witty, complex, captivating – The Rook soars. O’

Coming Soon: Mirror Mirror

2012-01-25T20:01:00.000-05:00

Mirror Mirror is heading to theaters on March 16th. This new twist on the old tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the crew of little people and the beautiful Snow White are on a mission to reclaim their kingdom (which had been destroyed). When an evil queen steals control of Snow White’s kingdom, the exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her

DVD Reviews: Good Morning Vietnam

2012-01-25T08:55:00.000-05:00

Good Morning, Vietnam (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] Made at a time when films on the Vietnam War were being produced by America at a healthy rate, Good Morning, Vietnam comes across as the sort that falls into both 'types' that were being produced at the time. Platoon got under the skin of Vietnam, telling the events from an individual's perspective through voice overs without relying on

Coming Soon: Finding Nemo 3D

2012-01-24T13:36:00.000-05:00

One of my all time favorite Disney animated films "Finding Nemo" is coming in September in 3D! Academy Award®-winning Best Animated Feature “Finding Nemo” returns to the big screen for the first time ever in thrilling Disney Digital 3D™. In this stunning underwater adventure, with memorable characters, humor and heartfelt emotion, “Finding Nemo” follows the comedic and momentous journey of an

DVD Reviews: The Whistleblower

2012-01-23T08:48:00.000-05:00

Whistleblower [Blu-ray] Gotta love movies about corporate corruption. There is a huge genre of films but they mainly focus on a dramatic court case. However, The Whistleblower does not. It’s become a rarity to find a political thriller that is intelligent, intense and intriguing. So when one like The Whistleblower comes along, I find no trouble in treasuring every moment of it. Synopsis

DVD Reviews: Dead Poets Society

2012-01-19T08:40:00.000-05:00

Dead Poets Society [Blu-ray] I had never seen this film before. It had come out when I was a child and honestly I’ve never had the attention span for it when it was popular. I know that this is considered a classic but come on. I know that I’m a pretty cold guy but honestly this flick really is dishonest. Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older

Beauty Reviews: Schick

2012-01-16T08:29:00.001-05:00

The thing about being a broad is: You can pretty much say what you want You can dress up or wear sweats whenever you want (you've earned the right) You have no one to answer to but yourself On the other hand: You want to be quick and smart (you're a broad - people look up to you) Looking great is the best revenge So, taking care of ourselves is one of those things that we do

DVD Reviews: Shark Night

2012-01-13T08:35:00.000-05:00

Shark Night I rarely make the whole family sit down and watch a movie but for Shark Night I made an exception. I know you must be thinking "B" why would you unleash that kind of torture upon your family? Because my family appreciates a good B-Horror flick and that’s why I love them. We try to watch serious films together but it really does not work (one of us always begins talking over

DVD Reviews: Sid & Nancy - collector's edition

2012-01-11T10:47:00.000-05:00

Sid & Nancy (Collector's Edition) It's almost impossible now to watch Oldman's Sid Vicious without some awareness of his resume, because all these characters have something in common: They're all extreme in some way, even if whatever's extreme about them is kept tightly coiled up inside. You don't cast Gary Oldman to play someone ordinary. You cast him when you want an actor who can reach

DVD Reviews: Archer Season 2

2012-01-11T08:27:00.003-05:00

Archer: Season 2 If you've ever wondered what would happen if Sir Ian Flemming, Larry Flynt and Mad Magazine decided to GET SMART and see if audiences would be shaken, and stirred after a half hour of laughing over entirely inappropriately placed mommy fetishes, violence, vapid vixens, a past love you can't forget, doggie-phobia, drinking, using people for your own narcissistic means, sex,

Movie Reviews: Beauty and the Beast & Tangled Ever After

2012-01-09T20:38:00.002-05:00

If you follow Broad Z in her "other" life over on Champagne Living you know that she was recently in the big apple as a guest of Disney and Dreamworks screening the War Horse premiere, checking out the hot Broadway Musical Mary Poppins and seeing Beauty and the Beast and Tangled Ever - both arriving at theaters near you in 3D - TOGETHER! Z has a tough time not blabbering all over the place, so

Book Reviews: The White House

2012-01-04T09:48:00.003-05:00

The White House: The President's Home in Photographs and History Vicki Goldberg (in cooperation with the White House Historical Assoc.) When we think of The White House, we conjure up a vision of the Presidency - not its occupancy per se, but the aura that The White House presents: the house of democracy. Through photography, historical text, anecdotes, and unknown facts, Vicki Goldberg has

DVD Reviews: Warrior

2012-01-02T08:32:00.000-05:00

Warrior Every year or two we have a Rocky clone with a different sport. I’m cool with that formula, as it usually makes for a fun movie. I try not to read reviews before going into a movie but since this is a strict formula film I decided it was OK because I knew the beats already. I heard great things about Warrior... hearing the acting was amazing. Warrior is one that I almost caught

DVD Reviews: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011-12-31T07:08:00.000-05:00

Rise of the Planet of the Apes I’m not going to lie; I really have no interest in the original Planet of the Apes films. I saw them as a child and I never really took to them. I remember going to a friend’s house for a sleepover and watching the original as an adolescent none of us were taken with the film. We turned it off after an hour and popped in Aliens a film that to this day still

DVD Reviews: Mr. Popper's Penquins

2011-12-28T07:02:00.000-05:00

Mr. Popper's Penguins Damn - penguins are cute animals. I really think they are awesome. And while previews of this film looked terrible I thought that it can’t be that bad. This film has so much going for it - Mark Waters (House of Yes, Mean Girls director), Sean Anders & John Morris (writers of the little seen Sex Drive and Hot Tub Time Machine), not to mention actors Angela Lansbury,

Book Reviews & Giveaways: The Whisperer

2011-12-26T10:11:00.003-05:00

The Whisperer author: Donato Carrisi When you stumble upon a great crime novel, it's only fair to share! I didn't stumble upon Carrisi, however, it's from Mulholland, which means singularly good, OOAK, and sensational - always. I have yet to read anything but great from their lineup of upcoming novels, and The Whisperer, by Donato Carrisi ups the ante - even for Mulholland! A taut

Holiday gift reviews: Inova Flashlights

2011-12-24T17:20:00.001-05:00

Inova Flaslights I'm a hiker, Not a very good one. Not a very fast one. Yet at least twice a week I put on the hiking shoes, attach the hiking belt with bottles water, dog treats, anti-venom debris, map, cell phone - it's a long list. The Wasatch Range is rugged and the Utah canyons are tough trails - after straight up the mountain to 8,000 ft. ASL. What I don't have in my pack is - A

DVD Reviews: Tora! Tora! Tora!

2011-12-24T16:48:00.001-05:00

Tora! Tora! Tora! [Blu-ray] On Sunday 7 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet in its moorings at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. At the time, no state of war existed between the two nations. An ingenious pre-emptive strike, as the Japanese 'hawks' saw it, was condemned by the world as one of the greatest acts of treachery in modern history.    "Tora!