(:)(:)(:) for Avatar on Imax. My expectations for this movie were mixed. On the one hand, I heard a review on public radio that said something like "this isn't a good movie, but it's enough like a good movie that you might think it is" and that … [Read more...] about Three snouts up for Avatar on Imax
reviews & recommendations
Three and a half Snouts up for A Single Man
(:)(:)(:)(: for A Single Man(published first on the Sacramento Bee NorCal voices blog)Colin Firth should win best actor for his performance in A Single Man. See it while it lasts at Sacramento's magnificent Crest Theater--though the film will … [Read more...] about Three and a half Snouts up for A Single Man
Five Snouts up for Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Unaccustomed Earth, a collection of stories by Jhumpa Lahiri (A New York Times Book Review "best book of the year").Obviously if it's winning this prize from the NYT, many people know about this book, but just to give it my plug. … [Read more...] about Five Snouts up for Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth
Four Snouts up for Star Trek on DVD
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Star Trek just out on DVD. I didn't get to see this movie on the big screen. My husband did and gave it uniformly positive reviews, something like "the best action adventure movie since Spiderman 2." To me, that meant, well, it's … [Read more...] about Four Snouts up for Star Trek on DVD
4 snouts up for Everlasting Moments
(:)(:)(:)(:) snouts up for Everlasting Moments now playing at the Tower Theater in Sacramento.We really only went to this film tonight because it was the only non Hollywood hell film with decent review playing at a normal time. (10:15pm for the only … [Read more...] about 4 snouts up for Everlasting Moments
(:)(:)(:)(:) for The Golden Compass
Four snouts up for The Golden Compass opening today in Sacramento, California. I struggled with the number of snouts for this one. It is a beautiful film, with a compelling plot, well-conceived, well-acted, well-written.It held my attention … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:)(:) for The Golden Compass
(:)(:)(:) for DiCaprio’s The Eleventh Hour
Three Snouts Up for Leonardo DiCaprio's The Eleventh Hour previewed at the Crest Theater last night.Anyone whose top goal in life is learning more about the environmental destruction that humans have wrought on planet earth should see this film. … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:) for DiCaprio’s The Eleventh Hour
Clean Elections: the suspense is killing me
If the California Appropriations Committees were a summer movie, it’d be a blockbuster. After all, they’ve got all the right ingredients: suspense, mass murders, graveyards. Unfortunately for me, I’ve never liked horror films—I can’t stand the … [Read more...] about Clean Elections: the suspense is killing me
Four Snouts up for Bridge to Teribithia
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Bridge to Teribithia the new Disney flic playing everywhere. I loved this movie. I really did. Of course, part of this is a function of low expectations. I hadn't read the book. And it's a kids film and it's Disney. But the … [Read more...] about Four Snouts up for Bridge to Teribithia
My California Day
8:00am Rise, dress, brush teeth, quickly revise flyer for Unconditional Love movie night 8:30 Drive to and attend personal recovery meeting, don't hand out flyer because may be precluded by recovery tradition 10:20am … [Read more...] about My California Day
Should I join the movie bloggers?
I have been "discovered" in the blogosphere. That is to say, some program that sweeps around looking for movie bloggers has contacted me to ask me to join "movie bloggers.com" whereby my movie reviews would be co-posted on this site. At first I was … [Read more...] about Should I join the movie bloggers?
People Love Stop the Pounding Ad
Yesterday, the Prop 89 campaign went statewide with a new television ad and today the remarkable ad is the number one rated news video on YouTube. “Stop the Pounding” is the brainchild of Bill Hillsman, who engineered Jesse Ventura’s victory, as well … [Read more...] about People Love Stop the Pounding Ad