I barely remember the first time I saw The Room, that quirky film from 2003 that people love-to-hate-to-love. According to my DVD Netflix history, I received it in September of 2015, and I gave it only one star. When I watched…
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“Call Me by Your Name” Oscar Well-Deserved
Each year when the Oscar nominees come out, it’s fun to review the list and add the ones that look interesting to my DVD Netflix queue. This year’s movies are just starting to arrive in my mailbox, and the gem…
Tagged with: 2018 Oscars, DVD Nation, DVD.com, Italian romance, Movies set in 1983, movies set in Italy, Timoûthée Chalamet
Posted in Entertainment, Italy, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted in Entertainment, Italy, Reviews, Uncategorized
Best F(r)iends: Funny? Or Not?
It seems that Tommy Wiseau has had the last laugh. Fifteen years ago, he spent $6 million to make The Room and grossed only $1,900 on its first release. Now, it’s become a cult phenomenon, and even though I’ve already…
Tagged with: Best F(r)iends, Greg Sestero, Kristen StephensonPino, last laugh, The Disaster Artist, The Room, Tommy Wiseau
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Movies, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Movies, Reviews, Uncategorized
30 Years Later: 7 Things I Like About Beetlejuice
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Beetlejuice, the 1988 horror comedy starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder. Because it seemed that I was the only person on earth who hadn’t see it, last month, I…
Tagged with: 80s films, Alec Baldwin, Beetlejuice 30th anniversary, Geena Davis, horror comedy films, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Uncategorized
I, Tonya: Well-Deserved Nominations, Potential Triggers
Did young Tonya Harding ever imagine that a movie about her would earn multiple Oscar nominations? Perhaps—but during many periods of her life, this might have seemed like a laughable impossibility to her—and to many of us, for that matter. Well,…
Tagged with: Allison Janney, animal welfare, domestic violence, figure skating, Margot Robbie, Olympic movies, Tatiana S. Riegel, Tonya Harding
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Uncategorized
Best Way to Watch the Insidious Movies
The other night, at our local Cinemark, we purchased the biggest tub of popcorn they had and scrambled up the steps past rows of stadium seating to our favorite spot in the center of the top row. The movie was…
Tagged with: Ann Silverthorn, DVD Netflix, Insidious franchise movie order, Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye, scary movies
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Uncategorized
I, Tonya Renews Inspiration
The 2018 Oscar nominations for I, Tonya sent me to my ancient clipping file to excavate a March 1994 essay I wrote about the controversial figure skater. The piece appeared in a reader-participation series featured in our local newspaper, called…
Tagged with: 2018 Oscars Tonya Harding, figure skating, ITonya, Nancy Kerrigan, Olympics, Tonya Harding, Tonya Harding as inspiration
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Health, People, Uncategorized, USA
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Health, People, Uncategorized, USA
Kate Winslet Owns Her Career
Kate Winslet became a household name in 1997, when she starred in Titanic. Over the next 20 years, she often gravitated to independent films, turning down roles in Shakespeare in Love and Anna and the King. At just over forty years old,…
7 Science-Backed Ways to Cheer Someone Up
Recently I was contacted by Julissa Arangure, community-outreach professional at Shari’s Berries. She had seen that I completed the 100 Happy Days challenge. Julissa wanted to share a blog post on that ran on their site called, “50 Ways to Cheer…
Tagged with: 100 happy days, gratitude, happiness, happy hormones, laughter, random acts of kindness
Posted in Daily Life, Entertainment, Family, Health, People, Pets
Posted in Daily Life, Entertainment, Family, Health, People, Pets
An Evening in Fredonia With Guitarist Pat Donohue
I stood in the lobby of the 1891 Fredonia Opera House, in upstate New York, passing the time by looking at my phone while my husband sought out our will-call tickets. We were there to see Pat Donohue, Grammy-winning guitarist.…
Tagged with: DVD.com, famous fingerpickers, master guitarists, movies, Pat Donohue, Prairie Home Companion alumni
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Music, Reviews
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Music, Reviews