Tag: entertainment
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You, Me and Dupree – A Movie Review
Those of you who have been with me for a while know that I’m a big Owen Wilson fan. I really like more of his eccentric Zoolander, Royal Tenenbaums, and Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou stuff, but I also enjoy his good-buddy stuff like Wedding Crashers, I Spy, and Starsky and Hutch. You, Me and…
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Little Miss Sunshine – A Movie Review
If you haven’t watched this movie, you have no idea what you are missing. The plot is rather simple: a father who is a failure at motivational speaking discovers that his daughter believes she has a great shot at winning the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. Because of circumstances you’ll discover in the movie, the father,…
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The Inexplicableness Of My Movie Predilections
Note: Originally Published 7-23-06 I like to post reviews of movies I’ve watched. I do it because I want to help you. I know you enter the local movie rental place and pace for hours upon hours, searching for that perfect movie. Your time is far too valuable for that. That’s where I come in. …
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My New Favorite TV Shows
Note: Originally Posted 10-18-06 If you know me personally, you already know I’m perpetually behind the curve when it comes to all things, “cool” in the world of television and music. Because I don’t have time to write a twenty-page entry, we’ll focus on TV today. Take LOST for instance. It was well into its…
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My Thoughts On John Mayer In Concert
Note: Originally Published 2-18-07 So, lo and behold, we had a major artist visit Central Illinois! When my wife and I had the opportunity to see John Mayer at the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, how could we resist? Let me get this out there from the get-go, I’m not a huge John Mayer fan. …