Take me out to the movies
Saw an unusual film today, The Rider. Family of nonprofessional actors, the Jandreau family, portraying themselves in a story revolving around a Native American "cowboy" who is injured while on the rodeo circuit. Beautifully filmed, great music, photography, acting, scenery. I found it a little slow at times and a little too fond of closeups. Okay, the star is handsome and movie star eligible, but I needed for the story to move along. My husband, however, loved the film an
Five stars
By David Z on April 19, 2018 This is a wild and wacky book all right, and it’s a blast. From the moment we meet Melie, she’s mired in HR insanity and an existential crisis of romantic desperation: “Men seem to want something she just couldn’t give. They drifted in and out, leaving more rusted wreckage in her dump of a heart.” Matching the story perfectly is Garber’s writing style, which is the linguistic equivalent of a New York City attitude. The sentences come at you as bri
Popcorn, anyone?
My husband and I are real movie buffs, as in we go to the movies with our chocolate stash or money for popcorn, watch the movie, then come home and watch another movie on t.v. No such thing as too much when it comes to movies. We love STORY - don't you? So this weekend we went to see the new horror movie with Emily Blunt and John Kras....which he directed: A Quiet Place. This movie really gets you thinking about the sense of sound and wondering how you would live in a world
Moving up in the world?
My story, "Desperately Seeking Soul Mate," will be featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul's edition, Miracle of Love, due out in June 2018.
Snuggling with the girls on this impossible snowy day in April. . .
Weather has distracted me from curating this website so I am going to try to make it up to you. How about some movie/book reviews? The Meddler with Susan Sarandon - she is still so gorgeous. Great film I caught On Demand. Layers of subtlety and encouragement for someone like me who can't stop myself from "directing," "leading," "inspiring," "meddling!" Like the mother-daughter interactions and of course the late stage romantic hookup. Dream House. Daniel Craig is kinda drea
