movies

Mom Movies

I have often thought that I would love to own one or two popcorn machines (we have a hotdog machine) just so we could have our own “home theater”- without the huge expense. We’d just get the popcorn popping and throw in a DVD (or VHS, because we do still own one). But I haven’t [...]

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Jolie and Aniston Head-to-Head at the Box Office

Now that Angelina Jolie has finished up buying baby bedding, she’s ready to take on arch rival (to some) Jennifer Aniston in the Battle of the Box Office.
Jolie stars in “Changling”, a movie that is already putting her on the short list for an Oscar nod.
Set in the 1920s and ’30s, “Changeling” is based [...]

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P.S. It’s Great

I’ve been keeping a low profile this weekend, mainly because of my new grandson and also because my nerves have had enough. I decided to go rent a movie and that alone made me want to invest in some diet pills because, quite frankly, I’m just way too fat. My sister and I were having [...]

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So, What Did Happen in Piedmont

If you haven’t noticed, there’s a huge banner in my sidebar. It asks “What Happened in Piedmont?” (How could you have missed it?) So, what did happen in Piedmont? Good question.
“What Happened in Piedmont?” is a blog written by a man- Andrew Tobler- who is from Piedmont, Utah. He notices something not quite right about [...]

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Toshiba Says Good-bye to HD DVDs

The first time I saw a HD DVD was when we stayed in one of the Hilton Head rentals a couple of summers ago. It was a whole house and pretty expensive, but it was gorgeous. And high end. I was enamored with the amenities and the DVD player was no exception. I was incredibly [...]

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Laura Rosenthal, the Casting Director of “I’m Not There”

One of Heath Ledger’s last performances was in the Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There”. The film has been called a “metaphorical masterpiece. In the film, six characters act out different areas of Dylan’s life. Ledger played “Robbie”.
Here is a Film Independent exclusive interview with the casting director of “I’m Not There”, Laura Rosenthal. She [...]

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