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Now, I know that sometimes I tend to be black and white on movies – I love or I hate them (except Up In The Air, apparently). I know I do that, but seriously, I LOVED THIS MOVIE. I am a huge fan of the R-rated comedy, as well as romantic comedies for older people – like Something’s Gotta Give. Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin. Genius. Also, Jim from The Office was a nice addition to add hilariousness. The main story is about Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. They were married for 20+ years and have been divorced for 10 years. They have three grown children. Alec remarried a very young girl. Meryl and Alec start to have an affair. Hilariousness ensues. Steve Martin plays Meryl’s architect and kind of boyfriend, and it’s assumed she ends up with him in the end. But seriously, I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard in a movie theatre in a really long time. Like, openly laughing my ass off. I don’t want to give away too many details because I think it should be seen by you. So you shou...

I did not know this was supposed to be a comedy. And it was definitely funny, for about the first half of the film. George Clooney plays a man who travels 270 days of the year and is hired out to companies to fire large chunks of employees. Surprises along the way, etc. etc. Clooney is good – a little vanilla, but good overall. The girl from Twilight (Jessica, one of Bella’s friends) was in it, and she was okay I guess, but didn’t really seem to fit. the other female in the film, Vera Farmiga (she played the psychiatrist in The Departed) was weird and also didn’t really fit. I guess that’s the good thing about George Clooney – he just seems to fit within a role in a movie, you know? He picks good ones, I guess. Sam Elliot’s cameo was awesome and I love when he’s in everything. Huzzah! Overall, it was just okay. Hm. I stand (sit, actually) corrected. Up In The Air is nominated for Best Picture, Drama. Drama? It wasn’t very dramatic, except for the end, and most of it was damn funny. Tow...

I don’t think that Queen Latifah should host anything anymore. I mean, I really like her and everything, but what is she doing lately that qualifies her for it, you know? Then again, the People’s Choice Awards are pretty lame so it’s not that surprising. I’m just saying. She is also not so funny. And her eye shadow was crazy and very very blue. Of course, LOST did not win Best TV Drama even though it should, but whatever. The tweens who vote for People’s Choice don’t watch LOST anyway, so it’s cool. The same old stuff wins every year: Hugh Laurie, Ellen, etc. But it was nice to see Glee win (even though Modern Family deserved it more, but again, age group). Miley Cyrus won for best breakout actress, which was a huge surprise but a happy one for me because I can’t help but like her. And, of course, Taylor Lautner won for best breakout actor – that was definitely not a surprise because he is very pretty and a decent actor too, not that it matters. Lady GaGa won TWO awards (huzzah!) and...

Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman. Sounds like a good cast, and the previews made this movie seem awesome. The film opens on Tobey coming back home from overseas, getting ready to ship out, and visiting his family, Natalie and two kids. Then he picks his brother Jake up from jail, and finally we get opening credits. It was definitely a slow starter, and seems like a fairly low-budget film. It was quick-moving in the beginning also, which makes sense because it was only an hour and forty minutes long. Within 15 minutes we meet all the major characters and it’s assumed that Tobey, Natalie’s husband, is dead. The scene where the commanding officers tell his wife is heart-wrenching and I hate watching scenes like that – Natalie Portman did a fantastic job.I’ve always liked her. Then when Jake finds out he died, it’s acted even more perfectly. Jake Gyllenhaal really is a terrific actor. I’ve never been a huge fan of his, but he is growing into an amazing actor. Then they s...

Happy 2010! I thought it would be fun to say what we were all doing 10 years ago. Of course, since about two people read my blog, it might not be THAT much fun. 10 years ago I was a junior in high school, hadn’t joined the army yet, lived with my parents, and still wanted to be a sign language interpreter. Your turn!

Okay. So I don’t like to watch movies about the wars in Iraq/Afghanistan, or the coming ones in Yemen (lol), but this wasn’t too bad. Because I was in the military, and am an Iraq-era veteran, it’s hard to watch and sometimes I get irrationally sad and upset watching them. I teared up once during this film, but it wasn’t because it was done well, more because I was sad. Anyway, the movie is about this squad of EOD and it chronicles the last 30 or so days of their rotation. It starts off good, with interesting cinematography and good action and a pretty good plot. But then, like every war movie, it devolves quickly into showing the audience how horrible life in the military is because you’re so wounded emotionally. Granted, the EOD guys probably are. I would be too. But it seemed a little forced in the film. The actors were good, and overall it was interesting to watch – except for some of the Blair Witch-y camera work, which I think everyone hates in general. The details were all corr...

Don’t read this if you don’t want to know what happens. I really enjoyed this film. It’s a “coming of age” type of movie based on a memoir of a girl in the 1960s who falls in love with a married man who she doesn’t know is married. There isn’t too much to say about the movie because it was short and sweet, and the acting was quite good. Carey Mulligan, who I have never heard of, played the lead role of Jenny Miller and she was fantastic. Peter Sarsgaard was also great, and so was the guy who played Dr. Octavius is the Spiderman movies. She’s up for Best Actress, and I would love for her to win, but I still think Sandra Bullock has a lock on it. This was a great movie, though, and there are tons of people who will never see it, which is sad because it’s great. Once she found out he was married, she went to see his wife and son, and found out that it wasn’t the first time he had cheated and he’d even gotten a few girls pregnant. Her parents performed wonderfully in the film as well, and ...