My former employer Joe Scarborough (used to own the Independent Florida Sun in PCola- one of a few independently owned conservative papers left). Love Mikka as his sidekick- she's the news host who refused to read anymore news feeds about Paris Hilton being in jail live on air, and kept her job! Good for her. Anyway, I thought of a few more bad movie titles....see what you think.
"Hudsucker Proxy" - great overlooked Coen Brothers movie with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newmoan and that Tim guy shacking up with Susan Sarandon the past two decades.... flopped in the theaters, but a wonderful art-deco vision of a failed "inventor" of the hula-hoop..you gotta see it sometime. The title sounds like a bloodsucking memo is going to fly out of a fax machine and leech onto your neck for dinner.
"Feeling Minnesota"- dreary movie w/ Keanu Reeves doing something in some lame town where everyone has greasy hair and it looks really cold. no thanks...I don't feel like "feeling" a place like that!
"The Astronaut Farmer"- Please! Any title with two occupations is working too hard. Even Billy Bob could not lure me to see this one.
"The Royal Tennenbaums"- based loosely on JD Salinger tales, this classic by Wes Anderson is one of my all time faves..every time i watch it there is another detail I missed before. This movie is popular and will remain a classic of our time, however I always thought to the title was long, and misleading. Until you see the movie and realize the title is the patriarch's real name, it sounds faintly like a Christmas bar of soap or something to do with a dark ages fur tree....call me crazy.
Have a good day! P's off today - we we're going to Dunedin Causeway and Honeymoon Island to fish, and walk the beach to look for Spanish coins. All I want for Christmas is a metal detector!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
I am a Lord of the Rings nerd!!!!
Folks- in two years or so we will be blessed with not one but two more Lord of the Rings movies. I know I've mentioned this before- the director of Hellboy, Pans Labyrinth,The Orphanage (the best movie) etc. Guillermo Del Toro is collaborating with Peter Jackson on these, so it will be incredible! Read more about it at this link at IMDB....or look up "The Hobbit" if this link doesn't work. So exciting! May not have Viggo in it, or the younger hobbit boys, but it will be good. We are the ones who wait in line for these on opening night- because they are worth it to see on the big screen. Phillip loves them also....only difference is now we'll have to find a sitter- Nick should be glad we didn't name him Erowen or Eragon or some fantasy name from the books :) Have a great night friends...JLM
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Worst movie titles ever!
Some movies are doomed before they are even released, in my opinion, just by their title. For example, newly released "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". No matter how critically acclaimed it may be, how many average citizens are going to spend $40 bucks with a date to see that? Now, I love movies, it's one of my favorite hobbies. My husband has suffered through some doozies that are of the "independent" nature, or (gasp!) foreign. Most were good, some questionable as to their artistic purpose. but, one thing is certain, a title can stamp an image that no matter what great actors are in it, or how beautiful the photography, can never be erased from our minds. Here are some examples...i am sure you can think of some!
"K-Pax" - some movie with Kevin Spacey as an alien or something, what the $#@! were they thinking? It sounds like something out of a Judy Blume novel that you buy for 10 cents at public restrooms- gross!
"Hope Floats" - great movie, love the Southern humour in it, and the Garth Brooks song he did for it (You Move Me) but the title gives me the image of gas bubbles rising to the surface in some swamp and then in big letters, "HOPE" comes floating out of the mire. Just weird.
" Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael" - great Winona Ryder in it before she got all pretentious and dyed her hair black (no it's not real!) and was on IFC recently. Every time i see it I get all verclempt and need tissues. Wonderful comming of age movie, horrible title. Ironically, the title character's face is never shown..but you have to see it to understand.
"Seven Years in Tibet"- sounds like fun doesn't it?? Even Brad Pitt couldn't make this one a blockbuster. Good story and also true, which can be boring for some reason.. true stories are often not written well for the big screen... I think the writers get nervous.
"The Man Who Cried"- a lost Johnny Depp movie with Christina Ricci and Cate Blanchette..interesting movie about WWII, Jews and Gypsies (of course played by Depp). I rented this a few years back after i kept seeing it at Blockbuster...I thought what a horrible name, and it really doesn't go with the story at all.
Here are some titles that walk the fine line of weird titles:
Snatch - just because people!
The Secret of Nimh (who would ever think it's about rats that talk?)
Cannonball Run
Lord of the Rings
Donnie Darko
Anchorman
Hustle and Flow
Heathers- the best movie ever about high school
The Big Chill
Pulp Fiction....ok this could go on forever.
In general movies that start with "the" are usually ok title. Except for "The Man Who Cried".
Like "The Cable Guy", etc...anyway have fun today folks--- my son is done eating grapes and licking his plate like a dog.
"K-Pax" - some movie with Kevin Spacey as an alien or something, what the $#@! were they thinking? It sounds like something out of a Judy Blume novel that you buy for 10 cents at public restrooms- gross!
"Hope Floats" - great movie, love the Southern humour in it, and the Garth Brooks song he did for it (You Move Me) but the title gives me the image of gas bubbles rising to the surface in some swamp and then in big letters, "HOPE" comes floating out of the mire. Just weird.
" Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael" - great Winona Ryder in it before she got all pretentious and dyed her hair black (no it's not real!) and was on IFC recently. Every time i see it I get all verclempt and need tissues. Wonderful comming of age movie, horrible title. Ironically, the title character's face is never shown..but you have to see it to understand.
"Seven Years in Tibet"- sounds like fun doesn't it?? Even Brad Pitt couldn't make this one a blockbuster. Good story and also true, which can be boring for some reason.. true stories are often not written well for the big screen... I think the writers get nervous.
"The Man Who Cried"- a lost Johnny Depp movie with Christina Ricci and Cate Blanchette..interesting movie about WWII, Jews and Gypsies (of course played by Depp). I rented this a few years back after i kept seeing it at Blockbuster...I thought what a horrible name, and it really doesn't go with the story at all.
Here are some titles that walk the fine line of weird titles:
Snatch - just because people!
The Secret of Nimh (who would ever think it's about rats that talk?)
Cannonball Run
Lord of the Rings
Donnie Darko
Anchorman
Hustle and Flow
Heathers- the best movie ever about high school
The Big Chill
Pulp Fiction....ok this could go on forever.
In general movies that start with "the" are usually ok title. Except for "The Man Who Cried".
Like "The Cable Guy", etc...anyway have fun today folks--- my son is done eating grapes and licking his plate like a dog.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Gator game day
Like so many others over the years... waiting for the hour of start time to arrive. Is it as important as our declining education system, child abuse, middle class woes, climbing homelessness rates, low supplies in the charity pantries, terrorism threats and actual deeds, politicians who kiss butt more and more with all the bailouts -ahem loans, animal cruelty, high prices of groceries lately, high insurance costs, medical costs, low minimum wage, etc?
no, it isn't. I can't do alot about those things today. We all have to prioritize and be efficient with our money and our time these days. We'll donate some cash and food and maybe some hours to a charity this year for the holidays...we usually do the turkey dinners but too much going on this year. There is always an excuse for us to use isn't there??
What game days give us sports fans is a chance to be competitive- something that is looked down upon the past few years...especially by "sensitive" parents who cater to their children's every whim. It also gives us a chance to be around friends and family and just have fun. We are still allowed to do that aren't we?? These days are so serious, and I agree there are some issues but the media and politicians make it seem like the sky is going to fall on our heads any day now.
I say...relax, we'll all be ok. Take some time to have fun, laugh, smile and throw crap at your tv if you're not happy tonight. At least Hillary isn't President (for now) and hey-
at least the Gators will win.
no, it isn't. I can't do alot about those things today. We all have to prioritize and be efficient with our money and our time these days. We'll donate some cash and food and maybe some hours to a charity this year for the holidays...we usually do the turkey dinners but too much going on this year. There is always an excuse for us to use isn't there??
What game days give us sports fans is a chance to be competitive- something that is looked down upon the past few years...especially by "sensitive" parents who cater to their children's every whim. It also gives us a chance to be around friends and family and just have fun. We are still allowed to do that aren't we?? These days are so serious, and I agree there are some issues but the media and politicians make it seem like the sky is going to fall on our heads any day now.
I say...relax, we'll all be ok. Take some time to have fun, laugh, smile and throw crap at your tv if you're not happy tonight. At least Hillary isn't President (for now) and hey-
at least the Gators will win.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Nostalgia
this is for the people who miss their "home towns"- or maybe really don't mind not living there anymore but just remember the quirks about those towns that are so hard to describe to anyone who has never lived there....keep with me. These are about Panama City, but if you're not from there, take the time to remember those things about the place you spent your childhood-teenage years...like it or not, I do firmly believe we are built on those places....whether molded by friends (or our perceived influence they had) or by geography (my own personal demon- i went to mountains several times and almost suffocated- I need a coastline to see clearly) Remember your special moments and places and give them forgiveness and grace for making them a part of who you are today....
In PC...
my first feelings of freedom where of going down to Spyglass in the back of Steve Bailey's truck with Ricky and Paul (Hutch) with Marlene and Renee when we were so young....a walk down place to the water that was mild surf and no cops- unless you waited until around 11. We were not alone! There were always around half the high school there- drinking illegal wine coolers and Key stone Light ($5 a 12 pack maybe?) nasty.
Corams- anytime. I went there with my husband (before we were married) and laughed my butt off at some huge honey bear they had- we could not stop. but this wasn't just us- that mood was contagious.. going out dancing all night until 2 and then falling asleep with sand between your toes (from Salty's parking lot) and the next morning wanting to do it all over again.
BACK BEACH ROAD. now called Panama City Parkway or some BS. Look- when i was in school that was two laned, and then afterwards when I go there I keep expecting a deer to jump in front of my car for restitution. they deserve it! I went back on those old roads with my old Tercel climbing sand dunes so we could hang out with people who half my friends wanted to break up with about half and hour after arriving- girlfriends- they're great when they aren't mucking up your plans.
Alligator Point- a pretty point of land that at the time was undeveloped near Bay Point- during the 1990's close people (not family of course!) have gone there (offshore on their boat) and picked up several pieces of Indian pottery, etc but nothing valuable just really neat stuff. Now, we used to go there after games or just in boredom and meet up with friends until the cops came and followed us to the Bay Point Subway. But before cell phones were around it was all about the first phone of the night to your parents line and then- what the heck are we going to meet up with tonight??
King's Point- now I grew up in this hood- and woke up several times with random holiday crap in my yard which my Illinois -raised father yelling- where did this come from and put it back? There were Santas, real estate signs, alot of pumpkins and various toilet paper brands in our trees. what he didn't realize is that I was a part of a very specialized mafia- the girl tp group- who had bombed all the boys we knew with massive toilet paper rolls. like the kind you find at MccyD's- but I never did most of it.
One of the most personal moments I ever had in PC was of just driving to any place of water and loving the sun setting there...I would leave Bay High and drive to Beach Drive (in town) or quickly over the bridge to Thomas Drive. If you are there through Sept- Spring the light is very different- we lived for a while near St. Andrews and the city marina and loved how fair and high the light was during these times. The cool air is so nice around (dark thirty as I call it) 5-6 but is so worth it if you are sick of the heat. The sky is always to light blue and the water so calm and so clear- that is my favorite time of year to swim or fish. You can stand in a wave line on the beach and have stingrays swim in around you and never touch you! It's happened about 5 times and it's always awesome. Now- summer is great- hot hot hot. sticky I do take it for granted but damn it's so hot. Love the long nights for grilling, the beach is always good but sometimes too crowded... it's never enough is it???
There is so much more..of course. It's hard to generalize any of our lives in a few paragraphs or even try to catch some memories in an essay. Maybe another night. Good night friends... we loved Tarpon Springs today- great Greek village north of Clearwater where they dive for sponges still and have the best food, wine and coffee around. What more could anyone want :)
In PC...
my first feelings of freedom where of going down to Spyglass in the back of Steve Bailey's truck with Ricky and Paul (Hutch) with Marlene and Renee when we were so young....a walk down place to the water that was mild surf and no cops- unless you waited until around 11. We were not alone! There were always around half the high school there- drinking illegal wine coolers and Key stone Light ($5 a 12 pack maybe?) nasty.
Corams- anytime. I went there with my husband (before we were married) and laughed my butt off at some huge honey bear they had- we could not stop. but this wasn't just us- that mood was contagious.. going out dancing all night until 2 and then falling asleep with sand between your toes (from Salty's parking lot) and the next morning wanting to do it all over again.
BACK BEACH ROAD. now called Panama City Parkway or some BS. Look- when i was in school that was two laned, and then afterwards when I go there I keep expecting a deer to jump in front of my car for restitution. they deserve it! I went back on those old roads with my old Tercel climbing sand dunes so we could hang out with people who half my friends wanted to break up with about half and hour after arriving- girlfriends- they're great when they aren't mucking up your plans.
Alligator Point- a pretty point of land that at the time was undeveloped near Bay Point- during the 1990's close people (not family of course!) have gone there (offshore on their boat) and picked up several pieces of Indian pottery, etc but nothing valuable just really neat stuff. Now, we used to go there after games or just in boredom and meet up with friends until the cops came and followed us to the Bay Point Subway. But before cell phones were around it was all about the first phone of the night to your parents line and then- what the heck are we going to meet up with tonight??
King's Point- now I grew up in this hood- and woke up several times with random holiday crap in my yard which my Illinois -raised father yelling- where did this come from and put it back? There were Santas, real estate signs, alot of pumpkins and various toilet paper brands in our trees. what he didn't realize is that I was a part of a very specialized mafia- the girl tp group- who had bombed all the boys we knew with massive toilet paper rolls. like the kind you find at MccyD's- but I never did most of it.
One of the most personal moments I ever had in PC was of just driving to any place of water and loving the sun setting there...I would leave Bay High and drive to Beach Drive (in town) or quickly over the bridge to Thomas Drive. If you are there through Sept- Spring the light is very different- we lived for a while near St. Andrews and the city marina and loved how fair and high the light was during these times. The cool air is so nice around (dark thirty as I call it) 5-6 but is so worth it if you are sick of the heat. The sky is always to light blue and the water so calm and so clear- that is my favorite time of year to swim or fish. You can stand in a wave line on the beach and have stingrays swim in around you and never touch you! It's happened about 5 times and it's always awesome. Now- summer is great- hot hot hot. sticky I do take it for granted but damn it's so hot. Love the long nights for grilling, the beach is always good but sometimes too crowded... it's never enough is it???
There is so much more..of course. It's hard to generalize any of our lives in a few paragraphs or even try to catch some memories in an essay. Maybe another night. Good night friends... we loved Tarpon Springs today- great Greek village north of Clearwater where they dive for sponges still and have the best food, wine and coffee around. What more could anyone want :)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
fake tans, boobs,nails and hair- why the Real Housewives of OC is the best show!
OK- I love educating myself on real world issues but the latest new season of the Real Housewives of OC started last night on Bravo (isn't that the only channel i ever really talk about?)
Holy %$#@! What a beautiful train wreck this show is! With a rotating cast of "real" women livin the life in OC gated communities- this show takes the cake! I can't even describe it. It's not Jerry Springer reality tv like "Real World" or" Survivor"- it's more like some of the women from King's Point and The Cove (from PC) moved to "Beverly", got some spray tans, platinum, Hummers and yachts while marrying wealthy and having mostly bratty kids who don't even know that the life they is so...different.
What's really great is how they are all from the midwest so even when trying to be cool getting a mani-pedi, they still talk like Sarah Palin had a love child with Matthew McConnehey (sp). And for the most part, they are actually nice women. Yes they're catty as hell but even women on WIC in a trailer park are catty so you can't blame their wealth on their cattiness- us women are competitive (don't you know?) Even my husband suffers through this show (not so many ahemm..."designing" type men that you mostly see on Bravo shows), and I know it's not the prominent display of bronzed cantalopes (think victoria beckham) that the Britney over 50's show off ALL the time on this show. Anyway- i must retrieve apple pieces off the floor before they peel the varnish of the wood. You MUST check one of the past season out to catch up and watch the latest season...it's so funny, and even endearing at times. PS- for newbies to this series...the spinoff RH of New York and ATL aren't as good - trust me. The ATL ones are just embarrasing.....
Holy %$#@! What a beautiful train wreck this show is! With a rotating cast of "real" women livin the life in OC gated communities- this show takes the cake! I can't even describe it. It's not Jerry Springer reality tv like "Real World" or" Survivor"- it's more like some of the women from King's Point and The Cove (from PC) moved to "Beverly", got some spray tans, platinum, Hummers and yachts while marrying wealthy and having mostly bratty kids who don't even know that the life they is so...different.
What's really great is how they are all from the midwest so even when trying to be cool getting a mani-pedi, they still talk like Sarah Palin had a love child with Matthew McConnehey (sp). And for the most part, they are actually nice women. Yes they're catty as hell but even women on WIC in a trailer park are catty so you can't blame their wealth on their cattiness- us women are competitive (don't you know?) Even my husband suffers through this show (not so many ahemm..."designing" type men that you mostly see on Bravo shows), and I know it's not the prominent display of bronzed cantalopes (think victoria beckham) that the Britney over 50's show off ALL the time on this show. Anyway- i must retrieve apple pieces off the floor before they peel the varnish of the wood. You MUST check one of the past season out to catch up and watch the latest season...it's so funny, and even endearing at times. PS- for newbies to this series...the spinoff RH of New York and ATL aren't as good - trust me. The ATL ones are just embarrasing.....
Bad mommy quotes
This is due to the fact I got up at 5:15 today during freezing weather to dump some cheerios and milk on Nick's tray so he could eat and grunt with pleasure while i creeped around the house on our creaky old wooden cold floors drinking coffee until the sun came up. damn that was a long sentence.
here's some things you can say to your toddler before they really know what they mean without damaging his intelligence, hurting his feelings, or maiming him/her psychologically for life:
1. The toddler farm opens at 8 and if you're not good I'm trading you in for a better model.
2. wow- you are just like your father.
3. I really don't like wiping runny noses and cleaning your bottom- just so you know.
4. You're only cute after around 10 am.
5. I only put you down for a noon nap for your own health- not because i need a break from you.
6. I do not like doing laundry every single day because you grow so fast and get food, milk and random body fluids on your clothes about every 3 hours.
7. Your whines are like a musical Hallmark card to my ears.
8. Because you, my life is no longer recognizable to me. Thanks!
OK- those sounded really mean on reading them over. Sorry Nick! We love you so much and I appreciate how fast you have learned to "give 10" instead of give 5 like a good little capitalist should.
We are so proud! Now come here and give me a big hug and let's start the morning with a better attitude.
here's some things you can say to your toddler before they really know what they mean without damaging his intelligence, hurting his feelings, or maiming him/her psychologically for life:
1. The toddler farm opens at 8 and if you're not good I'm trading you in for a better model.
2. wow- you are just like your father.
3. I really don't like wiping runny noses and cleaning your bottom- just so you know.
4. You're only cute after around 10 am.
5. I only put you down for a noon nap for your own health- not because i need a break from you.
6. I do not like doing laundry every single day because you grow so fast and get food, milk and random body fluids on your clothes about every 3 hours.
7. Your whines are like a musical Hallmark card to my ears.
8. Because you, my life is no longer recognizable to me. Thanks!
OK- those sounded really mean on reading them over. Sorry Nick! We love you so much and I appreciate how fast you have learned to "give 10" instead of give 5 like a good little capitalist should.
We are so proud! Now come here and give me a big hug and let's start the morning with a better attitude.
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