Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
Monday, February 11th, 2008
I honestly cannot remember the last time I had the flu. I'm pretty sure I haven't had it in the 10 years I've been married and don't remember having it during my adult life.
Needless to say these past few days have been absolutely brutal. This past Wednesday I ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
I snatched up two pretty hot albums today on iTunes.
Kate Voegel is a 20 year old singer-songwriter who has some serious chops. She is being billed as a "commercial Patty Griffin" and has been heralded for her songwriting ability. Her sound has that pop slickness but ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Tomorrow is a big day for us Academy nerds. At 6:30 central the nominees for the 80th presentation of the Academy Awards.
Although it is a wide open field and there are no clear cut favorites here is my annual prediction of the nominees:
Best Picture--I disagree with some of the ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
When we both moved to Albuquerque in January of 1998 Tracy made it her mission to give me a little culture. I'm sure it became a somewhat frustrating endeavor for her. However, she did succeed on a few fronts. Most notably she dragged me to see the ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
One of the directions that I will be taking this blog is to engage more deeply with what I have watched or read. Hopefully we can engage in some discussion on the best that the world of literature and film have to offer us.
This past Friday, Tracy gave me ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
We recently caught up with Friday Night Lights on DVD. If you aren't watching this on NBC, by all means pick up season one, now. It may very well be the best show on TV.
So now I have a question for all my TV friends: what should we ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Wow.
This is my favorite movie of the year so far. Great reviews but no talk of any noms.
It's a tender, heartrending musical. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are professional musicians not actors. Yet the vulnerability and emotion that they show in the music they perform together weave ...
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
In order of preference:
Sweeney Todd (Grade: A)
No Country For Old Men (Grade: A)
Charlie Wilson's War (Grade: B)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (Grade: C)
I was going to go see Juno tonight but I had to watch the Pats. I plan on taking my girls to see Enchanted on Wednesday. I ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
...full hearts.
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
My posting will probably be erratic until January 3rd but I couldn't leave for Christmas vacation without one final plug for The Clark Brothers.
Tonight is the finale and The Clark Brothers are one of the three acts left remaining. They were raised on the traveling evangelist circuit by their ...
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