UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION

July 28, 2007 – DVD Rental

I’m not a big fan of dark films, will hardly ever see a horror film, and don’t particularly care for monster movies. When Underworld was released I didn’t have much interest in it, despite my general respect for Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman. Underworld just wasn’t my type of film. [...]

THR3E

July 29, 2007 – DVD Rental

Thr3e was never on my list of films to watch. Its marketing led me to believe it was a horror story, more frightening than suspenseful, and that’s not my type of movie. But a friend recommended it to me a few days ago and pointed out that Marc Blucas, an [...]

Summer Loves

My cousin, author Patti Lacy, recently held a reading list contest featuring what she termed Summer Loves. The loves are, of course, those books we read during our summer months which inspire, envelop, buoy, and (sometimes) disappoint us, but which are never forgotten. In response to her own story, I created my current list of [...]

VANISHING ACTS by Jodi Picoult

Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0743454553
Acquired:Bookcrossing.com
Reading Began:July 2, 2007
Completed:July 11, 2007
Overall Rating:seven out of ten
 
This book is my introduction to Jodi Picoult, and it’s a fine choice for that! I thoroughly enjoyed the story, was engaged by the many characters, and simply could not put it down on some occasions as it was truly compelling. It’s not a [...]

Summer Film Series – Vol. 5, No. 5: OCEAN’S THIRTEEN

July 8, 2007, at Cinemark Allen 16, Allen, Texas

What can be said about the Ocean’s movies that hasn’t already been said? They are delightfully goofy, and the cast continues to impress with each new film. I have enjoyed seeing them grow in their characters to where they now appear to be second skins, and [...]

Summer Film Series – Vol. 5, No. 4: EVENING

July 6, 2007, at Cinemark Allen 16, Allen, Texas

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