Win a FREE copy of the TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE, now on paperback!
Now available in paperback from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt! New York Times Bestseller “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but […]
Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” Accused of Plagerism
Well, it seems this happens almost any time a series of books becomes immensely popular. The lawsuits come piling in to ride the coattails of the success enjoyed by someone else. This time the author in question is Stephanie Meyer, the author of the Twilight book series which is the latest craze for teen readers. […]
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This latest stop motion animated drama is an odd, lonely, and somewhat interesting tale that doesn’t do anything special and leaves you a bit bewildered with everything. The film focuses on a set of individuals living in an apartment building as they all deal with issues in their lives while also coming rather loosely connected […]
In The Loop
This political satire of the American and British government’s reaction to an impending war in Iraq is quite funny at times but ultimately feels like Christopher Guest lite. Following a set of individuals in and around the governments of both the American and British states, with individuals both for and against the war, we get […]
Restaurant Review – Tigín Irish Pub
I Love Irish Pubs! Being part Irish, maybe it makes me feel like there’s a bit of my ancestry in them. Potatoes, Corned Beef, Alcoholics, it’s like I’m in Ireland. Really, I’ve been there, it’s just like that. Tigín (a Gaelic word meaning small cottage) Irish Pub is located on Washington Ave., just down the […]
Funny People
Judd Apatow’s latest is his lesser effort to date, but is still quite funny at times it just drags on a bit to long and doesn’t hit the emotional highs I think it was going for. George Simmons is a comedy superstar. He lives the life of celebrity, alone, in a large mansion paid for […]
Revanche
Götz Spielmann’s Austrian crime-’ish’ drama is an engaging character study that slowly builds up the tension and plot that is a tad bit bloated but remains a pretty good look at the human condition. Alex is an ex-con who is dating a prostitute, Tamara, and the two’s feelings for one another are real. Unfortunately both […]
Restaurant Review – Mi Lupita’s Mexican Restaurant
“If food is the bane of our existence, then good food is the reward for our struggle to survive.”…as quoted from the book The Greening, a work-in-progress by reclusive author, Benjamin Troll Looking for good Mexican food restaurant in St. Louis County? There are many to choose from, and a few notable Mexican restaurants have […]
G-FORCE
I admit that going into the G-Force movie with my five-year-old daughter, I was thinking it was going to be nap time. Lots of the kids films that look like this are, but I was presently surprised. I have to hand it to producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates Of the Caribbean), for finding another hit to […]