Yay! Movies!

I asked TiVo to record The Onion Field, and it recorded this instead. That happens sometimes. I don't really mind because life's too short to waste on getting upset over TV stuff. Of course, I reserve to right to get upset about something like this in the future. This movie was okay. It had that guy who played Danny Noonan... [Gardens of Stone continued]

This is one of those movies where you see the same few hours play out from the perspective of different people. I love this stuff! It's also about starting off with small troubles that spin out of control (like drug deals gone wrong). I don't love that stuff. But it's still a good movie. Ronna and Simon are grocery clerks.... [Go continued]

This is the kind of movie that my Dad liked. He liked "The Dukes of Hazzard," too. I watched Grand Theft Auto because I like to see Ron Howard's little brother, Clint. Also because it was Ron Howard's directorial debut. This is just a big car chase movie. Ron Howard and his girlfriend are the ones getting chased because they... [Grand Theft Auto continued]

Such a lovely movie! It's a charming British comedy about some guys in a not so secure prison who teach themselves how to garden. It's funny to see some tough guys putting their hearts into plants and flowers. There's also some romance when the daughter of a famous garden critic gets together with one of the prisoners. The soundtrack kept... [Greenfingers continued]

This is a very cute romantic comedy with the twist that John Cusack's character is a professional hitman. Alan Arkin plays John Cusack's therapist in both this movie and America's Sweethearts. That's just a little bit of trivia for you in case you missed it. I loved this movie. John Cusack is such a deadpan genius. He decides to go... [Grosse Pointe Blank continued]

Cate Blanchett is a fortune teller who gets mixed up in a murder investigation because of her psychic gift. It's got a pretty good cast. Hillary Swank is the wife of wife-beater Keanu Reeves. Katie Holmes is the murder victim, and Greg Kinnear is her fiance. Giovanni Ribisi is good as a friend of the psychic who's got some mental... [The Gift continued]

On June 26th last year, CrabAppleLane Rob wrote about The Girl in the Cafe. I recorded it two days later. I finally watched it this week--almost a year later. Such is my life. What a lovely movie this was. Bill Nighy is charming in his shy way. I much prefer him as this slightly goofy work-a-holic than as the undead... [The Girl in the Cafe continued]

Jennifer Aniston is a Texas girl working at the cosmetic counter in a retail store called Retail Rodeo. She's married, but she's not happy with her life. She has an affair with a weird guy who sees himself as a modern day Holden Caulfield. He works at the store with her. His parents are played by John Doe from X... [The Good Girl continued]

Patricia Heaton and Jeff Daniels are good in this remake of Neil Simon's screen adaptation of The Goodbye Girl. Heaton plays Paula who has had bad luck in relationships with actors. When her latest actor boyfriend leaves her, she swears she'll never date another actor. You can probably figure out what happens next (she meets an actor). Hallie Kate Eisenberg... [The Goodbye Girl (2004) continued]

I thought this movie was okay up until the end. And then everything leading up to the end meant nothing. Maybe I missed some deep hidden meaning? I dunno. I like John Cusack better when he's funny, or when he smiles a lot. Smiling is nice. Jeremy Piven had a small part in this one. I always like Jeremy Piven... [The Grifters continued]