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• Favorite Xmas Songs

  

  It's that time of year again, with holiday lights and music piped in everywhere you go. It can be really annoying, but, I have to admit, that they are are more... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fright Nights

  

  Last month I indulged my love of scary movies and held my own, informal spook-a-thon. I am more a fan of atmosphere and dread than blood and gore, which is why... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Crimson Peak: Gothic, Romance, Creepy, Lush, Wonderful ...

  

  Film is a visual medium. Not every movie takes that feature to the absolute, ultimate limit, but Guillermo del Toro's latest, Crimson Peak, does. And then some. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Waking up at the Nursing Home ...

  

  When I arrived, Mom was sleeping soundly. Victor Mature and Betty Grable were the feature item, in "I Wake Up Screaming." It's film noir, so Elisha Cook, Jr. wa... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jurassic World's Not-so-hidden Messages

  

  There is no denying what a huge hit Jurassic World is — certainly the blockbuster of the summer, possibly of the decade. It delivers on all counts. It's... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones ... Well, We All Saw That One Coming, Didn't We?

  

  Lots o' spoilers ... Whether you are a reader of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books or not, you probably could have predicted the closing shot... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Summer Vacation Thursday

  

  We are now in our first full week of summer vacation, which has me thinking about summers of the past ... No castle this, the kid helps make a sand fortress... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Baby's First Disaster Movie

  

  The kid and I checked out San Andreas over the weekend. We are both big fans of the ever-charming Dwayne Johnson. There really was not much of a plot to speak... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Zombie-palooza

  

  I don't know what it is, lately, but I have been drawn to watching zombie movies. That may not seem such a big deal, with today's post-apocalyptic zombie-heavy... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones — This Week, We Had Fire

  

  Spoilers for the first four seasons abound ... Still reeling from last week's icy White Walkers and their zombie minion attack on Jon Snow and the Wildlings,... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sounds Like ...

  

  David Guetta's new song, "Hey Mama," featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, and Afrojack sounds a bit reminiscent of Rihanna. But whatever they're doing, it's... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Short Take on ... How i Live Now

  

  Every once in a while I see a movie that really captures my complete attention. Thats saying a lo n the crazy frenetic, distracted world we live in. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

  

  Game of Thrones has outdone itself with the attack on "Hardhome," the third to last episode of the fifth season. It was edge-of-your-seat, hold-your-breath... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sansa the Brave

  The internet won't stop rumbling about how the series Game of Thrones has taken liberties this season with one of its major characters, Sansa Stark, played by... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones ... Powerful Women

  

  Many people disliked George R.R. Martin's fourth novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Feast for Crows, but I really liked it. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Paperback Thursday

  

  I come from a family that loves and collects books. I grew up with them all around me. I had books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and everything by A.A.... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Short Take on ... Noah

  

  Noah What the heck? It was visually stunning at times, and then at other times incredibly murky and off-putting. But what really threw me was the character of... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones ... Power Couples

  

  Last night's Game of Thrones episode,"Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken," deftly took us from Braavos to Dorne to Westeros and back again, without feeling rushed, but... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback - 70s Paperback Books Based on Movies - Thursday

  

  Movie novelizations were a big thing when I was a kid. I remember everyone reading the books of the top movies that were out, whether they saw the movie or not. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Unwatchables

  

  I'm not sure if I am becoming less patient or just more selective, but I have noticed lately that I am unwilling to watch more than a few movies after the... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION