Naturally, my new hobby comes at a price. First off, the roller derby league highly recommends participating in their skills nights. Fine, that makes sense. I don’t really know what I’m doing and could definitely use some pre-tryout training. But, of course, these sessions aren’t free. On top of that, I actually have to purchase [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 27, 2009
Scares Without Borders: Celebrate Halloween Horror Free
Whether you’re still young enough to trick-or-treat or have graduated to the party scene, there’s always time for a little Halloween scary movie marathon. When preparing a horror lineup, movies that most likely come to mind are the slasher classics like Halloween and Friday the 13th, a satanic creeper like The Amityville Horrors or maybe [...]
October 25, 2009
Review: Paranormal Activity
Seeing helpless victims face a brutal serial killer is terrifying, but after watching Paranormal Activity, I’d much rather be hanging out with Jigsaw than the demonic force haunting Micah and Katie. Experiencing this movie with an unruly crowd definitely diminished the horrifying effects, yet I still walked out terribly frightened and dreading turning out the [...]
October 25, 2009
Review: Saw VI
Another Halloween, another Saw. It’s crazy to think that we haven’t gone a Halloween in six years without seeing Jigsaw torturing the unjust on the big screen. In the sixth installment the series gets political, pointing a finger at the health care system. Insurance companies aren’t always fair and the Saw franchise is indulging in [...]
October 22, 2009
Interview: Tanedra Howard
You find some interesting things on Craigslist. There’s ads for animals, cars, apartments and even some movie gigs. Well, actually, there are tons of postings for acting jobs and that’s a fact that Tanedra Howard is well aware of. When she came across an offer from Lionsgate, she was skeptical and rightfully so. Luckily she [...]
October 22, 2009
Bringing The Movie To Life: Derby Dreams – Part 1
One of the many reasons I love watching movies, is to get out of my own world and experience something new. The great thing is, if you’re not really feeling this new adventure, it’ll be over soon. Sometimes a movie really strikes a chord and inspires you to make the characters’ experience your own. Since [...]
October 17, 2009
Review: The Stepfather
If you’re going to trade in the blood and guts for a PG-13 rating, at least make an exhilarating movie. The horror genre has diverged into two paths; the brutally gruesome and the suspenseful. The Stepfather clearly is going for the latter category, which would have been fine if it were in fact thrilling. The [...]
October 16, 2009
Video Interview: Katherine Dieckmann
When you’ve got a movie called Motherhood, it’s naturally assumed the film is mom material only. The Motherhood PR team even made an extra effort to have a number of mom bloggers participate in the roundtables. Yes, Motherhood is about, well, motherhood, but there’s also a much deeper meaning behind the portrayal of a day [...]
October 16, 2009
Interview: Minnie Driver
Just over a year ago, shooting was underway on a Katherine Dieckmann project. Just over a year ago, Minnie Driver was pregnant with her first child. Now not only do we have Motherhood hitting theaters but we also have a mini Driver, Henry.
Dieckmann never planned for Driver’s character, struggling mother Eliza’s (Uma Thurman) best pal [...]
October 16, 2009
Interview: Anthony Edwards
If you’ve read my interview with Katherine Dieckmann and Uma Thurman, you know Uma’s parting words were “Live long and prosper.” Apparently she’s not the only Star Trek fan in Motherhood. The first thing Anthony Edwards did when he sat down at the table was run his fingers over the metallic mesh table runner and [...]
