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A fashion writer reviews ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’

A word of advice: if you are a fair-weathered Harry Potter fan like me, do a scan of the past five movies. I say this because as soon as I saw the opening scene and heard that catchy music box theme, I was a bit confused. I totally forgot what happened in The Order of...

A fashion writer reviews ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’

Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) gives Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBeouf) a fatherly lecture in a cemetery – because that’s the perfect place for a fatherly lecture From the moment I saw a caveman on the screen in the opening scene of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I knew I was in for a bittersweet...

I got love for ‘I Love You, Man’

Jason Segel (left) and Paul Rudd have a bromance of the ages in “I Love You, Man.” Photo credit: Comingsoon.net Webinar. Vaycay. Momversation. These are all slang terms that should be eliminated from the English language (click here for more terms). Bromance, along with the phrase, “bromantic comedy” was about to be added to my...

Movies that I have watched…

…most likely before you. Yes, that is quite braggy of me, but it is one of the perks of being “press.” If you are rolling your eyes – just think of it this way: perks don’t pay the bills. They just pay the creative soul of inspiration. Was that quote lame enough for you? Anyways,...

What have I been watching? reading? eating? writing?

I haven’t listed the things on my pop culture menu as of late, so here’s an update! (OMG! That rhymed!) I’ve been watching… Hamlet 2: Eh. It was kinda funny. But most of the funny is towards the end of the movie – and Elisabeth Shue is in it! Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Not as high...

What am I reading? Watching? Writing? (7-16-08)

I am currently reading… The Film Club By David Gilmour: See what happens when a father lets his son drop out of high school on the condition that he watches three movies a week (of the dad’s choosing)! I’m almost done with this book – it’s okay. There are parts when the Gilmour is talking...

What have I been watching? reading? writing?

I recently watched… Very delightful and fun…and dare I say, it was “cute?” Ummm…better than the first attempt – I agree with Entertainment Weekly when they said that the new Hulk is too veiny. And, of course, I enjoyed Edward Norton as the new Hulk – I enjoy him in any movie (BITE THE CURB!)....

The hunky emotion of STOP-LOSS

I haven’t been to the movies in a while, so I decided to take a gander at Kimberly Peirce’s latest opus, Stop-Loss, her follow up to the masterpiece that is Boys Don’t Cry. For those of you who don’t know the story (I don’t know why you wouldn’t), let me lay it out for you:...

Chain restaurant tour: TGIFriday’s

Two weeks ago Alice, Paul and I made our next stop on our chain restaurant food tour: the flair-tastic epicenter of All-American cuisine: TGIFriday’s. Alice and Paul opted for some cocktails. Apparently, they are just as fun as they look. There was a special on appetizers: $5 with a purchase of an entree. We took...

SFIAAFF: “Glory Boy Days”

Glory Boy Days is a representation of twentysomethings of the 21st century. Directed by Paul Encinas, the movie follows a clan of troublemaking Gen Y’ers (or are they Z’ers? or maybe they are considered the blogging generation…whatever) over the course of 24 hours as they party, complain, makeout, drink, do drugs, bicker and all those...

SFIAAFF: “Ping Pong Playa”

Jimmy Tsai (left) as Christopher “C-Dub” Wang and Andrew Vo as Felix Balls of Fury, Schmalls of Fury, if you see only one ping pong comedy in your entire life, then watch Ping Pong Playa – a story about video game couch potato b-ball jersey clad Christopher “C-Dub” Wang (Jimmy Tsai) and his attempt to...

SFIAAFF: “Santa Mesa”

If you’re looking for a happy-go-lucky, lift your spirits type of movie then Santa Mesa is for you! Wait a second, no it isn’t. It’s honestly kind of depressing – but don’t let that dissuade you. Sometimes we need a good cry to make us smile. The story focuses on Hector (Jacob Shalov). His mother...