Shorecliff Author: Ursula DeYoung Coming of age has never been so difficult as for 13 year old Richard. It is 1928, and Richard Killing’s family is traveling from New York to spend the summer with his extended family - aunts, uncles, cousins as Richard has no siblings - in the summer house Shorecliff on the coast of Maine. His father, who terrifies Richard, is staying in New York, to Richard’s intense gratification, as he and his mother are very close. The Hatfields, who own the ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Shorecliff
DVD Reviews: Welcome to the Punch
Welcome to the Punch I love heist films. They are the perfect blend of action and drama. There is a wonderful complexity to heist films such as Charlie Varrick, Theif and Refifi that create some of the most complex stories in cinema history. I never turn down the chance to watch a heist film because no matter what they are always so entertaining. I got a chance to review Welcome To The Punch would it hold up to the long standard of great heist films? We shall see… But first a ... continue reading...
Kids Reviews: SNAILS KIDS
SNAILS KIDS safe nail polish I just received a package to review from - Athens, Greece! What’s this? I thought. And when I opened it, there were two small bottles of ravishingly bright nail polish. HMMMM, I thought. I don’t WEAR nail polish. But my granddaughter Libby does! And does she EVER get angry when she smooshes the nail polish and has to do it over. THIS nail polish does not ruin your children’s nails, it comes off WITH water, and comes in 18 colors. I personally would also ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Redemption Mountain
Redemption Mountain Author: Gerry Fitzgerald RedemptionMountain offers up a palette of emotions swirling around a small West Virginia coal mining town. With superb characters, corporate greed and its destruction, and townspeople that speak to us, Fitzgerald surmounts any stereotypes and hits a home run. Strong, visual, and breathtakingly romantic, Redemption Mountain places us inside Red Bone, a town despairing and lost, an Appalachian mining town whose men are unemployed and ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: Oz the Great and Powerful
OZ the Great and Powerful NOTE: Bro' J saw this movie in the theatre, while Bro'B watched the DVD. They have joined forces for this review. Bro J: I should never doubt in Sam Raimi. When I first heard the announcement that Raimi was directing a movie taking place from the point of view of Oz in THE WIZARD OF OZ universe I’ll be honest, I was apathetic. I enjoy the original ’39 movie, I enjoy syncing up Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon from time to time and zoning out on the imagery for a ... continue reading...
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