The Girl By the Lake (Sub)It has dawned on me that all American film feels contrived because of over complication. This film is so simple. “Girl By the Lake” took the time to perfect the art of Murder Mystery. This film is most reminiscent of Twin Peaks or the first two acts of Brick and Girl withthe Dragon Tattoo. While from these contemporaries you would assume that this film is a noir, it is not - it's just a basic craft murder mystery filled with half truths and investigative ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: The Girl by the Lake
Book Reviews: Medium Raw
Medium RawAuthor: Anthony BourdainI have a short attention span. There, I've said it. While Broad A can plow through a book in an hour, I take days, weeks and if it's NOT a great book - months (or it will sit 1/2 read on the coffee table for a year). That's WHY you see most of the novels being reviewed by "A." Add to that the fact that I only like things that are FUN (yeah, I'm THAT shallow) or that provide me with information that I can actually use. Of course, all of this goes to H^LL when ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: All I Ever Wanted
All I Ever WantedAuthor: Kristan HigginsSit down and prepare to take on Callie Grey, a force of nature driven by her 30 year old biological clock with a TOCK louder than her TICK. A definite “chick-lit” novel, Kristan Higgins enfolds us in Callie’s oh so human need for a march down the aisle!Here-Comes-The-Bride, Callie Grey pursues love in quaint Georgebury, Vermont, like any self respecting 30 year old with romance on every horizon. But Cupid swings his arrow askew, and Callie’s love pool ... continue reading...
Music Reviews & Giveaway: What Are the Odds?
What Are the Oddswith Meredith LeVande“Meredith LeVande is a children’s performer with a deep commitment to putting “the child” back into children’s music.”Meredith LeVande’s new full length children’s’ CD “What Are the Odds” by Monkey Monkey Music, $14.99, run time 46 minutes for children 2-7) comes out on August 31st of this year. The CD is a rocking, stomping CD that presents a fun filled version of rock, bop, jazz, and funk rhythms with words that tap tap like a tap dancer! Rousing and ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: 2:37
2:37 Somehow I remember my teenage years very different than what must be going on today. 2:37 is based on a real suicide note that director Murali K. Thalluri received from a friend, that included some of the most horrific things he had ever heard about high school students. This first time film, made by the then 20 year old director is a very real, yet disturbing chain of events in the day of some Australian teenagers.This is one of those films that give the perspective of each of the ... continue reading...
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