Rachel Getting Married

My friend Jen and I recently saw this in New York City. I could tell we weren't in Minneapolis because people laughed all the way through the film and in Mpls I'm afraid there would have been awkward silences. It's a strange film. I loved some parts and hated others.

First, it's filmed like someone is using a camcorder half the time. And it feels a bit like you're at a second cousin's wedding whom you hated. Sometimes the people are extremely boring and drone on.

There are great scenes with Anne Hathaway however. She really is as great as the critics say...when they let her have the screen. I recommend waiting for the rental so you can fast forward through the boring parts because there is a really interesting storyline around the intricacies of family and how we hurt most those we love the most.

New fall TV shows

Karen recently asked for my opinions on the new shows. I haven't watched that many this year (and I changed jobs so I don't see the pilots anymore) but Life On Mars is great. It's about a cop who was sent back in time to 1973. I don't know why, but I have this fascination with the 70s on TV. I guess I must be fascinated with the pea green upholstery or it just takes me back to childhood. I'm not usually into cop dramas but the writing on this show is fabulous. And the main actor, Jason O'Mara, is wonderful.

Another new show I like is Fringe. First, it's from JJ Abrams, who can write no wrong in my opinion. Second, it stars Joshua Jackson, who, as Pacey, was always my favorite high schooler on Dawsons Creek.

Burn After Reading

The Coen Brothers do it again! This movie is in the Fargo genre, if you loved the humor of that movie. It is wickedly and disturbingly funny with a little violence thrown in for laughs (it has it's wood-chipper moments).

Brad Pitt is hilarious as a beautiful, "blonde" gym trainer. Frances McDormand is great as his sweet, dingy partner in crime. George Clooney is another Coen brothers regular who is great with Tilda Swinton, who's at her bitchy best again. And then there's John Malkovich, who kinda steals the show and is just delightfully tortured and funny. There really isn't one thing I hated about this movie! It's probably my favorite Coen brothers yet.

Vicky Christina Barcelona

That's it, I'm done with Woody Allen. I just don't get his movies. All the characters were so interesting in this, I really got into them. Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are the best (except that I couldn't get that picture of Javier as Anton Chigur out of my head and kept waiting for him to start shooting people).

Just when you start getting into the movie and anticipating the ending, it just ends abruptly. And stupidly. It is so frustrating!!!!!!! I invested all that time into these people to have them turned into predictable drones. Ugh! But if you're a Woody fan, maybe this is what you like about him?

The Dark Knight

This is a fabulous movie. Heath Ledger deserves all the kudos he's gotten. He's absolutely fabulous in a terrifying way. Christian Bale is also fantastic in a haunting way. But it's not a movie for the kiddos cause it's creepy. It really doesn't feel like a superhero movie at all. For instance it's so different than Iron Man, which I also loved.

I'm back

I got two responses to my cry for help so I guess I'll keep doing this awhile.

In case you're living under a rock and haven't heard, I wanted everyone to know that the premiere of Twilight has been moved up to 11/21. Don't miss it!!