I so rarely see movies in the theatre these days, it’s just that much more disappointing when I see one that has lots of potential, and then misses the mark so badly. Based on the ads and reviews for Dan in Real Life, I expected a smart, life-based movie, centred around a relationship, sure, and funny, but not a rom-com, or at least, not the [...]
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Donna Jensen is the main character in the movie View from the Top. Growing up in a dysfunctional family caused this small-town girl to want to see the world. As an adult, she brainstorms the idea that becoming a flight attendant will bring her dreams to fruition. Even with several obstacles in her path to becoming a New York flight attendant with routes to other [...]
It was less than discriminating. But, in my defense, I’ve been sick. And I just wanted to rent something easy to take my mind off of it. So one of the movies I got was The Wedding Crashers. Fairly typical romantic comedy bullshit about a couple of hard-partying guys who find the right girls and fall in love, blah, blah, blah. There was a mildly [...]
Okay, so it’s a teen movie. Set entirely in high school. You know the type. But it looked like it might be funny, and it was supposed to be about 3 girls who’ve been done dirty by the high school hunk and decide to turn the tables on him. Sounds like fun right? The movie is chock full of stereotypes…captain of the basketball team can’t [...]
I hadn’t seen Coming to America for years, so when I saw it on last night as I was flipping around, I paused. I remember enjoying the movie, but I couldn’t recall why. (Part of it was my brother’s uncanny ability to say “That’s beautiful, what is that…velvet?” just exactly right.) What surprised me about the movie was the overall moral of the story – [...]
This is my first post on The Hathor Legacy, and I had originally intended to post under the book section. However, I just re-watched Transamerica (one of my students is using it for their research paper) and got to thinking. Transgender theory holds a special place in my heart. When I was an undergraduate, I took this amazing class called "Literature of Passing" or something [...]
There was an Australian movie, Muriel’s Wedding, which, incidentally, starred both Toni Collette and Rachel Griffith before they were famous. It features Muriel Heslop, a complete no-hoper trying desperately to compete with her beautiful, popular mates. They all come from an obscure NSW town no-one gives a crap about. Eventually, she meets up with Rhonda, a party-girl, who takes her half-way to being herself – [...]
