![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, one big reason is the cast, which includes Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis. It starts much too slowly, and there are some unfortunate R-rated tendencies that seem excessive, in spite of the already dark material.īut, in that handful of scenes where the whole thing comes together, it is a lot of fun - and it's certainly better than the ads make it appear. That's not to say this comedy is an all-out laugh riot. So just try and explain exactly why a film like "The Whole Nine Yards," which largely relies on both of those old standbys to mine laughs - along with an all-too-familiar premise and script - manages to nearly succeed. THE WHOLE NINE YARDS -**1/2 - Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Pollak, Harland Williams rated R (violence, profanity, nudity, vulgarity, sex, drug use) Carmike 12, Cottonwood Mall and Ritz 15 Theaters Century Theatres 16 Cinemark Jordan Landing Theaters Gateway 8 Cinemas Loews Cineplex Midvalley and Trolley Square Mall Cinemas MegaPlex 17 at Jordan Commons.Ĭomedy is supposed to be about more than silly accents and even sillier slapstick, isn't it? ![]()
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![]() I could see it made into a movie - I would see it! " - Mari, I love to learn about culture, historical events and how average people deal with a situation. Opening my eyes about the Iranian revolution in the late 70's, early 80's. Interesting but sooooo slow, so very very slow. " It took over a year to finally read this book. " A family's life in post-revolution Iran - a harrowing but brilliantly written story. ![]() It is definitely one of those books that sticks with you long after you put it down. " Almost done with this book, and can't wait to see what this author writes next. I'd rate it at 3 1/2 stars, but not strong enough to make it 4*. Basically it tells the story of a Jewish Iranian family after the fall of the Shah, and their struggles to free themselves from the new regime. ![]() The writing was good, and the characters were all OK, but it didn't really resonate with me all that much. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() ![]() ![]() The science is dated, much like it is in The Space ship Under the Apple Tree and The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet. ![]() And while this farm woman may not know much about being an astronaut, she’s willing to learn and adapt. She inadvertently gets added to the crew instead of the last scientist (who has difficulty with addresses). In this first adventure, Miss Pickerell discovers government men readying to send up a rocket from her homestead. But that was before I discovered the undaunted and determined Miss Pickerell. Honestly, if someone had told me that there was a series of science fiction books for kids where the main protagonist was an older single woman (back in the day, a spinster) who lived on a farm, I’d probably have thought someone was playing a bit of a joke. And let’s just say I’m a little gobsmacked. ![]() Miss Pickerell Goes to Marsby Ellen MacGregor, illustrated by Paul Galdone (McGraw-Hill Companies, 1951)Ī few years ago I delved into 1950s science fiction for kids and this particular series fell out of the internet jumble and into my lap. You’re an older woman who loves the simple, quiet life on the farm, but when a group of men decide to use your farmlands as their launchpad for their rocket to Mars, you’ll wind up going along and taking no nonsense from anyone. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grame's holiday tradition-dressing up as Father Christmas and leaving a present for each guest-takes a morbid turn when someone in a Santa outfit is found dead next to the Christmas tree, and the gifts, along with a valuable necklace, go missing. ![]() Denys's devoted suitor, Roger Wynton, whom Rainer dislikes, and a surly stranger hovering outside the house also capture Tremaine's interest. Nicholas Blaise, Grame's confidential secretary, expressed unease in the invitation, so Tremaine looks carefully at the guests, who include Grame's edgy sister, Charlotte Grame's shady old friend, Jeremy Rainer and Rainer's lively ward, Denys Arden. in 1949, this captivating reissue from the pseudonymous Duncan (1918-1988) takes amateur sleuth and former tobacconist Mordecai Tremaine from London to the West Country, for a Christmas party hosted by retired businessman Benedict Grame at his new home, Sherbroome House. ![]() ![]() ![]() A church traditionalist, Jane attempts to use her influence on Henry (once they do finally marry) to restore Princess Mary to his good graces and to limit the divestitures of the monasteries. Weir devotes most of the plot to Jane’s time as a maid of honor, first to Queen Katherine and then, after Katherine’s divorce, to Queen Anne. Throughout, she paints Jane as a fairly innocent young woman, even imagining that she may have entertained life as a nun when she was a girl. ![]() ![]() Weir begins the story of Jane, the daughter of a wealthy knight, by exploring a historical but unclear family scandal from Jane’s youth, which Weir imagines to be an affair between Jane’s father and sister-in-law. This third volume in the Six Tudor Queens series, following books on Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, is a sumptuous historical novel anchored by its excellent depiction of Jane Seymour, Henry the VIII’s third queen. ![]() ![]() ![]() The African-American cook and her daughter are not permitted to eat the dessert they’ve made instead, they serve it to the white family, and the two are left to lick the bowl in a dark closet. Unfortunately, an attempt at historical authenticity backfires as the 19th-century plantation family’s blackberry fool is made for them by their slaves. Blackall’s (The Baby Tree) scrupulously researched ink, watercolor, and blackberry juice (!) spreads document the dress, furnishings, and cooking methods of each family, and they repay close study and comparison watching cream-whipping technology evolve is particularly enlightening. “What a fine dessert!” each cook exclaims. ![]() ![]() In this inventive culinary history, Jenkins (Water in the Park) traces a single dessert through the centuries as four families-from 1710, 1810, 1910, and 2010, respectively-puree blackberries and whip heavy cream to enjoy blackberry fool after dinner. ![]() ![]() "I remember that snowy day like it was yesterday." "I was just a 17-year-old kid from the Bronx with dreams of becoming a scientist, and somehow, the world's most famous astronomer found time to invite me to Ithaca in upstate New York and spend a Saturday with him," Tyson said during the first episode of the "Cosmos" reboot. ![]() Tyson also has an early memory of Sagan's influence on his life and work. Hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the "Cosmos" reboot uses Sagan's unique brand of education to bring his message of science literacy to a new generation of viewers. ![]() His groundbreaking miniseries, "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," used visual effects and down-to-earth commentary to bring science into people's homes.Ī reboot of the show, called " Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," is set to premiere on Fox Sunday (March 9). Famous astronomer Carl Sagan brought the wonders of the universe to people living on the planet he dubbed the "pale blue dot."Īlthough Sagan died in 1996 due to complications from a rare bone-marrow disease when he was 62, his influence on the public still lives on today. ![]() ![]() ![]() Following Lucy’s advice, in the next chapter Lou “gingerly tiptoe to the bear’s cabin, hunkered by its wall, and with some difficulty moved her bowels meagerly” (38). Lucy Leroy advises Lou to “Shit with the bear…He like you, then. There’s an old indigenous woman in the text named Lucy Leroy, who is described as “a toothless old Indian crone in many cardigans and running shoes” (36). That’s right, the lady and the bear have a romantic relationship. One lonely librarian, one sexy mature bear, an isolated house in the Canadian woods. Lou is stranded most of the time, and she begins to seek the company of the bear out of curiosity and boredom. The current bear is older, probably in his thirties (slightly older than Lou), and it spends its days chained in the backyard. SO there have been bears at this house since it was first built. One last thing about the house, there’s a fucking BEAR. The house doesn’t have electricity or anything, and it’s completely isolated–only reachable by boat. ![]() ![]() My own plot synopsis: a lonely, somewhat depressed woman in her late-twenties named Lou works for a historical conservation library in Canada, and she is tasked with spending a summer at a historical house in the deep woods on a riverine island to categorize the remaining items in the house, which was once owned by a fancy British Colonel who had the house built in the 1800s. ![]() The copy that I purchased from Thrift Books is a TIGHT 122 pages divided into 22 spare yet somehow resplendent chapters. Bear by Marian Engel is a Canadian novel published in 1976. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Mankind in the Making” contained much vigorous criticism and many sensible and practical suggestions. “Anticipations” was a most stimulating book, but so deliberately confined itself to exalting and exaggerating the prospects of a single aspect of life, so exclusively devoted itself to glorifying mechanical and material progress, that those sensitive to our spiritual and aesthetic possibilities might be pardoned for regarding the present order, with all its cruelty, waste, sordidness, and grotesqueness, as a golden age in comparison with Mr. In the “Time Machine” his forecast of the future of humanity was frankly appalling in “When the Sleeper Wakes,” more lurid (albeit far more probable) than the worst imaginings of “reforming” socialists. IT is instructive to watch the growth, both in power and in hopefulness, of Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() The acclaimed author has managed to once again leave you intrigued and anticipating more. Phamotse has not failed to bring this outstanding feature in the fourth edition of the franchise. The three other additions of BARE books have shown us some truth about the society we live in. Like any Jackie Phamotse book, it forces you to turn from one page to the next and is nothing short of excellent, as each chapter unfolds you are introduced to a storytelling style like no other. Her fourth book, ‘BARE: Mercy’ introduces us to orphaned girls and the downfall of those powers. While you may be familiar with Phamotse’s, ‘The Blessers Game’ released in 2017, ‘The Cradle of the Hockey Club’ released in 2019, and ‘Ego’ released in 2020 you are yet to be amazed by the teratology addition. ![]() |