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Mirror Mirror falls short of entertaining, even in fairy tale land

It’s the year of Snow White! Dwarf and Shakespearean actors rejoice because there will be lots of screen time for you in some production of Snow White on television or in movies. Mirror Mirror is the first movie this year to hit and casts a fresh light on the familiar tale of Snow White. Continue reading Mirror Mirror falls short of entertaining, even in fairy tale land

Alicia Silverstone feeds her son like a bird, parents call fowl

My wife was checking up on Facebook and she casually asked me if I’d seen the video of Alicia Silverstone feeding her son like a bird. “Like a bird”, I asked, “You mean regurgitating it?” She then went on to ask me if I knew what her son’s name was. I guessed Robin, but that’s incorrect. Continue reading Alicia Silverstone feeds her son like a bird, parents call fowl

Lessons learned from disappointment and country music

Because I drive the kids around most of the radio stations can’t be listened to because the music is too coarse for young ears. My motto is that if they have to bleep out words, then it’s a station I don’t listen to with the kids. It was shortly after driving with the kids that I started listening to country music. Continue reading Lessons learned from disappointment and country music

Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove ticket giveaway at Gwinnett Arena

Disney on Ice presents Treasure Trove, a medley of Disney tales and music all wound up into one magical show on ice. It’s a brand new show that will be running at the Gwinnett Arena from March 28 to April 1. Continue reading Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove ticket giveaway at Gwinnett Arena

Dad spends a night in the mancave: Killer Elite

Some say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. If that’s the case then I’m crazy for Jason Statham. I watch his movies and most of them since The Transporter have been bad. Just when I was about to lump Statham in a pile with all my old JCVD tapes he goes out and stars in a great movie for him. Continue reading Dad spends a night in the mancave: Killer Elite

John Carter is escapist, sci-fi fun that’s good for the family

From the preview that I saw I had already written the review to John Carter in my mind. I had heard the negative hype on the movie and some of the trailers didn’t look engaging. Actually going to ‘see’ the movie was kind of an afterthought and a good excuse to get me out of the house. About ¼ of the way through John Carter I was eating crow, fully engrossed in the film and loving every minute of it. Continue reading John Carter is escapist, sci-fi fun that’s good for the family

The new Van Halen could easily be called 1986-in a good way

Guys of a certain age grew up with Van Halen. Sure ‘Van Halen’ put out music after 1984, but it never had the same flair. Van Halen’s music always danced a line between playful, menacing and sinister. You wanted to believe that the four of them were great friends, but after 1984 you realized that they were just a band. Continue reading The new Van Halen could easily be called 1986-in a good way

Act of Valor is an enjoyable, unique, taut action movie

Act of Valor is an action film that features active duty Navy SEALs. I had been following the previews and press for the film ever since I heard about its production. Yeah, it could be a gimmicky thing to cast real Navy SEALs instead of actors, but the action that they showed in the trailers looked very tight. While not perfect, Act of Valor was entertaining and authentic. Continue reading Act of Valor is an enjoyable, unique, taut action movie