Month: August 2009

Inglourious Basterds

The trailer is a bit misleading. I really thought the movie would be centered around the Basterds killing Nazis with Brad Pitt’s goofy accent. They were only part of an ensemble. It also involves a women who escapes the Nazis to start a new life as a cinema owner,...

Top Chef: Pairing Shots

Top Chef: Las Vegas Bachelor/Ette Party Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: “Roll With It” – Roll the dice and create a dish with the same number of ingredients Elimination Challenge: Bachelor & Bachelorette Party – Battle of the Sexes – Women vs....

MWG: Phantom of the Opera

Amy has August’s pick for the Movie Watching Group (MWG). She picked the latest movie version of Phantom of the Opera. When quizzed about why this was her movie pick, she responded, “It was next on my Netflix list!” There you have it folks! Netflix Synopsis: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s...

Milk

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to a public office in 1977 in San Francisco. He fought against a city ordinance that allowed companies to fire someone based on their sexual orientation. He also fought against a state proposition along the same lines and eerily similar...

Top Chef: Bloody Hot

Top Chef: Las Vegas Sin City Vice Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Mise En Place relay race Elimination Challenge: Create a dish based on a vice What I learned when the episode started was there were three Atlanta chefs that all have...

Summer ’09 Playlist

These are songs I’ve been listening to a lot this summer. Some of them are new and some of them, I just recently discovered, so they are new to me! Entire YouTube Playlist: Summer ’09 Playlist Miike Snow Animal...

Adventureland

In 1987, James (Jesse Eisenberg) graduated college with dreams of traveling around Europe before heading to Columbia in the fall for grad school. Then he got the news from his parents that his father had been demoted. They had no money for the trip or to help him out...

MWG: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

July was Jer’s pick for theĀ  Movie Watching Group (MWG). He waited until August 1st to make his pick and then I forgot to post about it until now. He picked one of his favorite movies since he hadn’t seen it in a while so this was a good...