Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Starring: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Jack McBrayer, Maria Thayer, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Written by: Jason Segel Rating: R Genre: Comedy Release Date: 2008 A guy gets dumped and runs off to Hawaii to get over feeling depressed, only to run into his...
Top Chef: Da Beer & Da Bears
Top Chef: Chicago Tailgating Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a dish that pairs perfectly with beer. Elimination Challenge: Grilling at the tailgating party before the Chicago Bears football game. I was very happy that this week, there was not a team...
MWG: The Big Lebowski
I’m a sucky non-contributor to this movie watching group. However, I have been charged with picking the movie for April and since the month is about halfway over, I can now reveal that the movie you need to watch is: The Big Lebowski It’s a modern classic that teaches...
Firewall
A man in charge of a bank’s security has his family kidnapped and the kidnappers want him to rob the bank if he wants to save his family. Harrison Ford looks stern while shouting at bad guys, being unconvincing as a security guy who knows things about technology...
Top Chef: Bland Elements
Top Chef: Chicago The Elements Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Identify the higher quality ingredient in a blind taste test. Elimination Challenge: Create a first course inspired by one of nature’s four elements: earth, fire, water and air. Quickfire Challenge The guest...
Run, Fat Boy, Run
Run, Fat Boy, Run Directed: David Schwimmer Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Dylan Moran, Hank Azaria, Ameet Chana A guy with commitment issues leaves his pregnant fiance on their wedding day, and then tries to win her back for the past five years. He thinks he has figured out...
Top Chef: Creative Culinaries
Top Chef: Chicago Film Food Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Demonstrate culinary techniques by creating a beautiful vegetable plate using at least three different techniques. Elimination Challenge: Create a six-course dinner where each course is inspired by your favorite movie....
Top Chef: Soggy Sadness
Top Chef: Chicago Block Party The chefs are talking about two chefs being gone and a few of them comment about another woman chef gone. I agreed with the choices about who left so far, but I do hope that a woman chef wins this time around. There has...
The Lookout
The Lookout Directed: Scott Frank Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino A star high school athlete losing his dreams when a car accident leaves him with certain mental deficiencies. He’s working as a janitor at a bank when he gets pulled into a robbery...
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises Directed: David Cronenberg Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl After a teenage girl dies in the hands of a midwife, only the baby survives. The midwife tries to find out where she came from by translating the girl’s diary written in Russian. She finds herself embroiled...