Tag: arts
member name: Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R.
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April 24, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
Used for the "Meet the Robinsons" movie currently in theaters. You get a pair of hornrimmed glasses with polarized lenses that make the images appear to reach out to you.
Although I was . . . more
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May 14, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
A lot more mature - not as much for kids. More angst, more relationships. The action was fast moving. Again it was good vs. evil, but they were not as clear cut - the "evil" . . . more
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May 26, 2007 08:45 PM EDT --
Very sweet - young woman in bad marriage has affair.
The best part for me was Andy Griffith as the old codger who owns the restaurant. He's a bit of a ball buster.
It had gotten good reviews, . . . more
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July 09, 2007 06:51 AM EDT --
A film noire from the 1960s from France starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Film noire is a genre of films - mostly in black and white - of dark topics - lots of femme fatales, lots of murder, betrayal, . . . more
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July 11, 2007 09:08 PM EDT --
I'd hoped to go see this with my movie buddy, but I am realizing since we get together so infrequently, and I've been missing movies I'd like to see, I should jump on this when it was available. . . . more
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July 21, 2007 08:55 AM EDT --
Author Ross King
A historical thriller set in 1660. An unimposing book seller is sent on a journey to find a missing manuscript. Alternating with the chapters about his search are the chapters . . . more
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June 12, 2007 06:12 AM EDT --
First - I loved it.
The music was from my era - fun snippets of 70s music.
The humor seemed to be more directed to grown ups.
The story was weak, but still fun.
No, there weren't as many takes . . . more
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December 30, 2006 07:11 PM EST --
The special effects were great, I loved Jeremy Irons and the costumes were awesome. I thought it was interesting how they traveled light, but still had new clothes to wear, but if you believe . . . more
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March 04, 2007 02:17 AM EST --
You knew
I first met you and you knew.
We talked about what we had in common and you knew
We spent little time together, but you knew
You keep me around to spend time with because you knew . . . more
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July 04, 2007 07:23 PM EDT --
Author: Howard Buten
This is an amazing book! It is written from the perspective of a child aged 8. He wavers between being highly imaginative and being very concrete in his . . . more
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July 17, 2007 08:02 AM EDT --
My first feeling in the movie was I needed to re-read the book. There were elements I didn't remember from the book and times I thought were in much more detail in the book. (I understand . . . more
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March 03, 2007 07:02 PM EST --
Written by Guillermo Martínez
I left the house without a book, so bought this at the thrift shop before coming home. I read it on the bus, then at home until I finished it - less than 200 . . . more
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June 25, 2007 06:04 PM EDT --
author: Peter Dickinson
A return to kiddie lit (for readers 11 years old and upwards)
the protagonist is a boy of Welsh heritage living in England. The book opens with his Mum gone on "holiday" . . . more
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July 06, 2007 05:59 PM EDT --
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Although she is one of my favorite authors, this is not one of my favorite books.
Some of the stories had promise, and some were better than others. Yet, as . . . more
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August 13, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
Author: Elizabeth Hay
This is a very modern book of short stories about women and friendships. This seems to be a new genre: short stories about the same characters from different parts . . . more
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July 03, 2007 02:33 PM EDT --
Actually more like day one and a half.
I arrived just on time at 9:30. After roll call I went to eat my snack - a bottle of green tea and a bag of mixed nuts and raisins.
A little after 10 we were . . . more
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July 04, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
Regret, resentment, shame and fear. These are all the feelings that keep us from reaching our potential, our full potential. Family secrets will still affect the members of the family who don't . . . more
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July 25, 2007 11:35 AM EDT --
Author: Nadine Gordimer
The author is from South Africa. Some of the stories are set there and use the country and its politics as a backdrop, others don't.
There's a long "story" . . . more
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January 02, 2007 04:07 AM EST --
By Elizabeth Lynn
A(nother) book review
Took a bit of getting involved with, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
There are changelings - hawk, wolf, dragon - kings, nobles, vengeful wars, family . . . more
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January 06, 2007 08:19 PM EST --
Short sleeves,
Bare knees,
Christmas trees?
Seventy degrees!
© L. Radwan 2007
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