That's Christine Keeler in the photo. If you haven't heard of her before, modern history credits (or discredits) her for bringing down the Conservative government of British … [Read more...]
Entertain me
September 16, 2008 By 40 Comments
You'd think that with dozens of cable channels to choose from, one would never run of television entertainment. You'd think that with the number of movies that premiere each … [Read more...]
I wanted excitement but dozed off instead
August 5, 2008 By 21 Comments
Sam made us promise that we'd go and see a movie after the UPCAT last Sunday. We promised but there was a problem about which movie to see. Alex had been waiting for The … [Read more...]
A breather: Iron Man and The Andromeda Strain
May 16, 2008 By 14 Comments
Finally, we got to see Iron Man. Loved it! Not only because I am a huge Robert Downey Jr. fan but because the feeling that I was going to puke which prevailed during the first … [Read more...]
Two films I’d recommend
March 1, 2008 By 9 Comments
Weeks after I started my book list and movie list, I neglected them. I was trying to update both, realized how many books I've bought and movies I've seen that I hadn't added … [Read more...]
The dreamy mood of Mike de Leon’s ‘Kung Mangarap Ka’t Magising’
January 24, 2008 By 23 Comments
If you're into Filipino movies, you have probably heard of Mike de Leon, a film director who re-defined Filipino movie making which such films as Itim, Kakabakaba Ka Ba? and … [Read more...]
They don’t make movies like ‘Chinatown’ anymore
January 22, 2008 By 17 Comments
My head feels like it's floating and it's been this way since I got out of bed this morning. See, I stayed up until 1.00 a.m. to watch Chinatown. When Chinatown was shown … [Read more...]
You have to be a ‘Totally Spies’ fan to appreciate this
January 5, 2008 By 15 Comments
Me: "How would like to have a baby sister?" Alex: "NO." (Yeah, like she said it in caps.) Me: "No? What if she looked like you? A mini-Alex..." Alex: … [Read more...]
Stuff movies are made of
January 3, 2008 By 11 Comments
There is only one period of English history that I studied with genuine interest--the reign of Elizabeth I. Because she was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, … [Read more...]
I like to take photos like MacGyver would
December 21, 2007 By 18 Comments
I wonder if you remember MacGyver. Or were you too young to remember? Both and Speedy and I remember him quite fondly -- me, because I was in love with the brainy character … [Read more...]
I’m so slim when I’m with Shrek!
May 28, 2007 By 15 Comments
We had about half an hour to kill before the showtime of The Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End. Sam and Alex wouldn't have their photos taken with Shrek but they … [Read more...]
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