M+M Monday XLIII – The Princess and the Frog
Our two kids have been anxious to see The Princess and the Frog for quite some time. Being that it finally came out in theatres this past weekend, it was a perfect chance for family movie and dinner night. Disney really did a great job with this movie! Seems like they have a formula for [...]
M+M Monday XLII – The House of the Devil
As I mentioned in a previous post over the summer, HDnet Movies shows some pretty decent movies. But their biggest draw is their monthly sneak previews of movies before they are released in the theatre. With Halloween right around the corner, October’s sneak peak was The House of the Devil. I am not the biggest [...]
M+M Monday XXXVIII – World’s Greatest Dad
Lasst week on Verizon Fios, there was another sneak preview of World’s Greatest Dad before it was in theaters. Unfortunately, it really did nothing for me and I am glad that I did not pay for it. It is a black comedy, but really didn’t see any humor in it or really get any drama [...]
M+M Monday XXXVII – Funny People
Last week, with the help our kids having a sleepover at my mom’s house, Erika and I headed up to Palisades Mall for a relaxing night together. No need to rush or any plans. We had a great dinner at Chevy’s, which if you can get there for a happy hour (4-7pm), great drink and [...]
M+M Monday XXXV – The Answer Man
While we had an amazing thunderstorm last night, Erika and I watched The Answer Man. We both knew nothing about the movie and I had thought it was on TV before it came out in the movies. I was correct! Verizon has a channel called HDNet Movies and will have a new movie every month [...]
M+M Monday XXXIV – UP
Since we have had plenty of rain, we needed to do something with our kids to get them out of the house for a bit. We have all been wanting to see UP in 3D ever since it came out. It did not disappoint us at all! As with the previous 3D movie we saw, [...]
M+M Monday XXXII – Slumdog Millionaire
We finally got around to seeing Slumdog Millionaire last Friday! It has been a long time that we both wanted to see this movie. We heard great things about it before and after it won the Oscar for best picture. But we heard a few not so great things about it from some friends. My [...]
M+M Monday XXX – Amelie
Amelie is a masterpiece of a movie! I remember seeing it in the theatre with my wife and both of us being mesmerized. The music is unique and blends perfectly with the movie. The story is wonderfully writtend. And visually? Colorful (or lack of color), great camera angles and a few other camera techniques make [...]
M+M Monday XXVII – Sports Night
In the late 90′s, I got hooked on a new TV show, Sports Night. IT was a great cast, quick dialogue and great story lines. Unfortunately, it only lasted for 2 seasons despite some awards/acclaim. I started watching it again and really think this is one of the best TV shows I’ve seen. And of [...]
M+M Monday XXVI – Gone Baby Gone
A few weeks ago, Erika and I watched Gone Baby Gone on HBO HD one evening. It was very disturbing, which is not a suprise now as I see it was from the same author who wrote ‘Mystic River’. It also left you with a question at the end of the movie, “What would you [...]
M+M Monday XXV – The Night They Saved Christmas
There are many movies that you can think of when you think of holiday/christmas movies. Yes, I love A Christmas Story, National Lampoons Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, Scrooged, etc. But for me, the ultimate christmas movie is The Night They Saved Christmas. You probably never even heard of it or are [...]
M+M Monday XXIII – Bolt 3D
Our plan for yesterday was to go cut our christmas tree. But the lovely NJ weather had other plans. Cold and wet are not how I like my winters! If it is going to be cold and there will be some type of precipitation, please snow! Erika had the great idea of heading to the [...]
M+M Monday XXII – Sweeney Todd
It has been awhile since I wrote about a movie. In fact, it has been awhile since I watched a movie. But we had our DVR replaced and when the technician was replacing it, he noticed we were only running RCA cables to our plasma and not component or HDMI cables. Now, we get true [...]
M+M Monday XIX – James Nachtwey
Technically this is neither a movie or music Monday. But it is to an extent. James Nachtwey is one of my favorite photographers. His photographs do more than tell a story! They move people, inspire people and make people take action on worldwide events and issues. I have his book Inferno which is breathtaking. If [...]
M+M Monday XIII – Rad
I know we all love those movies from the 80′s. A little bit of a sleeper, OK a big sleeper. One of my all-time favorite movies is Rad. It has that perfect 80′s formula of cheesy jokes, a known actor mixed with newcomers and music sequences like Karate Kid. Of course the focus of the [...]
M+M Monday IX – Superbad
We saw this movie a few months ago when it came out on DVD and is hilarious! But it has been on cable (HBO or Encore) alot recently and I always watch it when I come across it. There are just so many hysterical scenes that you don’t have to watch the whole movie to [...]
M+M Monday VIII – The Kingdom
I remember wanting to see this movie when it came out in theatres, but never did. I’ve seen that it has been on HBO alot recently and finally got to watching it last night. One of the best movies I have seen in a long time. Not necessarily ‘oscar’ worthy or the best all time [...]
M+M Monday V – Wall-E
Yesterday, our kids were invited to a birthday party at a movie theater to see Wall-E. They were very excited, as was Erika and myself. Well, the kids lost interest pretty quickly as the movie is slow and very little dialogue for about 30-45 minutes. But for adults, we loved it! Not only is the [...]
M+M Monday III – Magnolia
Magnolia is hands down my favorite movie of all time, although there is a close 2nd with Rad and Natural Born Killers. This movie has it all. Amazing cinematography. Great…no superb acting. Very-well written. An amazing soundtrack/score. Just watching the trailer gets me all worked up to see it again. This movie won 3 Oscars [...]
So you like movies?
Then you are probably aware of movie ratings, G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17. These are all done by the MPPA. But what you don’t know is who rates them, how they are rated and why. I watched an interesting documentary, ‘This film is not yet rated’, the other day about film ratings, the MPPA [...]
An interesting documentary – The Bridge
One of the best inventions ever is digital cable and a DVR. I love the fact that we have tons of channels and can record anything and watch it whenever we want! I’m a big fan of documentaries! But I do not watch them enough. Luckily, we have a few channels on our digital cable [...]
You must see this movie!
This past weekend, I watched a movie that I have been meaning to watch for quite some time. An Inconvenient Truth It is a documentary, but one you owe to yourself (and your children) to see. It deals with global warming, it’s effect on the environment and our world. Very shocking to see what has [...]
