2009 PG-13 95 minutes Actor and stand-up comic Chris Rock hops around the world going from beauty salons to science labs to comb through the mystery of African American hair in director Jeff Stilson’s astute, hilarious documentary. Rock contemplates the purpose and application of a weave as well as women’s self-esteem and their locks. He […]
Archives for May 2010
Netflix Series ~ Julie & Julia
2009 PG-13 123 minutes Amy Adams stars in this truth-inspired tale as Julie Powell, who decides to enliven her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child’s culinary classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Based on Powell’s book Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, director Nora […]
Netflix Series ~ The Other Boleyn Girl
2008 PG-13 115 minutes Director Justin Chadwick’s opulent historical drama stars Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn and Scarlett Johansson as her sister, Mary — both beautiful, ambitious and vying for the heart of powerful but intemperate King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Though both women are the monarch’s mistresses, only one can become his queen consort […]
Introducing~ Netflix Series
I’m getting more and more into my Netflix. Sometimes I’m on the site for an hour browsing dvds that I want to see. I love movies. I love taking time away from my life to get involved in the lives of the characters. The same way I am about a good book…except with a movie […]