This remarkable documentary tells the story of Jiro Ono, a master sushi chef in Tokyo. Jiro is 85 years old and has been making sushi for 75 years. Despite a hardscrabble childhood, he has risen to be the owner and chef of a Michelin three star restaurant. Jiro’s attention to every detail of sushi preparation [...]
Archive for the ‘Movie’ Category
2 Jan
The King’s Speech
The King of this biographical movie refers to England’s George VI, the father of the current Queen Elizabeth. “Bertie”, as he was known to his family, was the younger brother of the Prince of Wales. As the Duke of York, his public engagements were more limited than his elder brother, so the fact that he [...]
26 Dec
Black Swan
Black Swan is rumored to be Natalie Portman’s entree into the rarefied world of the Oscar nominee. She has certainly worked hard to create the persona of the psycho ballerina who suffers from anorexia and bulimia as well as from a stage mother to rival Mama Rose (played by a haggard looking Barbara Hershey). To [...]
12 Dec
Fair Game
I highly recommend this movie. It tells the true story of Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson. If you go back a few years, you may remember that Valerie Wilson was the CIA covert operative who was outed by Scooter Libby in retaliation for an op-ed that her husband wrote for the New York Times. [...]
24 Nov
Burlesque
This new movie starring Christina Aguilera and Cher has a tremendous amount of hype to overcome. Christina singing on Dancing With the Stars! Cher on the cover of Vanity Fair! Talk shows! Late night! Big budget! (Is 55 million dollars a big budget movie anymore?) Well, Burlesque does deliver in some ways. The music is [...]
18 Nov
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Since I have read and reviewed all three books in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy and seen and reviewed the other movies, I had to go see this one. It did not disappoint! TGWKTHN picks up where movie #2 left off. Lisbeth Salander is in surgery to remove the three bullets from the attempted murder of [...]
2 Oct
The Town (Guest Review)
A winning cast and a powerful and action-packed screenplay are set against Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood in Ben Affleck’s latest tribute to his beloved Beantown: The Town. Charlestown is The Town and it’s identified early in the film as the “Bank Robbery Capital of America.” Affleck plays Doug MacRay, the leader of a brutal and fearless [...]
2 Sep
The Other Guys-Guest Review
On a quick trip to Baltimore this week, I had an evening free so I spent $10 to see The Other Guys a new flick starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson. For better entertainment value, I should have taken that ten bucks, thrown it out a window of a [...]
2 Sep
Dinner for Schmucks
Yes, I admit it. I went to see Dinner for Schmucks and I did enjoy it. I have not really liked anything that Steve Carell (playing Barry) has done on the big screen-his talents seem suited perfectly for television. This, however, was quite clever and funny. Paul Rudd (Tim) plays an ambitious executive who finds [...]
16 Aug
Eat Pray Love
Capsule review #4. Like probably every other book club in the country, mine had read Eat Pray Love a while ago, and really enjoyed the book. So of course I was anxiously awaiting the release of the movie. I was actually a bit disappointed. Julia Roberts plays Elizabeth Gilbert with a lack of emotion and [...]
