Why Flipper Committed Suicide – and What You Can Do for the OthersThis is not a joke. It is the review of a very moving film by Ric O’Barry, the man who trained “Flipper”. Before “The Cove” most people did not know how “Flipper” died. My husband warned me, and I will warn you. This [...]

Pancakes II: Pancakes for your face 5th of February 2008 is pancake day – make sure to celebrate it by cooking up a batch of pancakes, and trying some new toppings. Visit http://www.welovepancakes.com for recipe ideas and a brief history on how pancakes came to be so popular These ARE pancakes – pancakes are different [...]

Doubt Official Movie Trailer 2008 Doubt Official Movie Trailer 2008 – I can’t wait to see this one. I really like Meryl Streep, and she seems great in this role.  It appears to be about a school/church at the turn of the century, and the headmistress who is unable to accept change, volleying against a [...]

Wolverine Movie Trailer 2009 (X-Men Origins) in HD OFFICIAL X-Men Origins Wolverine OFFICAL Trailer HD Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells the story of [...]

Movie Review: Thank You for SmokingOnce again, I started watching a movie, expecting a documentary (this time about the evils of the tobacco industry). Instead, I was given a delightful thinking comedy movie about the tobacco industry, lobbyists, spin doctors, and the sales industry. Nick Naylor is the spokesman for the tobacco industry. He lobbies [...]

Homeschooling Tips – How to Get Your Child to Enjoy LearningDue to constant traveling, I have been homeschooling my son for the last few months. We have gone through different stages where he enjoyed it or didn’t, and I’ve had a few struggles getting him to listen and to actually like doing work, especially math. [...]

Movie Review: WALL-EI finally got the chance to watch this, and I was very impressed. This has to be the cutest robot movie I’ve ever seen, and it is one of the best movies for kids that I’ve seen in a long time.  Rated G – now how often do you see that anymore?  Truly [...]

Whale Rider Movie ReviewWhale Rider is a lovely little movie about a rural Maori town in New Zealand and their search for a leader. It’s about the struggle for a little girl to be accepted, about the struggle between tradition and modern ideas, fulfilling your dreams, and about love within a family and within a [...]

Movie Review: The Science of SleepI started watching this movie, expecting a documentary from BBC or the Discovery Channel about sleep and dreams. It was definitely not that, but something much better. A Michel Gondry film. The director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, many of Bjork’s music videos, and several other amazing works, [...]

Movie Review: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindI absolutely love to see Jim Carey in a serious role. I think that Kate Winslet is beautiful. Charlie Kaufman (screenwriter for Adaptation and Being John Malkovich among others) is brilliant. And I think that Michel Gondry is an absolute genius. It also has Elijah Wood and Kirsten [...]