I'm feeling a bit loopy this morning thanks to good old Robitussin. I love fall but the 7-10 days when the weather jumps up and down 20-30 degrees just kills me. By this time next week I'll be fine, but this week I'll be groggy and coughing. Fun, fun, fun! But at least I have an excuse to sit back and enjoy some excellent pop culture!
Film: Right at Your Door
I had very few expectations for this 2006 film. A dirty bomb goes off in L.A. and Brad (Rory Cochrane) must seal up his house to protect himself from the toxic fumes. The kicker is that his wife, Lexi (played by tv's In Plain Sight Mary McCormack), is out in the stuff. When she comes home, he must decide whether or not to let her in; leaving her outside will surely lead to her death from the fumes. It's a 90-minute panic attack that will leave you thinking at the end. I am fascinated by the wave of post-9/11 horror films that deal with home invasion of various kinds (think Verbinski's The Ring). If you can think of any other home invasion films, let me know. In the meantime, check out this intriguing look at panic, love, and media cluelessness.
Television Recap: My Own Worst Enemy
First, let me assure you that any show with the ever-hot hottie Christian Slater is a show I am going to watch at least once. This NBC retelling of the Jekyll/Hyde story had me quite concerned. Very rarely do I actually like these adaptations. The main exception was BBC's Jekyll with Tom Nesbitt. Apparently, Enemy's creator, Jason Smilovic, took a page out of BBC's book because this show is actually rather interesting. My favorite element of the show is that Edward is the dominant personality while Henry is the created alter-ego. This is a new turn in Jekyll/Hyde retellings and one that is giving the show a nice twist. Also, the actors are a wise choice. Slater is doing a good job avoiding his Jack Nicholson performance angle, Alfre Woodard is always enjoyable, and Mike O'Malley does his own nice dual-personality take. The writing is a bit cheesy but the show overall has potential. Last night's episode set up some interesting directions so we'll see where it goes.
Book: Natural Born Charmer
Okay you chick lit folks out there, here is a recommendation from me. I picked this book up as an audio book for my last trip to PA. It is apparently part of a series of books created by Susan Elizabeth Phillips about the fictitious Chicago Stars football team. Luckily, one need not to have read any of the previous books to enjoy this one. Blue Bailey - an out-of-work, down-on-her-luck artist - is picked up by Dean Robillard - the gorgeous Stars quarterback. They head to his farm in Tennessee where serious family issues abound for Dean. Normally I am not one for chick lit, but I really enjoyed this book. I think I liked the complexity of the many plots and sub-plots. Yes, the book is predictably but that's okay. Getting there is rather enjoyable. Actually, I enjoyed the sub-plot between the famous singer Jack Patriot and April Robillard (Dean's mom) more than anything else. I'm not sure how this book actually reads, but as an audio book it will provide you about ten hours of fun.
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Blech, Robin Hood POT as one of Slater's best? I'll only say that his accent is better than Kevin Costner's.
Heh, I think I've panned POT on your blog before.
You have. That's okay; I still think Slater is a hottie in that film. Anyway, it sure beats the cheesy love story where he's going to die. Gag!
Oh yeah! Baboon heart or whatever. I don't completely hate that movie.
Wasn't he in Bed of Roses too? That one is REALLY bad.
"Bed of Roses" is one of those cheesy movies that I tend to watch when it's on! (We all have those... :-)
I HATE "Untamed Heart"!
I seem to recall he was also on Alias for a few episodes.
French Kiss is one of those for me.
I love "French Kiss." I tend to get sucked into "Sweet Home Alabama." I think it's the punch to Candace Bergen that does it. (I love Candace Bergen and it's so out of the norm for her to actually be punched.) I also like "Miss Congeniality." I think that's more to watch Michael Caine have fun than anything else.
Candice Bergen is fantastic on Boston Legal too. I'm so sad it's ending! I'm really going to miss James Spader's weekly liberal closings.
I liked Sweet Home Alabama, but I would have picked Patrick Dempsey. :-)
Never really liked French Kiss. I don't know why.
I have a follow up for the Sex and the City movie, now that I've seen the whole thing. I really liked it! It was just fun. I still think the main plot development with Carrie and Big is contrived. But on the whole, it was like a big glitzy episode of the show, and if you liked the show, who could ask for more?
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