Date night at the movies - Ratatouille

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH1_weykh_PnnFhAvHdHQNYzBTnHitVvo5GdZIIClaXw8lbqSddTSUt4qht-4g0Tx96LHaEFIouycwUMH8zV-pzV-ZTcU9Nf4wjmpvp4kPtwx5NqdWOOoT9x0dR4uRGXgreoBy_aV1n2K/s1600/ratatouille.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527253325874625122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH1_weykh_PnnFhAvHdHQNYzBTnHitVvo5GdZIIClaXw8lbqSddTSUt4qht-4g0Tx96LHaEFIouycwUMH8zV-pzV-ZTcU9Nf4wjmpvp4kPtwx5NqdWOOoT9x0dR4uRGXgreoBy_aV1n2K/s400/ratatouille.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 180px;" /></a> <span style="color: #3366ff;">This is the story of a country rat named Remy who has a specially talented nose for food and a dream of being more than a rat. He goes to Paris where he has a chance to live that dream as a chef at Gusteau's Restaurant.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">The story is full of wisdom and heart and humor and Disney's recurring theme of heroes or heroines struggling against the system to realize their dreams. Disney said, "if you can dream it, you can do it", and this movie gem is true to Uncle Walt's wisdom and vision.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">If you like a mid-century vibe, which we do, the animated scenery is great, especially the credits illustrations.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">This is a great guy's movie, from this guy's perspective, inspiring for dreamers of all ages. It's a good Date Night @ the Movies movie, worthy of our movie collection - since we collect our favorite movies as part of the Damn Happy. I will return to this movie again, hungry for more.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">Braxton</span></div>

Date night at the movies - Ratatouille

This is the story of a country rat named Remy who has a specially talented nose for food and a dream of being more than a rat. He goes to P...

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Pixar Ratatouille -d the damn happy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z6J0ByN5utqSM6_i3UBlP3ToY7AoN5R5VYIwdDzWndr4xo3bnJUEEIEQveOh0ufi7k-XYS2NSNsSBbde1I9pm-YVc30MiL3ZxCgvPY9Xp3xDIpsa2bVeAb7GMcJ-oSOwhWSPkh5fNLKd/s1600/ratatouille.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527214471552015842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z6J0ByN5utqSM6_i3UBlP3ToY7AoN5R5VYIwdDzWndr4xo3bnJUEEIEQveOh0ufi7k-XYS2NSNsSBbde1I9pm-YVc30MiL3ZxCgvPY9Xp3xDIpsa2bVeAb7GMcJ-oSOwhWSPkh5fNLKd/s400/ratatouille.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 180px;" /></a> <em>A thousand <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">apologies</span> for the following <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fo</span>/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ne</span>/tic spellings of certain french words. I was too lazy to look them up. Plus, I took German which excuses everything. </em><br /><em></em><br />Like many of the movies we review on this blog, <em>rat/a/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tooey</span> </em>has been around for a while - so there is not much reason to go into great detail here. It's a story of friendship and food set in the <em>tray <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">jo</span>/</em>lee city <em></em>of <em>Pa/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ree</span>.</em><br />If you've ever read my bio - you know that I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">loooove</span> food and the culinary arts which made <em>rat/a/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">tooey</span> </em>a visual treat for me. The restaurant kitchen is to die! All of the scenes of cooking and eating were <em>tray man/e/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">feek</span> </em>and I absolutely will put <em>rat/a/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">tooey</span></em> on the menu for this week (the dish, not the movie).<br /><em>Rat/a/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">tooey</span></em> is a fun movie for snuggling in bed with a tray of <em>or/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">derves</span> </em>and your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">significant</span> other. If you see this movie be sure to hang out until the ending credits - the artwork is adorable and actually quite mod. <br />I would surely give this movie a green light for date night and I guarantee that you will be hungry when it's over.<br /><em>Or/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">vwaaa</span></em><br />Yancey<br /><em><br /></em></div>

Pixar Ratatouille -d the damn happy

A thousand apologies for the following fo / ne /tic spellings of certain french words. I was too lazy to look them up. Plus, I took German...

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Date night at the movies -"nine"

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LLpgyVXeH121W_3r0f6d9p6a7YDPsJu_4KlRlRyyidzl3pNvp9Q5ioVOoSitDzcYKmcOl7-1QIym4DNVKu-DdCftWZv2Ripx2NPN5Zy-kMc8jTDi5PkVYJJNej2bjnFAJofywxwsO9Bc/s1600/nine.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525731326456411506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LLpgyVXeH121W_3r0f6d9p6a7YDPsJu_4KlRlRyyidzl3pNvp9Q5ioVOoSitDzcYKmcOl7-1QIym4DNVKu-DdCftWZv2Ripx2NPN5Zy-kMc8jTDi5PkVYJJNej2bjnFAJofywxwsO9Bc/s400/nine.bmp" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 270px;" /></a> <span style="color: #3366ff;">Set in Italy, a genius movie director struggles with writers block as the cast and crew of "Italia" are busy making a movie that lacks the first page of a script. This director has an impressive number of beautiful women in his life, and they sing and dance their musical messages on impressive sets. So far so good.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">The cast is chock full of fantastic actors who do a good job acting...yet this movie, for all the sex and beauty and talent going for it, fails to stir my soul. I have no empathy for the characters. This movie should be a sensual ravishment like Moulin Rouge. It should be like a delicious hot Italian lasagna, but instead it's more like a slick magazine ad showing a mouthwatering dish - it looks delicious in the picture but it is stone cold, without much flavor, and fails to satisfy.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">Not a total waste of an evening, bu<span style="color: #3366ff;">t</span> the movie was a big disappointment. On a 10 point scale, I give "9" a 2. It should have been so much more. I would give it a red light from a guy perspective and I would not recommend it for date night at the movies. I would not see it again.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">Braxton</span></div>

Date night at the movies -"nine"

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date night movie review "nine"

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2iGOMyT0IoraA16yRoA4PznniDxmdh7hmksDW2Fvxs9olfPrJm_33SFWjgcfaoKAoSRt-aWKlM8etePKJsgFZtLQgQmRlTFj_gAeNztIyYfo3HIC-UxkW-brRPpWbWBlWUF2WMaPQ2q9/s1600/nine.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524974385259675394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2iGOMyT0IoraA16yRoA4PznniDxmdh7hmksDW2Fvxs9olfPrJm_33SFWjgcfaoKAoSRt-aWKlM8etePKJsgFZtLQgQmRlTFj_gAeNztIyYfo3HIC-UxkW-brRPpWbWBlWUF2WMaPQ2q9/s400/nine.bmp" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 270px;" /></a> If I could give myself the gift of a talent it would definitely be the ability to dance, or perhaps the ability to sing. I know, I want to be able to sing while dancing! Yes, that's it, I want to sing and dance, and I want to look like Penelope Cruze or Nicole Kidman or maybe Fergie while doing it! Wouldn't that be great?<br />Which is why it really is surprising that a movie that includes all of the above mentioned superstars, who by the way, sing and dance while barely clothed, could actually be.....boring.<br />There really is not that much more to say about this movie - it's boring. So there.</div>

date night movie review "nine"

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Date night @ the movies - The graduate

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr2oVxSs94DlJ3KLycAtnPqs6jr3oKtkSoVZNXvGoDmxGY8V6DXpSEdTWRp8KOSecyZ0zNs6kDYZ2ugr35DxSNH9xGhxPI2FP8xxwV16G_c4wurGREr_YZe-_a1OgqEmTb89wKKRBI7eB/s1600/graduate_ver2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522387424192532434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr2oVxSs94DlJ3KLycAtnPqs6jr3oKtkSoVZNXvGoDmxGY8V6DXpSEdTWRp8KOSecyZ0zNs6kDYZ2ugr35DxSNH9xGhxPI2FP8xxwV16G_c4wurGREr_YZe-_a1OgqEmTb89wKKRBI7eB/s400/graduate_ver2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 269px;" /></a> Well, Braxton really said it all - we both really loooved this movie. If you haven't seen it, and you have any love of mid-century decor, then you must.<br /><br />Just looking at Mrs. Robinson's den (does anyone have a "den" anymore?) makes me want to redo my house in chic black and white. oh my. I am however glad that frosted hair is no longer in style or smoking - I will gladly take everything else though.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimduEexnwmDWJoU5xVBBV38f5pxLiQlkdAQhLWcpoY5DluBaE-ML9hmbu0jwQlqZcHumnXkYp31t2doAqRByJqbbBDgtwsa0eXll_DdSycDOYOF64VjQqsfAL_WboFLTIZaz-vJPuUqHx7/s1600/den+the+graduate.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522386976719895314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimduEexnwmDWJoU5xVBBV38f5pxLiQlkdAQhLWcpoY5DluBaE-ML9hmbu0jwQlqZcHumnXkYp31t2doAqRByJqbbBDgtwsa0eXll_DdSycDOYOF64VjQqsfAL_WboFLTIZaz-vJPuUqHx7/s400/den+the+graduate.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 311px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> How iconic is this shot? The director, Mike Nichols, incorporated lots of shadows in the shots, the one behind Dustin is particularly interesting!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnVXhALbD6GstUAG3QU5ke_raIP6SaUOMrPSQDe9UtdM-KtrZyOK9TNX6GQZMbp9FiWMoR5ShxM8jw5KHkAdytaZz0ZFE9mEEWJNwIcO6xdxsW1VACl6_yHdX6TWwvvYppQr0saCb-AQa/s1600/the+graduate.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522386855719931938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnVXhALbD6GstUAG3QU5ke_raIP6SaUOMrPSQDe9UtdM-KtrZyOK9TNX6GQZMbp9FiWMoR5ShxM8jw5KHkAdytaZz0ZFE9mEEWJNwIcO6xdxsW1VACl6_yHdX6TWwvvYppQr0saCb-AQa/s400/the+graduate.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 314px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> The Graduate will have you daydreaming about gorgeous blue swimming pools, when women wore stockings, backyard cookouts and young love - all to the tune of your favorite Simon and Garfunkel song. </div><div>It really was a perfect date night at the movies!</div><div>Peace,</div><div>Yancey<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>

Date night @ the movies - The graduate

Well, Braxton really said it all - we both really loooved this movie. If you haven't seen it, and you have any love of mid-century deco...

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Date nite at the movies - The Graduate

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYevDWcejcGaQL5yKF4YVzJOF3N8XMEm0P43MqRRJkuAa8xTlZruAKHUYE_RZQ1EcVeiCz8x3i73Z4mrkuSp4X8clCzZkPi2vETrH2h9lzQU9EAKfjT_8TsuNyb1gvQqZHvmycdJEOElLP/s1600/the+graduate.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522383492512277442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYevDWcejcGaQL5yKF4YVzJOF3N8XMEm0P43MqRRJkuAa8xTlZruAKHUYE_RZQ1EcVeiCz8x3i73Z4mrkuSp4X8clCzZkPi2vETrH2h9lzQU9EAKfjT_8TsuNyb1gvQqZHvmycdJEOElLP/s400/the+graduate.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 314px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <span style="color: #3366ff;">Can't believe I never saw this movie before! Great movie. Filmed in 1967, a young Dustin Hoffman plays a man freshly graduated from college and facing a future with great trepidation. Born into a privileged family, plenty of his parent's friends appear to be offering him job opportunities ("just one word...Plastics") but he is confused, he wants something "different".</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">Facing a second career myself, amazing how relevant his hope of carving out a different path is to me.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">The movie was beautifully and artistically shot, well acted, and Dustin did a great job of pulling me into his character. Seems like a lot of movies fail the empathy test - live or die on the screen, and you really don't care. Not so with The Graduate.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">The movie is such a classic, I can see where other movies have been influenced by this. Risky Business and Garden State come to mind. There was also an airport scene that seemed to have been knocked off and parodied by Airplane that made us both laugh as we made the connection. The score by Simon and Garfunkel was perfect.</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">Loved this movie! Often vintage movies don't hold up well, but this one does. I would see The Graduate again and indeed buy it for our collection. Excellent Date Night @ the Movies, movie. Great 60's movie for design inspiration. I give it an enthusiastic green light!</span><br /><span style="color: #3366ff;">Braxton</span></div>

Date nite at the movies - The Graduate

Can't believe I never saw this movie before! Great movie. Filmed in 1967, a young Dustin Hoffman plays a man freshly graduated from col...

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Date Night at the Movies - Religulous

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Yancey put this into the Netflix queue. We had always been kinda interested to see this but it </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsx1IJZIQ6BOQxxH8rEwhYVE9xmFwps5EyD6ImuRcSe1p5b1uhj1EJdw0hObCMc1fewFQNxWgZboSHUSwXB4gccbbiJK3TOXts3azDDpQUWkK5c39guwYzxIe0ILkN982R7vdyirQzHRI/s1600/religulous.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520095104345179138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsx1IJZIQ6BOQxxH8rEwhYVE9xmFwps5EyD6ImuRcSe1p5b1uhj1EJdw0hObCMc1fewFQNxWgZboSHUSwXB4gccbbiJK3TOXts3azDDpQUWkK5c39guwYzxIe0ILkN982R7vdyirQzHRI/s320/religulous.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 270px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 185px;" /></a><br /><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">had never been on the top of the list. Seems like there was always something more interesting to see, and documentaries, I'll admit, are not the escape I'm normally looking for after a punishing day at the office.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">As a documentary, there was no new information here, it wasn't at all balanced journalism. and it wasn't funny enough to be worth seeing it for a good laugh. It was a reminder that there are a lot of people and religions out there that are crazy, and that religion is responsible for a lot of the world's "sins". It didn't show the comfort religion can give many people, the good works, or the kindhearted, good people who are inspired by religion or a religious order.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Personally, I wasn't ticked off by the sow. I'm not churchy, but I am spiritual and part of my journey is to grow in the spirit and in wisdom. Some church folk could be put off by Maher's snarky comments and by his very personal viewpoint. In terms of documentaries I like Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 a lot better, it was hilarious and much smarter and better crafted.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">This movie had some humorous moments, and it is a pleasant enough diversion if you have nothing better to see but need to veg-out. I wouldn't see it again. I would have to give it a red light as a guy movie and for Date Night at the Movies, expect no burning bush, no second coming:).</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Keeping it reel.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Braxton</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;"></span></div></div>

Date Night at the Movies - Religulous

Yancey put this into the Netflix queue. We had always been kinda interested to see this but it had never been on the top of the list. Seems ...

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Date Night at the Movies - Religulous

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo8UAP24eTgW_1ehjL_A8y-s9dUQm1mkNk0E-ppGBbQBw7bHSr_4K4Jq3XBya-kLt0ZXesajJiqK8XfRQnjoI7oESlEmpYRVBhe0QW5FS74_uzdthD1rLj0HP9rjnrQsUtqxa_8CnGwVf/s1600/religulous.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519733936185947810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo8UAP24eTgW_1ehjL_A8y-s9dUQm1mkNk0E-ppGBbQBw7bHSr_4K4Jq3XBya-kLt0ZXesajJiqK8XfRQnjoI7oESlEmpYRVBhe0QW5FS74_uzdthD1rLj0HP9rjnrQsUtqxa_8CnGwVf/s320/religulous.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 270px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 185px;" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Full disclosure: I am not religious. At all. I was raised in a Christian home where church attendance was NOT optional. As soon as I was out of the house I divorced myself from organized religion and we have both been happier for it.<br />2nd Full disclosure: Ok, there was that brief period of time when the girls were small that we thought it would be good idea to give them a taste of what their friends were experiencing every Sunday ( hay, this is the bible belt, yall) so we went to church. And Sunday school. OMG. It didn't take long before the church and I broke up once again, this time for good.<br />I'm not certain if my un-affiliation with organized religion has made me <em>more or less </em>open minded when it comes to other peoples choices - but I like to think that it makes me more<em>. </em>Which makes me wonder - what the heck is wrong with Bill Maher? He claims to be an atheist himself - all well and good - but this guy just won't give anyone a break! Religulous is basically two hours of snarky comments by Mr. Maher when he isn't setting everyone up to be the butt of his next joke. There are some genuinely funny moments such as the guy named Jesus who thinks he is the reincarnation of - you guessed it - Jesus. And the Christian stoners from the Netherlands who just stair at the camera looking all blissed out. And the tel-evangelist who explains away his bling and alligator shoes by saying "Jesus never said anything against rich people" - I guess the whole camel through the eye of a needle thing was just some sort of literary optical illusion.<br />Anyway, If your idea of "date night" is two hours of fairly obnoxious comments by Bill Maher followed by hours of stimulating debate/conversation with your date about religion, then this movie is for you. Otherwise, not so much.<br />Peace,<br />Yancey</div>

Date Night at the Movies - Religulous

Full disclosure: I am not religious. At all. I was raised in a Christian home where church attendance was NOT optional. As soon as I was out...

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Date Night at the Movies - A Single Man

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAD4kuu6HcZcir73RzJWADrAuP1ncJDOHYltpK4pc0Xud_dHKRelhQ-aFdG3Td4WURHJ0_zky2vTMoO2u8qxwRmtFUBGZsI8RH1BwBUJ4GvjB5kWSNe40KwcodR4PyXexV4mBnW8KUCE7/s1600/a+single+man.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519729352095121122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAD4kuu6HcZcir73RzJWADrAuP1ncJDOHYltpK4pc0Xud_dHKRelhQ-aFdG3Td4WURHJ0_zky2vTMoO2u8qxwRmtFUBGZsI8RH1BwBUJ4GvjB5kWSNe40KwcodR4PyXexV4mBnW8KUCE7/s320/a+single+man.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 101px;" /></a><br /><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Another Yancey pick. I wouldn't have chosen this movie for guy nite at the movies but Yancey heard it was beautiful, and so for Date Night at the Movies, I'm on board!</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Tom Ford directed this movie, which is reason enough to see it. As designers, we naturally admire his work, so we settled into bed with a cold drink in hand to watch this movie with high expectations. The other reason we were excited about this movie is we are designing our own home fashion collection with a mid-century vibe, which made this 60's period movie a good target for inspiration. We had to see it.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">I was a beautiful movie. Tom Ford's eye for beauty and design was evident, the story was compelling, and the acting excellent.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">What I really loved about this movie was the eye candy of the main character's mid-century home.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">It's a story of love and loss and friendship and hope. It's about the social challenge of a gay professor in the 60's living in a straight world.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Good date movie. Good enough to see again. I don't know if I would buy this movie, but I would give it a green light as a date movie.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color: #3366ff;">Braxton</span></div></div>

Date Night at the Movies - A Single Man

Another Yancey pick. I wouldn't have chosen this movie for guy nite at the movies but Yancey heard it was beautiful, and so for Date Nig...

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date night movie review - A Single Man

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6fk4GrHS6aU1Hr3H9YM3MmyUq-Eef4ICjcnnlp0IUl8UPQzR_9_MbfSeFM2Jj0b28czQlx9UHI4KqIZ1vB-kQn1yiiDpUrIF5ttFgScQGKO3k2txGwmldNupoeGvyvXH2L0WJHnhVpq7/s1600/a+single+man.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517217690695822322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6fk4GrHS6aU1Hr3H9YM3MmyUq-Eef4ICjcnnlp0IUl8UPQzR_9_MbfSeFM2Jj0b28czQlx9UHI4KqIZ1vB-kQn1yiiDpUrIF5ttFgScQGKO3k2txGwmldNupoeGvyvXH2L0WJHnhVpq7/s320/a+single+man.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 101px;" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Welcome to another addition of <em>date night movie review.</em> This week Braxton and I saw the Tom Ford directed - A Single Man. Oh my. <br />The movie captures a single day in the life of a college professor played by Colin Firth who has suddenly lost the love of his life to a tragic accident. The professors lover happens to be male, but honestly I think the story would have unfolded the exact same way had the lovers been male and female. It's essentially a romance - a deeply moving love story - about a couple who just happen to be gay.<br />As compelling as the story line is, and it is, try if you can to pay attention to the interiors. Oh my my. I want to live inside this movie! The professors house is a perfect example of masculine mid-century decor, and his friends house (played by Juliana Moore) is a vision of feminine loveliness. I don't believe I could ever choose which one to live in. I think I need them both!<br />Bottom line - A Single Man is pretty much a perfect date night movie. Loved it! Did I mention their is a scene with a handsome Colin Firth swimming naked in a pool that was shot underwater! I know, right?<br />Peace,<br />Yancey</div>

date night movie review - A Single Man

Welcome to another addition of date night movie review. This week Braxton and I saw the Tom Ford directed - A Single Man. Oh my. The movie ...

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movie review wednesday - The Namesake

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwMRc9LOyLU0UAyBjO6D5ggV8Qm413z1ZxDTtCD8QlM1Oios55ty3O_jJav6n7h1wpYtZiI6nTGMuWcS_8xX7xk4szYVXYrG0hCwI0YQopnZ8FzScxKF17TCPUxJOddggjISTZ03OlB7E/s1600/the+namesake.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514608344187670258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwMRc9LOyLU0UAyBjO6D5ggV8Qm413z1ZxDTtCD8QlM1Oios55ty3O_jJav6n7h1wpYtZiI6nTGMuWcS_8xX7xk4szYVXYrG0hCwI0YQopnZ8FzScxKF17TCPUxJOddggjISTZ03OlB7E/s320/the+namesake.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 185px; width: 125px;" /></a><br /><div>I truly love my locally owned independent movie theatre. However, they are not always showing a movie that I want to shell out $8.00 to see. So, Braxton and I have joined netflix. With that in mind, I would like to start a his and hers movie review, every Wednesday. I of course will be the "hers" and Braxton will be the "his" which should be the perfect excuse for him to join me in blogging. Let's see what happens.</div><br /><div>First of all, let me tell you what I look for in a movie. Like most women I love a good romance, but I also love beauty, mystery, symbolism and spirituality. What I don't like in a movie is any type of violence unless absolutely necessary to the story, that includes gore and horror.</div><br /><div>Our first netflix movie was <em>The Namesake. </em>I have not read the book, but our daughter had seen the movie and recommended it so us and I have to say she was right. I do love movies about foreign countries and different cultures, yet I'm not crazy about sub-titles, which this movie does not have. Without giving too much away, it's the story of a first generation Indian-American who no longer wishes to use the name his parents gave him, he wants something more american. That's all I'll say about the story.</div><br /><div>Now, <em>does The </em>Namesake fit my criteria for a good movie? Actually, it does. Did I LOVE this move, not exactly, and frankly I can't really tell you why. Am I just a horrible movie reviewer?</div><br /><div>It was enjoyable, definitely worth the two hours spent, yet, not one I would see a second time.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>If any of you have seen The Namesake please let me know your thoughts. I'm talking to you Braxton!</div><br /><div>Peace,</div><br /><div>Yancey </div></div>

movie review wednesday - The Namesake

I truly love my locally owned independent movie theatre. However, they are not always showing a movie that I want to shell out $8.00 to see....

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