Been a slow blogging start to 2011, but we are looking to get cranked up again now. Many thanks to everyone who have been following the blog and who have recommended it to others. We love the feedback, and interaction. One important thing to note: for the hundreds of you who keep asking for a […]

Michael here… ok, enough of the slow roll out, here’s the rest of the list. We would love for any of you submit some of your favorites from the year as well….. 6) Bright Star (2009) Not overly well done per se, but a great story of John Keats and his ill-fated relationship with Fanny […]

1.)        Gosford Park (2001) Robert Altman’s masterpiece of multiple story lines, class distinction and murder in a 1930’s English country estate 2.)        Get Low (2010) Robert Duvall leads a great cast. 3.)        Let the Right One In (Sweden 2004)             Just watch it for the climactic swimming pool scene 4.)        Requiem for a Dream (2000) […]

#8 Inception (2010): I don’t this movie was great, but it was good. The special effects were good, the story line was creative. It wasn’t something I’ll double back to, but it was worth one viewing. Also, a really good cast. #7 The Devil’s Backbone (2001): I have Tony to thank for this one, I […]

Jessica Chestnut sent me the following link to a terrific video. It expresses in song what I tried to say in my BBQ blog. Please check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubTQfr_tyY

Michael here… Ok, it’s nearing year end, a time to look back and evaluate, and even though I could look back at more meaningful things, I’ve chosen to look at the movies I’ve seen. I’m going to put them in order from 10-1 based on the quality of the films combined with how much I […]

Michael here… As American filmgoers, we watch movies to be entertained. We tend to enjoy lots of flash and special effects. We like for our stories to be neat and cleanly explained. Foreign filmmakers do not seem to care much about any of that. So, the movie that I recommend should include this warning: Do […]

Michael here… Ok, the great pumpkin challenge is over after this post. I had pumpkin ice cream with fudge sauce at Cold Stone Creamery, but didn’t post on it, and there is a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheescake Ice Cream in my freezer. I’m so done with pumpkin (for a least a good week […]

Michael here… “Somewhere we know that without silence, words lose their meaning; that without listening, speaking no longer heals; that without distance, closeness cannot cure”      -Henri Nouwen So many of my interactions with others are filled with my words or actions to attempts to either prove myself to them, or to help them with something, […]

Many people know the story from the Gospel of Mark that tells of Jesus becoming angered at the “moneychangers” in the temple. He overturned tables and chairs and generally made a mess of their business operations, saying, “Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer? But you have made it […]