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Deck the Halls (2006)

The perfect Christmas movie uplifts and inspires, sometimes makes us laugh, often makes us cry, and always gives us the warm, fuzzy feeling of Christmas. “Deck the Halls” did absolutely none of those things for me. Matthew Broderick plays Steve Finch, the town eye doctor and also the chairman of the Christmas Festival. The town has been getting ready for the holidays and so has Steve, with his obsessive-compulsive need to organize everything down to the last speck. His wife (Kristin Davis) tries to help him see that they don’t need to be so uptight about the schedule, but he’s … Continue reading →

Top 10 Celebrity News Items for the Week of November 27, 2006

The celebrity news you may have missed! 10. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker Engaged As Michele reported, on-again, off-again couple Eva Longoria and Tony Parker is engaged. They split in September, but quickly reconciled. 9. Danny DeVito Drunk on “The View” I don’t watch “The View”, but apparently Danny DeVito was drunk and slurring his words when he showed up this week to promote his latest film “Deck the Halls.” However, Barbara Walters insists that Danny is welcome back anytime. 8. Celine Cancels Vegas Shows Singer Celine Dion has a highly contagious respiratory infection and has been forced to cancel … Continue reading →

Celebrity Good Week/Bad Week News

Some celebrities had high highs this week, while others fell pretty low. Let’s review what happened: It’s been a bad week for…Jeremy Piven “Entourage” actor Jeremy Piven had to pull out of the Broadway show Speed-the-Plow after doctors discovered he had “shocking levels” of mercury in his system. What was the culprit? Apparently, Piven had eaten too much sushi and taken too many Chinese herbs for his health. He was hospitalized for three days, but seems to be doing okay now. It’s been a good week for…Oprah Winfrey This week, dog loving celebrity Oprah Winfrey was named as PETA’s “Person … Continue reading →

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

In the classic movie “Christmas in Connecticut,” Barbara Stanwyck plays Elizabeth Lane, a famous columnist who writes about food, decorating, and being the perfect hostess. There’s just one problem – she’s none of those things. She gets her recipes from her Uncle Felix, who owns his own restaurant, and she takes her descriptions of her home from a cottage in Connecticut she visits on occasion. She’s also passed herself off as married with a new baby, and none of that is true, either. She’s only told these small white lies to keep food on her own table, never dreaming that … Continue reading →

Prancer (1989)

The 1989 movie “Prancer” has a cute premise. One of Santa’s reindeer is separated from the herd and becomes injured, to wander around in the woods near the home of one little girl who still believes in Santa. She takes him in, nurses him back to health, and saves her family in the process. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? Well, it would have been, if it had been done differently. Sam Elliot stars as John Riggs, a widowed apple farmer on the brink of losing his farm. He has two children, Steve and Jessica (Rebecca Harrell) who miss their mother terribly. … Continue reading →

Week in Review: December 1st-8th

We’ve had a lot of fun in Movie Reviews this last week. Would you like a quick rundown of everything we’ve watched? “The Prince and Me” is a bubble-gum love story about a girl who is attending college and gets mixed up with the Prince of Denmark, who’s incognito. They fall in love, but when she discovers his true identity, will the price of fame be too high? “Deck the Halls” is an ornery movie about two neighbors who vie for the title of “Christmas Expert” and nearly ruin each other’s lives in the process, completely forgetting why we have … Continue reading →