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Stardust (2007)

A few years ago, I went into the bookstore and what to my delight should I find, but a new Neil Gaiman novel. Now you may not have heard of Neil Gaiman and if you haven’t, well I have a few books of his that I could recommend and I’ll link them below. For now, I want to talk about the film Stardust based on the novel of the same name. Stardust is rated PG-13 for some fantasy violence and risqué humor, but the risqué is just that and it’s not toilet humor. First and foremost, Stardust is a fairytale. … Continue reading →

The Prince and Me (2004)

Julia Stiles stars in “The Prince and Me” as Paige, a pre-med student at the University of Wisconsin. She’s concentrating diligently on her studies and doesn’t have time for a relationship. Meanwhile, Prince Edvard of Denmark (Luke Mably) is setting the castle on its ear. He’s a wild child, not ready to slow down and embrace the role that is his. He loves fast cars, fast women, and combining the two is his idea of a good time. While watching TV one day, Edvard, also known as Eddie, sees a T-shirt contest being held at the University of Wisconsin. Mistakenly … Continue reading →

Eternals – Neil Gaiman

I picked up Eternals because Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. I’ve also been hearing a lot lately about “graphic novels”. That doesn’t mean they are full of sex and violence. It means they are illustrated. This particular graphic novel is a comic book, complete with dialogue balloons and several frames per page. I did get some odd looks for reading this hard bound comic book at the dentist office. I’m sure people wondered about me. But it was fun to read a comic book again. As a writer, I was impressed at how the illustrations complimented the … Continue reading →

Top Ten Movies of the Summer

Autumn is literally right around the corner and in some areas it’s already started to cool down. It feels wonderful outside right now, a balmy 70 degrees, but with the advent of autumn comes the fall release of the summer movies to DVD. Now’s as good a time as any to review what was great about the summer of 2007 at the movies! Summer Fun The following top ten movies are compiled not by sales or record breaking figures but by one attribute and one attribute alone: how much fun were they? 10. Spiderman 3 – Peter Parker won our … Continue reading →