Into the Woods is a perfect family movie! I was lucky enough to be invited to an advanced screening of this Disney soon-to-be classic, and I can say that Sophia and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie! This is a clever story that entwines four Grimm’s fairytales into one tale full of witty one-liners and fanciful lyrics. Who …
Honestly I’m not crazy about scary movies – or at least not the scary movies along the lines of Nightmare on Elm Street or Halloween 13. Yes, they are good for a scream or two (or three), but there are movies out there that keep my sitting on the edge of my seat, digging my fingers into my …
I am a sixth grade writing teacher, and I work a lot with my students on understanding perspective. We need to learn to understand how something may be seen through someone else’s eyes. We write in first-person telling our own stories, and we write in third-person telling stories through a narrator. We also read many …
Yesterday my daughter and I saw the documentary Fed Up. Katie Couric narrates this 92-minute movie that takes direct aim at the food industry and congress and in the process educates the viewers on the dangers of sugar. What do we know about food, exercise and obesity? Walking into the movie, I already knew that obesity …
Last night I saw the movie, Chef, and I gotta’ tell you this movie is a foodies nirvana! The premise of the story is Chef Carl Casper’s (Jon Favreau) culinary creativity is being stifled beyond death at the upscale LA restaurant that he works for. After a lousy review and the pursuing mayhem, he up and …
Well that’s a wrap! The Oscars have been handed out! The Wolf didn’t howl, the pizza delivery-man wasn’t Hustled, Gravity rose to the top, and 12 Years a Slave took best picture! So many great moments! Ellen rocked the show with her biting humor, pizza delivery, and selfie (or do we call it an “us-ie”?). …
As you can probably tell from my prior post, I love all the pomp and circumstance that goes along with the awards party. I always relish a great party and all that sparkles; as a teacher I enjoy a great story – you can take me to the movies any day! The Academy Awards takes all …
I love the Academy Awards! The actors, the dresses, the red carpet – the whole event is over the top glamour. Ever since I was a young girl, I’d sit and watch and dream. I was ten years old when Tatum O’Neal won her Oscar for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon. Watching …
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornsby (published in 2005) is one of my all-time favorite reads. This is another dark comedy (maybe my favorite genre) that had me both cringing and laughing out loud. But what made this book so memorable for me are the characters. I just found out that this book has been …
