You know it is going to be a good day when you get a call from your dad letting you know that there is a special showing of the greatest Star Trek movie of all time. Or maybe that's just me. Regardless, when I talked to my dad, Bud, on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 about the Wrath of Khan playing at Wooster's Cinemark Movies 10, it was a no brainer that I would be there. I didn't ask any questions, other than what time it was showing. Turns out the reason for it was in celebration of its 35th … [Read more...]
‘Patriots Day’ Relives the Boston Marathon Bombings
From the moment I saw the trailer for "Patriots Day," a film depicting the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt for the two bombers, I wanted to see it. While I was in Wooster at the time of the explosions, two people, both in Boston that day, offered me glimpses in the tragedy and the capture of the perpetrators. The first was Kathryn Gabriele, a Wooster native who was running in the marathon, and the second was Seth Mnookin, someone I connected with at a conference for … [Read more...]
It’s a Wonderful Life, and I’m Glad You are Here
This is a great time of year to get to watch some of my favorite movies. I enjoy Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in White Christmas. I love to watch the Muppets along with Michael Caine tell Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. Even Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer holds a special place in my heart. However, one of my most favorite Christmas movies is Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. I have watched that movie every year since I was a teenager. I can't imagine … [Read more...]
Animation for Any Generation
I have a confession to make. I have no problem going to an animated film (aka cartoon) without taking a child being with me. When Beauty and the Beast came out in the early 1990's I saw it at least 1/2 a dozen times by myself. I never feel compelled to justify going by dragging a kid along. I am not sure my husband Bobby feels the same way. However, I will say there is an added dimension when you go to a film geared towards children with children in tow. Bobby and I did just that a couple … [Read more...]
Spending Part of the Day at the ‘Night of the Museum’
If this blog is about anything, it is about fun trips, tasty eats and good movies. My husband Bobby and I have started to look for ways we can visit movie locations, and the latest one is "Night of the Museum." The movie, starring Ben Stiller and some museum exhibits, was filmed, in part, in the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, across the street from Central Park and down the street from the building featured in "Ghostbusters." What I really liked about this movie is that … [Read more...]