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donnie brasco

Another mobster movie. I don’t know what I’m going to do after the Sopranos are over–we’ll have already watched all of the mobster movies out there in the meantime. Where will I get my fix? This movie was quite good–but it was a lot different than most of the mobster …

lisey’s story

I could not wait to read this story, but it was definitely not as fulfilling as I hoped it would be. I’ve been reading Stephen King since I was 10. He is my favorite author. This is one of my least favorite novels from him. It ranks right up there …

bottling nite

Last night, Brian and I bottled up the Riunite-tasting wine that I complained about a few months ago. It actually didn’t turn out too badly. And, it no longer tastes like Riunite, thank God. But, it is definitely too sweet for our tastes. Luckily, I know a bunch of people …

failure to launch

We watched this last night. It was not one of those hysterically funny comedies, but it was amusing enough–good entertainment for an evening. Kinda like watching a really long sitcom. It did have a “Scrubs” moment towards the end (you know, where they start playing acoustic music and everyone is …

the hours

I wasn’t sure whether to rent this movie or not, but the good reviews won out and I added it to my Blockbuster queue. The movie was actually quite good. Nicole Kidman won an Oscar for her role in this movie and it was well-deserved. Her prosthetic nose made her …