I've finally seen another Rachel McAdams movie.  About Time, a cute, English, 2-hour, low-key romantic dramedy.  It drags, but most of the time, not painfully.  The end drifts and gets mushy.  McAdams is a lovable dork.  Whereas in "Time Traveller's Wife," there is no diary; and in, "Mean Girls," there is no burn book, and in, "The Notebook," there ( Read more... )

Sapphic sensation: the rise of the lesbian story on and off screen

Creation and authentic depiction of same-sex relationships on film and TV goes mainstream

The latest TV show to make waves online and ripples around office water coolers, Julia Davis’s Sally4Ever, features an explicit lesbian sex scene in its opening episode. In Killing Eve, Jodie ( Read more... )

I seem to have found a cheap wine combo that doesn't disgust me.  I really shouldn't but I'm Irish, I'm Australian, I'm from Wisconsin, and I'm a writer - what do you expect me to do?  Although, wine isn't really big in Wisconsin.  My argument for beer is obsolete, apparently.  I miss real beer.  Anyway, I really am not drinking much these days.  ( Read more... )

By now, I've seen all the good movies available at the library - and some bad ones.  But, I was happy to watch, "Sunshine Cleaning," today, which is a good movie.  I was surprised to see no Awards listed.  But, it starred award-winners: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin.  It was more of a light drama than a comedy.  "Delighfully heartbreaking ( Read more... )