VH Corner

Jan 26 2012

We Bought a Zoo

Category: 2011,Movies,Reviews,Snazzle Review — velveetahead @ 9:24 pm

We Bought a Zoo is about a recent widower with two children who wants to start over so he finds a house out in the country that happens to be connected to a zoo. It then turns into a guy with no experience trying to run a zoo while still mourning his dead wife. It sounds ludicrous, so it has to be based on a true story or no one would believe it. Amy and I went to see it for our Snazzle Review. Then we got together to discuss what we thought about it. Warning, we do discuss some plot points so if you don’t want things spoiled, you might want to skip it.

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Tags: angus macfadyen, Cameron Crowe, carla gallo, colin ford, Elle Fanning, John Michael Higgins, maggie elizabeth jones, matt damon, patrick fugit, scarlett johansson, Thomas Haden Church, We Bought a Zoo

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Jan 15 2012

TV: Week of January 15

Category: TV,Upcoming — velveetahead @ 12:28 pm

Pick of the Week

What I love about this show is how everyone talks like they are in a Coen Brothers movie, like Raising Arizona or No Country for Old Men. Characters use big, fancy words while talking about coal mining and shooting their husbands/wives. It’s hilarious. As an added bonus, Timothy Olyphant is damn sexy. In the third season, Raylan is dealing with his ex-wife being pregnant with his child while dealing with Boyd Crowder going back to his bad ways. There are two new baddies this season and they both came from Boomtown: Neal McDonough and Mykelti Williamson.

Justified

Justified
Channel: FX
Time: 10/9c
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Natalie Zea, Erica Tazel, Jacob Pitts
Premieres: Tuesday, January 17

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Tags: Aaron Ruell, Adam Reed, Aisha Tyler, Alcatraz, Alexa Vega, Amber Nash, american idol, Anna Silk, Archer, Barbara Corcoran, Being Human, Ben McKenzie, Boomtown, Burt Reynolds, Chris Parnell, David Hornsby, Daymond John, Diedrich Bader, Efren Ramirez, Erica Tazel, Fred Armisen, George Coe, H. Jon Benjamin, Jacob Pitts, Jason Butler Harner, jennifer lopez, Jessica Walter, Joelle Carter, Jon Gries, jon heder, Jonny Coyne, Jorge Garcia, judy greer, Justified, justin long, K.C. Collins, Kaitlin Olson, Kevin O'Leary, Kris Holden-Ried, Kristen Bell, Ksenia Solo, Lost Girl, Lucky Yates, Lucy Liu, Mark Cuban, Mark Pellegrino, Meaghan Rath, Michael Cudlitz, Mistresses, Mykelti Williamson, Napoleon Dynamite, Natalie Zea, Neal McDonough, Nick Searcy, Parminder Nagra, Paul Fisher, Randy Jackson, Regina King, Remodeled, Rick Howland, Rob Rosell, Robert Forster, Robert Herjavec, Romany Malco, Ryan Seacrest, Sally Kellerman, Sam Huntington, Sam Neill, Sam Witwer, Sandy Martin, Santiago Cabrera, Sarah Jones, Scott Marder, Shark Tank, Shawn Hatosy, Southland, Steven Tyler, timothy olyphant, Tina Majorino, Undercover Boss, Unsupervised, Walton Goggins, Zoie Palmer

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Jan 10 2012

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Category: 2011,Movies,Reviews,Snazzle Review — velveetahead @ 10:10 pm

A New Year’s Resolution that I created with the help of Amy is to watch more movies! I have really been slacking on watching movies the past couple of years, so we are going to change that. Not only will we watch movies, we are going to get together and review them afterwards as a team. We are calling this venture, Snazzle Reviews! Our first movie was one that came out at the end of last year (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol), but neither of us had seen it yet. Let’s begin! We do talk about random plot points so you might want to skip it if you want to avoid any spoilers.

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Tags: Jeremy Renner, Josh Holloway, Michael Nyqvist, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, tom cruise

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Dec 28 2003

From the Archive:
The Hours

Category: 2002,Movies,Reviews — velveetahead @ 8:28 pm

Three women in different times are all affected by Virginia Woolf's works. Starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and the one you don't recognize in the movie poster is Nicole Kidman.

Wow this movie is slow. I kept reading about how hard it was to make this book into a movie. They kept saying it couldn't be done. Well, I can see how it was difficult, but I think the screenwriter did the best he could do with the material. I really liked the way it went from one time period to another because it bounced from Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) in 1923 to Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) in 1951 to Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep) in 19?? seemed like the 80's but I missed that date flash on the screen.

It was interesting how they were all tied in together with Virginia writing Mrs. Dalloway, Laura Brown reading it and Clarissa almost living like Mrs. Dalloway. There were other ways they all tied together too, but I don't want to spoil it for those that might see it. I think it would have been better to read than to watch though because some parts just dragged and dragged and I fell asleep multiple times.

Rating: B-

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Jan 08 2012

TV: Week of January 8

Category: TV,Upcoming — velveetahead @ 4:21 pm

Pick of the Week

House of Lies is about a management consultant firm where the consultants have questionable morals in order to make the most money off their clients. I’m most looking forward to this show, even though critics seemed split on it. Some really like the black comedy and the outstanding cast of Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell. Others find it soulless. I really want to like it since I would love to find something worthy of Kristen Bell’s talent after Veronica Mars.

House of Lies

House of Lies
Channel: SHO
Time: 10/9c
Starring: Don Cheadle, Bristen Bell, Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson, Dawn Olivieri
Premieres: Sunday, January 8

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Tags: 30 rock, alec baldwin, Ali Wong, Antwon Tanner, Are You There, Austin Nichols, Ben Schwartz, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Bristen Bell, californication, Callum Keith Rennie, Cameron Monaghan, Cheech Marin, Chelsea Handler, Chelsea?, Claudia Bassols, Daniel Kaluuya, david duchovny, Dawn Olivieri, Diana Maria Riva, Don Cheadle, Downton Abbey, Elizabeth McGovern, Emma Kenney, Emmy Rossum, Ethan Cutkosky, Eugenio Derbez, Evan Handler, Geoff Stults, House of Lies, Hugh Bonneville, Iain De Caestecker, Jack McBrayer, Jackson Brundage, Jake McDorman, James Lafferty, Jane Krakowski, Jeremy Allen White, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Joe Dempsie, johnny harris, Josh Lawson, Josh Lucas, Judah Friedlander, Juliette Lewis, Justin Chatwin, Keith Powell, Laura Carmichael, Laura Prepon, Lauren Lapkus, Lee Norris, Lily Loveless, Lisa Goldstein, Lupe Ontiveros, Maddie Hasson, Madeleine Martin, Madeline Zima, Maggie Smith, Mark Povinelli, Mercedes Masohn, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michelle Dockery, Molly Parker, Natalie Dormer, Natascha McElhone, Natasha Calis, one tree hill, Pamela Adlon, Paul Johansson, Rob, Rob Schneider, Robet Buckley, Scott Adsit, Shameless, Shantel VanSanten, Shaun Majumder, Sophia Bush, Sophie Wu, The Fades, The Finder, The Firm, Tina Fey, Tom Ellis, tracy morgan, tricia helfer, William H. Macy

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Jan 07 2012

Top Chef: BBQ Exhaustion

Category: Recaps,Top Chef,TV — velveetahead @ 11:40 pm

Yes, there was some drama surrounding Sarah leaving a challenge mid-way through due to heat exhaustion (flashback to Jamie and her cut finger), but I’m getting more and more concerned over Chris J.’s stupid ponytail on top of his head. I think when there were more chefs, I didn’t fully notice it, but now that there are only nine, it is becoming more noticeable. I thought he put it on top of his head for health reasons while cooking, but he wanders around the time with that stupid ponytail. Why doesn’t he just cut his hair?

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Tags: Gail Simmons, Modernist Cuisine, Nathan Myhrvold, Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, top chef

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Dec 22 2011

Top Chef: Tweet Twist

Category: Recaps,Top Chef,TV — velveetahead @ 1:47 pm

I remember when the the Top Chef Twitter account was asking for fan suggestions for the quickfire challenge in this episode. I was wondering how it would play out in an episode and when it would air, but in case anyone thinks it didn’t actually happen, they did ask for suggestions on Twitter.

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Tags: Emeril Lagasse, Padma Lakshmi, patti labelle, Tom Colicchio, top chef

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Dec 16 2011

Top Chef: Dueling Duos

Category: Recaps,Top Chef,TV — velveetahead @ 6:52 pm

The chefs had to pair a dish with tequila, which also meant there was some tequila shots to be had. Then, they had to create a dish using game meat. I’m not the biggest fan of game meat so I don’t think I would have liked most of the dishes in the main challenge for this portion of the competition.

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Tags: Bryan Caswell, Hugh Acheson, John Currence, Jon Shook, Padma Lakshmi, tim love, Tom Colicchio, top chef, Vinny Dotolo

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Dec 15 2011

Amazing Race: Flying & Typing

Category: Amazing Race,Recaps,TV — velveetahead @ 10:36 pm

It was an odd season. None of the teams really excited me and none really annoyed me. They all seemed relatively pleasant, which can make for a non-exciting season overall. It might have been different if some of the earlier eliminated teams had made it farther in the race.

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Tags: amazing race, Atlanta, Phil Keoghan

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Dec 10 2011

Amazing Race: Taxi Driver Alliance

Category: Amazing Race,Recaps,TV — velveetahead @ 8:49 pm

While I liked the trickier end to the leg with the pit stop clue, an odd set of circumstances led to a stronger team getting booted out of the finale and some teams that had no clue where to go, making it into the final three!

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Tags: amazing race, Panama, Panama Viejo, Phil Keoghan

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Dec 08 2011

Top Chef: What’s Your Damage, Heather?

Category: Recaps,Top Chef,TV — velveetahead @ 5:58 pm

Heather had shown signs of being a bit focused on Beverly in a past episode, but with this episode, it has become a full on obsession. She hates Beverly breathing. Nyesha is correct when she says that Heather is a bully. Beverly’s part of the main challenge was peeling and deveining 400 shrimps, but Heather didn’t think she was doing enough. She thought she should be doing tons more, even though other people were doing small tasks like making butter or grilling veggies. She really hates Beverly and has no issue with letting Beverly know that she drives her crazy. Beverly just looks confused back at Heather like others do too. She has turned into a “Heather” from the Winona Ryder-Christian Slater fine feature film from the ’80s.

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Tags: Dean Fearing, Hugh Acheson, Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, top chef

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