baby boomer opinion movies

“Temple Grandin” Review – Incredible Movie About an Incredible Person

[This is Part 1 of a 2-part series.] The FW movie grade: A+.     Temple Grandin is the best movie I’ve seen on TV in years. The reason it’s such an excellent movie (besides the acting, writing, directing, and cinematography) is the subject matter: Temple Grandin herself. What an extraordinary life. What a unique … Read more

The Pat Tillman Movie – Best Documentary of 2010

There can’t possibly be a more emotionally compelling film produced this year than The Tillman Story—because not only is it inspirational, gut wrenching, humorous, tragic, suspenseful, lovely, and infuriating, IT’S TRUE. The film by director Amir Bar-Lev covers the amazing life of Pat Tillman: from the hometown boy growing up in New Almaden, California—to his college football … Read more

Eat Pray Love the Movie: an EPL Experience Worth Experiencing

The EPL Effect – Part 1 Yesterday the much-anticipated movie Eat Pray Love the Movie opened. I attended the first showing (around noon) at the 41st Avenue Cinema in Capitola, CA. If the size of that audience is any indication of the potential box office for this movie, it’s going to be a big success. … Read more

Toy Story 3: Is the Theme Similar to the FaceBook Craze?

[Note: This is Part 2 of my Toy Story 3 Review. Part 1 is yesterday’s blog.] Before espousing what I think are the themes of Toy Story 3, first a little plot summary. Toy Story 3 is told from the point of view of Woody (For anyone not familiar with these amazing animated movies, Woody … Read more

Toy Story 3: Feast for the Eyes, Heart, and Imagination

“Holy Mole Guacamole!” says Hamm the Piggy Bank in the movie. And that sums up Pixar’s latest (and perhaps greatest?) creative effort.The reviews have been (almost) unanimously spectacular: 180 positive reviews on Rotten Tomato; 3 negative. (Who were those people? Space aliens? Cruella de Vil, Scrooge, and Lucifer?) I concur with the masses. It may … Read more