I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

THE MOVIE A nurse (Candace Cameron Bure) from World War II is transported in time to 2016 and meets a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless. Director :  Mel Damski Writer: Maria Nation This story reminded me about of the movie FREQUENCY so I thought about writing about these two movies together. A JOURNEY BACK TO CHRISTMAS  is about a miracle caused by the Du Toit Comet on December 22, 1945 and Frequency was caused by the Aurora Borealis. Two yarns about mystical or miraculous things that happened during real events.  I love the Christmas story better than Frequency, but even if some reviewers hated the ending(one link included below), I liked Frequency.  I just like A Journey Back to Christmas better because of the approach, the story, the cast, the characters, et cetera.   I included the links to the movies so you could view them yourselves. I won't make a long narra...

Directed by Norman Jewison Produced by Patrick Markey Written by Donald Margulies (play/teleplay) Dennis Quaid  as Gabe Andie MacDowell  as Karen Greg Kinnear  as Tom Toni Collette  as Beth I cannot criticise this story ever.  It has claimed many awards and the actors are very talented.  They are very believable.  It is Rated-R for language, but the scenes are almost wholesome if this were a silent movie. The emotions are real.  Gabe and Karen don't really need Tom and Beth in their lives, but they love them, so they worry about them. Dennis is Gabe and Gabe is Dennis.  Andie is Karen and Karen is Andie. What about Greg Kinnear?  Did he portray Tom like it was suited for him like a T?  Well, yes!  I wanted to throw my shoes at him.  Yes.  He played the role of an a-hole so well that you would think he's like that in real life. What about Toni Collette?  She's perfect for the ...

Have boxes of tissues ready #talksaboutanimalreincarnation #adogspurpose #baileysjourney #elliesstory #tinosstory #buddysstory When I deleted my personal blog or my online journal, I also deleted my very personal "experience" watching Marley & Me. Watching this movie is like that experience, only three times over.  It also felt like watching "Fluke" all over again.  Bailey(a.k.a.Boss Dog), Ellie and Tino had to leave or crossover, breaking the hearts of the people "they" owned or their partners or their packs. As Bailey, Bailey, Bailey journeyed and found his "Buddy" Ethan and the older version of Hannah(Peggy Lipton looks very young for seventy---I joked  that maybe a life without Quincy Jones is stress free---but hey, I am REALLY just kidding---peace to everybody who loves Quincy Jones), I was crossing my fingers  that Ethan would know that Buddy and Bailey are one and the same. Sigh... The movie is well-acted a...

Inspired by the perennial New York Times bestseller of the same name, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING is a hilarious and heartfelt big screen comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. -World Wide Web I am a rainbow baby so I know "expecting" is a misnomer, but this is still a very beautiful movie about different kinds of mothers. 👪👫💑💏👥👄 Nothing is really by accident, except maybe for mishaps...well, I don't really know.  What I know is that I never intended to watch this film.  Well, I'm in my mid-forties, I'm single and I haven't given birth, and I probably never will, so I was sort of iffy when this movie was being promoted a couple of years back.  Besides, a lot of things happened that year of 2012 that...Let's not go there. How did I end up watching this film? One day I was feeling tired.  I felt too lazy to read or write or even play game...

When Marion Dougherty , CSA, chose Julia Roberts and Kyra Sedgwick to be sisters, she knew what she was doing.  If they weren't known actors and I saw them walking together, let's say at the mall, I would probably think they're flesh and blood.  The similarities are just too strong.  Callie Khouri's love for her family and her versatility help her create beautiful endearing stories that touch the hearts of movie goers and couch potatoes.   SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT is the second best story that she weaved(the best is THELMA AND LOUISE, in my opinion). If I didn't know better, I would think that Robert Duvall and Gena Rowlands are really husband and wife. It's a good thing I wasn't the one who cast this film.  I would never imagine pairing Dennis Quaid with Julia Roberts, but Ms. Dougherty saw something  that clicked. Their onscreen partnership worked and since I'm watching this movie again and again, I must say, it still ...

Long past his soccer-playing heyday, George Dryer (Gerard Butler) is struggling financially and failing in his attempt to reconcile with his ex-wife, Stacie (Jessica Biel), and young son, Lewis (Noah Lomax). When Lewis' soccer team has an opening for a coach, George steps up. Not only is George a bi g hit with the children, but he also attracts lots of attention from some of the players' single and unhappily married mothers (Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones). Release date :  13 February 2013 ( Philippines ) Director :  Gabriele Muccino Music composed by :  Andrea Guerra Producers :  Gerard Butler ,  Heidi Jo Markel ,  Jonathan Mostow ,  Kevin Misher ,  Alan Siegel ,  John Thompson Production companies :  FilmDistrict ,  Millennium Films ,  Nu Image ,  Alchemy ,  Misher Films Judging from the poster it's easy to see who George would end up with. NOAH LOMAX is a good a...