Are Men and Women Really Different?

I don't know about you but I hate books like "He's Just Not Into You" -- like who made this guy or gal the know it all?  Of course because women fell all over themselves to buy the book.  It was spawned by an espisode on "Sex in the City".  The guy that wrote the episode and then the book is a comedian and writer.  He has managed to parlay his theory into a new full blown career including talk show host playing on women's insecurities. 

The Ugly Truth is in the same vein but funnier.  I never watched Katherine Heigl on Grey's Anatomy.  I have seen her in 27 Dresses and Knocked Up and if you ask me, she has a huge career ahead of her.  The rumour is that she will be taking up the role of Stephanie Plum when the Janet Evanovich books hit the silver screen in the near future.  I haven't decided on how I feel about that.  Gerard Butler is one hot guy -- and he's funny.  I haven't seen the Bounty Hunter but I think he is probably funny in that also. 

Heigl's character Abby is a romantic.  She wants Mr. Perfect to be Mr. Right and who is to say she shouldn't have him --she meets who she thinks is the perfect guy a doctor no less when her tv station hires Mike a no b'ser to be a cohost on the morning news show Abby produces.  Mike advises Abby on how to land her dream man and sparks fly.  I won't tell you anymore but I found it to be a fun romp.  The movie is what it is ... it isn't Shakespeare but it is an enjoyable 1 1/2 hour. 

I saw Crazy Heart the movie Jeff Bridges won the Oscar for as Best Actor.  I can't compare his performance to Clooney's performance in Up in the Air but it was Bridges time to win and he is amazing in the role.  The film itself can be a bit of a cliche but if you factor in that this project is the director/writer's first time out of the gate well it is pretty great.

I also watched Men Who Stare at Goats with both Clooney and Bridges.  I thought it was good.  Not everyone's cup of tea because the humour is twisted but hey.

To wrap this up and tie it in a nice bow, go, run now to see The Ghost Writer with Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor and directed by Roman Polanski. Brosnan shows a new side to himself ... you completely forget that he has played Bond and Remington Steele and see him as the beleagured former Prime Minister.  It is definitely in Polanski's top 5 films.  And really who cares what happened 32 years ago, is the guy trolling around LA trying to pickup 13 year old girls?  No.  He was in Europe and living his own life.  For a different look watch "Roman Polanski:  Wanted and Desired".  Great documentary if a little biased.

Ciao for now... fellow cine goers.  And are men and women really different?  I don't know but it can make great cinema :)

It's Complicated...

I went to see It's Complicated a couple of weeks ago... I don't know what I was expecting but it was great.  I laughed out loud more than once.  I love Alec Baldwin -- he's so funny and he and Meryl Streep had great chemistry together.  I also liked John Krushinski (I have probably screwed up his last name) but I thought Steve Martin was rather weak.  I don't know if it was his performance or his character... anyhow it was great and I could see myself buying the DVD when it comes out.

I am also just loving the 31 days of Oscar over on TCM Movies.  I love this channel -- all the time but this is my favourite month I think.  They show all the great movies -- this month I watched The Guns of Navarone, Love Me or Leave Me (the two leads Cagney and Day make the movie - I think the script is more of a melodrama) and tonight I am going to watch The Man Who Killed Liberty Valance with Jimmy Stewart who said that this was one of his favourite movies...I taped Hud with Paul Newman and Patricia Neal but I haven't watched it yet.

Have been reading "Nobody's Perfect" a biography of sorts from Charlotte Chandler on Billy Wilder... it has been very interesting and it's easy to read.. Wilder discussed his films with Chandler and she spoke to some of the stars of his movies as well as some of his collaborators... some of Wilder's classics include:  Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Some Like It Hot and the Apartment -- Wilder also wrote the majority of his own screenplays and co-wrote Ninotchka with Greta Garbo which I also watched this month...

Next month the Oscars -- are the winners set in stone .. I hope not :)