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Sunshine Cleaning

Rose and Norah were little girls when their little mother died. They both came in from playing in the yard to find their mom dead in the bathroom, an apparent suicide. As the two girls grow up, that day shapes their lives. Rose is a single mother working...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2009 3:24 pm by KickinLibrarian@evpl

Filed under: reviews, humor, comedy, families, movies, films, dying

"Hot Fuzz" a modern spoof film worth watching

While channel surfing several weekends ago, I happened upon Naked Gun 33 1/3 airing on Comedy Central. I used to love the Naked Gun series, with Leslie Nielsen portraying a bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin. It made me recall some of the other "classic"...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2009 3:20 pm by professor.knowsitall@evpl

Filed under: action, reviews, humor, fiction, comedy, british, simon pegg, parody, murder, buddy cop movie, gore, comedy central, police

"Chuck" is about a nerd that becomes a spy...essentially my life story

In the television show Chuck , Charles "Chuck" Bartowski plays your typical 20-something computer-geek, stuck in a dead-end job at Buy More's Nerd Herd (a less-than-subtle parody of Best Buy's Geek Squad). He lives an uneventful life...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 11:50 am by professor.knowsitall@evpl

Filed under: dvd, action, blu-ray, reviews, humor, tv shows, fiction, comedy, romance, thrillers, drama, parody, firefly/serenity, chuck, nbc

"Air Guitar Nation" cranks the make-believe volume up to 11

How many times has this happened to you...you're listening to music and an epic guitar solo comes on. What do you do?!? You bust out the air guitar, showing onlookers the musical virtuoso you are. Apparently, air guitar is bigger than I realized....

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 11:58 am by professor.knowsitall@evpl

Filed under: reviews, humor, music, trailers, comedy, documentary, parody, air guitar

"Run Fatboy, Run" limps to the finish line

I've always been a fan of Simon Pegg's work. In his previous efforts ( Shaun of the Dead , Hot Fuzz , & Spaced ), Pegg & co-star Nick Frost teamed up with absolutely hilarious results! Run Fatboy, Run is Pegg's latest film...and unfortunately...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 11:31 am by professor.knowsitall@evpl

Filed under: reviews, humor, comedy, romance, london, gross-out humor, british, simon pegg

"Spaced" a short-lived, hilarious TV comedy

I'm a fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. In the States, this comedic duo is best known for Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz (both of which I highly recommend!). They got their start in a British television comedy called Spaced ; it ran for two seasons...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2008 4:02 pm by professor.knowsitall@evpl

Filed under: dvd, reviews, humor, tv shows, comedy, romance, zombie, drama, british, simon pegg, parody

"Pushing Daisies"

The first season of this new ABC series just came out on DVD. " Pushing Daisies " is a fast-paced, whimsical, and light-hearted comedy -- nothing like the dark humor of "Six Feet Under" that I expected. Bryan Fuller ( Heroes, Wonderfalls...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2008 9:26 pm by MediaPhile@evpl

Filed under: reviews, humor, comedy, pushing daisies, lee pace, movies

KA-POW!!! "Batman: The Movie" a campy good bat-time!

I must preface this review with the fact that I'm only 25 years old. I did not get to experience Adam West's Batman during its bat-heydey in the 60s. However, I do have fond memories of going to grandma & grandpa's (they had cable!) as...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 4:26 pm by professor.knowsitall@evpl

Filed under: dvd, action, blu-ray, reviews, humor, tv shows, classic, dark knight, good and evil, comedy, batman

He's not your average "Farmer John"

The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a comeback story of the most fascinating kind. The documentary begins with Farmer John tasting the dirt on his farm and ends with him dancing around the farm dressed up as a honey bee! In between is the story of one man's...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 2:09 pm by wag.mado@evpl

Filed under: humor, agriculture, families, farming, corn, co-op

"In Bruges"

A couple of friends mentioned this flick, so when I saw a copy on the NEW shelf, I grabbed it. I had imagined some dense foreign flick, and wasn't prepared for this wacky British combination of comedy and drama. Bruges, it turns out, is a town in...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 2:39 pm by MediaPhile@evpl

Filed under: reviews, humor, comedy, hit men, medieval, belgium, movies, colin farrell, ralph fiennes

Snow Cake (2006)

I picked this one up because the name intrigued me. I really didn't even read the synopsis on the back cover - just took it home and popped it in. The story is about an ex-con, Alex (Alan Rickman), who becomes entangled in the life of a hitchhiker...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 10:47 am by wag.mado@evpl

Filed under: dvd, suspense, humor, autism, Canada, accident

Flight of the Conchords - Season one

Two New Zealanders come to New York City to make it big in the folk music world. They have an incompentant agent who manages the band out of his "day job" office in the New Zealand Dept. of Tourism, and one fan, who borders on stalking them...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 10:03 am by Bufkinite@evpl

Filed under: flight of the conchords, humor, music, New York City

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