The newest Harry Potter movie had a few hitches as it was being made, not least of which was the unhappy death of the actor playing Professor Albus Dumbledore. Richard Harris truly brought this character to life; his portrayal was accurate to the last gesture — as most of Richard Harris’s portrayals were. The world… Continue reading Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Firebird
We checked this one out of the library, and the kids were spellbound by the beautiful and detailed drawings accented with lots of gold. The Firebird by Demi. This is a lovely Russian fairy tale, complete with the evil old Tsar and the beautiful fairy princess. But trouble starts when the handsome young archer finds… Continue reading The Firebird
What “Finding Nemo” Means
This was a great movie. Not a run-of-the-mill kid’s film by any stretch of the imagination. A truly great kid’s film. The plot is simple. A mother clownfish is killed while trying to save her eggs from a barracuda. The father clownfish finds only one of the eggs left, and from it comes Nemo. Nemo’s egg was… Continue reading What “Finding Nemo” Means
What Makes Classic Literature “Classic”?
A friend and I were discussing literature a while back, and she wondered why some books were counted as classics and others were not. So many of the bestsellers of ten years ago are not popular at all today. And I pick up fantastic books in old bookstores all the time — books that are extremely well-written, and that… Continue reading What Makes Classic Literature “Classic”?
Tried the Grove Grill
And I won’t be eating there again. $30 for an uninspired, relatively bland meal is ludicrous. The food had potential, but it never achieved it. The creamed oyster and artichoke soup was lukewarm and had a really revolting-looking whole oyster slopping about in it. The tomato-and-chevre quesadillas, likewise, were not hot, and the filling was… Continue reading Tried the Grove Grill