Random Sunday Afternoon Movie: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Ok, I have a confession: this movie was on Saturday night, not Sunday afternoon.
This was the perfect time to show Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (I love that title!) because, oh my god, it is so deliciously ironic. From what I saw, Lindsey Lohan and her sort of fugly friend (Alison Pill) [...]

RENT

If you were once a middle school-aged girl, like I was, there are probably a few things you were *really* into back then that you are a little embarrassed about now. For me, one of those things is RENT. Naturally, since I knew the libretto by heart and saw the touring company more than once, [...]

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Television: Last Comic Standing or How Ovaries Prevent You From Being Funny

Last night I watched an episode of Last Comic Standing that has been sitting on my DVR for like a week. It was ho-hum for the most part. Arj Barker got kicked off which I was a little sad about, but he’s on Flight of the Conchords, so I think he’s doing OK for himself. [...]

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The Last King of Scotland

To sum up my feelings on The Last King of Scotland: not quite what I expected. It was well-madeĀ in the ways a movie should be. Very slickly edited and meticulously designed and engaging for the most part. I think that I expected something different mostly because of the Best Actor Academy Award (among many other [...]

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