
Did you hear about Leona Lewis getting punched in the face at her book signing?
I hear from a ‘good source’ that it was just a publicity stunt…I mean, c’mon, did you know she had a book coming out?
That was several days ago and you`d have known if you read any of the papers that have book reviews,,
Good Reading for Easel Painters with Michael Lewis
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The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording) $11.07 The 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and nine 2011 Tony Awards® say it’s the Best Musical of the Year. Vogue says, “It’s the funniest musical of all time.” And The New York Times says, “It’s the best musical of this century.” It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, the Broadway musical from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez. The Daily Show’s Jo… |
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Eragon (Widescreen Edition) $3.39 While it owes much of its appeal and appearance to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Eragon can stand on its own as an enjoyable fantasy for younger viewers. Faithfully adapted from the bestselling novel by teenage author Christopher Paolini, this boy-and-his-dragon tale offers clean, fast-paced family entertainment without compromising the darker qualities of Paolini’s novel (the first in what is k… |
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Les Miserables Original London Cast $16.67 This recording captures the 1985 London cast that transformed an obscure French musical based on Victor Hugo’s gargantuan novel of pre-Revolutionary France into a worldwide phenomenon throughout the late-’80s and ’90s and became one of the best examples of the era’s trend of blockbuster musical spectacles. Yes, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg’s score tends to recycle its themes, but the… |
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas [VHS] $0.63 For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee’s… |
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Fun and Fancy Free (Fully Restored 50th Anniversary Limited Edition) (Walt Disney’s Masterpiece) [VHS] $1.45 Fun is probably worth the purchase for “Mickey and the Beanstalk,” the second half of this combo-film. “Beanstalk” includes the last performance by Walt Disney of Mickey Mouse. It also has Donald Duck and Goofy as comrades who climb the beanstalk in their back yard to face Willy the Giant. This segment actually achieves the goals of the film’s title. The first half, however, is “Bongo,” the story … |
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The Gods Must Be Crazy [VHS] $17.99 Three separate story lines set in Africa eventually come together in this 1980 film by Jamie Uys. (The film wasn’t released in the U.S., where it became a huge hit, until 1984.) Story one involves a bushman whose discovery of a Coke bottle causes consternation among his tribe, story two concerns an awkward romance between a clumsy scientist and a sweet schoolteacher, and the third plot involves a … |
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The Blind Side $5.79 The life story of Baltimore Ravens left tackle Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) is told in this stirring drama. Lifted out of the poverty of a Memphis ghetto by his talent on the gridiron, the withdrawn teen finds acceptance and a chance to better himself when he’s taken in by sassy socialite Leigh Anne Touhy (Best Actress Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock) and her loving family while he attends college. Ba… |
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Titanic $14.98 When the theatrical release of James Cameron’s Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron’s $200 million disaster epic would cause the director’s downfall, signal the end of the blockbuster era, and sink Paramount Studios as quickly as the ill-fated luxury liner had sunk on that fateful night of April 14, 1912. Some studio executives were confident, ot… |
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Alice in Wonderland $6.67 Features include: •MPAA Rating: PG•Format: DVD•Runtime: 108 minutes… |
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Owens River Gorge Climbs $30.00 43264… |