With the end of the actual movie marathon, “30 Chick Flicks In 30 Days” has taken on a life of its own.
Further, with all the online stories, national television coverage, and international radio interviews many of you have asked…
“What’s next?” I have an answer.
First, though it has been suggested—and falsely reported as already being underway—there is currently no “30 Guy Flicks In 30 Days” challenge planned for us in the near future.
Second, there will continue to be stories written, and broadcast about our experience as long as radio stations, newspapers, and TV networks continue to request them. Read the rest of this entry »
Now that I’ve seen all “30 Chick Flicks In 30 Days” some reflection, and insight from the past month is in order.
Specifically, favorite movies, favorite soundtrack, and the most sensual kisses; in addition to the most memorable viewing experience, most memorable lines, and biggest surprise. Read the rest of this entry »
“Love is the only shocking act left on the planet.”
That line—spoken by Ashton Kutcher’s character, Reed, to Jamie Foxx’s character, Kelvin—is heard near the beginning of this motion picture, and in its first movie trailer.
“Valentine’s Day” is a smorgasbord of A-list celebrities in pursuit of love at some level; many of them with each other.
Further, George Lopez’s character, Alphonso, serves as one of the film’s constant figures through the portrayal of his love for his wife, family, and closest friend, Reed.
There is a scene in which Reed asks Alphonso how he got it “right” with the woman that he married; the dialogue that followed is both comical, and personally memorable. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 30, and the final chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, tomorrow.
Today’s film is “He’s Just Not That Into You”, starring Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, and Bradley Cooper. This movie debuted last year, and was produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
Mandy, Jendra, @BernatMommy, and @erind22 recommended this chick flick. My wife, Nicci, and I plan to watch it from a Movie Gallery DVD, tonight.
Welcome to day 29, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, this Sunday.
Today’s film is “Valentine’s Day”, starring @aplusk, Jamie Foxx, @jessicaalba, Patrick Dempsey, @IAMQUEENLATIFAH, and more. This movie debuts across America, tonight. It was produced by Karz Entertainment, et al.
“Sometimes we forget how to do the easiest thing in the world, which is just to talk to each other.”
That’s the insight spoken by a nameless marriage counselor to the on-screen couple of Jon Favreau’s character, Joey, and Kristin Davis’ character, Lucy.
I dare say that some of this movie’s deepest insights are almost hidden beneath the comedy that takes place in the story.
Welcome to day 28, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before this Sunday, February 14.
Today’s film is “Couples Retreat”, starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, and Kristin Davis. This movie debuted last year, and was produced by @Universalpics, et al.
@BernatMommy recommended this chick flick. My wife, Nicci, and I plan to watch it from a Netflix DVD, tonight.
Some of you have suggested on Twitter that a movie based upon a book should be able to stand on its own.
A person should be able to watch a motion picture without having first read the literature that inspired it. Likewise, a book should be free of a movie to define its existence.
With that said, I feel like I missed something from the beginning of “The Time Traveler’s Wife“. It’s as if I missed the first 30 minutes of this film, or another movie (a prequel) altogether. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 27, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, this weekend.
Today’s film is “The Time Traveler’s Wife”, starring Eric Bana, and Rachel McAdams. This movie debuted last year, and was produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
CatScott, and Jendra recommended this chick flick. My wife, and I plan to watch it from a Movie Gallery DVD, tonight.
Welcome to day 26, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, this weekend.
Today’s film is “Whip It”, starring Sarah Habel, Ellen Page, and Shannon Eagen. This movie debuted last year. It was directed by Drew Barrymore, and produced by Mandate Pictures, et al.
Lesley recommended this chick flick. Nicci, my wife, and I plan to watch this chick flick from a Movie Gallery DVD, tonight.
Those words—spoken by Richmond Arquette’s character, Gary, to Chris Messina’s character, Dennis—segue into one of the most personally memorable moments in “Made of Honor“.
Three grown men sitting around a table, curling ribbon, and filling wedding shower baskets with candles and soaps.
I appreciate a movie that depicts the bonding of men around more than a campfire, and a few hand grenades.
It was the guys’ time to shine in-place-of the girls so often depicted in chick flicks as inseparable friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 25, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before this Sunday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.
Today’s movie is “Made of Honor”, starring Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, and Kadeem Hardison. This motion picture debuted in 2008; it was produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.
My wife—Nicci, @RikaTheGuru, @Heather7Marie, @Littleh77, and @helyreilly recommended this film. Nicci, my mom, a friend—Sandi Jo, Galen Culver (KFOR News Channel 4), and I plan to watch this chick flick from a Netflix DVD, tonight.
Aside from the film’s length (two hours, and 45 minutes) being a topic of discussion, the aforementioned question was debated among the group that watched this movie with me.
My wife, another couple—Chris, and Stephanie, and I enjoyed the storyline of this motion picture; the run-time, not so much.
“Australia” is a rugged portrayal of a continent by the same name in the early-1940s. There is love, a world war, and even social justice woven into the film’s plot.
Welcome to day 24, Super Bowl Sunday (USA), and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before next Sunday.
Today’s movie is “Australia”, starring Nicole Kidman, and Hugh Jackman. This motion picture debuted in 2008, and was produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, et al.
@Clarabela, @heathj85, @joeeatherly, and @bubalotovich recommended this film. My wife, another couple—Chris, and Stephanie, and I plan to watch this chick flick from a DVD loaned to us by family before Super Bowl 44, tonight.
Married? Considering marriage? Then, watch “Cairo Time“, and observe the steps to undoing any matrimony.
The temptations that await an unattended husband, or wife are arguably no different than those faced by the absent spouse.
I caught myself wanting to scream at Tom McCamus’ character, Mark, more than once, “What the H#@! are you thinking?”
More than once he left his wife emotionally, and physically alone. Never mind that she was in Cairo, Egypt; she could have just as easily been anywhere. At work. At home. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 23, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, next weekend.
Today’s film is “Cairo Time”, starring Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, and Amina Annabi. This movie debuted last year; it was produced by Foundry Films, et al.
@zengarden17 from Toronto recommended this chick flick. Nicci, my wife, and I plan to watch the movie online.
Ramen, it turns out, is more than a brand name for noodles packaged by Maruchan Foods, and sold to college students and newlyweds. I seriously had no idea.
“The Ramen Girl” introduced me to the practice of cooking ramen noodles in restaurants as a form of art—edible art.
As Toshiyuki Nishida’s character, Maezumi, pointed out to Brittany Murphy’s character, Abby, the best ramen is prepared using “ki” (Japanese for “spirit”). Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 22, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch by Saturday, Feb, 13, 2010.
Today’s film is “The Ramen Girl”, starring the late Brittany Murphy, Kosei Asami, Gabriel Mann, and Toshiyuki Nishida. This movie debuted in 2008, and was produced by Media 8 Entertainment, et al.
My wife, Nicci, recommended this chick flick. She, and I plan to watch it from a Netflix DVD, tonight.
Welcome to day 21, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, this month.
Tonight’s film is “The Secret Life of Bees”, starring Dakota Fanning, @IAMQUEENLATIFAH, Jennifer Hudson, and @aliciakeys. This movie debuted in 2008; it was produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, et al.
CatScott recommended this chick flick. Nicci, my wife, and I plan to watch the movie from a Netflix DVD.
“Bright Star” is the most sensual motion picture that I’ve seen (to date) for this 30-day challenge. I am literally left in awe after what I just saw portrayed through film.
The affection displayed between Ben Whishaw’s character, John Keats, and Abbie Cornish’s character, Frances ‘Fanny’ Brawne, felt so genuine; so real. Read the rest of this entry »
What must it feel like to know love, and yet never find it?
That question came to mind after watching “Becoming Jane“. Perhaps more appropriate would be that same question revised to read, “What must it feel like to have known love, and yet never find it again?”
The dialogue of this film felt highbrow at times in light of its story, and left me wanting to expand my vocabulary.
I even found myself in front of a computer imagining a quill pen and paper in place of a keyboard. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 19, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, this month.
Tonight’s film is “Becoming Jane”, starring Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, and Julie Walters. This movie debuted in 2007, and was produced by Ecosse Films, et al.
CatScott recommended this chick flick. My wife, Nicci, and I plan to watch the movie from a Netflix DVD.
“Remember when they said we couldn’t have it all?” Mary asked. “I believe we can have it all. You know,” she continued, “the question is, ‘Do we want it?’”
Mary, Meg Ryan’s character, asked those questions of her best-friend, Annette Bening’s character, Sylvia, as the two prepped to enter a friend’s birthing suite.
The latter question proved rhetorical as the two reflected on the opportunities that lay both behind, and before them. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 18, and the eighteenth-consecutive chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch before Valentine’s Day, next month.
Tonight’s film is “The Women”, starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Bette Midler. This movie debuted in 2008; it was produced by Picturehouse Entertainment, et al.
Jendra recommended this chick flick. My wife, Nicci, and I plan to watch the movie from a Netflix DVD.
Welcome to day 17, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch from now until Saturday, Feb, 13, 2010.
Today’s film is “The Other End of The Line”, starring Jesse Metcalfe, Shriya, and Sara Foster. This movie debuted in 2008, and was produced by @MGM_Studios, et al.
My wife recommended this chick flick. She, and I plan to watch the movie from a Netflix DVD, tonight.
“May you never steal, lie, or cheat. But if you must steal, steal away my sorrows. If you must lie, lie beside me all the days of my life. And if you must cheat, cheat death. Because I could not live a single day without you.”
Cliché-or-not, that wedding toast from Dominique McElligott’s character, the bride, to her on-screen fiancé, captured both my imagination, and my heart.
Further, Irish-in-its-origin-or-not, the fact that that toast was spoken with an Irish accent only heightened the mood. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to day 16, and the next chick flick that I’m scheduled to watch from now until Saturday, Feb, 13, 2010.
Today’s film is “Leap Year”, starring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, and John Lithgow. This movie debuted Jan. 8, this month; it was produced by @Universalpics, et al.
@helyreilly from Toronto, recommended the movie. My wife, another couple—Brandon, and Callie, and I plan to watch this chick flick in Royal Twin Theatre in Pauls Valley, Okla.
“I don’t want to get over her. I want to get her back,” said Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character, Tom, of his love for Zooey Deschanel’s character, Summer.
By contrast, Summer declared elsewhere in this movie that, “There’s no such thing as love, it’s fantasy.”
Such is the emotional disconnect between the leading man, and leading woman of this film. The former is connected by infatuation; the latter by convenience. Read the rest of this entry »
