“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 »

Big dreams live in small towns; roller derby girls do, too.

While I know little about the sport, I do know that Oklahoma (my home state) has three roller derby amateur leagues.

According to one league’s Twitter page bio, the Oklahoma City Roller Derby has been “turning wimpy little OKC girls into women since 2006.”

My wife, and I have plans to go watch a local roller derby match this year now thanks to this movie. Read the rest of this entry »

Word continues to spread about “30 Chick Flicks in 30 Days”, and the movie suggestions keep coming. Thank you.

The geographical location of the chick flick recommenders is as diverse as the titles they share. Following is a list (to date) of the suggested chick flicks, and the Twitterers responsible for them.

Note: to learn more about “eligible” chick flicks, click here.

@savvysushi [Toronto, Canada] — The Holiday; Love Actually

@Lgibson79 [Indianapolis] — The Holiday; Love Actually

@MitziChow [N/A] — Love Actually Read the rest of this entry »