“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 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.

@amy_pfister recommended this motion picture. My wife, and I plan to watch it with family, and friends at tonight’s “30 Chick Flicks” Finale Watch Party.

The event is open to the public, and scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., inside Royal Twin Theatre in Pauls Valley, Okla.

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 »

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 »