Sunday, March 21, 2010

Best upcoming movie trailer is......

Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts..there's really nothing left to say, but this is looking like another hit staring Julia Roberts herself. It is also based off of the incredibly successful book named "Eat Pray Love", which is based off a true story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZzmqHJ0gPU

The song is called "Dog Days are Over" by Florence and the Machine in case anyone is interested.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Parenthood recap for the first three episodes.

To start I would like to say that I love this show! Not only because I expected it to be amazing with one of the directors being the likes of Ron Howard, but also because of one of my favorite actresses Lauren Graham being apart of the show...needless to say it is all I expected and more.

Who seems to be the leading character although I thought it would be Lauren Graham I am happily surprised to say it is Peter Krause named Adam in the show. The way he is portraying a father of a kid that has just been diagnosed with Asperger's (Max) is amazing. Not only has he proven to be an amazing father;despite his lack of remembering some of his older daughters (Haddie) soccer games she understands why or at least we think this is the case, but also he is the older brother that everyone dreams of having.He's the brother that gives all the right advice to his younger brother and sisters, which include Lauren Graham (Sarah), Dax Shepard (Crosby), and Erica Christensen (Julia). Along with being a great father (for the most part), and a great older brother, Adam is also the best husband too his wife played by Monica Potter (Kristina).

Along with Krause I have grown to love Potter's character, because like Krause she is portrayed as a great mother who cares about nothing more then her children, and as we found out in this episode for both Krause, and Potter's characters they have put an extra amount of care in sending their son Max to the right school considering his condition.

While Potter has proven to be viewed as the ideal mother figure her sister in law Christensen (Julia) is viewed as likewise. Julia spends pretty much all of her time working at a law firm, and rarely gets to see her daughter (Sydney). With the time being lack their of with the two of them Sydney spends most of her time with her father, and one of the other students mothers. Although this idea of not having the ideal mother figure with their daughter all the time their really isn't any other solution considering Julia is the bread maker as her husband (Joel) is the stay at home dad.Which allows Sydney to have a closer bond with her father rather then her mother. In the episode tonight Julia and Sydney were able to connect on a very good level after Julia taught Sydney how to swim, which was nice to see.

Julia's brother played by Shepard (Crosby) was not married or did not have children unlike his brother and sisters, but as of recently Crosby found out that he had a son (Jabar) with his ex girlfriend played by Joy Bryant (Jasmine). While he has been committed to his fiancee (Katie) for a while, and had just recently promised her that he would be ready to have children with her in 3 years..he does not have that opportunity to wait that long anymore. While the relationship with Jabar and Crosby has already grown it looks like things are going to get a little bit shaky once Katie finds out the truth about who Jabar really is.

Crosby's sister (and my favorite actress) Graham (Sarah) started the series having to move herself and her two children (Drew), and (Amber) back with her parents played by Craig T. Nelson (Zeek), and Bonnie Bedella (Camille). Sarah, and her daughter Amber have to share not only a bed, but also a room at the Bravermen house. Along with Drew, and Amber being upset that they moved away from their hometown,and the fact that their father does not even want to be with them doesn't help much either. Sarah was close to getting a job with a PR company, but found out quickly that she wasn't fit for the job. In tonight's episode Sarah and Drew bonded over fixing their car that has seen it all, and in doing this Sarah was able to teach Drew the idea of being able to support yourselves although she had to move home with her parents she wanted to at least make an attempt to fix her own car, or in other words one of her many obstacles that seem to come her way.

What do you think about this show? Is it all that it was brought out to be?

Monday, March 8, 2010

Oscar Thoughts!

Who won/who should have won:

Best Movie: Who won-Hurt Locker
Who should have won-Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Who won- Jeff Bridges
Who should have won-Jeff Bridges
Best Actress:Who won-Sandra Bullock
Who should have won-Carey Mulligan
Best Director:Who Won-Kathryn Bigelow
Who should have won-Kathryn Bigelow
Three out of four-not so bad.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Cast of Parenthood!

I will start the cast off with the amazing Lauren Graham. She is most known for her role as Lorelai Gilmore in Gilmore Girls. She will be playing a mother named Sarah Braverman who is the second oldest Braverman who moves back home with her parents along with her two children Amber, and Drew.

The second well known cast member is Joy Bryant. She is most known for her role alongside Denzel Washington in the movie Antwon Fisher. She will be playing Jasmine Trussell a single mother and Dax Shepard's character Crosby's ex lover.

Next up is Dax Shepard. Shepard is most known for his role on MTV's Punk'd along with Ashton Kutcher. He will be playing the role of Crosby Braverman who is in a longtime relationship with girlfriend Katie who is pressuring him to settle down with her, and start a family.

The youngest of the Braverman family is played by Erika Christensen. Christensen is most known for her role in Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning film Traffic. Christensen will be playing role of Julie Braverman-Graham as the youngest child who has it all, she's a lawyer at a popular firm while her husband is the stay at home parent with their daughter Sydney.

Christensen's husband in the show is Sam Jaeger. Jaeger is most know for his role in Lucky Number Slevin along side Bruce Willis, and Josh Hartnett. Jaeger will be playing the role of Joel Graham who is a loyal husband to Julie, and a stay at home dad.

The oldest of the family is played by Peter Krause. Krause is most known for his work on HBO's drama Six Feet Under. Krause will be playing Adam Braverman who is the oldest, and has a job as an executive for a sneaker and apparel company, and struggles to raise his, and his wife played by Monica Potter's eight-year-old son who has Asperger's syndrome, and also their teenage daughter.

Peter Krause wife of the show is played by Monica Potter. Potter is most known for her role in The Young and the Restless. Potter will be playing Kristina Braverman a mother of two children who spends most of her time raising them.

Bonnie Bedelia will be playing the mother of the clan. Bedellia is most known for her role in the movie Heart Like a Wheel where she received a Golden Globe nomination. Bedelia will be playing the role of Camille Braverman who is the mother of the four, and spends most of her time making sure her family is both happy, and peaceful.

Bedelia's husband is played by Craig T. Nelson. Nelson is most known for his role in the show Coach where he received three Emmy nominations. Nelson will be playing Zeek Braverman who is the patriarch of the Braverman family. Who hasn't stuck to anything except being a father.

The children of the group are played by Sarah Ramos who plays Haddie Braverman, Savannah Paige Rae who plays Sydney Graham, Mae Whitman who plays Amber Holt, Mike Heizer who plays Drew Holt, and Max Burckholder whoh plays Max Braverman

Monday, February 22, 2010

Countdown to Parenthood.

With only weeks left until the premiere of the Ron Howard Television show Parenthood.. it's the only thing I can think about. Its Lauren Grahams first big show since Gilmore Girls, and with her as the lead character it can only be amazing. I will keep posting blogs about parenthood with this next couple weeks being the crucial weeks for promoting the soon to be hit show.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Saddest Clips from past and present shows..

Although I am not necessarily an emotional person I can honestly say that these four clips made me tear up when I saw them when they aired, and still do to this day when I re watch them.

The first two clips are from One Tree Hill, and the O.C.. Both of these clips deal with high school students dealing with shooting incidents.

In the One Tree Hill clip the shooting incident deals with a young unpopular disturbed student named Jimmy who is sick of the popular kids treating him poorly, and more importantly the whole high school scene where he feels nothing more then invisible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bgbonCk4iY&feature=related

In the O.C. clip the shooting incident deals more with family problems then actual high school issues. Although the shooting portion of this scene is not shown, the part that I found more heartwarming is the fact that the aftermath of Ryan's girfriend shooting Trey to save Ryan's life resulted in Trey leaving without notice. And Ryan being his brother knows exactly where Treys going, and although they may not be on the best terms Ryan still felt the need to say bye to his big brother.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBFX8cuzm1w&feature=PlayList&p=CBF42D0DEEA80F9E&index=0&playnext=1

The next two clips deal with two lead characters Lynette in Desperate Housewives, and Kitty in Brothers and Sisters dealing with their cancer, and handeling it differently when it comes to telling friends and family members.

In Desperate Housewives Lynette has spent the first half of kemo, and dealing with cancer just with her husband Tom, and finally after way to much pressure from her kids schools to help out more, Lynette has taken to much, and what starts as a way of shutting a mother up, ends as a way for all of Lynettes friends to see Lynette for what she really is at the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIs1b2tijAA&feature=related

In Brothers and Sisters Kitty decides its finally time to let herself and her loved ones surrounding her know whats really going on in her life, and to be proud of just that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARYomssL5jQ

Let me know what clip warmed your heart the most in the comments portion of this blog please!

Monday, January 18, 2010

Golden Globes/Critics Choice Awards Review!

Critics Choice beat Golden Globes in several of the important categories. As far as best host Kristen Chenowith totally out did Ricky Gervais. Kristen had a lot of funny sketches, and did a good job interacting with her fellow actors. Where as Ricky spent most of the night promoting his new show, and movie out on DVD, and that was very short of entertaining. Also, the Critics did a lot better job then the Hollywood Foreign Press in deciding the best picture in the Drama category, I two think that Hurt Locker was more deserved then Avatar as far as for the best picture category. Although Avatar has done amazing at the box office, a year ago it wouldn't even be in the best picture group. The biggest disappointment in both the Critics Choice awards, and the Golden Globes was George Clooney, and Up in the Air not getting what they deserve. Even though I do feel that George Clooney should have took home the best actor nod for both awards I think that Jeff Bridges was a good decision non the less. Lets hope that the Oscars do a better job in deciding the winners for the most important categories of the night.