“In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.” – John C. Sawhill “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they’ll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it’s as if they never existed. That’s what Hitler wants and that’s exactly what we are fighting for.” – Frank Stokes, The Monuments Men BuzzFeed George Clooney and Grant Heslov once again hit it out the ballpark with this movie, based […]
Life Lessons in “The Internship”
I always find it interesting when Hollywood puts out a movie with interesting Life Lessons in “The Internship” and valuable life and career lessons. This is probably why I have seen The Internship, featuring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, a dozen or so times on HBO recently. Photo Source: IMDb These two lovable guys play traveling watch salesmen who lose their jobs and essentially have to start over. Vince Vaughn’s character, Billy, is a dreamer and is the one who gets the ball rolling on their internship at Google. Photo Source: Pinterest I love the spirit in which these two […]
In Memory of a Gentleman: James Garner
James Garner passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014. He was best known for his roles as Jim Rockford inThe Rockford Files and Bret Maverick in Maverick. Photo Source: Hub Pages / Photo Credit: Pinterest Garner has been in several great movies, including Support Your Local Sheriff, Space Cowboys, The Notebook, and Maverick. Noah, played by James Garner (and Ryan Gosling) and Allie, played by Gena Rowland’s (and Rachel McAdams). Photo Source: NewLine Garner’s good looks and charming characters warmed the hearts of many. His later roles were marked by his playing grandfathers. After John Ritter suddenly passed away, he […]
The European Beauty of Mila Kunis
I’ll admit it… I have a girl crush on Mila Kunis. I think she secured her place on my list when she played the sexy, yet vulnerable, Jamie, the headhunter on Friends with Benefits. Milena “Mila” Markovna Kunis is what I consider a European beauty, not only because she was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, but because of her exotic looks. Standing only 5’4″, this pint-sized powerhouse is one seriously sexy woman! Photo Source: GQ And for those who have been living under a rock, she dated Macaulay Culkin for seven years. Now is she is engaged to fellow actor Ashton […]
Marcus Sakey is a "Brilliant" Author
I love to read. I have loved reading ever since I was a child. Whether it was for school, work, or for the pure pleasure of being transported to another world, my love of reading lives deep within my soul. Most recently, I listened to two books by Marcus Sakey – The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and Brilliance. Photo Credit: Google Photo Credit: NPR Both books were great to listen to because the readers were phenomenal. Christopher Lane narrated The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and Luke Daniels narrated Brilliance. In The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, “A man […]