All Consuming : Gertie

Consuming "Dances with Wolves"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:28:42 GMT

Dances with Wolves

Consuming "Absolute Fear"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:17:28 GMT

Absolute Fear

by Lisa Jackson

Consuming "Through a Glass Darkly"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:57:43 GMT

Through a Glass Darkly

by Karleen Koen

A story about "American Prince [Library Edition]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:20:55 GMT

American Prince [Library Edition]

by Tony Curtis; Peter Golenbock; (Reader) Don Leslie

Originally when I finished with this audiobook I just wanted to check it done and move on but it has sort of sat with me the past fews days and I realized this morning that I need to write my opinion in order to get past it – obviously he hit a sore spot with me.

What a whiny wanker! I find it real difficult to be sympathetic for a guy whinging about not getting along with his children because he was away filming all the time and because his ex-wife (plural) “poisoned the children against him”. At one point he even says that trying to see the children was “just too hard”.

Oh, poor baby. Perhaps it wouldn’t have been so hard had you not divorced. Perhaps you wouldn’t have divorced if you could have kept your dick in your pants. Oh, that’s right, it wasn’t YOUR affairs that was the problem, it was that you didn’t like being made a “cuckold”. How dare your wife have AN affair just because you were having many? How dare your children think you were ignoring them because you were away each night and/or hanging out at the Playboy mansion. Just because you weren’t around to raise them doesn’t mean you’re not their father, right?

Hell, I can believe that Janet Lee talked shit to her kids about Tony Curtis. But I also believe that as adults the children were quite capable of sorting fact from fiction. I’m willing to bet the reason Jamie Lee doesn’t like her father is because he’s a sanctimonious selfish asshole that won’t own up to his own failings as a parent. He’s still trying to blame everything else that has happened in his life and refuses to take ownership for any of it. Children forgive a lot, but they can’t forgive what hasn’t been asked.

It befuddles me how someone can have it written down right there in front of them in black and white and still not get it.

There, I feel better now.

A story about "Desperate Romantics"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:28:25 GMT

Desperate Romantics

to sum up this series… Fun! I didn’t expect a historical documentary (that I’ve been getting from BBC’s other show “The Pre-Raphaelites” and repeated visits to wikipedia) but rather a playful drama based on historical figures.

Unlike the Tudors (another drama series I’ve been watching), this one was never heavy-handed or over dramatized but instead gave what it promised, an entertaining romp.

A story about "Waking Life"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:39:44 GMT

Waking Life

whoa.

I had to look up what “rotoscope animation” was, interesting bit of knowledge, and that was before the movie even started.

I found this film rather more thought forcing than provoking and felt a brief nostalgia for my teenage years when I would have watched something like this absolutely stoned out of my fucking gourd.

I’m glad I own it because I’m certain it needs at least another couple of spins.

not worth it (rated 1 star)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:26:22 GMT

Highlander 5: The Source

by Brett Leonard

laying on the couch, icing the back, bored out of my frickin mind and yet STILL hated this movie.

this was showing on the bbc iplayer, and I lurvs me some Adrian Paul so I thought I’d give it a shot. Within 30 seconds I couldn’t stand it so watched the whole thing in fast forward and even then those are 4 minutes I wish I could get back.

hopefully this won’t cloud my fond memory of the series.

Consuming "Glover’s Mistake"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:03:46 GMT

Glover’s Mistake

by Nick Laird

A story about "The IT Crowd - Series 2 [Non-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:14:04 GMT

The IT Crowd - Series 2 [Non-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]

watched all three seasons/series back-to-back, and there were quite a few laugh out loud lines. My favorite has to be when Jen (following on information given to her by the IT guys) was insisting to the Board that if they typed google into google it would absolutely crash the internet. I’m still giggling over that one.

A story about "The Getaway"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:36:30 GMT

The Getaway

by Roger Donaldson

yikes, this is an awful movie. It was awful the first time I saw it, but I’m a huge Michael Madsen fan so when it showed up on the bbc iplayer I had to track to the scene at the vets office. Mr M himself with a wee kitten – I’m overdosing on the cuteness.

A story about "Entourage - The Complete First Season"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:41:34 GMT

Entourage - The Complete First Season

by Doug Ellin

yeah, I watched both seasons even though I felt the 1st season wasn’t worth watching. I’d already bought them, and I was bored. Insomnia does funny things.

the following summarizes EVERY SINGLE EPISODE of 1 & 2:

“We gotta roll.
I’d hit that.
Are you hittin’ that?
Forget it, I’m not doing it.
You gotta do it.
We’re fucked.
I want it.
Make it happen.
We’re gold baby.”

Y A W N

A story about "How Reading Made Us Modern"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:58:53 GMT

How Reading Made Us Modern

by BBC Four

I watched this BBC documentary on something so very dear to my heart. As someone who started reading at age 3, I was mortified at the idea that there was a time not too long ago where reading wasn’t the norm. What a nightmare!

Also very interesting to find out that it was Scotsman Ramsay who established the first (circulating) library. Woot.

There is a much better written, in-depth review found here.

from BBC description:
“English literature professor John Mullan explores the dramatic increase in reading which took place in 18th-century Britain, as it went from being the preserve of the rich to the national pastime it is today.

In 1695 a tiny amendment to the British constitution allowed for a flood of publications, without which Britain would be almost unrecognisable. This was the era that gave us the first ever magazines, newspapers and perhaps most vitally, the novel.

Mullan takes us from raucous, politically-charged coffee houses to the circulating library, the social space of the late 1700s. There is a glimpse inside an 18th century lady’s closet where she hid with her novel, and Mullan also celebrates the hero of the reading revolution, Dr Samuel Johnson. “

Consumed "300 (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:17:12 GMT

300 (Widescreen Edition)

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Lucky You"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:38:35 GMT

Lucky You

NOT WORTH IT!

A story about "Cornfed Chicken Breast"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:40:04 GMT

Cornfed Chicken Breast

by The Basement

This was my main, from the same party—served with calvados caramelised apple, Crème fraîche and seasonal veg (carrots, snap beans, peas and broccoli – served in a separate bowl not seen in photo). Also very good.

A story about "Sweet potato, carrot & ginger soup"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:35:23 GMT

Sweet potato, carrot & ginger soup

by The Basement

This soup was my starter at the company christmas party. YUM. Served with cranberry jam and sundried tomato bread. Have I mentioned it was YUMMY? Perfect blend between the carrot and sweet potato and the ginger gave it a nice spicy kick.

I am so going to start making soup again.

Unless I can find this for sale in a store, that is.
:-D

Consumed "Four weddings and a funeral"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:33:19 GMT

Four weddings and a funeral

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Maltese Falcon (1941)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:41:03 GMT

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

by John Huston

WORTH IT!

Consumed "It Won't Be Soon Before Long"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:44:28 GMT

It Won't Be Soon Before Long

by Maroon 5

WORTH IT!

A story about "P.S. I Love You"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:23:00 GMT

P.S. I Love You

jaysus, joseph and mary, watching this movie is like having a 2-hour emotional enema.

now all I want is to go to Ireland, get some new pretty shoes, and take a nap—pretty much in reverse order.

A story about "Photographing Montana 1894-1928: The Life and Work of Evelyn Cameron"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Gertie) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:10:51 GMT

Photographing Montana 1894-1928: The Life and Work of Evelyn Cameron

by Donna M. Lucey

Over a year ago I saw a TV program about the life of this photographer, Evelyn Cameron. I finally got the book I ordered and it then had to wait two more days (project deadline at work) before I could read it. Tonight I couldn’t wait any longer and spent and enjoyable interruption-free hour on the ride home flipping thru the photos. Awesome stuff.

This is from ‘her’ website:

“Leaving behind her childhood world of the English gentry, Evelyn Cameron began ranching on the harsh and beautiful plains of eastern Montana in 1889 with her husband Ewen. When their initial venture-~~raising polo ponies~~-failed, Evelyn turned to glass-plate photography to help support her family. Nearly 2,000 negatives remained in a friend’s basement for 50 years after Evelyn’s death until author Donna M. Lucey tracked down the extraordinary collection.

Photographing Montana showcases more than 150 photographs of life in Montana from the 1890s through the 1920s. Evelyn Cameron’s work portrays vast landscapes, range horses, cattle roundups, wheat harvests, community celebrations, and wildlife of the high plains. Her vivid images convey the lonely strength of the sheepherders and homesteaders and track the growth of Terry, a small town on the Yellowstone River. Her family portraits are priceless glimpses into the past, capturing the endurance, pride, and hope of those she photographed.

Through excerpts from her diaries and letters, we follow Evelyn’s transformation from a daughter of the English upper class to a resourceful ranch woman relishing the independence and challenges of western life. Photographing Montana is essential reading for students of the American frontier and women’s history.”