I don't read. Well, I read occasionally. And when I read – because I am a movie freak – I see each page as a film scene laid out in my mind. So, let me treat this book review much like a film review and let you know how Friends from Damascus played out in my mind's 'unblinking' eye. First, I need to offer a disclaimer: Cliff Happy was my drill instructor (DI) in 1993. He … [Read more...] about Friends from Damascus – Ebook Review
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Safe House
"House Keeping" Swift shot: I N T E N S I T Y - Intensity, Intensity, Intensity! Ever have one of those "boring" jobs where you wish something would happen . . . anything, just to kill the monotony of your daily existence? Well, Matt Weston, of the Central Intelligence Agency has one of those jobs. He is a safe house keeper, meaning he provides an off the grid … [Read more...] about Safe House
The Vow
When married couple Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum) are in a terrible car accident, Leo is fine except for a few bumps and bruises, but Paige ends up in a coma (she had taken her seat belt off and she went flying through the windshield. That’s why it’s important to always keep your seat belt fastened!!). When Paige wakes up from her coma, she has … [Read more...] about The Vow
Drive
“I don’t sit in while you’re running it down. I don’t carry a gun. I drive.” The H-Bomb: A movie stunt driver/mechanic (Ryan Gosling) moonlights as a getaway driver for various underworld characters as they do their various underworld things (usually robberies). He gives them exactly five minutes to do whatever they’re there to do, and if they’re even … [Read more...] about Drive
Straw Dogs
Just let this sleeping dog lie. The H-Bomb: Young, dull newlyweds David (James Marsden) and Amy (Kate Bosworth) move from L.A. to the small southern town where Amy grew up. David is a screenwriter, and he hopes that the peace and quiet of their isolated farm house will be the perfect place to work on his script. Unfortunately for him, the local hillbillies they hired to … [Read more...] about Straw Dogs
