Ok, I promised an explanation of yesterday’s April Fool’s post, and I apparently stumped even some of my closest friends (by design), so I owe everyone explanations. 1. I got…
Juno on your computer, for shizz
I kinda made fun of people who rushed out and bought the Garden State soundtrack immediately upon seeing the movie. Of course I was eating my words once I finally…
What makes modern guys cry?
eHarmony seems to think it knows the 20 movies that make guys cry. The list includes some obvious ones, like Saving Private Ryan, but I have to admit I was…
Friday night movie premiere
The modern beau and I haven’t actually had a chance to celebrate Valentine’s Day yet, so maybe we’ll go see this movie. The critics haven’t completely panned it — they…
What to do with those 27 dresses
We’re all about the age where we’ve been through a few weddings now and probably have a bridesmaid’s dress or two that’s a little too formal to really be useful…
Can’t take my eyes off of Heath Ledger
When my coworkers told me tonight that Heath Ledger died today, I said “You mean, Brad Renfro died last week?” They had to tell me at least three more times…
Don’t take my word for it
I can’t take credit for finding this reference, but Akeem Jofer (aka Eddie Murphy) predicted the Giants’ surprising win over the Packers long ago in Coming to America … which…
Monday afternoon matinee
Tina Fey is The Modern Gal’s funnier alter ego, so I’m thrilled to discover that she’s got a new movie coming out because I LOVED Mean Girls. It won’t be…
Thank you for watching
The Modern Gal is already ahead of her movie-watching totals of last year, having finally completed “Thank You for Smoking” a year after it arrived in her mailbox, courtesy of…
The problems with movie trailers
My favorite techno-geek, The NY Times’ David Pogue, addressed the problems with movie trailers in his column last week. You know how you’ll see something in a movie trailer that…