This weekend I was one of the many who went to see Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds.”
The movie begins in the idyllic French countryside at the home of a dairy farmer and his three daughters. Down the country road rumble the Nazi soldiers led by the much dreaded Col. Hans ‘Jew Hunter’ Landa (a terrific Christoph [...]

(ARA) – With back-to-school season right around the corner, there’s no better way to spend time with your kids and encourage them to use their imagination than to create something with them in the kitchen.
Over the past seven years, thousands of kid chefs from across the country have taken on the challenge of making the [...]

“Julie & Julia” (my 0-10 rating: 7 )
Director: Nora Ephron
Screenplay: Nora Ephron, Julie Powell
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina
Time: 2 hrs., 13 min.
Rating: PG-13 (brief strong language and some sensuality)
One of the chick-flickiest of chick flicks, with superb intelligence and refreshing respect for its audience’s intelligence. Expect to be surprised that you [...]

Punch up Picnic Time with an International Menu
(ARA) – This is a great time of year to enjoy outdoor recreation and commune with nature. No matter which coast you reside on — the Atlantic or the Pacific — or somewhere in the middle, near a lake or a pond, a shoreline picnic is a perfect [...]