This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Netflix. (Whoo hoo!) No one should be surprised by now that my family loves watching movies. And shows. And documentaries. And war epics. (Okay, that last one is a highly specific cross-section of the family which includes just one individual. He’s the tallest. And the only boy. And he’s P.J.) And I know y’all know how hard I love Netflix. The instant gratification. The nonexistent commercials. And the ability {Read More}
January Date: Ice Skating (And Nary A Trip To The E.R!)
January 21, 2013 By 10 Comments
If I had to choose something I loved more than my husband, I’d have to say Re-enacting Scenes From My Favorite Movies. (If I HAD to.) Even the Russian judges liked us. This past Saturday, I didn’t even to pick between them. Because P.J.’s Christmas present to me was twelve months of Chicago dates. You know, the place where we live and of which we continuously extol the virtues but rarely have time to a) date in b) Chicago? He {Read More}
Burning Questions, Part 251: Disney.
November 12, 2012 By 7 Comments
Be our guest [to supply some answers]. We’ve recently begun unrolling the classic movies to our kids, and we’re currently on a Disney kick. (I’m digging this phase, as I can recall seeing most of these in the theater and thoroughly enjoying them then, too. For instance, I once had a date take me to see The Lion King. The Lion King. Like, not even the Broadway one. The animated Simba. I was
Who Posts About Halloween Movies In November?
November 1, 2012 By 6 Comments
Most people who grew up with me have seen this movie and/or video clip. (So have most people who spent any time with me at college. But those were two very different types of viewing parties.) It’s from a eye-poppingly wonderful film called The Worst Witch, and it features a young Fairuza Balk. Yeah, that’s right, she of The Craft fame. (Typecast?) And yes, the movie has elements of Harry Potter (kids away at a boarding school for witches) without any of {Read More}
Spoiling A Movie In Three Panels.
April 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
So, this is nowhere near “wordless” today, but I think you’ll forgive the loquaciousness when you behold THIS: This movie has already aired. You may have missed your chance to see it. But it still needs to be discussed. The promo features three distinct pictures slashed across the page: Cuba Gooding Jr. looking concerned. A female behind a chain link fence looking, I dunno, hopeless. And, inexplicably, a group of what I can only assume are jumpsuited prisoners laughing on {Read More}
Zuzu Wishes To Watch Wonder Pets, Says Nora.
January 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
Who’s ready for the theatre? THIS GIRL. ‘Twas a good weekend. A great one, in fact. I went on three- count ’em, three– dates this weekend. Date One was with my husband to see the stellar Sky’s The Limit, Weather Permitting at Second City’s etc stage (’cause we know people in the show)! Date Two was with Nat n’ Rachael n’ P.J. to see Underworld: Awakening in IMAX and 3D…at the behest of Nat n’ me. And Date Three was with {Read More}
These Are My Current Events, Darnit.
September 8, 2011 By 4 Comments
THIS is what “30s With Kids” looks like.Hoodies and kitchen floors.Nary a sensible handbag. Okay, now I’m not one to dwell [overmuch, publicly] on things, but… Seriously. The ending of the seventh Harry Potter movie (Part 2, if you will, of The Deathly Hallows). And I swear that this is not a spoiler. Not unless you like wardrobe choice to be a tightly held secret. (Like a royal wedding!) Yeah, yeah, Voldemort (we can say his name now, yes?) and Snape and {Read More}
Nora’s the coolest and her parents are the laziest.
April 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
You’ll have to excuse the tardiness of the blog today (cue Van Halen: I don’t feel tardy…) due to my inability to hold facts, dates, or appointments in my brain or on my phone. You know when a good time to remember when you’re working the next morning is not? The middle of the night. A good, cold shock of adrenaline really starts the week off correctly. Hence the stellar packing of All Things Nora and the less than ideal {Read More}
