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DVD REVIEWS

If you're in the mood for totally mindless entertainment and a plethora of silly quotable lines, you have got to see "Talladega Nights, the Ballad of Ricky Bobby". You don't have to love (or hate) NASCAR racing to get the jokes. Will Ferrell, as usual, is hysterical and his supporting cast... John C. Reilly, Gary Cole and the others... keep right up with him. And there is an actual story line that makes you care about the characters. Seriously.

And having said, "seriously"... a week from tonight... a new "Grey's Anatomy"... cannot wait!

Another movie I managed to squeeze in last weekend... "The Matador". Pierce Brosnan is an aging hitman on the verge of nervous breakdown. Greg Kinnear is a businessman in Mexico to land the deal that will end his streak of bad luck. Their lives become intertwined in this dark comedy that is as heartbreaking as it is funny. It's kind of hard to watch the usually suave and gorgeous Brosnan play a degenerate jackass, but in the end, you still like the guy.

Book review

Wow, I actually had a lot of time on my hands over the long weekend. I read the new Stephen King novel, "Lisey's Story". Again, Mr. King does not disappoint. Lisey (rhymes with Cee-Cee)
is the widow of a famous writer. Two years after his death, she is finally ready to clean out his study. Soon, she discovers herself in the middle of suppressed memories and a whole other world. Literally. Personal favorite moment? King references one of my favorite obscure literary quotes from D.H. Lawrence "Women in Love"... "it's you who must return, like a dog to its vomit". Damn, that's beautiful.

THE SUPREME WISDOM OF THE QUEENOSHEBA

I got nothing.