MasterChef Season 5 Episode 3 Recap and Review: June 9, 2014
June 10, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
Last week two competitors said goodbye to the MasterChef kitchen: Astrid and Whitney leaving 20 of the “best home cooks in America” still in the game. But this week it’s going to be an “all out culinary war” as they face their first team battle, and according to the opening voiceover…
MasterChef Season 5 Episode 2 Recap and Review: June 2, 2014
June 3, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
Last week we had our first chance to meet the Season 5 contestants, and watch as the Top 30 became in fact the Top 22. Those home cooks lucky enough to receive their aprons now are facing their very first…
MasterChef US Season 4: Where are they now?
May 31, 2014 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
With the start of a new season of MasterChef airing in the United States, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at least year’s group of contestants and find out: where are they now? Are they still pursuing a career/work in the food industry somehow, or have they gone back to their other “day jobs”?
Who will win MasterChef Season 5?
May 29, 2014 | Posted in REALITY TV | By sockii
Although only the first episode of MasterChef Season 5 has aired, I’m willing to go out on a limb and make my prediction for this year’s winner. I don’t have any “inside information” or access to spoilers, but based on…
MasterChef Season 5 Episode 1 Recap and Review: May 26, 2014
May 28, 2014 | Posted in EPISODE RECAPS, REALITY TV | By sockii
It’s that time again…MasterChef time! Season 5 has just begun, and once more I will be doing episode recaps so you can follow the action at home—and chime in with your thoughts and opinions on each episode…
August: Osage County Is An Intense Ensemble Film
May 26, 2014 | Posted in MOVIES | By writerjoanne
August:Osage County is a drama film that is set in the plains of northern Oklahoma in the hot month of August. It has been billed as a black comedy/drama, although I personally did not see it that way. The film
Marilyn Monroe’s First Starring Role: Dont Bother To Knock
May 5, 2014 | Posted in CLASSICS, MOVIES, THRILLER | By writerjoanne
I thought had seen Marilyn Monroe all her major film roles. However, one day while searching through the classic movie selection in a store, I came across one I had never heard of before. It was called Don’t Bother
Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun
April 26, 2014 | Posted in CLASSICS, MOVIES | By writerjoanne
Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift were two of the biggest young stars in the movies by the late 1940s. It was inevitable that Hollywood would pair these popular actors together on the silver screen. A Place in the Sun turned
Early Edition: One of the Best Dramas From the 90s
April 24, 2014 | Posted in CLASSIC TV, TELEVISION | By writerjoanne
Early Edition was a fantasy/drama that was featured on CBS from 1996 to 2000. This show was a crowd pleaser: something you could watch with friends on a Saturday night, along with Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, which aired immediately before.
A Simple Plan: A Brilliant Movie That You Won’t Forget
April 24, 2014 | Posted in MOVIES, THRILLER | By writerjoanne
A Simple Plan is a haunting, suspenseful story that you won’t forget. It stayed with me for quite awhile after seeing it for the first time. Subsequent viewings have not diminished the suspense. It builds slowly at first, but as
