The beauty of Casa Cantina

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"My all time favorite Bloody Mary - "it burns, it burns!""

Jay's Movie of the Week #20: Films of Fury

 Reviewed for DVDSnapshot, and recommended to everyone, this "Kung Fu Movie Movie" is the most fun Friday Night Flick I've seen in quite a while.

Official Synopsis:

Films of Fury tells the story of the Kung Fu sub-culture from its ancient Peking Opera origins to its superhero-powered future. From Enter the Dragon to Kung Fu Panda and everything in between, Films of Fury features the genre's greatest on-screen warriors, and reveals the legend, the lore, and the loony of the Kung Fu film genre like it has never been seen before.

Our Take:

Films of Fury has the subtitle "The Kung Fu Movie Movie," and that's just the sort of irreverent fun this documentary is going for. With plenty of film clips and animated segments tying it all together, this is a breezy but comprehensive look at the history of Chop-Socky flicks. Kung Fu on film is about the gracefully executed choreography as much as the whoopin'.

The Aeroplane Flies High

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Forgot I'd even had this: The Aeroplane Flies High

The Only 4x4 I Ever Wanted

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"I finally got the shelves I've wanted for years, and we didn't kill each other putting 'em up, either... Now we just have to figure out what goes on them."

Jay's Movie of the Week #19: Miss Representation

A perfect documentary to share with the moms and daughters in your life. Originally reviewed for DVD Snapshot.

Official Synopsis:

Writer/Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom interwove stories from teenage girls with provocative interviews from the likes of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Dr. Jackson Katz, Dr. Jean Kilbourne, and Gloria Steinem to give us an inside look at the media and its message. As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality-and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. The film accumulates startling facts and asks the question, "What can we do?"

Our Take:

“In G-rated movies, the female characters are just as likely to be wearing sexually revealing clothing as in R-rated movies... which is horrifying.” - Geena Davis

Presented by the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) Documentary Club, Miss Representation covers areas that haven't been covered enough and should continually be addressed.