For last three days I'm been a pro tem judge for the Fort Mojave Tribal Court. I'm staying at Avi Resort & Casino. I'll be returning to Tempe, Arizona on Friday.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 11:00 AM
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Next week I will be serving as a Pro Tem Judge at the Fort Mojave Tribal Court. I will be leaving on Sunday.
The last couple of days I’ve been working on my novel manuscript. I’m happy with my progress.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:09 AM
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It was a slow weekend, but today I hope to work on my novel manuscript.
Right now I’m not into attending movies, but there are number I would like to see.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 11:11 AM
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I’ve making good progress on my novel manuscript about an encounter with two Sasquatches. I’m working on the first draft of the final chapter. Of course, there is still plenty of work to do.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 1:39 PM
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Yesterday I saw the movie “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”, which featured the voices of: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham-Carter, Ralph Fiennes, John Thomson and Peter Kay.
The storyline involved the following: “With only days away to the annual competition at Tottington Hall, and rabbits running wild, business at Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and Gromit's Anti-Pesto pest control is booming. Animal lover, Lady Tottington (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter), who hosts the yearly competition, calls Wallace and Gromit to her home to rid the grounds of the vegetable-eating rabbits, but as compassionately as possible. Of course, Victor Quartermaine (voiced by Ralph Fiennes), the town's hunter and wooer of Lady Tottington, would just like to shoot all the rabbits but that's not Totti's way. So, armed with their Bun Vac 6000, capturing bunnies at 145 RPM's (that's rabbits per minute), Anti-Pesto humanely rids the town of the produce-destroying rodents, while storing them safely in Wallace's basement. But when one of Wallace's inventions to cure the rabbits of their eating habits goes horribly wrong, the town is faced with an oversized vegetable eating Were-Rabbit. He comes alive with the moon, has teeth the size of axe blades, and may be the end to the towns beloved competition. It's up to Wallace--or more to the point, Gromit--to save the contest and capture the beast.”
I give the movie a “B+”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a medium soft drink. The animated film was fun to watch, and the animation was excellent.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:39 AM
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On Thursday I saw the movie “Into The Blue”, which starred: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Dwayne Adway, Josh Brolin and Scott Caan.
The storyline involved the following: “We meet our lovers in the Bahamas. Jared (Paul Walker) is a dive bum looking for his big break. Samantha (Jessica Alba), Jared's devoted girlfriend, is happy handling sharks at the Atlantis resort and living with her man in a trailer on an idyllic beach. Wouldn't we all? Except maybe the shark part. When Jared's best bud Bryce (Scott Caan) shows up with a new girlfriend, Amanda (Ashley Scott), things get a little dicey. It starts off when the four divers discover a legendary shipwreck rumored to contain millions in gold. Soon visions of wealth and greed are swimming in their heads. But also nearby on the ocean floor is a sunken plane full of cocaine. Uh-oh. The friends make a pact to keep quiet about both discoveries so they can excavate the shipwreck and claim it before a rival treasure hunter, Bates (Josh Brolin), can beat them to it. Of course, their plan goes awry, as plans are wont to do. The nefarious smugglers, looking for their underwater stash, are lurking about. So Bryce and Amanda come up with a new plan of their own. You know nothing good is going to come of this.”
I give this movie a “C+”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a small popcorn and a small soft drink. The characters were too cocky for me, and the film appeared to be cheaply made. But the movie was still entertaining.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 11:42 AM
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Yesterday I saw the movie “A History of Violence”, which starred: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt and Ashton Holmes.
The storyline involved the following: “The Stalls live the idyllic life in their perfect small town of Millbrook, Indiana. But in one fell swoop, both family and town are turned upside down. One morning, while peacefully running his local diner, Tom (Mortensen) stops two drifters from robbing his establishment and harming his customers--and his heroism suddenly opens up a whole can of worms. Tom and his wife Edie (Maria Bello) are soon being harassed by a group of men, led by the scar-faced mobster Carl (Ed Harris), who blow into town in their limousine--as opposed to their horses, which is one of the few aspects that separates this tale from a true-grit Western. Carl claims Tom has a sordid past which allowed him to subdue the robbers with such ease. Nothing can come good of this. The bad guys' prodding takes such a toll on the Stalls that Tom decides he must do whatever it takes to protect his family--and perhaps, more importantly, the truth.”
I give the movie a “B+”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a medium soft drink. The film was effective and well-acted.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:55 AM
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Monday-October 03, 2005
Today I saw the movie “Serenity”, which starred: Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The storyline involved the following: “For the uninitiated, Firefly's 26th-century final frontier resembled the wild, wild West, with gunslingers shooting up mining towns on far-flung worlds. The show playfully chronicled the criminal endeavors of Serenity's motley crew of smugglers, captained by the glib but principled Mal (Nathan Fillion). The ship also serves as home to passengers Simon (Sean Maher) and his sister River (Summer Glau). Serenity swiftly but awkwardly recounts how Simon risked his promising career as a doctor to rescue River from scientists working for the nefarious Alliance, the victors in a cruel war against freedom fighters known as Browncoats (yes, our good captain was a Browncoat). The Alliance turned River, a young psychic, into a killing machine. Now the siblings are on the run. Serenity opens with the Alliance dispatching its harshest operative, known only as--yes--the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), to capture River. So Mal must put on hold his illicit dealings to protect the increasingly violent River. And that means putting Serenity--and the crew Mal regards as family--in harms way. So does it help if you have partaken of Firefly's 14 episodes? It certainly does. Whedon makes few concessions to those unfamiliar with Firefly or its crew and passengers. But if you can grasp the gist of Firefly's intricate political machinations, then the flight's somewhat enjoyable.”
I would rate the movie a “B”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a medium popcorn and a medium soft drink. The film was a good science fiction movie.
posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 1:36 PM
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