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“Sex and the City 2” Marriage Manual for Privileged Women
Jun 3rd
Marriage Manual for Privileged Women
“Hotshots” looks at a movie!
SEX AND THE CITY 2 is quite naturally the sequel to the 2008 SEX AND THE CITY, which of course was based on the successful HBO series of the same name, all of which have a built-in audience that doesn’t include men.
Once again we follow the exploits of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha as they wear fabulous clothes, say outrageous things, and have stunning experiences.
In other words, they don’t represent your average woman. They represent what your average woman would like to be: beautiful, loved, and privileged.
Oh, but don’t think that our stars on screen, as played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, and Kim Cattrall don’t have problems.
Carrie has been married to Mr. Big for two years, but she is afraid that the sparkle is missing from their marriage, especially when he gives her a TV set for their bedroom as an anniversary present.
Charlotte is having difficulty with being a perfect mother, and she is afraid that her perfect nanny will become too much of a temptation to her husband, and thus he might fall victim to the “Jude Law.”
Miranda has finally made partner at her law firm, but she has a co-worker who dismisses her and treats her as just another “woman.”
And, finally, Samantha is depressed, because she is struggling with the idea of losing her looks, getting old, and having hot flashes.
So, when Samantha meets a sheik who owns a hotel in Abu Dhabi, and he hires her firm to publicize it, he offers her and her three best friends one week at the hotel, all expenses paid. Cut to Act 2.
Miranda says to the girls, “We’ve got a lot of Abu Dhabi to do. Abu Dhabi do!”
They each get their own limousine, and they each get a personal butler for their stay. Carrie’s tells her that he has a wife in India, whom he gets to see only once every three months.
Now, the manufactured crisis for Carrie is that she happens to run into her old flame Aidan at the open-air market, and even though he is also married now, they share a kiss!
So, should she tell Big about the kiss or should she not?
SEX AND THE CITY 2 is nothing more than a marriage manual for privileged women.
I’m Dan Culberson and this is “Hotshots.”
Date Night – Movie Trailer
Apr 14th
This action comedy tells the tale of mild-mannered married couple Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire (Tina Fey), who fear their relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, they impetuously steal a dinner reservation, which leads to a case of mistaken identity. Turns out the reservation was for a pair of thieves, and now a number of unsavory characters want Phil and Claire killed. If they can survive a wacky life-threatening night, they may just rediscover the passion missing from their marriage. Directed by Shawn Levy, the film co-stars Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, and Kristen Wiig.
“Amelia” You Won’t Be Enthralled
Oct 29th
You Won’t Be Enthralled
“Hotshots” looks at a movie!
AMELIA is the story of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to perform a number of flying accomplishments in the Twenties and Thirties, and she is played stunningly by two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank.
Unfortunately, if the film were a jet airplane, it would have to be called a flameout, whereas everyone involved with it and many in the audience were hoping that it would soar to wonderful and exiting heights.
Part of the reason is that we know how the story ends, and so there is hardly any suspense at all.
Another part is the construction of the film. It jumps back and forth in time and setting without warning, so that the audience is disoriented along with being dissatisfied.
As a matter of fact, the opening scene takes place in June 1937 in Miami, Florida, at the beginning of Earhart’s ill-fated attempt to be the first woman to fly around the world.
Then we jump back to April 1928 in New York City and see the preparations for Earhart’s first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, in which she didn’t fly the airplane, but was just a passenger, although she was named the “commander”
of the flight over two men who did the actual flying.
Now, some of these jumps are identified by titles for the audience, but others aren’t, and scenes from Earhart’s final flight keep being thrown into the somewhat chronological story at this point.
We see Earhart’s relationship with publisher and promoter George Putnam, played by Richard Gere, and the first time he asks her to marry him, she says, “I don’t want to get married, George. I’m not the marrying kind.”
However, they do get married, only without the part in the marriage vows about “obey.” Earhart says that she can’t promise that.
We also see Earhart’s relationship with flying instructor Gene Vidal, played by Ewan McGregor, the father of Gore Vidal, who appears in the film as a young boy.
Also, many shots of beautiful scenery are thrown in that have nothing to do with the story but just look pretty.
All in all, the film is too melodramatic, but without much drama and certainly without any suspense.
AMELIA might teach you something you didn’t know about Earhart’s life, but you won’t be enthralled with it, whereas I wanted to be enthralled.
I’m Dan Culberson and this is “Hotshots.”
