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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.
“Date Night” Date Night from Hell
Apr 14th
Date Night from Hell
“Hotshots” looks at a movie!
DATE NIGHT is the perfect movie for married couples who have such rituals, but it should come with the following warning: “We’re professionals. Don’t try this when you leave home on your date night.”
Steve Carell and Tina Fey play Phil and Claire Foster, who live in New Jersey and who have the obligatory two young children. Phil is a tax accountant, Claire is a real-estate agent, and at the beginning of the movie we see what they do on a typical date night and their typical bedtime routine for discussing whether or not to have sex, both of which should be familiar and funny to couples in the audience.
Then when they learn that two friends of theirs who are married to each other are going to break up, Phil and Claire decide to change their usual date night of dinner at a local restaurant and instead go to a fancy restaurant in New York City, even though they don’t have reservations, which normally have to be made a month in advance.
So, while they are waiting in the bar for a table to open up, Phil hears the hostess calling “Tripplehorn, party of two” more than once, decides that the Tripplehorns are a no-show, says to Claire, “I want this night to be different,” and announces to the hostess, “We are the Tripplehorns.”
Once they are seated, they toast “Here’s to a great night” with empty wine glasses, and then all hell breaks loose.
Two men show up at their table and want to talk to Phil and Claire outside in private. The Fosters assume that they have been “busted” for taking the Tripplehorns’ reservation, but, no, the two men believe that they ARE the Tripplehorns and demand that they turn over a flash drive to them, a small, portable drive for a computer.
And thus begins a “great night” of laughs for the audience and certainly a “different” night for Phil and Claire.
There is at least a double case of mistaken identity, blackmail involving a mob boss, a crooked politician, crooked policemen, a building break-in, a slow chase across the lake in Central Park, and one of the funniest car chases you will ever see.
DATE NIGHT is a date night from hell for the Fosters, but a great night for the audience.
I’m Dan Culberson and this is “Hotshots.”
