http://www.msamused.com/fun Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:16:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Earlier this year, I decided to make it a mission to fill in some big gaps in my pop culture knowledge and finally watch old classics so that I'd know what people were talking about or referring to! Last week I watched Singin' In The Rain and in love! Now I ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/08/05/i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/ Looks like Morgan will be ok Freeman's injuries included a broken arm, a broken elbow and "minor shoulder damage," but the actor "was in good spirits when I spoke with him a short time ago" at the hospital trauma center in Memphis, his publicist, Donna Lee, told Reuters ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/08/04/thank-god-for-the-little-things/ James Doohan (of "Beam me up Scott" fame)'s son writes about the repeated failed attempts to give his dad the funeral he wanted. In Space. And also in very worrisome news, Morgan Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident! NOOOO!!!! As cleolinda on LJ put it... NOOOO NOT PRESIDENT GOD!! When older ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/08/04/this-made-me-cry-and-batman-related-stuff/ Wow what a delightful little movie! Stars Frances McDormand as a governess in London who is very down on her luck and gets fired from the last job that would have her, in 30s/40s wartime. On the streets with nary a pence nor any worldly possessions, she manages to manuever herself into ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/08/03/miss-pettigrew-lives-for-a-day/ Corbin Bernsen's got some mighty goodlooking genes.... He's one of the families on the final episode of Celebrity Family Feud and holy crap are his sons good looking. I think mostly still jailbait age but the one that looks like Matthew McConhaugey with extra facial hair plays football in college... Dayymmmn. http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/07/31/whodathunkit/ "Dwarf comedy stunt shocks airport staff" I expected it to be about Jackass. Because how many times did they shove Weeman into bags and other assorted containers? Hot dog carts... giant traffic cones... you name it. http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/07/24/when-i-read-the-headline/ The best thing about the Golden Girls for me was always Sophia Petrillo and her mouth. I'm now bitten with the yen to acquire GG on dvd and have a Sophia marathon/wake. 7 seasons are all on dvd now. Thank you Estelle! Gone but never forgotten. Picture it, Sicily 1916. A beautiful young ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/07/22/sophia-forever/ Two half-watched movies I finished watching this weekend. I can see why Juno got the Oscar nod. This movie is worth watching for the fun dialogue alone. Cody & Ellen made a great team in crafting and acting the character of Juno. And another rarity, I really liked ALL of the ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/07/14/half-watched-movies/ Wow... what a mess of a movie. Trying to watch Southland Tales was like reading Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age for the first time. Confusing as HELL but it started to make sense by the end and upon a re-read or two became one of my favorite books. However, I don't know that ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/07/14/southland-tales/ He never gets "too big for his britches". I love that he's still a goof ball and very easy to talk to. Reading this interview with him makes me really want to go see Journey to the Center of the Earth now. Before I was just interested because I like Brendan's ... http://www.msamused.com/fun/2008/07/10/where-im-reminded-of-why-i-love-brendan/