Morning Glory

Three Stars: ˜˜˜

Peppy, workaholic Becky with bangs is married to her job, bumping dates up to 4 PM because she has to get up ridiculously early to produce a morning show in Jersey. Then she gets fired. The semi-cliché plot of a single girl tackling the big city and an impossible situation is however rescued by the other characters in this 2010 chick flick. The grumpy old reporter, the aging beauty queen, the affable co-producer, the handsome new boyfriend… all contribute to the delightful dialogue.

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MEMORABLE QUOTES

“You had a dream, great! When you were 8, it was adorable; when you were 18, it was inspiring; at 28, it’s officially embarrassing, and I just want you to stop before we get to heartbreaking.”

“My condolences on hiring the third worst person in the world.” – “Ha! Thanks. Who are the other two?” – “Oh, Kim Jong-Il and Angela Lansbury actually, she knows what she did.”

“It’s not for me. I did it for a couple of weeks once, but they put me back at Number Two. Apparently, the crying was distracting.”

Cowboys & Aliens

Four Stars: ˜˜˜˜

What’s more Hollywood than cowboys or aliens? Cowboys AND aliens, duh! The impressive list of collaborators (Spielberg, Favreau, Howard) managed to seamlessly weld the two genres. All of the Western archetypes blend perfectly with extraterrestrial action in an incredibly entertaining adventure. An original plotline teems with multiple conflicts, allowing the stars to shine.

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MEMORABLE QUOTES

“Demons took your gold. When you get to Hell, you can ask for it back.”

“Got a kid and a dog, why not a woman?”

“God doesn’t care who you were, son, only who you are.”