http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Blanche011587/My critiques, reviews, commentary and trivia on movies and tv shows, new and old. hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Blanche011587/416975My boyfriend is from Wichita, and through all of his travels, since joining the Army in 1980, doing two tours, moving to California and Denver, he's still a loyal Chiefs' fan. I mock him (gently) for being such a stubborn holdout, but he is loyal, and that's a good thing. I live in Seattle, so...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Blanche011587/415652Martin Scorcese's latest film, The Departed, outdoes itself in terms of cinematic bloodshed and virtuouso performances. it's a cops and mafia movie, set in Boston, among the Irish and Italian, and as Jack Nicholson's character, the mafia kingpin, Frank Costello says, "In my neighborhood, growing...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Blanche011587/396690I saw Little Miss Sunshine Thursday, and found it hilarious. However, comedy being a relative and highly individual thing, I should explain. The gist of the plot of "Little Miss Sunshine" is a family of 6 highly quirky individuals with their own set of problems decides to take their youngest...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Blanche011587/391510The Devil Wears Prada: A Review This is why I don't trust critics: they so often get it wrong. I almost didn't go to see the new release of "The Devil Wears Prada" because the local underground paper, The Stranger, gave it a lukewarm review, and panned Meryl Streep's performance particularly. I...