"Liberate your Libia! Claim your clitoris!"

The Oh in Ohio - Parker Posey is a top notch marketing executive who brings business to Cleveland, Ohio and has been married to Paul Rudd a high school biology teacher for 10 years. Paul Rudd used to be at the top but having been married to Parker for 10 years and unable to give her an orgasm has taken its toll. His teaching is suffering and he has gained weight. While Parker is rising, she is made V.P., and is seemingly happy.

She has never had an orgasm and has never masturbated. She has a sexual disfunction. She and her husband attend couple's therapy where the therapist recommends that they incorporate a vibrator into their sex life. They are appalled. Later Parker goes to a sex shop and purchases a "starter kit" without her husband's knowledge. Paul meanwhile is talked around to use of the vibrator by his coworker, a coach, who confides that he and his wife use one but Paul is instructed to not let his wife use it alone - ever! Parker uses it, alone, and achieves an orgasm.

I thought this movie was adorable! It was a comedic cross between Election and American Beauty - because yes Paul ends up in a relationship with one of his high school students. Parker Posey was a DE-light! Paul Rudd was also good. It had very minimal inde elements which made me happy. And while parts were rather predictable I enjoyed this movie much to the derision of certain ahem ahem people. Liza Minnelli was in this SO funny as was Danny DeVito a somewhat surprising love interest but funny. Overall I would say if you thought Election had promise but was somewhat disappointed because it was a tad dark you may like this film.

"The only man a woman can trust is your son." "Is Mikey your son?"

Shadowboxer - starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, and Stephen Dorf. This film was interesting. Cuba stars as Mikey and Helen as Rose. Mikey and Rose are hired guns. They are hired by Stephen Dorff, Clayton, to kill his wife and unborn child because he thinks his wife has cheated on him.

Rose and Mikey are sleeping together, which is disturbing because the audience later learns that they entered each other's lives when Mikey was 7! Up until that point the audience is sort of on board with the relationship. You can tell that the two love each other and take care of each other. We learn that Rose has cancer which is why she is unable to kill Clayton's wife and child.

Rose, Mikey, Vicki and child set up a life together in the suburbs. Mikey continues to go on jobs and eventually Rose dies (I'll leave you in suspense as to how she leaves this earth). Before Rose dies she makes Mikey promise that he will do whatever Vicki asks of him. It is pretty obvious from the time Rose decides to not kill Vicki that she is planning her legacy and wants Mikey to have someone and a child after she is gone.

This movie is NOT for everyone. There are some sex scenes between Mo'Nique and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mikey and Rose that I thought were a little bit much. This movie had some interesting elements but I would ask that you contact me before watching it...

"Am I poser?" "No, why who told you that?" "A boy."

Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity - Sandra Oh plays a single mother of a twelve year old girl, Mindy, who is in need of money and love. Mindy is desperate to make her mother's life better. She employs Taoist charms to assist her.

This film is divided into three storylines: Mindy and her mother; the butcher and his family; and finally a security guard who is given a severance package and his wife. All three story lines interact somewhat marginally but are connected by Mindy's magic apparently.

I enjoyed this film. Very sweet love stories, family interactions, and again a window into the Chinese Culture. This film was ambiguously set, therefore I had to watch through the credits to see where this was filmed - Canada. Sandra Oh is adorable as a somewhat broken yet totally lovely mom. The actress who plays her daughter is delightful - she toes the line as to being an annoying child actor but stays just this side of it. Adorable movie in Chinese and English - I liked it, and would label it a worthwhile view.

Bio-pics galore!

Frances - Jessica Lange stars as an early 1930s actress. Frances Farmer. (Apparently, this is where she met Sam Shepard; her current love) Frances is a free and independent spirit. She rises as a star within the sphere of studio contracts and pictures.

She, however, longs to act in plays. She questions the details and everything about Hollywood life. Eventually, she escapes and joins a theater group on Broadway. She is in her element but is brought down and back to Hollywood by the people who made her a star.

She turns to alcohol to cope and eventually her anger at the life she has been forced to lead bubbles up and she has a number of altercations with the law. She ends up under the guardianship of her stage mother, who ends up putting her into a mental institution.

Sam Shepard is Frances' knight in shining armor. He is who she turns to when everything goes wrong with her life. He is the only constant.

Jessica Lange is awesome. She plays all the stages of Frances Farmer very well. She is engaging and captivating. While this movie is based on a true story - the life of Frances Farmer - it is not completely true to her life. Frances had a sister, not depicted in the film, that wrote a biography of Frances, that according to IMDB is as close to the truth as can be. While this movie is a little lengthy, Jessica Lange makes it a worthwhile view. It is a shame that such a bright and vibrant star was so tragically brought down because she resisted and was different.