Cooking with Dee

Tropic Thunder

August 16, 2008 · 3 Comments

Packed theater. Funny send-up of Hollywood spoofing Hollywood. Fully deserves its R rating. My review: fun summer movie.

As to criticism of “racism” and of negative connotations of films portraying the mentally challenged, I say no way. Racism is for white Aussie Kirk Lazarus having a skin pigmentation operation so he can play a 1969 Black sergeant and inhabit the role. Disabled people should not boycott the film because rapidly fading action star Tugg Speedman decided to play a “Rain Man” type role to attain Oscar glory. It is a spoof of actors and producers and directors and what they’ll stoop to for glory and the almighty dollar.

We’ve got just a few moments to change and get to a party so have a wonderful Saturday night! Dee

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Interesting Conversations

August 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment

We enjoyed dinner this evening, and Jim showed up in time. We talked to a number of interesting people and left a little after eleven to take the dog out for a final walk and clean up a bit.

Here are my second set of flowers, in front of the hand-painted water colors of Tuscany that I collected over several years and finally framed.

Jim's Roses and Italian Paintings

Jim

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