BOOKS, MOVIES, ETC

The Edict

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:17:19 +0200

According to the author, Bob Cupp, the first historical mention of golf was in an edict banning golf which was issued by King James II of Scotland in 1457. He assumes that golf must have been thriving in order to be the object of a ban. The book is his imaginary tale of how it might have been at the

Atonement

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:00:26 +0200

I bought this book in the Aberdeen airport on the way back from the recent golfing extravaganza. I was trying to rid myself of Scottish pounds. The main reason I bought it was because of the author - Ian McEwan. I felt like I remembered reading good things about him in an issue of “The Atlantic”.

The Simpsons Movie

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 00:32:41 +0200

They say we men lose our sense of humor when we pass 40. Although I have found The Simpsons wildly funny in the past, and still love to watch the TV series, I felt that my sense of humor muscles were a bit out of shape when watching this one. Granted, I smiled a hundred times watching it, but I cou

Rear Window

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 00:22:30 +0200

It’s hard not to like Hitchcock’s movies although I know some who can’t stand any film more than 5 years old. Jimmy Stewart always annoys me with that throaty voice and that innocent look. Grace Kelly is one of the finest looking women ever to have walked the earth. Fabulous. There was some racine

The Razor’s Edge

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 00:06:48 +0200

Somerset Maugham. No review here. Just recording that I read it for the second time during the summer vacation. Entertaining. I liked his characters although more fastidious critics criticize on on that point and many others. It was an important book during my formative years. I liked the authors o