Books, Movies, Theatre Etc...: February 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

Movie 38 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Follow Your Heart S2M5
2015 * NR * 84 min *
Based on the book by Janette Oke
February 2016

Movie 37 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Heart and Home S2M4

2015 * NR * 84 min *
Based on the book by Janette Oke
February 2016

Movie 36 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Heart of the Family S2M3

2015 * NR * 84 min *

Based on the book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Movie 35 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Heart and Soul S2M2

2015 * NR * 84 min *

Based on the book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Movie 34 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Trials of the Heart S2M1

2015 * NR * 84 min *

Based on the book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Movie 33 ~ Straight Outta Compton

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

2015 * R * 147 min *

Directed by F. Gary Gray

Screenplay by Jonathan Herman & Andrea Berloff

Story by S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, & Andrea Berloff

February 2016

Movie 32 ~ The 33

THE 33

2015 * PG-13 * 127 min *

Directed by Patricia Riggen

Screenplay by Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten, & Michael Thomas

Screen Story by Jose Rivera

Book by Hector Tobar

February 2016

Movie 31 ~ Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

STAR WARS: Episode IV - A New Hope

1977 * PG * 121 min *

Directed & Written by George Lucas

February 2016

Friday, February 26, 2016

Movie 30 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Rules of Engagement S1E11 and Prelude to a Kiss S1E12

2014 * NR * 84 min *

Directed by Neill Fearnley

Written by Neal Dobrofsky & Tippi Dobrofsky

Book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Movie 29 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Change of Heart S1E9 and Love Comes First S1E10

2014 * NR * 84 min *

S1E9 Directed by Anne Wheeler

S1E10 Directed by Neill Fearnley

S1E9 Written by Ken Craw

S1E10 Written by Vanessa Parise

Book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Movie 28 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: Second Chances S1E7 and Perils of the Soloists S1E8

2014 * NR * 84 min *

Directed by Neill Fearnley

S1E7 Written by Kim Beyer-Johnson

S1E8 Written by Jon Nappa

Book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Book 14 ~ Bones & All

BONES & ALL
By Camille De Angelis
© 2015 St. Martin's Press - NY, NY

ISBN# 978-1-250-04650-5

294 pgs

February 2016

Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So yeah. That was a wild ride of a book that won't soon be forgotten. The story follows Maren, who's well different. She eats people, more specifically she eats people who show her attention, kindness, and affection. Maren is abandoned by her mother and sets out to find out about her father. What she finds, she definitely doesn't expect. There are other EATERS out there. Are they friend or foe? What follows is a story with twists and turns that will delight you until the last page or perhaps this is not the book for you... Fun fact - the author is a vegetarian!

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Monday, February 22, 2016

Movie 27 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: The Dance S1E5 and These Games S1E6

2014 * NR * 84 min *

Directed by Anne Wheeler

S1E5 Written by Ken LaZebnik

S1E6 Written by Sheryl J. Anderson

Book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Movie 26 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART: A Telling Silence S1E3 and Secrets & Lies S1E4

2014 * NR * 84 min *

Directed by Michael Landon Jr.

S1E3 Written by Ken LaZebnik

S1E4 Written by John Wierick

Book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Movie 25 ~ The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS

1982 * R * 114 min *

Directed by Colin Higgins

Play by Larry L. King & Peter Masterson

Screenplay by Larry L. King, Peter Masterson, & Colin Higgins

February 2016

Movie 24 ~ When Calls the Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART

2013 * NR * 90 min *

Directed & Written by Michael Landon Jr.

Book by Janette Oke

February 2016

Movie 23 ~ Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Rogue Nation

2015 * R * 131 min *

Directed & Written by Christopher McQuarrie

Story by Drew Pearce

Television Series by Bruce Geller

February 2016

Friday, February 12, 2016

Book 13 ~ The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk

ISBN# 978-1-4814-4831-4

40 pgs

February 2016

The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A lively version of The Wheels on the Bus that explores daily life in India. A good way to expose children to culture different that their own. There is a glossary at the end explaining the new vocabulary.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Book 12 ~ Yes Please

YES PLEASE
By Amy Poehler
Narrated by Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, & Amy's Parents
© 2014 Harper Collins - NY, NY

ISBN# 978-0-06-235088-6

7 hours & 30 minutes on 7 discs (332 pages)

February 2016

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

To be honest I was not excited about reading this book. It was chosen for a Book Club I am in, but I have to say I really enjoyed it. I listened to the audio version in which Amy Poehler, along with her parents, Seth Meyers, Carol Burnett, Mike Schur, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner narrate the book. The last chapter was taped live at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. Amy is frank and honest about everything in her life and has quite a number of juicy stories to keep the reader/listener entertained.

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