Category Archives: Entertainment

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Joel

Friday night, the kids are in bed, the cats are running around like maniacs, and two wine glasses of Australian Sweet Justice Moscato. Sounds like it’s time for a movie night. Looking for a dumb-but-enjoyable comedy, my wife found Our … Continue reading →

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The Avengers (2012)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joel

The wait is finally over — Marvel’s summer blockbuster superhero ensemble film The Avengers was finally here. Years in the making, nerds and geeks like me have waited with anticipation for this film to come out, hoping for it to … Continue reading →

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Band of Brothers episodes 7 – 10

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Joel

Back to catching up on my Band of Brothers this month. I recently watched the remaining episodes in this miniseries (7-10.) Yup, I wrapped up the entire series, eleven years later. Episode 7 – “The Breaking Point” [summary from Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Joel

Way back in the ealry 1980’s, I still remember when my parents signed up for…… cable TV. Oh, the multitude of viewing options. Besides watching Godzilla and kung-fu films on the weekends on Fox and WPIX in the New York … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Joel

A “date night” and a movie night! What are the odds? We’ve been rather busy with all the family activities that we haven’t had much “couple” time for ourselves. This Friday and Saturday, the kids went on their monthly pilgrimage to … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Joel

As I mentioned in my earlier post, in lieu of Joshua’s previously-planned-but-now-postponed birthday party, we tried to make it up to him with dinner and a movie. We had dinner with Josh & Lily’s best friends (and their dad), and … Continue reading →

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Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Joel

After sitting on our tv stand literally for months, I finally had some free time to watch Gone Baby Gone today on my day off. This is a 2007 film directed by Ben Affleck, and starring his brother Casey Affleck, … Continue reading →

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Bridesmaids (2011)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Joel

Sunday night was date night here at the Ipe household. The kids were staying over at the in-laws, and we had the evening to ourselves. After mucb contemplating about extravagant evening entertainment, we went the simple route — have dinner … Continue reading →

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Cars 2 (2011)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Joel

One the gifts the kids received for Christmas was Cars 2 on blu-ray (and DVD.) In case you recently came out from living under a rock, Cars 2 is the sequel to the 2006 Pixar film Cars. I actually liked the original … Continue reading →

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Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Joel

Sometime last summer, we were supposed to see Crazy Stupid Love in the theaters on one date night, and then also on a vacation day. Neither day worked out, and we ultimately missed the film while it was still playing … Continue reading →

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