Looking Back on the Year Have you ever written a diary? If you are like Bridget Jones, you might have kept track of your New Year’s resolutions. You may have put down a few choice words for people who’ve done you wrong, some you may even regret writing down the line. That’s what comes to...
1999 feels like yesterday. Literally, I heard the song on the radio as I picked my kids up from school. My driving time is my “me” time, the little that I get during the week. There’s something magical about music booming from speakers all around you. Not only can a song resonate with you —...
COSMO: You really ought to hurry up and get sprogged up, you know, old girl? Time’s running out. Tick tock. Out of Touch Who invites a bachelorette to a couples’ only dinner party? No one you need or want in your life, I can assure you. That’s what happens to Bridget Jones though. While she enjoys...
Buffy Summers is not your average high school student. The ditzy cheerleader is the savior of the world. Wait, what?! Don’t Mess with Buffy It turns out the social butterfly comes from a long line of vampire slayers. When she is approached by Merrick (a Van Helsing type) with the news, she can’t believe it....
There is a scene in Bridget Jones’s Diary that could have given Bridget a bit of an ego, but it did exactly the opposite. Two handsome men literally fought it out in a street brawl, vying for her affections. To be honest, they had an old vendetta to settle too. Daniel Cleaver slept with Mark Darcy’s...
Selina Kyle was a cat-loving single woman who lived alone in a small apartment. Her only real friend was an alley cat who came through the window every night for a saucer of milk. From Cat Lady to Catwoman When she caught her boss involved in some criminal activity at work, Selina’s life changed in an...
Bridget Jones knows something about mixed signals. She was on-site at a firehouse to do a live feature for “Sit Up Britain”. Her boss told her to slide down the fire pole to meet with the firefighters. Unfortunately, she misheard her cue and slid down the pole too early. Bridget pulled, struggled, and strained to climb...
There are moments in life that change you. They can be intensely personal — falling in love, having a child, losing a loved one, and even recovering from an illness. Other moments are more universal, affecting not only you but everyone around you. Those are the ones that change the world. Collective Soul Anyone who...
Bridget Jones finds herself in a lot of awkward situations, but finally, YES, finally, she finds herself on an upswing. The man she has fallen head over heels for asks to take her away on a long weekend. An Open Invitation Suddenly, Bridget feels “like a screen goddess in the manner of Grace Kelly!” So what if she...
The scene lasted only seconds, but I remember laughing out loud when E.T. hid away in a young Drew Barrymore’s closet back in E.T. How funny was it that this awkward little guy was disguising himself as a stuffed animal? He was an impostor! Are You an Impostor? The scene is much more meaningful than...
