September 24, 2016

WOW!  I've been out of touch for a while.  No, I'm not going to talk about Brangelina.  Actually, I thought they would last forever, but there are still many surprises in Hollywood. 

Secondly, I read where Aniston and Theroux may be having some problems.  This I am not shocked at.  As much as I love Jennifer in Friends and the movies she's done with Jason Bateman and Adam Sandler, she is the Queen in her marriage and I'm sure the dictator.  I didn't think her marriage the second time would last more than four years and that was really stretching it.  I think Justin has great screen presence.  Wish I took HBO.

My main point today is I wish everyone who is married, or thinking of getting married, will be living their lives harmoniously until their lives end.  I wish I could say that for my own 8 failed marriages.  I know now why they failed and to be honest, I couldn't have saved any of them.  I am not disciplined enough to do what I know makes a happy marriage.  Example:  #8 asked me to move my recliner next to him so we could hold hands watching TV.  Simple request for a five foot move, but I was stubborn because I had my own little area with all my personal stuff and it would have been inconvenient for me to make the move.  A silly error on my part for such a simple request.  Since there won't be a next time I don't have to practice what I preach.

For more information on my show business life, partners and husbands, please read my book "You Can't Marry Them All" and other Hollywood Stories.  In libraries now.  Also at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and other book distributors.  It's "R" rated, not for children.  You can also find it in Ebooks.

Til next time....

Jennifer Aniston in Cake

I have been a fan of Jennifer Aniston since Friends, as I also have been with every other cast member of that series.  I have not only seen all movies Jen has been in, I own most of them.  The only one I hadn't seen was the one where she was disappointed she didn't get nominated Best Actres for.  "CAKE."

I am confident in my summation as to why she was not nominated.  She is a better Rom-Com actress, and the movies that have been hits for her included her co-star and what the movie was about.  It has never really been about her with the exception of Cake which I was disappointed in and here's why.
In the first ten minutes of the movie I was bored.  There was nothing that made me want to see the next ten minutes.  Her character never changed through the movie except in two scenes where she did show some varied emotion, the rest of the film was monotone and very boring, infact so boring I had to move the film forward on three occasions.

Aniston needs to do a movie where "she" is what the story is about.  That has never been the case, but I will say her dramatic film that she was excellent in was "Derailed," with Clive Owen.  She was not only good in it, she was dynamic in it.  She should have been recognized for it.

Cake has the worst storyline.  It reverts back again and again never really bringing the plot or ending where it should be.  The ending is blunt where she moves from lying down in the car to sitting straight up.  That's it.  No follow-up, what she was ill from, how pills affected her and who she was.
I would say this is the worst film I have ever seen, with one exception.  The Hispanic maid should have been nominated for something.  She was fantastic. 

Jennifer Aniston's Destiny

I have enjoyed watching Jennifer Aniston from Friends TV series to the movies she has made.  When being interviewed on talk shows, she's often referred to as having some hit movies on her resume.  Let's take a look at some of the movies where "She" has been the main character.

Marley and Me was the story of the dog and Owen Wilson was the lead character.  Anyone could have played his wife.  Her role wasn't that important.  I have yet to see a movie where the story is about her.  I haven't seen Cake, but understand that story was about her character.

If you haven't seen Derailed, you should see it (on TV) because she did an incredible job in a dramatic role.  She played opposite Clive Owen in a suspenseful drama where she had a starring role, but she still wasn't the main focus.  Clive Owen was.

Horrible Bosses 1 and 2 invites a question as to why she would do those two movies.  I don't think Kate Hudson would have done them.  And, speaking of Kate, if you notice, other than her first "Famous" movie, all movies she's in are about her - she is the story.

Jennifer needs to "find" projects where she is the main story line.  It's all about her.  Since we know her as a comedy player, those movies would be my first choice, but after seeing Derailed many times over, she can definitely play anything.

So Melissa McCarthy is going back to Gilmore Girls for a short stint in the update of the show.  That was nice of her.  I'm looking forward to The Boss because I have gotten to know McCarthy and Ben Falcone.  I think they make a great team.

Til next time....

"Friends" TV show

Friends remained on the air for ten years because the public liked it.  They became friends with the friends on TV.  They were so real, they seemed like they could be our own friends and we followed them through marriages, divorces, illness, deaths and births.  From being jobless to finding new jobs.  A group of friends who hung out in a nearby place maybe similar to where you hang out.  We felt their hurts and joys, but from reading the first few comments on this page, apparently you didn't like the show and that's OK because enough people did.  That's what kept them on the air for ten years.  Now the reruns are going.  10pm to midnight on Nick at Night, then on a channel 134 from 12am on.  I don't miss a show.  I've seen them all and know all the dialog, including what will make me laugh.  Yes, I still laugh at what they do and say.  Lisa Kudrow was a character.  Someone we loved from the beginning.  It's not easy to do prop comedy, which she's excellent at.  Her improvs with her dialog made her stand out.  The high pitched voice of Courtney Cox at times was just at the right time and she made us feel she truly loved Chandler Bing, a sweet, sweet friend.  Joey had his own thing too.  Very identifiable and while David Schwimmer wasn't a favorite of mine in the beginning, I just loved him throughout the show's tenure.  Jennifer hasn't had good luck with her movies except We're the Millers.  That was Rachel, all grown up.  The problem with Jennifer Aniston, she has not found a movie that's just about her character.  If you recall Kate Hudson, Kate is the star in her movies.  Jennifer is also a starring role but secondary to Owen Wilson and the dog.  She plays second fiddle to Adam Sandler.  She needs to hunt for a film that she's the main story point, not make movies 2 and 3 times a year that nobody will care about.  Horrible Bosses.  Why would she do something like that.  Would you see Angeline Jolie, Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon doing those films?  NO.  I'll keep watching my favorite Friends and hope to see more of them all.  I don't watch Cougar Town because that's not the Monica I loved.