Appetite for Murder:
A Mystery Lover's Cookbook
by Kathy Borich
A tantalizing slant on cooking and crime. Relive your favorite classic detective stories and then whip up the food that caught the culprit.
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An Illustrated Introduction to Classical Horsemanship: Concepts and Skills from A to Z
by Gary Borich
A comprehensive resource in a succinct alphabetical format that brings the beginning rider through every aspect of learning to train and ride for show and trail.
Often been surprised by a movie after what a film critic said about it? Ever felt cheated out of big bucks on the recommendations of a punk 24-year-old? Or really loved the ones they panned? Well, you no longer need to feel out of step with the current movie review band. Different Drummer is for you. Read more about our take on the film world. And get ready to relive your favorite movies with the recipes that follow each review.
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts are almost as unrelenting and ruthless as our Congress in going after Big Banks, but the titular lending institution of this film makes predatory lending sound like a child’s game. And it’s not the mortgages that are toxic, but the actual investigators themselves, when they get too close to the truth. One had better think twice before defaulting on any loans.
Johnny Depp shines in his portrayal of romanticized bank robber John Dillinger, his smile just as disarming as his tommy gun. And the midnight shootout in the hush woods of Wisconsin evokes some fond memories of Midwest Fourth of July fireworks. But the rest is rather lackluster, with a script that paints some of the most colorful thugs of the era with the gray tones of a Sunday obituary for the local dentist.
Weddings and funerals – all the epic intrigues surround them. Don’t be turned away by snobs who label Gibson’s version “middle brow” or “Shakespeare for the common man.” Old Willie Boy himself would probably have preferred Mel’s performance over those of his silver-tongued precursors.
To capture the enigmatic Bob Dylan it takes not one but six actors, each depicting, more or less, one stage of his development. When the film succeeds, it is bold and daring; when it fails it is too clever by half and risks competing with rather than chronicling the legendary icon.
Don’t let cranky critics scare you away from this fairly pleasant diversion. Expect to be awed by the beauty of Rome – the gilded inner courts of the Vatican, the magnificent fountains, the centuries old marble statues still guarding this ancient city -- all of which stand up considerably better than the over-stretched plot.
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