So far, we have been introduced to The lawfirm of Oscar Finley & Wally Figg who describe themselved as a "boutique" law firm, meaning that they are small and cater to a small amount of clientele... which in a sence is true, but not in a fancy and chic way.... more like ambulance chasing, quick divorces, and DUIs. It was established that Finley and Figg argue like an old couple and that their mediator is their secritaty, Mrs. Gibson, who at one point was a client and she was sitting in their office when the previous secritary quit and so she started answering phones. Next we meet David Zinc, a lawyer whose career is on the fast track, on his way to his office on the 94th floor, on the way there, he snaps. He gets to his floor and dives back into the elevator and bolts out the front door of the firm, he hides out in a bar after quitting his job and has a nice, helthy breakfast consisting of Bloody Marys. Well, that's all for now. I'll post more when I read a bit more. So, if you're looking for a good book to read, you could read The Last Juror or The Rainmaker (those are my favorites!)
Friday, October 28, 2011
The Litigators (2011)
I'm pretty much a John Grisham fangirl, he is one of my all time favorite authors, and I don't say that often. So when I heard about his new book, The Litigators, I about peed my pants with glee. So, like any good fangirl, I went out and bought it within a few hours of hearing about it. I'm only a few chapters into it, but this is the most amusing one that I have read.
So far, we have been introduced to The lawfirm of Oscar Finley & Wally Figg who describe themselved as a "boutique" law firm, meaning that they are small and cater to a small amount of clientele... which in a sence is true, but not in a fancy and chic way.... more like ambulance chasing, quick divorces, and DUIs. It was established that Finley and Figg argue like an old couple and that their mediator is their secritaty, Mrs. Gibson, who at one point was a client and she was sitting in their office when the previous secritary quit and so she started answering phones. Next we meet David Zinc, a lawyer whose career is on the fast track, on his way to his office on the 94th floor, on the way there, he snaps. He gets to his floor and dives back into the elevator and bolts out the front door of the firm, he hides out in a bar after quitting his job and has a nice, helthy breakfast consisting of Bloody Marys. Well, that's all for now. I'll post more when I read a bit more. So, if you're looking for a good book to read, you could read The Last Juror or The Rainmaker (those are my favorites!)
So far, we have been introduced to The lawfirm of Oscar Finley & Wally Figg who describe themselved as a "boutique" law firm, meaning that they are small and cater to a small amount of clientele... which in a sence is true, but not in a fancy and chic way.... more like ambulance chasing, quick divorces, and DUIs. It was established that Finley and Figg argue like an old couple and that their mediator is their secritaty, Mrs. Gibson, who at one point was a client and she was sitting in their office when the previous secritary quit and so she started answering phones. Next we meet David Zinc, a lawyer whose career is on the fast track, on his way to his office on the 94th floor, on the way there, he snaps. He gets to his floor and dives back into the elevator and bolts out the front door of the firm, he hides out in a bar after quitting his job and has a nice, helthy breakfast consisting of Bloody Marys. Well, that's all for now. I'll post more when I read a bit more. So, if you're looking for a good book to read, you could read The Last Juror or The Rainmaker (those are my favorites!)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Silver Streak (1976)
When I watched this movie, I wasn't entirely sure that this was supposed to be a comedy or if it was just funny because it was made 35 years ago and the humor was different in the 70's. Turns out that it is an action comedy so I feel a bit better about laughing at it. The movie starts off with George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) getting settled into his train compartment and he accidentally opens the door to the next compartment and finds a attractive lady changing clothes. Oh my! He meets a guy by the name of Bob Sweet (Ned Beatty) who tell George that the train is basically a mobile brothel. Later that evening it's time for George's dinner and guess who sits across from him? That's right, the lady next door! And she has a name too! Hilly Burns, (Jill Clayburgh) who works for Professor Schreiner who is a art historian that had recently published a book. The two become close after dinner (and several alcoholic beverages) so they decide to make the two rooms a double so they could have a romantic evening together. During the dinner, there is a fight going on with one large guy with silver teeth, a guy in a suit and an older man. The large guy with silver teeth ends up beating up the older guy. The movie returns back to the romance, and then George becomes frightened because he sees a dead man hanging upside down outside of Hilly's window. Ok, with out getting into tooooo much more detail, George gets kicked off the train, milks a cow, rides in a plane, steals a cop car, partners up with Grover T. Muldoon (Richard Pryor), uses shoe polish for disguise, has an awesome fight scene (for the 70's) on a runaway train and gets the girl.
So after all that I thought the movie was pretty good, I would give it a 7/10. Its probably one of those movies you have to be in the right kinda mood to watch. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who is a fan of Wilder, Clayburgh or Pryor. If you are or just really into train movies, pop some pop corn and enjoy!
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