Richard Gere: Actor and Humanitarian

Selected by People magazine as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” in 1991 and then as the “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1999, Richard Gere still has that “distinguished older gentleman” look that continues to make him, in my opinion, sexy. He may have turned down some major roles in the past (like the lead roles in both Die Hard and Wall Street), but he has starred in some pretty amazing roles.   Gere first made heads turn and women swoon when he played Julian in American Gigolo. He followed that movie with An Officer and a Gentleman, where he played Zack Mayo […]

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“A Thousand Words” Holds a Heartwarming Lesson

What if you were told that you only had a thousand words left to speak before you died? What would you do? Well, that’s the predicament that Eddie Murphy’s character, Jack McCall, is faced with in A Thousand Words. I enjoy most of Eddie Murphy’s movies, so when I found this on the shelf at my local library, I decided to check it out. My husband is out of town on business so I figured I’d take some time to watch a “heartwarming and hilarious” movie (according to Shawn Edwards of FOX-TV). I don’t know what I was expecting from […]

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Fall Premieres I Can’t Wait to See

Most men (and some women) are excited that NFL and college football season has started, but me? I’m more excited about the return of some of my favorite TV shows and the premiere of one “hot” new show! And believe it or not, there is not one reality show on my list! First, let me start off with the NEW show! A friend of mine — ok, so we’re not really friends in the “we hang out all the time” kind of way, but I met him a few years ago at a screenwriter’s conference in Nashville and we are […]

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