http://grev3.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Wendy HUSSEIN R. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:06:33 GMT 2009-12-28T13:06:33Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124376             Once again, thank goodness for Cable on Demand. Akeelah and the Bee is the predicable, unrealistic and incredibly sweet story of a young girl (Keke Palmer) . . . Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:05:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977124376 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-09-22T00:05:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977117435           Phooey. I was going to review a movie called Moondance Alexander today, but the release date has been pushed back until sometime in October. That’s the second . . . Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:05:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977117435 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-09-15T00:05:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977109946               For that matter, how violent is too violent, and how “blue” is too “blue”? A couple of weeks ago when I was on vacation . . . Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:11:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977109946 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-09-07T22:11:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977103186           I woke up this morning positively dreading the idea of sitting through yet another leftover summer movie. Alas, friends, it is still August and there is nothing . . . Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:21:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977103186 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-08-31T22:21:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977089250             (Hi!  I'm on vacation.  This article is a repost from last Spring.  I'm reposting it because I liked this movie.  See ya next . . . Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:28:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977089250 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-08-24T12:28:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977089017                   This morning on my daily commute I was reading an article in the newspaper about the stench in the subway and how it can be particularly . . . Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:31:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977089017 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-08-17T19:31:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083014               Due to circumstances beyond our control, there will be no Family Flix article this week.  Besides, there's NO WAY I'm going . . . Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:58:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977083014 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-08-11T17:58:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977076032               There were exactly two (2) things I liked about Underdog and both of them occurred in the first 90 seconds of the movie. First, the new jazzed-up . . . Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:07:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977076032 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-08-04T18:07:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071530 Hamlet: Ay, marry; why was he sent into England? First Clown: Why, because he was mad: he shall recover his wits there; or, if he do not, 't is no great matter there. Hamlet: Why? First Clown: 'T . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:06:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071530 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-07-31T01:06:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977068674               A few weeks ago I wrote a preview of The Simpsons Movie. As I told you then, I (and ANYOB) have been waiting eons for the movie to come out. I . . . Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:13:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977068674 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-07-27T21:13:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977061188                 I know Goya is a household name, but I‘ll tell you a secret. Usually when I hear the name I think of a can of black beans. As it happens, . . . Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:39:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977061188 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-07-20T11:39:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055318 A few weeks ago this column published a summer movie preview. I said at that time that I wasn’t sure if I was going to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I haven’t read the books, . . . Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:59:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055318 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-07-13T20:59:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977049290                 One day when AEYOB was about four years old I was giving him a bath. I stepped out of the room for a minute to grab something or other when . . . Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:06:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977049290 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-07-07T00:06:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977044047 What is ratatouille, exactly? It’s a vegetable stew, a snooty French vegetable stew. It’s also the name of the new Pixar movie about a snooty French rat. Well, maybe snooty is the wrong word . . . Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:01:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977044047 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-06-30T17:01:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977036978               Ow. Oh, hello. I’m sorry, you’ll have to excuse me. I saw Evan Almighty today and I got beat over the head repeatedly with environmental . . . Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:26:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977036978 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-06-23T00:26:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977033215               As God as my witness, I thought Mariane Pearl was black. I soon came to realize that I was mistaken, I must be mistaken, because there is no way . . . Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:57:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977033215 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-06-19T15:57:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977031307               I’m an all-American girl, and like most all-American girls I grew up on Nancy Drew mysteries. There aren’t very many things in this world . . . Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:17:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977031307 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-06-16T19:17:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977024580               I’ll be the first one to tell you that I don’t get water sports. The truth is that I can’t swim. Consequently I don’t understand . . . Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:30:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977024580 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-06-09T11:30:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977017626                 I have a confession to make. I have neither read nor seen any of the Harry Potter books or movies. Please, hold your rotten tomatoes. It’s . . . Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:36:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977017626 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-06-01T23:36:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008498                 I was talking to Orlando Bloom the other day. I was trying to explain to him, in the gentlest terms possible, that his obsession with me . . . Fri, 25 May 2007 16:25:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977008498 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-05-25T16:25:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977003846               I mentioned last week that AEYOB and I were beside ourselves with anticipation waiting for this day to come. When I picked him up from school he . . . Sat, 19 May 2007 01:05:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977003846 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-05-19T01:05:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976998405               I’m a working mom. One of my kids, as you know, is eight. The other one is eighteen months. What this means in practical terms is that I . . . Fri, 11 May 2007 23:52:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976998405 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-05-11T23:52:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976980003               AEYOB and I, as you might guess, see a lot of movies. Consequently, we see a lot of movie trailers.  We’ve been seeing the trailer for . . . Sat, 05 May 2007 01:12:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976980003 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-05-05T01:12:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972123 When I was a tween back in the 70’s I watched a lot of TV. A whole lot of TV. Tuesdays were fun (Three’s Company). Wednesday’s were better (Charlie’s Angels). Don’t get me . . . Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:55:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972123 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-04-30T23:55:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970127               I didn’t see Napoleon Dynamite when it was first released. I was only vaguely aware of it. All I knew was that it was something about a nerdy . . . Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:20:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970127 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-04-27T23:20:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976964393                 A couple of years ago I (excuse me, Santa Claus) bought Yellow Submarine for AEYOB. I figured he was just the right age for it, since I loved . . . Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:51:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976964393 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-04-20T23:51:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976958111                 Once upon a time there was another movie called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I saw that one, not because I was a fan (I was probably in . . . Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:24:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976958111 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-04-13T23:24:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976951686                 I’m going to tell you on the outset, this was a very aptly titled movie. I’m telling you this now because I know what it’s . . . Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:33:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976951686 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-04-06T19:33:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946371               Spring has arrived, and the summer blockbuster season is around the corner. To get us warmed up for the biggies Disney has given us Meet The Robinsons, . . . Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:53:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946371 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-03-31T00:53:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939944               Eragon is a movie that was on my must-see list for ages, for a couple of reasons. I read the book and its sequel, Eldest and enjoyed them both immensely. . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:20:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939944 Wendy HUSSEIN R. 2007-03-23T23:20:50Z