TheBridesReview.com Web News Archive

People week in review (Contra Costa Times) - The big celebrity news last week came from across the pond, in a British court. Despite the official proceedings, there was still ample opportunity to misbehave!

Your Big Fat Foolish Wedding (Washington Post) - In several recent online discussions, I've gotten into a debate about the cost of a wedding.

Review: Wilson not strong enough to elevate clich-driven 'Drillbit' (The Salt Lake Tribune) - Owen Wilson has built a surprisingly sturdy career playing amiable rascals in such buddy comedies as "Wedding Crashers" and "Starsky and Hutch." In those movies, his shaggy charm was an effective counterpart to the comic intensity of Vince Vaughn or Ben Stiller.

Price of Gold Not Worth Its Weight for Shoppers (Washington Post) - Not many people have come in to buy gold jewelry at Chas Schwartz & Son lately. But plenty of customers have arrived with gold baubles to sell -- class rings, wedding bands, even gold teeth.

THIS LIFE OF JESUS IS NOT GOSPEL (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star) - Book review of Anne Rice's "Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana"

Movie Review: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Box Office Prophets) - If you've seen Meet the Parents, Sweet Home Alabama or The Family Stone, then you've pretty much already seen Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, only slightly more superior forms of it.

Review: You know the drill (St. Joseph News-Press) - If Owen Wilson had a business card, it would read “comic wingman.” The surfer dude/everyman has helped amp up the level of laughs, most memorably in comedies with Vince Vaughn (“Wedding Crashers”) and Ben Stiller (in both “Starsky and Hutch” and “Zoolander”).

Movie Review: Horton Hears a Who (Blogcritics.org) - Excellent animation in this excellent Dr. Seuss film adaptation backed by an all-star comedy cast. "A person's a person, no matter how small."This Dr. Seuss film adaptation fills the screen with amazing animation backed by an all-star cast of eclectic comedians who make the most of their roles. Jim Carrey voices Horton the elephant with great comic timing. Horton's great hearing abilities help ...

Book Review: Jennifer Cody Epstein's 'The Painter From Shanghai' (International Herald Tribune) - The Painter From Shanghai By Jennifer Cody Epstein. 416 pages. $24.95. W.W. Norton & Company.

Inside Politics: Iman backed changes for park (The Fayetteville Observer) - Fayetteville City Manager Dale Iman apparently has little patience for residents opposing a proposal to redevelop most of Rowan Park into residential development.