CE Wills

    Hey, everyone. Friday, I went to see Parker , the movie. I then bought a book by Richard Stark, the dude who wrote the story which the film is based on. I went ahead and bought the first book about the character, Parker; it is called The Hunter.      The funny thing is, this book was also made into a movie, several years ago. They titled that film Payback , and it starred Mel Gibson. I loved that movie and the quick way it moved along, without a lot of wasted motion. Hey, I dig gritty crime drama, and I don't mind a bit if there is some sex or bad language thrown in.     Don't get me wrong, The Hunter has a minimum of stuff that might offend you. It is just a good, interesting story. Here's the recipe.      A guy known only as Parker is the central figure. It might be stretching a point to call him the hero. Why? I am glad you asked. He is a professional thief, has a moral compass like an alley cat and will kill o...

    Hey, everyone. Carley and I went to town today to see the latest Jason Statham thriller, Parker. This is a terrific action movie and I'd have to give it 4.5 stars out of 5. Frankly, I've seen some bad reviews for it, but not everyone likes action films. Don't let yourself be cheated out of seeing this pulse-pounder.     Jason Statham stars as Parker, a big-time criminal with an iron code of ethics which he won't transgress. Like, he only steals from people who can afford to lose something, he does what he says and he doesn't harm the innocent. His boss, (played by Nick Nolte) sends him out on a heist with a group of criminals who are not as professional as Parker. They get a man killed, then abscond with the money, leaving Parker, himself, dying by the road-side in Ohio.      Unfortunately for them, Parker survives, and it is part of his creed that he give payback. He finds out that the wicked gang has a big steal arranged in We...

    Hey, everyone. The new season of Justified has started on the FX channel, on cable and satellite. It is a great series and I have talked about it in the past. It is set in Kentucky and features the story of U.S. Marshall Raylon Givens.       Raylon is a bit unconventional, to say the least. He offered a drug dealer 24 hours to get out of town, then shot him in a crowded restaurant. He has a trademark Stetson hat he wears, though he is a modern day figure. He has stepped outside the strict interpretation of the law. In fact, he has, on occasion, just ignored the law, to bring order and justice to a rough area. Since he is from Harlan County, he knows many of the undesirables. His father is one of the worst criminals of the locale and is currently in prison for murder.      This is the fourth season of Justified and one cannot help but speculate on when they might end the show. I feel that it is hard for people to know w...

    Hey, everyone. Carley and I are safely ensconced in our place in the valley. An ice storm has been cruising blissfully through the deep South and we are taking it easy. I have a bit of flu-like symptoms. The roads are icy and it is quite windy.      We have been playing some new puzzle games on the Padster. I have been playing The Old Clockmaker's Riddle. With this game you get a portion for free, then pay $2.99 for the full version. It is a match 3 style of game with a nice little story. It seems that you have received some other person's mail and had the bad manners to read it. (Probably illegal in the U.S.) It is a cry for help from a small town that is under some sort of curse. So, you travel there and begin to use your skills to take the curse off each building, one at a time, by matching the icons and doing a series of mini-puzzles. These mini-puzzles have to be done in a specific number of moves, so that you leave no pieces on the board...

    Hey, everyone. I stayed up late tonight to watch some tennis, down under, at the Aussie Open. I would love to take a couple of weeks off and go down there next year. Anyway, I missed the surprise defeat of Maria Sharapova by Li Na. It was 6-2 and 6-2, have a nice trip home. Then the American teen, Sloane Stephens, defeated Serena Williams after the veteran Williams had an injury. I missed that match also, but I got to see Stephens play in the semis against Azarenka. Believe it or not, Azarenka, the defending champ, also had health problems. She was having chest pains in the 100 degree heat, but persevered to win. She was freaking out a bit on the court and really lost her composure at bad shots.      The 19-year old Sloane was fun to watch. At the pre-match interview she commented that she was surprised at the relative ease with which she had reached the semis. As Azarenka was screaming at herself, Stephens reacted with a wry smile when she herself m...

     Hey, everyone. Alas, poor weekend, I knew it well. Yes, it is almost Monday, but let's think about entertainment. Like a movie, for instance. Tonight I watched a good film on T.V. called Bulletproof Heart . Wow, what an odd, different, weird show. Here's the recipe.      It is about a troubled Hit-man named Mick. He lives in New York and has a steady employer named George. (Played by Peter Boyle.) Mick (Anthony LaPaglia) is disillusioned about life and death. He no longer sees that life and death make much difference. It doesn't matter if one person, more or less, will be gone. He is a sort of controlled melt-down of a person. Then, when he is on the verge of losing it, his life changes. George, his boss, comes to him with an emergency hit. It has to be done before dawn.     It seems that a lady named Fiona  (Mimi Rogers) owes some heavy hitters over $500,000. That is not the worst of her transgressions, however. She k...

    Hey, everyone. My wife and I went to see Broken City , starring Russell Crowe, Mark Wahlberg and Catherine Zeta Jones. We both enjoyed it and felt it to be an approximate 4 stars out of 5. Here's the recipe.     Russell Crowe plays Mayor Hostetler, who has been the Mayor of New York City for a couple of terms.During a heated election campaign, Hostetler wants to find out if his wife is messing around with another guy. He calls in a former cop called Billy Taggart , played by Wahlberg. Taggart is a Private Investigator. He is paid $50,000 by the Mayor to find out if Mrs. Hostetler is fooling around with another man. Why Taggart? Well, he was forced to quit his cop job because he was involved in a questionable shooting. He shot a man who had assaulted and murdered his wife's sister. So the Mayor knew that he would not be afraid to bend the rules.      The detective gets pictures of the Mayor's wife (played by Catherine Zeta Jones),...