JCVD

a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie in its entirety.
Until today.

Oh, maybe I've seen a few minutes of one.
Once.
A long time ago.

In JCVD,  Jean-Claude Van Damme serves as executive producer. And get this - he's in the starring role, and plays none other than  ---- Jean-Claude Van Damme.

The film is a huge departure (as advertised) from standard 1980's Van-Damme fare. The 90 minutes was easy to watch, save for one of the supporting bad guy roles - whose rather unattractive character I found to be rather a boring stereotype.
(SPOILER ALERT!! Boy, was I glad when that pisspot was killed off)
 
The featured monologue by JCVD (which is what first brought my attention to the film) alone is worth the price of admission renting the movie.

In my humble, 'Older Van Damme' is certainly worth a damn.

One word movie review: 'Aware'

A Single Man

Colin Firth, is that YOU?

Julianne Moore, You ROCK big time!

Matthew Goode, so goshdurn PRETTY.

Tom Ford, go to the HEAD of the class, Mr. Fashion.

One word movie review: Stylin'

how to buy a nylon basting spoon

Don't buy this one by Farberware, or any other Farberware basting spoon that looks like it.
Why not this one? It is poorly designed. The weight of the comfy, cushy attractive handle throws the tool off-balance. When this spoon is used to stir something in a shallow cooking pan, then set to the side of that pan (with or without food in the spoon part) - the tool flips right out of the pan, due to the weight of the handle. Food everywhere and the basting spoon ends up on the floor.
No good.

When you go to choose a nylon basting spoon for your cooking needs, check the weight of the tool by balancing the center of it on your palm, as if it were a seesaw.

I got rid of this bothersome spoon and bought one for $1.44 at Target.
Good.