Remembering Garry Marshall

Looking back at the career of the great Garry Marshall 

This week brought the sad news of the passing of the legendary Garry Marshall. Thinking of the amazing career this man had made me think of all the amazing TV shows and movies he was a part of. After looking back, I decided I would write about my top five favorite Garry Marshall projects that he was a part of. I know he will be dearly missed by many.

5. "Pretty Woman" Garry Marshall directed the classic story of "Pretty Woman" which gave us the amazing duo of Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. The unlikely rags to riches was told in such a way that you were always rooting for Julia Roberts character even though she was a prostitute. Who doesn't love "Pretty Woman"?? 

4. "Runaway Bride" 9 years after bringing us "Pretty Woman" Garry Marshall got Gere and Roberts together again and directed them in the adorable movie "Runaway Bride". Garry did a great job in both films to make you feel like these two were soulmates who were made to be together, but at the same time were real and complicated in their own way for sure. Makes me wonder if he was ever thinking of doing a third movie with these two in it together. 

3. "Hocus Pocus" Though Garry Marshall didn't have a huge role in the film "Hocus Pocus" it still was one of the first things that popped in my head when I thought about him. Watching him play the devil or "master", as they called him in the movie, was fantastic. I love that he never skips a beat in that movie and just goes along with the witches thinking he is the devil. One of the best parts of his scene is his on-screen wife is played by his real life sister Penny Marshall whom he worked with often. 

2. "A League of Their Own" This movie is another great example of Garry working with his sister Penny. Penny Marshall directed the great film "A League of Their Own" and she cast her brother as Walter Harvey who was running the women's baseball league during the war. This movie just shows you what a great team Garry and Penny were.

1. By far the most amazing contribution Garry Marshall had on the entertainment world came in the 70's and 80's when he created, wrote and produced so many amazing television shows that are still so iconic today and lead the way for legends like Robin Williams and Ron Howard. Marshall brought us, just to name a few, "Happy Days", "Mork and Mindy" and one of my favs "Laverne and Shirley" which once again stared his sister Penny.

Looking back at his life and career I know the entertainment world would be a completely different place if he was never in it and for that I am so grateful that he was. May you rest in peace Garry. 

The Secret Life of Pets

What do your pets do when you're away?

In the new movie "The Secret Life of Pets" that is the question they want you to ask, "What are my pet's doing when I'm gone". In this super cute movie we follow dogs Max and Duke on a crazy adventure as they get lost and try to find their way back home. Along the way they meet a crazy cast of characters including a cute little bunny named Snowball who is adorable yet very anti-human and a little crazy. Snowball is voiced by Kevin Hart which makes the character even funnier. While trying to get home they get some help from their pet friends from their apartment building they call home, who set out to help and find Max and Duke. It's a fun little adventure and was enjoyed by not only the kids in the audience, but the adults as well. Out of all of the family movies out right now this is the one I recommend the most so be sure to check it out. 

The BFG

The Big Friendly Giant 

Over the fourth of July weekend my family did what a lot of families do over the holiday weekend, we went to the movies and saw the newest Disney film, "The BFG". This movie is based off the book written by Roald Dahl, which is about a little girl named Sophie who is taken by a giant back to giant country. This is where she gets to know the big friendly giant along with meet some not so friendly giants as well. The two kindred spirits become friends and have an immediate connection. Though this movie wasn't the greatest or most exciting movie I have seen in a while it was still cute and left you feeling good in the end. We didn't see the film in 3D though I would suggest it since Steven Spielberg did a great job at making a very colorful and visually stunning film. Check out the trailer and this cute movie while it's in theaters this summer. 

Finding Dory

Have you found Dory??

Back in 2003 Disney brought us the cute and colorful story of "Finding Nemo" and just two weeks ago they finally gave us the sequel titled "Finding Dory". In "Finding Dory" one of the main characters, Dory, who we all came to know and love from "Finding Nemo" sets out on an adventure to find her parents whom she had lost many years before. Dory suffers from short-term memory loss so finding her parents takes her and her friends Marlin and Nemo on an adventure where of course they meet lots of new lovable characters as well. All in all it is cute movie and should be seen by families this summer but is it as good as the first one??? In my opinion no, the first one was more carefree and lighthearted while this film has more sad parts that made me feel so bad for Dory. So is "Finding Dory" as good as "Finding Nemo", no but you should still check it out in my opinion. If you haven't seen it yet be sure to check out the adorable trailer. 

Song of the Summer

What is the 2016 song of the summer?

If you have been following this blog at all over the past couple years you know I love Justin Timberlake and with his latest release "Can't Stop the Feeling" I think it is safe to say it is the official summer song of 2016. Literally everyone and their mom is in love with this song and can't get it out of their heads. When I heard Justin would be putting out new music and saw that he was working with Pharrell I new immediately is was going to be good but I didn't realize how good. When I first heard it I felt the same way as many people do and that it is basically "Happy" all over again which Pharrell gave us back in 2014 and you know what we all need that happy feeling these days. The song is the first song to be released from the upcoming animated feature "Trolls" which features Timberlake along with other actors such as Anna Kendrick and Zooey Deschanel. The movie is set to come out this November. If you just got the song out of your head here is a little refresher, you are welcome! 

Fall Out Boy Meets N'SYNC

New Fall Out Boy video has some 90's boy band influence!

On Monday Fall Out Boy released their most recent music video for their song "Irresistible" which features the lovely Demi Lovato. For this video the guys decided to work off the idea behind the N'SYNC video for the song "It's Gonna Be Me" which showed the boys as dolls in a toy store and they came to life and ended up becoming human sized again when they are finally purchased by a model (of course). Fall Out Boy are basically similar dolls in the video and they are in a toy store with none other than N'SYNC's Joey Fatone working in it. The boys hang with a Barbie and Ken and explore the store a little just like N'SYNC did in their video. Instead of getting bought and taken home by a model they end up going home with Demi Lovato in the end. In the very beginning of the video there is another fun N'SYNC cameo by Chris Kirkpatrick who is working in a toy factory that is making N'SYNC and Fall Out Boy dolls. Personally I love N'SYNC and Fall Out Boy so I think this video is great. Check it out and while you are at it check out the classic "It's Gonna Be Me" as well!! 

TV This Weekend

The two things you need to make sure and watch this weekend

This weekend you will have holiday specials and football and all the usual things you can find on weekend television in December, but there are two things you should make sure to watch. 

The first thing you need to make sure to check out this weekend is Ryan Gosling host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time ever!! Now of course we all love Ryan because ummm look at him and to top it off he is a great actor, but can he do comedy? When I think of Ryan I think darker more serious roles and a more dry sense of humor so the thought of him doing sketch comedy is interesting to me. I am so curious to see if he can pull it off and do a great job hosting. Even if he completely bombs though I think we will all still really enjoy watching him host. "SNL" airs on NBC at 11:30.

The next thing you need to watch is the Sinatra 100 tribute concert which will air on CBS at 9pm on Sunday. To honor the legend this year, the year he would have turned 100, a mega list of superstars got together to pay tribute. The list of performers is crazy including Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Adam Levine and so many others. The show was already taped and those that went are saying great things. So if you love the music of Frank Sinatra (which everyone should) then you need to make sure to tune in on Sunday to watch what looks to be an amazing show.