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Woman Of The Day #16 - Emma Stone

Note - I am explaining this though nobody reads this. I am self employed and just really busy. Anyway enjoy Emma Stone has your Woman Of The Day...

Woman Of The Day #15 - Aisha Tyler

Katherine Ryan Live

Unsurprisingly there was a reasoning behind Katherine Ryan being the Woman Of The Day yesterday, as I went to see her perform live at my local city hall. I've been trying to make a habit of going to more comedy gigs the last few years, as I had never attended anything before and I'm proud to say this is my 3rd one. My first ever was Katherine Ryan (at a smaller venue) so she's clearly growing his size - popularity wise - and she is now responsible for 66% of my live comedy experience (Robert Newman is responsible for the other 33%), so maybe her next performance will be at the opening soon venue here that is a bigger venue still (before moving to the outdoor stadium). So yeah it's been a couple of years since I first saw Ryan, and she's had a Netflix special in the meantime (and that's not forgetting more TV work including Your Face or Mine) and it's fair to say she has maintained a presence since then. Unlike a lot of the comedians I like I f...

Revisiting - Brewster's Millions

Last Seen - last seen sometime in the early 00's, but watched it a fair few times in the 90's. Opinion Back Then - it's a film I really enjoyed, I guess it's wish fulfilment but I like films when a regular schmo becomes a millionaire for whatever reason and I like the plot. Of course the pairing of Richard Pryor and John Candy was going to be a good thing too. Also I bet Stephen Collins is a friendly, trusting person in real life. Opinion Now in 2017 - I never thought it was a perfect film and don't think my opinion as changed. Brewster as to spend $30 million in 30 days per his late Uncle's request then he'll inherit $300 million, but he can't tell anybody (and can only gamble or give to charity a certain percent, plus he has to pay people a true wage). The nagging feeling with the movie is that he doesn't seem truly happy with the money so what would he be like with the huge amount. Having watched it again I did like Pryor's chemi...

Woman Of The Day #14 - Katherine Ryan

I forgot to do a Woman of the Day yesterday, I just didn't have time with my business stuff. But here it is back again.

Woman Of The Day #13 - Karen Gillan