Archive for September 21st, 2010

Chick Flick Tuesday highlights the best chick flicks in the movie world as well as bringing you news on upcoming chick flick releases as well as letting you all know about which chick lit books are being made into chick flick movies!

This week I’ve chosen the fabulous Marley and Me as our Chick Flick Tuesday. I first saw this film quite a while ago but managed to watch it again recently and it brought back what a lovely, and VERY emotional film it is. It stars Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson as married couple John and , who have a dog called Marley. The film showcases their life with Marley, as well as their own struggle to become parents, and have careers and all the things that happen to couples through the years. It’s very emotional, often made me cry and the ending is quite heart-breaking but it is certainly one of the films you have to watch because it’s really good. Aniston is very likeable in this one, but Owen Wilson totally steals the show for me, he’s just perfect in this. Eric Dane (McSteamy from Grey’s Anatomy!) also makes a good appearance in this as Wilson’s best friend. I’d definitely recommend this film, but make sure you have the tissues handy!!

“Based on the hit memoir by John Grogan, Marley and Me chronicles the relationship of John (Owen Wilson) and Jen (Jennifer Aniston) as they face the challenges of marriage and work to start a family. By their side is their beloved dog, Marley, who can chew through drywall, got kicked out of obedience school, and never met a leg he didn’t like. The cute pup’s antics come to signify the unexpected challenges that everyone faces in adulthood, and the film is ultimately a paean to unconditional love; others may see Marley as the ‘world’s worst dog’, but throughout it all, he proves to be the couple’s most faithful friend.”

Sharon Owens’s next book, A Winter’s Wedding, is due for release at the beginning of November, 11th November to be precise, and sounds like the perfect winter-y read! I adore the snowy cover and after enjoying Sharon’s last read, I’m really looking forward to this one. Here’s the synopsis:

Love in the bleak mid-winter . . . Emily loves Dylan.And Dylan loves Emily.Their relationship is rock solid.Everyone says they are meant to be together, it’s just a matter of when – not if – Dylan’s going to pop the Big Question. There’s just one tiny fly in the ointment: Emily hates weddings. Which is fair enough seeing as she was jilted at the altar years ago by Alex, her supposed soulmate.Still, Dylan isn’t Alex.He’s gorgeous and sexy and scruffy and kind – and more than worth taking a chance on … But what happens when the ghost of Emily’s Christmas past threatens to ruin everything? Can Dylan convince the love of his life he’s different and that their wedding day will be remembered for the right reasons? After all, with a sprinkling of snow and a touch of magic in the air, there’s nothing quite like a winter’s wedding to warm the soul …