#liv lerner

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I quote this movie all the time. I love Liv.

BRIDE WARS (2009) dir. Gary Winick

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Decent movie. Daniel, Nate and especially Fletcher deserved better. But still. Decent movie.

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Olivia "Liv" Lerner and Emma Allan from Bride Wars

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Liv Lerner “Bride Wars” icons

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Your Fave Is Bi : Olivia Lerner 💼

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Olivia in the center of a Goldbergs boys sandwich

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KATE HUDSON as LIV LERNER in BRIDE WARS (2009)

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like, to me... well. there’s this thing in movies that i’ve discussed with my mother, actually (and i’m sure thousands of other people have noticed it, too; there is nothing new under the sun, etc). she calls it “apocalypse fathers.” in particular, two examples come to mind, just off the top of my head: harry stamper from armageddon and jason lerner from deep impact.

1998: big year for asteroid movies. and daddy issues.

the basic thesis of these men, and my mom’s assessment of them, is that these are the quintessential action hero-turned-father roles. they’re propaganda. they’re a very specific kind of male power fantasy. they may have failed their children (their daughters; it’s almost always daughters, because liv tyler’s role in armageddon simply wouldn’t have worked if she switched roles with ben affleck; if she had been up there on the rock screaming and beating her fists on the capsule while he had his quiet, tearful “daddy, don’t go!” from back home in houston. daughters are more complicated than sons, which makes them less complicated. and you’re allowed to love your daughter without posturing) in life, but when the chips are down, they get their big, final moment to put it all right, and they don’t even hesitate. of course they’ll die for (or with, in the case of jason lerner) their kids. they’ve loved them all along! and it doesn’t matter that they completely dropped the ball at providing emotional support or guidance when they were alive, it doesn’t matter that they effectively ruined their kids’ lives for selfish reasons or on account of insurmountable personal failures, because they’re Saint Padre now. in one final moment, they are redeemed. and every father wants to touch that kind of redemption, so it always hits.

i watched armageddom with my mother, and she told me that she never once doubted her dad would do what harry stamper did. but she hasn’t talked to him in years. he was never graced with extenuating circumstances to forgive his many parental failures. and i wonder, how true is that for many estranged fathers out there? how many sad old men are going to die unmourned, because they were saving all their best stuff for the end times?

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17 Movies Every Bride & Groom Should Watch Before Their Wedding Day

Source: Happy Wedding App

When it comes to watching movies, Romantic movies top the list. Most people prefer to watch cheesy romances on the screen. We all love to see, boy meeting girl, and then they fall in love with each other, then they go through several problems, and finally, they marry. No matter how regular the whole stuff looks like, romantic movies have a flavor of its own. And these movies look more beautiful when you are about to get married. So here is a list of the 17 best movies every bride and groom should watch before their wedding day.

Let’s have a look on the selection….

1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 independent romantic comedy film and is one of the classic movies. It is a cheerful love story, which revolves around an unconfident sheltered woman, Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), struggling to discover her own identity before meeting the man of her dreams, Ian Miller (John Corbett). It is a good romantic dose in case you need a little inspiration before the big day. Do watch and see how a Greek American woman falls in love with a non-Greek man and what happens next.

2. Wedding Crashers

An excellent movie for all those who are going to miss all of the fun of being single. It is a 2005 American romantic comedy film; it follows two divorce mediators (Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn) who crash weddings in an attempt to meet and seduce bridesmaids. Both Wilson and Vaughn jump from one marriage to another, to meet and have sex with women. They keep doing it until they realize that sometimes all you need is that one perfect person.

3. Bachelorette

Bachelorette is a 2012 American romantic comedy film starring Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, and Isla Fisher. All three women are featured as the troubled women who reunite for the wedding of a friend (Rebel Wilson) who was ridiculed in high school. You will surely love this spicy and sweet romantic comedy. You may even relate yourself with any of the three characters in the movie, from party girl Lizzy Caplan to control freak Kirsten Dunst.

4. The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer is a 1998 American romantic comedy film starring Adam Sandler as a wedding singer in the 1980s and Drew Barrymore as a waitress with whom he falls in love. It has it all! It’s funny, it’s cute, and overall, it’s a fantastic movie every bride & groom should watch before their wedding day.

5. Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents is a 2000 American comedy. Starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, the movie chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good-hearted but hapless nurse while he visits his girlfriend’s parents. You will be surprised to see the sequence of events that take place in Meet the Parents. Do Watch!

6. Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride, a 1999 American romantic comedy film that stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts), a spirited and attractive young woman who has had several failed relationships in the past. Maggie, nervous about being married, has left a trail of fiancés waiting for her at the altar on their wedding day. All of these were caught on tape, earning Maggie tabloid fame and the dubious nickname “The Runaway Bride.” The lead character in the movies shows that most important love in life is for their own self. No matter how many times you get a heartbreak, you undoubtedly get the right guy.

7. 27 Dresses

27 Dresses is a 2008 romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. Jane Nichols (Katherine Heigl) who has been a bridesmaid for 27 weddings meets Kevin Doyle (James Marsden), who helps her get home while attending two weddings almost simultaneously, Doyle discusses his cynical views of marriage with her and with whom she falls in love later. A great movie to have some gorgeous ideas on your bridesmaid gown selections.

8. Bride Wars

Bride Wars is a 2009 romantic comedy film starring Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg, Kristen Johnston, and Candice Bergen. Emma Allan (Anne Hathaway) and Olivia “Liv” Lerner (Kate Hudson) are best friends who have been planning every detail of their weddings, since the time they were little girls. They have been planning each and every aspect of their future weddings, which include choosing the same destination: New York’s famed Plaza Hotel. However, when a clerical error causes a clash in wedding dates, Kate and Liv became hostile to each other.

9. My Best Friend’s Wedding

My Best Friend’s Wedding, a 1997 romantic comedy film starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, and Cameron Diaz. Both Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) and Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney) were childhood friends, and they had a deal to tie the knot if they were still single by age 28. Right before Julianne’s 28th birthday, she discovers that O’Neil is marrying a gorgeous 20-year-old girl named Kimberly (Cameron Diaz). Suddenly she realized that she’s in love with him, Julianne vows to stop the wedding at all costs. Just watch how things get complex after that!

10. Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids is a 2011 comedy film starring Maya Rudolph. Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, and Wendi McLendon-Covey. The film centers on Annie (Kristen Wiig), a single woman whose own life is a mess. But when her lifelong best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), got engaged, Annie has no choice but to serve as the maid of honor. Lovelorn and almost penniless, Annie suffers a series of misfortunes after being asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend, Lillian. Just watch how she winds her way through the strange and expensive rituals associated with her job as the bridesmaid.

11. Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law is a 2005 romantic comedy film starring Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan, and Wanda Sykes. The movie centers on Charlotte (Jennifer Lopez), who was smitten when she meets Dr. Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). So when Kevin proposes her for the wedding after they start dating, Charlotte happily accepts. But soon, she realizes that Kevin’s mom, Viola (Jane Fonda), is not very happy to have her as his son’s bride. Viola, who is a newscaster, has just lost her job, and suddenly, she starts feeling attached to Kevin. She regards Charlotte as her new competition — and does anything to make her son call off the wedding.

12. The Proposal

When it comes to watching a wedding romance, then “The Proposal’ probably is the most preferred choice of most couples. The Proposal is a 2009 romantic film starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The story revolves around a pushy boss (Sandra Bullock) forces her young assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. You will love to watch the crazy chemistry between the two. Don’t miss to watch this movie; it is simply magical!

13. The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. Mary Fiore (Jennifer Lopez), an ambitious San Francisco wedding planner starts to believe in love when she is rescued from a near-fatal collision with a runaway dumpster by handsome pediatrician Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey) while she celebrated her newest and most lucrative account — the wedding of Internet tycoon Fran Donelly (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras). After she spent the most enchanting evening of her life with Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey), Mary thinks she’s finally found a reason to believe in love. What happens later is the thing to watch…..

14. Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama is a romantic comedy film released in 2002 starring Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, and Candice Bergen. The story revolves around New York fashion designer Melanie (Reese Witherspoon), who suddenly finds herself engaged to the city’s most eligible bachelor. But Melanie’s past holds many secrets, which include Jake (Josh Lucas), the man she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama in order to confront her past. But, rather, they rediscovered the love that they lost.

15. License to Wed

A 2007 American romantic comedy film, License to Wed stars Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski. Newly engaged couple Sadie (Mandy Moore) and Ben (John Krasinski) plan a traditional wedding in St. Augustine’s Church. But, sadly, for the lovebirds, the Rev. Frank (Robin Williams) refuses to bless the union until they pass his onerous marriage-prep course. While the clergyman puts the couple through holy hell, Ben and Sadie had to believe that they are truly destined to love each other till death and that their love could withstand any test.

16. Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride is a 1991 comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Martin Short, B. D. Wong, George Newbern, and Kieran Culkin. George Banks (Steve Martin) and Nina (Diane Keaton), are the proud parents of Annie (Kimberly Williams). They love their daughter to the point of almost losing her. When Annie returns from studying abroad and announces that she is engaged. The very moment their whole world turns upside down, especially George’s, who is overprotective father. Watch how George get into troubles, from meeting the in-laws to planning the wedding with an over-the-top consultant (Martin Short) and his buoyant assistant (B.D. Wong). Throughout the movie it seems as if the troubles are never going to end.

17. Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride, famously known as Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride is a 2005 stop-motion-animated fantasy film voiced by Johny Depp, Emily Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, and Richard E. Grant. The movie is about Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria’s (Emily Watson). Their families arrange their marriage. They like each other, but Victor is nervous about the ceremony. He heads to the forest to practice his lines for the wedding, suddenly a tree branch becomes a hand and drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), who was murdered after she eloped with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before his fiancé Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern (Richard E. Grant). If you’re looking for something outside of the norm, then this the movie.

AND FINALLY…..

So, these are the 17 best movies every bride and groom should watch before their wedding day. If you are also set to get hitched, do watch all these movies with your partner-to-be. Have a great time!

Happy Wedding…..

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Oh Jesus Christ here we go again.

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Fictional Characters I Love

-Blair Waldorf (Gossip Girl) -Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City & The Carrie Diaries) -Kirby Anders (Dynasty) -Chlöe Rice (13 Reasons Why) -Poppy Moore (Wild Child) -Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew) -Chanel Simmons (Cheetah Girls) -Cher Horowitz (Clueless) -Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) -Bella Swan (Twilight) -Cassie Howard (Euphoria) -Rue Bennett (Euphoria) -Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones) -Dexter Morgan (Dexter) -Holden Ford (Mindhunter) -Quinn Fabray (Glee) -Cheryl Blossom (Riverdale) -Emily Fields (Pretty Little Liars) -Spencer Hastings (Pretty Little Liars) -Hanna Marin (Pretty Little Liars) -Guinevere Beck (You) -Killian Jones (Once Upon a Time) -Henry Mills (Once Upon a Time - until s6) -Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany’s -Princess Anne (Roman Holiday) -Liv Lerner (Bride Wars) -Miley Stewart (Hannah Montana) -Alex Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place) -Lizzie McGuire (Lizzie McGuire) -Sabrina (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) -Clarke Griffin (The 100) -Jessica Jones (Jessica Jones) -Madison Montgomery (American Horror Story) -Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries) -Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars) -Robin Scherbatsky (How I Met Your Mother) -Claire Bennet (Heroes) -Summer Roberts (The O.C.) -Taylor Townsend (The O.C.) -Seth Cohen (The O.C.) -Steve Harrington (Stranger Things) -Emma Gilbert (H2O) -Anne Shirley (Anne with an E) -Mariana Adams Foster (The Fosters) -Erin Quinn (Derry Girls) -Jimmy McGill (Better Call Saul) -Jane Smith (Mr and Mrs Smith)

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Libros y Documentales

Feminists ¿What were they thinking?

Miss Representation

She´s beautiful when she´s angry

Loving to survive- Dee L. R. Graham

Bad feminists- Roxanne Gay

Feminismo y ecología- Mary Mellor

Ellos Hablan- Lydia Cacho

Los hombres me explican cosas- Rebeca Solnit

Lo que sí funciona- Iris Bohnet

Escupamos sobre Hegel y otros escritos- Carla Lonzi

Una habitación propia- Viginia Woolf

El color púrpura- Alice Walker

El patriarcado del salario- Silvia Federici

El eterno femenino- Rosario Castellanos

La mística de la feminidad- Betty Friedan

Patas arriba- Eduardo Galeano

Sexismo cotidiano- Laura Bates

El segundo sexo- Simone de Beauvoir

El cuaderno dorado- Doris Lessing

La dominación masculina- Pierre Bordieu

Persépolis- Mariana Strapi

Teoría king kong- Virginie Depentes

Idiotizadas un cuento de empoderadas- Raquel Cárcoles

El fruto prohibido- Liv Stromquist

La creación del patriarcado- Gerda Lerner

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New from Al and Linda Lerner on Movies and Shakers: Ad Astra

Brad Pitt hurtles through space as astronaut Roy McBride in this visually impressive psychological sci fi drama. The pace is slow, deliberate and totally mesmerizing. Director James Gray (The Lost City of Z with Pitt) wanted to make this film the most realistic depiction of space travel ever put on the big screen. It’s realistically unrealistic. He even used archival sounds from space launches to enhance the total experience. Max Richter (Shutter Island, Mary Queen of Scots), sets the mood with a dreamlike, ethereal score. Because of the visuals, we recommend seeing this one in IMAX.

The opening scenes put Roy on a mammoth tower-observatory at the edge of space above Earth. He’s outside on a repair mission when there is a catastrophic power surge that causes him to get knocked off. He is propelled toward Earth. Your heart will race. He was facing certain death, but Roy calmly and methodically gets the situation under control. We thought this might end up being a very short movie. 

James creates the most perfect astronaut in Brad Pitt’s character, Major Roy McBride. He is the son of brilliant scientist and revered astronaut-explorer, Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones). The elder McBride left decades ago on the Lima Project, determined to find intelligent life, but hasn’t been heard from in years, and is presumed dead. He left when Roy was a child. Roy took up the family business. 

Roy is emotionless in the face of danger. Nothing seems to rattle him. He constantly takes psychological evaluations through the film, always passing the test to continue the mission. H watchword is, “I will not allow myself to be distracted.” Roy seems to have been stripped of human emotion and empathy. That’s the big reason he’s separated from his wife, Eve (Liv Tyler) who James depicts in scenes forlornly looking at Roy from afar. With sad eyes, she barely says anything, but you know it just isn’t working. 

Because of the surge which is threatening the Earth’s very existence, Space Com suspects it originated from the Lima ship now near Neptune. Has Roy’s father gone rogue? Roy encounters his father’s old friend, Colonel Pruitt (Donald Sutherland) who helps sheds light on the father and son’s distant relationship. 

Roy is sent on the mission to stop the surge and find out if his father is still alive. First he goes to the moon, where he ends up in a chase with pirates in lunar dune buggies a la Mad Max. That chase is ludicrous, shot from the side to side, and overhead showing wheel marks in the moon’s surface. Of course, Roy wins that round and he and his crew proceed to Mars. On the way, an encounter with another ship, and the animal lab experiment on it, is one that might send you to the moon or at least jump sky high.  

The film supposedly takes place in the near future, but not really. The Moon is already colonized, and there is a whole population living under Mars. There, Roy encounters Helen Lantos, (Ruth Negga) who was born on the Red Planet. Near future? Not so much. Discussion with Lantos about life in space and family start to make Roy’s emotions emerge. When he’s pulled off the mission because of his feelings, the movie devolves into standard action scenes to become a stowaway and continue the course. Can you really just climb on and into a space ship as it’s blasting off the surface of Mars? It’s becomes more like a Moonraker film. James and Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema (Interstellar) use every camera able to shoot Pitt climbing up, down and all around, to get into the space ship. Roy is back on on track again.

The arc of this story is Brad Pitt’s journey towards becoming fully human. He has always been able to control his emotions but as the plot unfolds he begins to lose control. As this happens he emerges as a character who we can care about and have sympathy for. It’s all in Pitt’s face. The reflections of light on his eyes through the glass of his helmet show more emotion than is he said one word. His are eyes show wonder, then calculation, and finally revelation as he’s learning to be human again reflecting on memories in flashbacks with his wife and his father throughout this journey.  

You have to allow yourself to get into the deliberate rhythm of the movie. When James lets the pace dictate the progression, it creates more suspense and tension than in the few contrived action sequences that do pick it up. The director uses the supporting cast minimally. Just like Tarentino did in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, James lets Pitt’s face tell the story without much dialogue. His performance elevates this movie beyond a simple space adventure scenario. Ad Astra means “to the stars.” Despite the breathtaking visions James creates of these celestial bodies and space, Brad Pitt is the brightest star.

Twentieth Century Fox     2 Hours 2Minutes        PG-13

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Who will win the 2019 Meatless Monday Rapid Fire Challenge at the Healthy Food Expo, International Restaurant and Food Service Show of New York?

Three chefs compete at Center Stage, Javits Center Winner gets $1,000 and extensive media coverage

(RestaurantNews.com)  For the first time since Rapid Fire first challenged chefs in 2016, three female chefs are going head-to-head to prove that they have the best Meatless Monday dish.

The 2019 Chef Challengers and their nominated dishes are:

Lisa Sereda

Lisa Sereda, executive chef, Wine Time Walnut “Meat” Stuffed Anaheim Pepper

Heidi Liv Tompkins

Heidi Liv Tompkins, Co-Founder, CFO, product development manager, Heidi’s Health Kitchen Heidi’s Health Kitchen Raw Mock Tuna Recipe

Patricia Washuta

Patricia Washuta, director of culinary services, executive chef, and certified dietary manager, Gentry Park Orlando  Impossible Meatless Kefta

The Rapid Fire Competition is scheduled on Monday, March 5, 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Center Stage, Javits Center, 655 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001.Each chef has 20 minutes to prep, cook and present her dish to the judges for testing and evaluation, while food show attendees watch in anticipation.

The judges are:

Maria Loi

Maria Loi, chef, cookbook author, Greek food ambassador, healthy lifestyle expert 

Peggy Neu

Peggy Neu, president, The Monday Campaigns 

Gennaro Pecchia

Gennaro Pecchia, partner, @aosbysosa / co-host @rolandsfoodcourt @siriusxm

Fabio Viviani

Fabio Viviani, Chef, Culinary Personality, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author 

The competition will be emceed by Fred Klashman of Total Food Service. For more information on the competition, click here.

For more information about Meatless Monday:

Visit Meatless Monday at Exhibit Booth 638 in the Healthy Food Expo Area where you’ll learn about the health and environmental benefits of going Meatless Monday, and how to leverage this promotion as part of a restaurant/foodservice marketing strategy. Check out our free Meatless Monday restaurant and foodservice implementation guides and promotional materials at: https://www.meatlessmonday.com/start-a-campaign/ 

About Meatless Monday

Meatless Monday is a nonprofit public health initiative founded by Sid Lerner, chairman of The Monday Campaigns. The initiative is in association with the Lerner Centers for Public Health Promotion at Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Syracuse universities. Meatless Monday encourages the public to cut back on meat consumption one day a week to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer, and lessen the environmental impact of meat production on climate change, water and land use. The campaign is founded on research that demonstrates Monday is the day we are most primed to start and sustain a healthy new behavior. Since its launch on 2003, Meatless Monday has become an international movement in more than 40 countries with support from governments, schools, celebrities, restaurants, and local and global organizations. 

Contacts for The Monday Campaigns

Cherry Dumaual PR & Partnerships Director cdumaual@mondaycampaigns.org 212-991-1056 917-838-7269

Nara Sandberg Marketing & Partnerships Associate nsandberg@mondaycampaigns.org 212-991-1055 914-505-0009

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Pavel Lerner was kidnapped on Boxing Day in Kiev. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2CjiHrj