Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: Goody and Stacy are a pair of vampires who refuse to feed off humans and live their lives, at night, trying to keep up with trends so they can continue to pass for women in their 20s. Their lives become more complicated when Stacy falls in love with the son of a vampire hunter and Goody runs into a past love. Who's in it? The movie stars Alicia Silverstone , Krysten Ritter , Wallace Shawn , Malcolm McDowell , Dan Stevens , Sigourney Weaver and Richard Lewis . Review: I forgot to pre-select a morning movie last night and, needing something to watch, I picked out Vamps solely because it had been in my movie library for some time. While I would still stop a bit short of saying it was a good movie, it did turn out to be better than I was expecting. I think the thing I liked best about this film is it does a good job imagining the problems modern-day vampires might have. In the case of Goody (Silverstone), Stacy (Ritter) and their other vampire friends, it included everyth...

Synopsis: Journalist Rebecca Bloomwood dreams of writing for the fashion magazine Alette and, as part of a master plan to land that dream job, applies for and accidentally lands a job at its sister publication, Successful Savings . Her financial advice column is a big hit. There's just one problem, she's secretly a compulsive shopper, has more than $16,000 in credit card debt and is being hunted down by bill collectors. Who's in it? The movie stars Isla Fisher , Hugh Dancy , Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack , John Goodman and Robert Stanton . Review: I had a pretty full day on Saturday, spending most of the day at my youngest daughter's dance recital (she had two shows) before volunteering for a couple hours at the ice rink's open skate. As a result of this, even though I did manage to get a few chores done on Sunday, I was pretty drained and, between that and the weather, wound up spending a good chunk of the day watching movies with my wife. This is a f...