Exploring Food and Movies

        Friday I went to a place called Hapa Ramen.  It's on SE Gladstone. It actually has it's own parking lot. That being said there is only 5 or 6 spots. It's a small place. You order and then you find your table. I sat at the ramen bar. The decor is dark. Most of the walls and part of the bar is covered in dark wood panels. There are also shelves with lots of plants and Japanese decorations. It is also a whiskey bar. They even have pairings with the different menu items. I didn't get any. I ordered the Shoyu Ramen which has pork and a marinated egg. It was really good. But I forgot to ask for no onions, which ruined it a little for me. To be fair the menu didn't say it came with onions but I guess that's a common ingredient in ramen. The service was good.  I would go back for sure. I know it's a place my sister would like. Especially because she told me about it. Monday: Going Hollywood (1933)          Sylvia is a young teacher ...

 Tuesday: Night Shift (1982)         Chuck is a morgue attendant. He has a hard time sticking up for himself. When his boss switches Chuck to the night shift so that his unexperienced nephew can work the day shift, Chuck just goes a long with it. He also has a new coworker, Bill. Bill is very energetic and is not very devoted to his job. They do eventually get along. Chuck also meets his neighbor, Belinda, who is a prostitute. She is nice to him. Her pimp has been killed. She is left defenseless, along with many other prostitutes. Bill and Belinda convince Chuck to start a sex worker agency out of the morgue to help them stay safe. He gives in and they become a success. But there are consequences. This movie was alright. Friday: Missing (2023)         June is a young woman who has just graduated high school. Her mom, Grace, is going on a vacation to Columbia with her boyfriend. June goes to pick them up at the airport, but they never come. Sh...

 Monday: Sophie's Choice (1982)          Stingo is a young writer who moves to NYC from the south. He rents a room at a house fondly called the Pink Palace. There he meets an interesting couple. Sophie is a Polish woman who survived a concentration camp. Nathan is an American jew obsessed with the Holocaust. Nathan is energetic and intriguing, but he can also be cruel. Sophie is sweet but can be needy and depressed. Stingo becomes close to them and soon they are best friends. He learns more about both of them. Especially Sophie and her time in the concentration camp. Soon he discovers just how damaged they both are. I thought this movie was alright. It has been on my list of movies to watch for a long time. I finally got around to watching it.  Wednesday: Michael (1996)       Frank and Huey write for a tabloid in Chicago. Frank receives a letter from a woman in rural Iowa claiming she has an angel living with her. He believes this could ...

 Monday: Cadillac Man (1990)         Joey is a car salesman at a luxury car dealership. The company is going through some changes and have to lay some people off. Joey has 2 days to sell 12 cars or he'll be let go. On top of that he has to deal with his two girlfriends, ex wife, and teenage daughter. Then a man, Larry, rides up to the dealership with a gun and takes everybody hostage.  He knows that his wife, who works there, is having and affair with one of the salesmen. Larry wants to confront the man and get revenge. Joey lies and says it's him. Using his people skills Joey tries to talk Larry down and even helps him. I thought this movie was ok. Robin Williams is Joey, which is why I watched it. Tuesday: A Child is Waiting (1963)        A woman looking to turn her life around, Jean, gets a job at a school for children with special needs. The head of the institute, Dr. Clark, has a tough love approach to helping the kids. Jean has a w...

 Monday: Pressure Point (1962)       A black psychiatrist tells a college about a difficult patient he had when he worked at a prison. The patient was an American Nazi. The patient was having black outs and fainting spells. The doctor didn't want to work with him. The patient would say horrible things about Jews and Black people. About the plans they had for the U.S. He was filled with hate. But clearly there was something else hurting him and causing the black outs. The doctor didn't have a choice but to treat the patient. I thought this movie was alright. Tuesday: Whipsaw (1935)      Vivian, along with two other thieves, come up with a plan to steal some pearls. The pearls are worth a lot of money. They plan to take them after the owner disembarks a ship in NYC. It does not go according to plan and they go into hiding. Vivian is contacted and told to travel west. As she prepares to leave she meets Ross. Ross presents himself as a fellow thief down on...

 Tuesday: Lady Jane (1986)         This is based on a true story. Lady Jane is cousin to the young protestant King Edward VI. He falls severely ill. His council is desperate to keep England protestant. So they have Edward name Jane his heir before he dies. Jane is married off to the son of a minister high up in the king's court. They hate each other at first. But soon grow to love each other. Jane is unaware of the part she will play. When Edward dies she is made queen. She does her best to make some real changes. But the catholics come for the throne and she pays the price. Jane only ruled for 9 days. I thought this movie was alright. Wednesday: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)        The summer before college Julie and her friends are out celebrating. They are driving along on a cliff side road. Her friend is distracted and doesn't see a man in the road. They hit him. Thinking he's dead they panic. The group of friends make a pact to ...

 Monday: The Story of Three Loves (1953)        The first story is about a ballet dancer named Paula. During her audition for a major ballet choreographer she faints. Later when she sees a doctor she's told she has a serious heart condition. If she continues to dance it will kill her. After a chance encounter with the choreographer, who she falls for, she decides she can't live without dance. No matter the consequences. The second story is of a young French tutor, Mademoiselle.  She is tutoring a young American boy in Rome. The boy is bored and wished to be an adult. He meets a witch who teaches him a spell to make him a grown man. It works and he runs into his tutor. As a grown man he has feelings for her and they fall in love. The third story is about a trapeze artist named Pierre. He saves a young woman who tried killing herself. He learns she is athletic. Pierre thinks she will be a perfect partner for him because she doesn't fear death. He gets more th...