What do you get when you have a heaping helping of movie trivia, twisted humor, and a glass of wine (or beer for fans of the fizzy lifting drink)? You get the Movie Wino. That's me.

Welcome to all things cinema and grape.If you're like me, your movie selections vary with your mood. When I'm anxious, I default to either of the Ghostbusters movies; Real Genius; Fight Club or The Departed. Then comes the beverage. Call it state dependent learning that most movies are at least slightly more enjoyable when coupled with a glass of wine--and even better if you have a friend who's a fellow movie wino.

My commitment to you is to provide at least one movie and wine pairing for any mood or occasion. If you have suggestions or need one, bring it on. You can search for movie and wine pairings by mood or visit the archives by week and see what mood I was in...

Movie summaries are courtesy of Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Comments and fermented grape juice or hopped up amber beverage recommendations courtesy of my sick, twisted mind. Whether you're a Wine Enthusiast or have Rotten Tomatoes bookmarked, there's bound to be something for you here.


Drink up!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Just Plain Pissed

Work got you down? In dutch with the misses? Did some a-hole cut you off just in time to leave you with the red light? Not to fear. Chuck Palahniuk is here.

Whether you want to live vicariously through Tyler Durden or beat yourself up like Ed Norton, Fight Club is hands down (or fists up) the best fight movie of all time. So cleansing. For the ladies, three words: Brad Pitt's Abs.

The Flick

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Hands down one of the best movies of the decade; and the birth of the MMA movement.

The Wine

The wine? In this case, I like mine smokey and spicy like the cast. Try Elderton Shiraz a Syrah from South Australia.

A dark berry flavor with hints of licorice. Whip it good.

Beer Bellies...

Try a Heinekien from Lou's. (Pssst. That's the bar in Fight Club. Stick with me here kids.)

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