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!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

If I Were a John Hughes Movie's New Wave 80s Soundtrack

No one could quite sum up life as a teenager in the 80s like John Hughes.

It was Some Kind of Wonderful to think that in the 80s, when there were Sixteen Candles on my birthday cake, that I was Pretty in Pink. When, in reality, after travelling by Planes, Trains, and Automobiles because I was Home Alone, my parents realized they needed a Vacation. How sad. Thank God, my Uncle Buck was in town.

My Dad really needed time off from being Mr. Mom, he could hardly believe my mom was knocked up again, really? She's Having a Baby? He was really in Dutch with the mrs. after that impromptu trip to the Great Outdoors. Could you blame him? Even The Breakfast Club got a break.

All right, all right. I know, settle down there Curly Sue. Enough of all of this Flubber. I've got to get back to some Weird Science since Ferris Bueller's Day Off made me late for the Class Reunion.

I'll stop. Even I can't take that much pun. Enough silly word plays, let's get down to brass tacks gentlemen (and ladies.) If my life were a soundtrack, I’d have to include these top 16 all time best new wave songs:

- Forever Young by Alphaville
- How Soon is Now by The Smith
- Just Like Heaven by The Cure
- She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult
- True Faith by New Order
- Desire Gene Loves Jezebel
- Chains of Love Erasure
- Peek a Boo Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Strangelove Depeche Mode
- If You Were Here The Thompson Twins
- Mad World Tears for Fears
- Tenderness General Public
- We Close Our Eyes Oingo Boingo
- What You Need INXS
- The Killing Moon Echo and the Bunnymen
- We Care A Lot Faith No More

The Over 21 Beverage

If ever there were the perfect that I couldn't live withou, it would be a Barbera d'Alba D.O.C. Hilberg-Pasquero and Fratelli Revello make good ones, but I haven’t met a Barbera I didn’t like. It’s dry and a little bitter in the beginning, but really smooth. It’s not too fruity, but it’s not too oakey (is that how you spell it? I don't know I've been drinking wine). It goes great with pizza, pasta and pungent cheeses. Now, if I were a John Hughes movie, I’d be too young to enjoy this grape. Good thing I graduated high school 20 years ago!

Strange Brew

Beer? Let's harken back to my Friday night's at Matt Sullivan's house when all we could afford was Milwaukee's Best Light (Beast Light) or Schlitz.
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