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A cute Gerard Butler story

So I was hanging out at my buddies' house watching Geostorm .  If you are unaware of what movie I am referring to, feel free to refer to my movie blog for further information.  Geostorm  stars Gerard Butler as a scientist who is trying to save the world.  So the middle girl of my friends' their twelve-year-old is intently watching the movie.  At one time she sits up a little straighter and asks, "Who is that?" Gerard Butler's face happened to be the most prominent on the screen at that moment.  I respond, "That's Gerard Butler."  "What's he been in?" She asks. "Lots of things."  I reply and my mind starts to race as I try to imagine what she could have seen him in considering that quite a few of his well known films are rated R.  Without missing a beat, her father, who is also watching the movie, pipes up.  "He's in The Phantom of the Opera .  He's the Phantom." "Oh."  She responds.  A...

A cute Sherlock story

I watch and have a lot of movies and quite a few shows.  Among my movies and shows, I have Sherlock Holmes movies as well as the show Sherlock.  Besides enjoying watching movies and shows, I also enjoy showing movies and shows to my friends.  Shortly after I became aware of the excellent show Sherlock I showed an episode to my friend who happens to have three wonderful girls.  The girls all watched and enjoyed the show although they didn't understand all of what was happening and referenced in the show.   My friend and her children liked the episode so much that they ended up watching all of the rest of the seasons that were available to watch up to that point. Some time later, I went over to the same friend's house to show and watch the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films.  The girls were very excited at the prospect of seeing their favorite detective and so they all gathered, eager to start the show.  Almost as soon as the first movie started ...