© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-MrsNormanMaine Recent reviews written by member MrsNormanMaine en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_304851488388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Where does the time go? No sooner do I get one project tied up than a dozen others come down around my perfectly coiffed head, burying me up to the tops of my size six Capezio character tap shoes. It's very annoying. Pre-production work on my new film... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~304851488388 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:05:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_304851488388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_287853678212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Happy belated turkey day wishes to all of my fans out there in the dark. I just haven't had a moment to myself for weeks, what with preparing my new musical film remake of Die Hard and seeing to my other business ventures, not to mention the busy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~287853678212 Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:28:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_287853678212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_281980079748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Flaming Desire, my new musical adaptation of the Bruce Willis actioner, Die Hard continues in pre-production, but at a slower place than I would like. The first draft of the script simply would not do. I gave the writers explicit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~281980079748 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:15:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_281980079748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_277320928900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Things have been so exciting here at Chateau Maine the last few weeks that I have had simply no time to write to all of my fans or to get out to the cinema the way that I should. However, as of today, I have an important announcement. I shall be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~277320928900 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:34:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_277320928900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_267678682756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - It has just been so busy here at Chateau Maine as I try to put my life and world back in order following my stay at that dreadful Gitmo all inclusive tropical resort this past year. Invoices and bills are piled all over the furniture. There is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~267678682756 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:43:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_267678682756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_259233123972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I had a lovely morning on the terrace at Chateau Maine with the scent of orange blossom in the air and nice cup of Earl Grey tea to sip upon while Jerry, the maid, took a beater to the hall carpet which she was giving a good airing on the back lawn... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~259233123972 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:54:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_259233123972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_256636259972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - As I explained in my previous column, I have been somewhat incommunicado recently due to what one can only call an enforced stay at an exclusive, if rather dreary tropical resort called Gizmo or Gitmo or some such name. I have been unable to locate it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~256636259972 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:21:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_256636259972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_254821305988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Hello everyone. This is Mrs. Norman Maine. My, you can't imagine how good it feels to utter those immortal words again. It's been far too long and I know all of my fans out there in the dark have just been frantic at my recent absence from stage,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~254821305988 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:58:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_254821305988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_186076008068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Normy and I have arrived in Toronto where we have settled into a suite at the Super 8. Not as luxurious as I am used to but there was apparently some sort of mix up in reservations with the Ritz. The desk clerk when we arrived there was exceedingly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~186076008068 Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:50:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_186076008068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184084434564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I have the most exciting news for you all. Joseph, my manager, has finally found a theatrical project worthy of my talents. I have just signed to play the part of Galadriel in the new musical version of The Lord of the Rings which will open soon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184084434564 Mon, 23 May 2005 13:43:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184084434564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183075049092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I had no sooner ended my stay with the Trappists than Madame Rose, my publicist called, to tell me about a fabulous entertainment opportunity involving a hospice benefit somewhere in Florida. As my public profile has been a little lower than I would... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183075049092 Fri, 13 May 2005 00:26:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183075049092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182406516356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Hello all my fans out there in the dark. I'm sure you've been anxiously awaiting my comeback from several months of silence. It's not that I don't love you all, it's just been a busy time with me and some of it spent without internet access. I'm just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182406516356 Fri, 6 May 2005 19:40:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182406516356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172050779780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Bob Mackie and I have submitted our initial designs to Buckingham Palace for VickiWear&#146s proposed new look for the Queen. After racking our brains for days, we finally decided upon using Julie Taymor&#146s costumes for the Broadway production of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172050779780 Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:14:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172050779780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171795975812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - PRINCESS DIARIES 2 I received a rather interesting call this morning from Buckingham Palace. The House of Windsor is going through one of its periodic updates of the monarchy and have decided that the old dear, Elizbeth, is in need of a new look... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171795975812 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:20:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171795975812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171795320452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Normy and I have been in something of creative low ebb of late. Neither of us is having much luck in our projects. Normy spent a number of months at work on a terribly modern operetta, based on Aldus Huxley’s Brave New World, only reset in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171795320452 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:15:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171795320452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168769916548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I'm so sorry to have been out of communication with my fan base over the holiday season but there's been so much to do around Chateau Maine that I simply haven't had a chance to sit down at the keyboard and type in weeks. With Epiphany finally past,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168769916548 Fri, 7 Jan 2005 22:03:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168769916548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164907552388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I have handed in my resignation to the staff at Camp Sisterwood and have officially washed my hands of their project, Bodice Ripper. Let them find someone else to try and turn their motley crew of jackbooted truck drivers into a set of ethereal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164907552388 Fri, 10 Dec 2004 19:46:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164907552388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164283256452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I am becoming thoroughly sick of my involvement with Bodice Ripper at Camp Sisterwood. Vera Charles, who's playing the lead and I keep looking at each other aghast during the rehearsal process as the ladies of the commune simply cannot seem to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164283256452 Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:59:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164283256452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162985315972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Work continues at Camp Sisterwood on Bodice Ripper, the post-modern feminist musical version of the Jack the Ripper story that I am attempting to choreograph. I must admit it's not going as well as I might like. I had Bob Mackie run up some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162985315972 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:58:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162985315972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161909083780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I must offer my abject apologies for my long absence from the world of superior film criticism. I know that all of you fans out there in the dark have had your lives diminished without being able to keep abreast of the latest doings in my celebrated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161909083780 Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:54:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161909083780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156615347844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I phoned up my favorite limo service this morning requesting the pink stretch Lincoln Town Car they keep for my outings and soon Miguel was pulling it into the driveway of Chateau Maine and I was off to the Ojai valley to Camp Sisterwood where I am to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156615347844 Fri, 1 Oct 2004 18:01:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156615347844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156261715588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Normy and I have been ensconced at Chateau Maine for over a week with no new entertainment offers coming in and we've been going a little stir crazy. Normy decided to head off incipient boredom by practicing his chip shots from the rose garden, but I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156261715588 Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:23:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156261715588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_155605307012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Darlings. My apologies for being incommunicado the last few weeks but Madame Rose, my publicist, absolutely insisted that I keep a bit of a low profile after my unforgettable appearance at the Republican convention last month. The number was a bit of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~155605307012 Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:59:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_155605307012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_153954258564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Today has been an absolute disaster. I and Normy, my companion of the heart, are tired, dishevelled and about to go in search of a large pitcher of margaritas (with extra Cuervo gold) in order to deal with this ghastly evening. It started out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~153954258564 Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:08:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_153954258564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_153588567684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I have exciting news to report. Madame Rose, my publicist, has arranged for the entire country to get a sneak preview of my exciting new Broadway Production, The Girl from Oz. We're going to do one of the big production numbers as an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~153588567684 Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:48:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_153588567684?linkin_id=8003929