Week in Review: October 1 - 6

Birthdays: This week we marked the birthdays of two Brits, Dame Julie Andrews and Kate Winslet, and two Canadians, twins Shawn and Aaron Ashmore.

Movies - New movie of the week was Looper, which I absolutely loved.  We rounded out things with Finding Nemo, and two more Bonds, For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy.

Books - Double duty with books today, first up was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which we followed with The Fault in Our Stars.  Both amazed me, so if you haven't read them you should.

TV - This week's TV show was the summer portion of Suits' second season.  I actually really enjoyed it, although not as much as the first one.

Recommendations - New movies this week are Frankenweenie, Butter, and The Oranges.  As Butter and Oranges are both only getting limited releases I doubt I'll see them in theatres, but I'm really looking forward to Frankenweenie.

Next Week - Next week we're finishing off a Bond, Roger Moore, and moving on to the next, Timothy Dalton.  First up is A View to Kill then The Living Daylights.  New movies are The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Pitch Perfect, both of which I waited far too long to see.

Requests -What about you guys?  Anything you think I should watch or read? Let me know!

Birthday: Aaron and Shawn Ashmore

Today is the birthday of twin actors Aaron and Shawn Ashmore!

I first became aware of the Ashmores when Shawn appeared as Jake Berenson in the short lived Animorphs, based on the books of the same name. While the series in itself wasn't all that good I was captivated by the lead actor and have followed him and his brother a bit ever since.

While many might think that they're the same person, they aren't, and even the roles that they take are different - Shawn tends to play the nice guy, while Aaron plays the bad one.  As such, they're the embodiment of the idea of the good and bad twin.

While Shawn got his start in Animorphs he is probably best known for his role in the X-Men movies where he portrayed Bobby Drake, aka "Iceman," and can next be seen in the Fox drama The Following, which is set to air sometime next year.  Aaron's biggest role, however, has been as Jimmy Olsen in Smallville, although he's also had reoccurring bits in Veronica Mars, Missing, Lost Girl, and now starring role in  Warehouse 13, where he plays former ATF agent Steve Jinks.

 Happy birthday, Misters Ashmore!