In finishing the round of movies we caught at the Starz Denver Film Festival we saw Being Michael Madsen and Jump!. BMM is a mockumentary about a paparazzi photographer who accuses Madsen of murdering an actress and Madsen subsequently hiring a documentary film crew to follow the Paparazzi photographer. The other film was Jump! about competitive jump roping.
BMM was a pretty funny movie, some of the acting was a bit stilted and there were quite a few floating heads, but all in all it was an entertaining watch. Most entertaining was the Q&A where the director talked about how much he hates documentaries. It made the movie all that more enjoyable.
Jump! follows the same formula as Mad Hot Ballroom and Spellbound, but with competitive jump roping. This is a feel good movie that would be fun to watch with the family, and a good way to introduce the kids to documentaries, but it wasn't anything earth shattering.
Thanksgiving was great, I made my Sweet Potato Chipotle Soup, Roasted Brussels Sprouts w/ Caramelized Onions and Alana made smashed red potatoes with chili peppers and dry jack cheese (a recipe from Bon Appetit). We also had a Tofurky. It was all very delicious.
Here's the Brussels Sprouts Recipe, I know Brussels Sprouts are usually nasty, but these are really good, seriously:
~15 Brussels Sprouts sliced in 1/2 lengthwise
1 vidalia onion
2 T olive oil (for roasting brussels sprouts)
1 T butter + 1 T oil (for caramelizing onions)
1 T brown sugar
1 carrot sliced
salt & pepper
Heat an oven to 375 degrees. Toss Brussels Sprouts and Carrots in oil, salt and pepper. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray and pour sprouts and carrots onto it. Roast for 30-45 min. (Depending on how brown you want them.)
While Brussels Sprouts are roasting, Melt butter and combine with oil in a pan w/ a decent surface area over medium heat. After the onions start to soften and release their juices stir in the brown sugar. Leave onions in pan stirring occasionally until caramelized. Pull Brussels Sprouts when finished, salt again and combine in pan w/ onions once they are finished.
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There's a doc about jumproping ? Must... see. I just heard about this from my boss; it's a process doc about the making of a Steinway:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2007/11/09/2007-11-09_tale_of_steinway_piano_is_a_grand_time.html
Yum! Your Dad was raving about both the soup and the brussel sprouts. I'm not normally a fan of sprouts but this sounds delicious!
I'm not usually a fan of brussels sprouts either, but this one's a winner, the onions are really what balance out the somewhat bitter flavor of the sprouts.
It also has to do with the age of the sprouts and how long they've been picked. The older they are, the more bitter (sorta like aging baby boomers ;-)
(You see them still on the stalk in stands in Europe - I don't know if this has any affect.)
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