December 21, 2008 at 4:24 PM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (13)
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins tonight at sundown. Happy Hanukkah! Enjoy Adam Sandler's Hanukkah Song.
December 17, 2008 at 10:56 AM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (8)

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It's the holiday season and that means family. If your childhood was dysfunctional, you'll appreciate my Top 5 Dysfunctional Family Holiday Movies list! A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Top 5 Dysfunctional Family Movies. I was inspired to make a holiday list of dysfunctional family flicks because of the great comments I received!
julieh0906 reminded me that National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is one of the best dysfunctional family movies! cheekycherub suggested adding The Ref to my list.
Top 5 Dysfunctional Family Holiday Movies:
#5) A Christmas Story - Puts the fun into dysfunctional.
#4) The Ref - Dennis Leary and Kevin Spacey make me cry with laughter every time.
#3) Elf - Ed Asner, Bob Newhart and Will Ferrell...how can you not laugh?
#2) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Classic dysfunctional family flick!
#1) Scrooged - This needs to be on your list! Bill Murray is wicked funny.
December 17, 2008 at 8:44 AM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (0)
Need stocking stuffers? Entertainment Buzz has got you covered! All stocking stuffers are $10 and under. Paperback books are a gift I like to give and get.
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Nineteen Minutes paperback book
Why I Love It: Jodi Picoult books are always a good read!
Get It: Barnes & Noble, $6.98.
FILED UNDER: books, gift guide, holiday, holiday gifts 08
December 16, 2008 at 7:01 AM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (0)
Need stocking stuffers? Entertainment Buzz has ideas for stocking stuffers every day this week! All stocking stuffers are $10 and under. Here are some ideas for your holiday movie buff!
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Polar Express DVD
Why I Love It: This is a great story but it might not be in every holiday movie collection.
Get It: Amazon, $9.49.
FILED UNDER: dvds, gift guide, holiday, holiday gifts 08, movies
December 15, 2008 at 8:58 AM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (1)
Need stocking stuffers? Entertainment Buzz will have ideas for stocking stuffers every day this week! All stocking stuffers are $10 and under! Here's a little something for the gamer on your list.
Nintendo Mints
Why I Love It:
Give your Gamer Dude some minty freshness and then whip out the
mistletoe! It's whimsical but still shows you know his love of
games...and good breath.
Get It: Fred Flare, $8.
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FILED UNDER: games, gift guide, holiday, holiday gifts 08
December 14, 2008 at 2:12 PM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (1)
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The reason I liked this movie is because it's about acceptance between different cultures. Delgo has a great message that's appropriate for families, especially around the holidays!
However, I'm getting my teen daughter to see the movie by talking up the movie's main characters. The hero Delgo is the voice of Freddie Prinze Jr., and Jennifer Love Hewitt is the voice of Princess Kyla. The movie features a number of celebrity voices including: Chris Kattan, Val Kilmer, Kelly Ripa, Burt Reynolds, to name a few.
December 12, 2008 at 12:58 PM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (1)
Sunset Tan’s Holly Huddleston stripped down to her underwear for the new FHM Online Holiday Lingerie Guide, which starts today. That's right ladies, it's not enough that Victoria's Secret has a fashion show every holiday season. Now we've got Holly Huddleston, one of the Olly Girls from the reality show Sunset Tan for our significant others to drool over!
Are you a fan of Sunset Tan? It's totally cheesy but fun to watch! I have to break it to my husband today that it doesn't matter what he buys me from Victoria's Secret and FHM Online, Santa is not bringing him Holly Huddleston! Does your man get you items from these catalogs for the holiday? Talk to me!
FILED UNDER: holiday, in the news, reality tv
December 12, 2008 at 10:22 AM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (0)
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Using the Xbox LIVE Vision camera, players' actions are captured and placed into short, films that highlight the unique and often dubious acting talents of friends and family. Performances never end up on the cutting room floor and are never the same. With You're in the Movies, your and your family are the stars! Get ready for your close-up.
December 11, 2008 at 4:50 PM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (15)

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What's your favorite holiday song? Is there a tune that puts you in the holiday mood? USA Today's Pop Candy has a fun list of music for a holiday CD! Gigi1969 started a fun discussion about Christmas music! There are some awesome songs over at our Holiday Entertaining page.
Here are some of my favorites:
What are your faves? I want to know!
December 10, 2008 at 1:24 PM by Cafe MichelleL - Comments (2)

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You might have an Xbox 360. But do you have the new Xbox Experience? If you haven't checked out the new operating system for Xbox 360, you should look into it because it's a one-stop family entertainment center.
There are tons of new features but here are a few of the goodies:
You can your play with other gamers all over the world. My teen daughter and my husband were playing HALO the other night with
some people from Japan and Mexico.
There are parental controls and safety features. My husband and my kids have been dying to get the upgrade but I
wouldn't let them. After doing some research on the parental controls, they wore me down and I gave in.
Cool avatars and photo sharing. All players have their own avatars, for multi-player online games and you can share photos via the Xbox Live Photo Party.
Movies and TV shows. You can instantly download Netflix movies and TV shows, directly to your Xbox.
FILED UNDER: games, holiday, holiday gifts 08, web
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