10th on the 10th. My friend Becky just pointed that out to me yesterday as I was completely oblivious 😀 Well, today is my 10th wedding anniversary with my beloved. Time flies when you're having fun they say, and I'm truly blessed that I still adore my husband – if not more so – today …
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This one and In A World (review upcoming) are the last two films I saw at MSPIFF. I have been intrigued by The Hunt for a while because I've been hearing great things about it and Mads Mikkelsen's performance. Well, he certainly did NOT disappoint. The Hunt a.k.a. Jagten (2012) A teacher lives a lonely …
I have the Moulin Rouge!'s soundtrack frequently playing in my car, so I admire Baz Luhrmann's creative use of music in his films. He's known for using contemporary music in his films set in retro setting, and this one is no different. NPR calls the Aussie filmmaker "...cinema's boldest remixer, infusing familiar works with new …
Continue reading Music Break: The Great Gatsby’s Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey
Hello folks, welcome to the 5th Five for the Fifth of the year! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Happy Cinco …
Truth be told, this is one superhero film this year I wasn't really looking forward to. I mean I LOVE the first film, and I didn't even hate the second one even with its set of flaws. But I guess I'm just a bit worn out with the character of Tony Stark himself, his snarky …
Continue reading 10 Reasons Iron Man 3 Exceeds My Expectations
Greetings, all and sundry! Allow me a few moments of your time in indulge the nostalgia of my youth. And broach a topic very close to my some may say, misspent early years. The Classic Double Feature. Usually reserved for Saturday matinees in the more austere theaters of the day. More often than not, theme …
Continue reading Classic Double Feature: Shadow of a Doubt (1943) & Compulsion (1959)
Boy, four months of 2013 have come and gone. But as you can see from my banner photo, Winter is still not through with us yet. Yep, we actually still have snow/slush on May 1st 😦 But enough with the weather. April was actually been a pretty good movie viewing month for me, thanks to …
Continue reading April Movie Watching Recap and Movie of the Month
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