Final Man of Steel Countdown: Top 10 Favorite Superman movie scenes

All right! The wait is almost over for me... After anticipating this for exactly two and a half years, precisely since January 2011 when Henry Cavill was first announced as our Kryptonian hero, the agonizing wait soon comes to an end. Years have turned to months, months to weeks, weeks to days... and now it's …

Continue reading Final Man of Steel Countdown: Top 10 Favorite Superman movie scenes

Special Anniversary Top Ten: Memorable Wedding Scenes

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 …

Continue reading Special Anniversary Top Ten: Memorable Wedding Scenes

Scenes Spotlight: The Dark Knight (2008) The Joker Interrogation and Harvey Dent Dinner scene

It's only been four years since The Dark Knight opens, but it feels like ages. I'm watching it as I'm typing this, though this post has been in my draft folder since I read this Hero Complex article a few months ago. Well, since I'm hugely anticipating the final installment of Christopher Nolan's supremely lucrative …

Continue reading Scenes Spotlight: The Dark Knight (2008) The Joker Interrogation and Harvey Dent Dinner scene

Scenes Spotlight: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 in Sense & Sensibility

Today's the Bard's 448's birthday! I didn't realize it until Garrison Keillor, the host of NPR Writer's Almanac, talked about it this afternoon on my way home from work. At the end of the segment, Mr. Keillor read one of William Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets published in 1609: Sonnet 116 Of course it was …

Continue reading Scenes Spotlight: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 in Sense & Sensibility

Scenes Spotlight: Michael Mann’s ‘The Insider’

CBS' newsman Mike Wallace passed away last Saturday at the age of 93. He's the star of the network's TV news magazine 60 Minutes from the time it's launched in 1968. As someone who almost majored in journalism in college, I certainly admired someone with such panache and brilliance. Surely Mr. Wallace was a pioneer and icon of …

Continue reading Scenes Spotlight: Michael Mann’s ‘The Insider’

Scene Spotlight: Easter Hymn scene on ‘The Purple Plain’

Happy Easter Sunday, friends! Today's always a special time for me, a reminder how each day is a gift from the Lord and I'm always thankful for the Christ' unparalleled sacrifice on the cross on my behalf and every creature living on earth. Last year, I posted three film recommendations for Easter  if you're in …

Continue reading Scene Spotlight: Easter Hymn scene on ‘The Purple Plain’

Scene Spotlight: Spiderman’s Upside Down Kiss

Many of you on Twitter probably have seen the first official photo of Andrew Garfield as Spiderman. In fact, fanboys/girls everywhere were all bursting with geek-gasm yesterday with the release of two major superheroes in their uniform (the other one was Captain America). At first I wasn't too enthused about the upcoming Spiderman reboot, but since …

Continue reading Scene Spotlight: Spiderman’s Upside Down Kiss