Upcoming Flix Spotlight: HANNA

Please, please, don't ever confuse this with Hannah Montana [shudders], which is what you'll get when you google this title. No, not even close. This is an upcoming thriller from Joe Wright, the director of Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, tackling yet another genre after last year's music-themed biopic drama The Soloist. When I first …

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Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: RANGO

A bug-eyed green lizard wearing a red Hawaiian shirt is bound to be um, conspicuous looking. Especially when the words JOHNNY DEPP is emblazoned above it. One commenter suggested in youtube, the shirt seems to be an homage to his role in Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. The Kentucky-born mega star is no stranger …

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Have a great Fourth!

TGIF! No movie post for today, folks, I just want to wish my American friends a Happy Fourth of July weekend! Best part for me is the 3-day weekend and time for some fun in the sun with friends. Anybody going to watch Independence Day for the umpteenth time on TV? It's very much a …

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Top Five Favorite PIXAR Characters

Ever since Pixar released the first Toy Story back in 1995, in just one and a half decade, the studio has produced eleven movies. Most of them are critically-acclaimed, averaging 95% in Rotten Tomatoes and have grossed a collective of over $5 Billion worldwide. Out of those eleven, I've seen all but one, Cars, which …

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Random Flix/Life Moment: Mithril

I'm working on a post that takes me a while to finish, but I thought I share this funny story that happened after dinner last night. You see, I was wearing this sequin tank to work today, which is a see-through blouse with itsy-bitsy golden sequins all over. It's kinda festive so I tone in …

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Flix Character Spotlight: Fiona – Four Weddings & A Funeral

It's time for another character spotlight since I slacked off last week. The first one in the series was on the amazing-yet-under-appreciated British actor Rufus Sewell, and this time I'm featuring another Brit, actress Kristin Scott Thomas. Please note: this post may contain spoilers This fabulous British rom-com Four Weddings and a Funeral pretty much …

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Random assortment of movie musings and news

Hope everyone's had a nice weekend, it's first weekend of Summer for us here in the States. I didn't see any new flicks this weekend, but my girlfriends and I had our monthly movie night this Friday and saw Jane Austen's Persuasion (1995). I still love it the second time around, though from the comments …

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