It's been nearly a month since I saw this rock biopic, but I'm still haunted by Control. I mentioned in this post that no other film affected me quite like this one. It's a beautiful film in so many ways, the cinematography, the acting, the dialog… but it's also a sad, utterly heartbreaking film that …
Continue reading Music Break: the music of Joy Division performed by Sam Riley in CONTROL (2007)
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! 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. Ok let's start off with the casting news that's likely still …
Well, one thing for sure, I'm REALLY glad award season is over. I've posted my thoughts on the Oscars and all, but to be honest with you, it kinda felt like a chore. I don't even know if I want to do it next year, I might skip blogging about award season next year, that'll …
Continue reading February Viewing Recap + What I’m looking forward to in March
I cannot fix the hour or the spot, or the look or the words which lay the foundation…I was in the middle when I knew it had began… That was a quote from Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and that pretty much applies to how I feel the same way about the …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Roundup: Sam Riley, Alternative Austen & Man Up (2015) review
It's almost Friday everybody!! Woot woot! It's only a four-day work week for me but it felt like time was ticking so s-l-o-w-l-y I felt like I had worked a 6-day week already! What's happening in your world? Well for me, it's just two words: SAM. RILEY. I'm falling even deeper under his spell after …
Continue reading Everybody’s Chattin’ & SPECTRE Honest Trailer
So today's my birthday. I've been blessed to have been alive for 41 years! I have no qualms about admitting how old I am, heck you're only as *old* as you feel and I feel forever 21 😉 I was wondering what post to do for my b'day. I did a list of Favorite Films from Each …
Continue reading 41 favorite cinematic things to celebrate my b’day
Jane Austen's brilliant work has endured over two centuries so far and it's as relevant as ever. I'm not a purist Austen fan, as I actually enjoy alternative/re-imagining of her work, i.e. Lost in Austen, Bride & Prejudice, Bridget Jones Diary, Austenland, etc. But none are as outlandish as what Seth Grahame-Smith's done in his book. I hadn't read it, …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
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