In with the New BLOGATHON: 4 remakes we think are better than the original films

Happy Weekend everyone! Today I'm participating in Wendell's In With the New Blogathon, and here's the gist of it from Dell himself: In movies, we tend to look upon the new version of things with disdain or, at best, cautious optimism. By new version, I am of course talking about remakes and re-imaginings. Let's be …

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Wordless Wednesday: 10 Memorable Scenes set in NYC

Happy Midweek folks! I always choose a certain theme for my Wordless Wednesday posts and since I'll be spending a few days in New York City this weekend, I thought I pick ten clips (including one music video) from some of my fave movies set in the Big Apple. I lost count how many times I've visited …

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10 Favorite Romantic Films Directed by Women

Firstly, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, everyone! I wish you love, good health and good movies... today and every single day of the year 😀 Now, this list is long overdue, but lately I've been thinking about all the romantic films that I love... and you know what, a lot of them are directed by female directors! …

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Thank you Nora Ephron for your wonderful rom-coms!

Multi-talented writer/director Nora Ephron died Tuesday at the age of 71. I regretfully wasn't aware that she was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia and to me, she always looked younger than her age. A tinge of sadness came over me when I heard of her passing. Well, for one, there just aren't enough female filmmakers in …

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