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Category Archives: Movies
Oblivion: Bored Out of My Mind
Tom Cruise has always been drawing point when it comes to movie selection, but lately I think he has made the wrong choices when it comes to roles. He seems to keep playing the same character but in different settings. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Behind the Candelabre, Liberace, Movie, Oblivion, personal, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise
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Remember when Adrien Brody Kissed Halle Berry?
Just had to relive this touching Oscar moment. I’m a huge fan of Adrien Brody and I wish all speeches could be this genuine and witty as well. Watching it again I couldn’t help but feel touched. Watched The Pianist … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrien Brody, beauty, Halle Berry, Oscar, plastic surgery, speech, The Pianist, unique
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Enchanted by ‘A Room with a View’: Both the Book & the Movie
Am in the middle of the novel ‘A Room with a View’ and the trailer on Youtube of the 1985 movie brought back lovely memories. Would love to watch this movie again and if only our theatres screened old movies. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged A Room with a View, beautiful, book, Daniel Day Lewis, E M Forster, England, Helena Bonham Carter, Italy, Movie, novel, romantic, Trailer
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Movies About Hope & Faith: Jeff Who Lives at Home & Salmon Fishing in The Yemen
Watched two movies recently. Jeff Who Lives at Home and Salmon Fishing in The Yemen. Both tell very different stories, but I found a similar theme of hope and faith. The slacker movie appealed to me a lot more. I … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Movies
Tagged death, destiny, faith, father, grief, hope, Jeff Who Lives at Home, loss, Movie, movies, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, sweet, touching
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Moonrise Kingdom
Another wonderful movie I would recommend. Again, I greatly appreciate the loving attention to detail. Set in 1965, the musical score (Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra) brought back memories. I think this must have been played both … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged 1965, Art, artistic, Benjamin Britten, brilliant, children, Moonrise Kingdom, Movie, music, The Darjeeling Limited, Wes Anderson, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
I have been meaning to catch an artistic movie but our theatres seem to only be filled with blockbusters and other crap, some of which I wouldn’t even watch if you paid me. The trailers seem to indicate pure violence, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged beautiful, Cinematography, documentary, inspirational, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, motivational, Movie, perfectionst, review, score, work ethic
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3 Brilliant Movies: Drive, Melancholia & Blue Valentine
You must watch Drive. I was riveted throughout. Very impressed by Ryan Gosling’s performance and I think he deserves an Oscar. I am usually terrified of violence as I tend to get nightmares but some movies are so good I … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Blue Valentine, brilliant, Cinematography, drive, Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia, Michelle Williams, movies, music, Ryan Gosling
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My Grief, Resentment & Desire for Happiness
Update 10/10/11: I know this was a hard one to respond to, but I really appreciate the notes you’ve left and just the good energy you always send my way. Some days I’m down and some days I’m up and … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Movies, Music
Tagged afterlife, anger, anxiety, beloved, Bullies, dad, death, deja vu, depression, despair, eternity, faith, family, father, feelings, Frank Sinatra, grief, grieving, happiness, loss, love, Michael Buble, Movie, parent, parents, personal, positive energy, rage, resentment, rituals, sadness, spirituality, That's Life, Traditional, Tree of Life
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Movies: Fireflies in the Garden
This is something I would want to watch. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_AYUPNLN8]