Well it's that time of year where I once again go crazy trying to predict who will win at the Academy Awards on Sunday. My eyes are blood-shot from staring at the computer screen. My ballot has names circled and then crossed out and then marked again when I changed my mind.
It's quite ridiculous, even though I have no actual incentive to win, I still obsess over my picks as it's more of a personal triumph than anything.
I decided to try something new this year when choosing my winners. In addition to seeing as many nominated films as I could (let's see... I saw The Artist, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, The Help, Rio, Transformers and Harry Potter) and reading as many "prediction blogs" as possible- ummm, maybe 20? -I decided to go with the actors/actresses/films that have been winning throughout the year. This is easier said than done! For example: The Eddie Award (American Cinema Editors) has 3 categories. The Descendants won for Dramatic Picture, The Artist for Musical or Comedy and Rango for Animated Feature. But there is only one editing category at the Oscars and both The Descendants and The Artist are nominated. The winner of the "dramatic" Eddie has gone on to win the Oscar 9 times in the last ten years, with the lone "musical or comedy" Eddie going to Chicago in 2002.
Same issues arise for Best Actress. Meryl Streep, Viola Davis. Viola Davis, Meryl Streep. Davis has won the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Award for The Help, Streep the Golden Globe and BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television) for her portrayal as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
So who wins when they are all winning?
I don't know. And this is why I should really get paid for all this anxiety.
Thank goodness it's just once a year!
To add to my dilemma, there is a bit of Academy business that requires you to have actually seen the films you are voting on. That can throw a wrench in things for categories like Costume Design. The critically panned film W.E. (ya' know, the movie that Madonna directed?) WON the Costume Guild award for period film. It was up against Hugo and The Artist and all 3 are nominated together for the Oscar. Obviously the members of the costume guild saw the movie and preferred the costumes in it, over top Best Picture contenders The Artist and Hugo... but how many of the other Academy members saw W.E. compared to the other 2 films? All the people who didn't see W.E. will vote for something else and the small contingent of costume guild members (who also need to be Academy members) will be out numbered and W.E. will mark their guild award as the biggest triumph that film has had.
At least that's how I think it works.
BUT, it could be the case that you can only vote in the categories where you have seen all the films. Not just vote for the film in the category that you happened to see. In which case, W.E. would win as the costume guild members are probably the only ones who have seen all the Oscar nominated films in the Costume Design category and therefore would make the majority.
Ok, enough of the mumbo jumbo! Time to see my thoughts on who will win and who could win.
Best Picture-
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Who Will Win- The Artist
Who Could Win- The Descendants
Best Actor-
Demain Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
Who Will Win- Jean Dujardin
Who Could Win- George Clooney
And let me just say, Gary Oldman- after a fabulous career has FINALLY gotten his first ever nomination. It's about time.
Supporting Actor-
Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
Max van Sydow in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
Who Will Win- Christopher Plummer
Who Could Win- Max van Sydow
Best Actress-
Glen Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis in "The Help"
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"
Who Will Win- Viola Davis
Who Could Win- Meryl Streep
Best Supporting Actress-
Berenice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy in "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"
Who Will Win- Octavia Spencer
Who Could Win- Jessica Chastain
And not because Chastain was so great in The Help, but because she was in 6 films in 2011 alone and would be rewarded for her body of work over the year, not just this one film.
Animated Feature-
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Who Will Win- Rango
Art Direction-
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Who Will Win- Hugo
Who Could Win- The Artist
Cinematography-
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Who Will (and should!) Win- The Tree of Life
Who Could Win- The Artist
Costume Design-
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.
Who Will Win- Hugo
Who Could Win- The Artist or W.E.
I am so up in the air about this category and I will not be the least bit surprised if I get it wrong.
Directing-
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life
Who Will Win- The Artist
Who Could Win- Hugo
Who Should Win- The Tree of Life
Documentary Feature-
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Who Will Win- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Who Could Win- To Hell and Back Again or Undefeated
Documentary Short-
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Who Will Win- Saving Face
Who Could Win- any of them. I never get this category correct.
*on a side note*
God is the Bigger Elvis is the story of Dolores Hart. She was an actress in the 50's and 60's starring with Elvis, in King Creole, who left Hollywood and her fiance to become a Benedictine nun. When the writer of the 1992 Whoopie Goldberg movie, Sister Act, was working on the script- it was suggested to him that he go to an actual convent to do research. So he went to stay in the Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut. The Prioress of this convent was Mother Dolores Hart who now has an Oscar nominated Documentary Short about her life. Mother Hart is the only known nun to be a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Film Editing-
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Who Will Win- The Artist
Who Could Win- The Descendants
Foreign Language Film-
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation
Who Will Win- A Separation
Makeup-
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Iron Lady
Who Will Win- The Iron Lady
Who Could (and should, after all the years...) Win- Harry Potter
Original Score-
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse
Who Will Win- The Artist
Who Could Win- Hugo
Original Song-
Man or Muppet from The Muppets
Real in Rio from Rio
Who Will Win- Man or Muppet
Who Could Win- Real in Rio
What a lame year for original song...
Animated Short Film-
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
Who Will Win- A Morning Stroll
Who Could Win- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Live Action Short Film-
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic
Who Will Win- The Shore
Who Could Win- either Raju or Tuba Atlantic
Sound Editing-
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Who Will Win- Hugo
Who Could Win- War Horse
Sound Mixing-
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse
Who Will Win- Hugo
Who Could Win- War Horse
Visual Effects-
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Who Will Win- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Who Could Win- Hugo
Adapted Screen Play-
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Who Will Win- The Descendants
Who Could Win- Hugo
Original Screenplay-
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation
Who Will Win- Midnight in Paris
Who Could Win- The Artist
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
The Tree of Life
Before you read any further, you MUST watch the preview.
The Tree of Life
I'm serious!
It's only 2 minutes long - click on the link and WATCH it before you read any further.
PREVIEW
An impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950's, The Tree of Life is one of the most beautiful, thought provoking movies that I have ever seen. You must see it. And when you do, you will either love it or hate it. It will put you in a funk. It will make you think. Think about God. About how we wonder where He is sometimes. Why He lets things happen. Why we grow up in the places and with the people we do. How we deal with childhood and adulthood. What makes us happy and how we deal with grief.
It is not your typical movie.
There is not a lot of dialog and what you do hear is mostly whispered.
It's slow and thoughtful.
It's a little bizarre.
The majority of the beginning of the film is "creation" and once you get past that you delve into the thoughts and memories of a man who was once young. You will skip around his past, as he thinks back about his childhood.
If you keep in mind that the film is a series of memories and as in real life, our memories don't always play in chronological thought, but we tend to jump around. Little snippets here and there. You'll be better off.
Directed by Terrance Malick (The Thin Red Line, The New World) it is filmed in his signature style of all natural light and some of the special effects that you may think are CGI, have actually been created and filmed using bygone optical and practical methods. The superb cinematography is rounded out by spectacular performances by Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain.
I don't want to tell you much more. It is a film you need to experience for yourself. You need to let it wash over you and you need to absorb it in your own way.
Rent it now! Make sure that you can devote 2&1/2 hours of your life, uninterrupted. Put the kids to bed, this is not one for them. Turn your phone off and your TV volume UP! Turn the lights off, get comfortable and enjoy. It's well worth your time.
Friday, January 6, 2012
The Wilhelm Scream
For my first official post of 2012 and to celebrate A Chick & Her Flicks being a year old, I'd like to let out a little "scream."
I was trying to find out how much money Carrie Fisher made for Star Wars the other day and wound up reading trivia about the movie on IMDB. I mentioned to my husband that it was this movie that re-popularized the Wilhelm Scream! He looked at me and said, "The what?" I turned in my chair and said, "You know, that short scream that you hear in all sorts of movies?"
If you, like the hubs, have never heard of the Wilhelm Scream before, let me enlighten you.
In 1951, Warner Bros. filmed "Distant Drums" starring Gary Cooper as Captain Quincy Wyatt, a man who leads a group of soldiers to stop some Seminole Indians from threatening settlers in early 19th century Florida. There is scene where the soldiers are going through a swamp and one of them is bitten and dragged underwater by an alligator.
As is usually the case with the making of a movie, the scream was recorded by an actor in a studio. Six short screams were recorded, with number 5 being used for the scene above. Other takes of the scream are used earlier in the film as well.
After the sound recording was finished, it was archived in the studio's sound effects library and reused in many Warner Bros. productions.
In the 1953 film "The Charge at Feather River" the scream is heard again when a soldier named Pvt. Wilhelm gets shot in the leg by an arrow. This film also used the scream recording two other times as well.
Up until the mid-70's, the scream was used exclusively in Warner Bros. films. In 1977 Ben Burtt was hired to create the sound effects for "Star Wars." As a film student Burtt had noticed that the same scream kept appearing in different films. When he was hired for Star Wars he had the chance to do some research on the scream and named it "Wilhelm" after the character in "The Charge at Feather River."
Although the "signature" or "classic" screams, takes 4-6 on the original recording, are the most recognizable, all of the screams are referred to as "Wilhelm" by those in the sound community.
Though there is no specific credit to who recorded the scream, research by Ben Burtt leads to Sheb Wooley, who had an uncredited role on "Distant Drums," as the original voice actor who recorded the scream. Wooley is most remembered for his 1958 song "The Purple People Eater" and as scout Pete Nolan on the Television series Rawhide.
The Wilhelm Scream has been used in over 225 movies, television shows and video games!!!
I guarantee you, now that you know about this scream, you WILL notice it when it pops up in a movie you are watching! Feel free to point out to all those watching with you, what it's called and the history behind it. I'm sure they'll be impressed!
Here are a few clips for you to see how many different types of productions the scream has been used in.
I was trying to find out how much money Carrie Fisher made for Star Wars the other day and wound up reading trivia about the movie on IMDB. I mentioned to my husband that it was this movie that re-popularized the Wilhelm Scream! He looked at me and said, "The what?" I turned in my chair and said, "You know, that short scream that you hear in all sorts of movies?"
If you, like the hubs, have never heard of the Wilhelm Scream before, let me enlighten you.
In 1951, Warner Bros. filmed "Distant Drums" starring Gary Cooper as Captain Quincy Wyatt, a man who leads a group of soldiers to stop some Seminole Indians from threatening settlers in early 19th century Florida. There is scene where the soldiers are going through a swamp and one of them is bitten and dragged underwater by an alligator.
As is usually the case with the making of a movie, the scream was recorded by an actor in a studio. Six short screams were recorded, with number 5 being used for the scene above. Other takes of the scream are used earlier in the film as well.
After the sound recording was finished, it was archived in the studio's sound effects library and reused in many Warner Bros. productions.
In the 1953 film "The Charge at Feather River" the scream is heard again when a soldier named Pvt. Wilhelm gets shot in the leg by an arrow. This film also used the scream recording two other times as well.
Up until the mid-70's, the scream was used exclusively in Warner Bros. films. In 1977 Ben Burtt was hired to create the sound effects for "Star Wars." As a film student Burtt had noticed that the same scream kept appearing in different films. When he was hired for Star Wars he had the chance to do some research on the scream and named it "Wilhelm" after the character in "The Charge at Feather River."
Although the "signature" or "classic" screams, takes 4-6 on the original recording, are the most recognizable, all of the screams are referred to as "Wilhelm" by those in the sound community.
Though there is no specific credit to who recorded the scream, research by Ben Burtt leads to Sheb Wooley, who had an uncredited role on "Distant Drums," as the original voice actor who recorded the scream. Wooley is most remembered for his 1958 song "The Purple People Eater" and as scout Pete Nolan on the Television series Rawhide.
The Wilhelm Scream has been used in over 225 movies, television shows and video games!!!
I guarantee you, now that you know about this scream, you WILL notice it when it pops up in a movie you are watching! Feel free to point out to all those watching with you, what it's called and the history behind it. I'm sure they'll be impressed!
Here are a few clips for you to see how many different types of productions the scream has been used in.
Warning: Due to the fact that it's a "scream" not all the clips are rated G.
Monday, December 19, 2011
What Ever Happened To...
Michael Schoeffling. Wait, who? Michael Schoeffling.
You know, this guy:
Seriously, who?
Corey Burck in Let's Get Harry...
Matt in Sylvester...
Tada, I knew you'd figure it out.
Born in 1960 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and raised in South Jersey, Schoeffling began a modeling career in the mid-1980's for GQ. After attending acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Manhattan, Schoeffling found moderate success in Hollywood.
However, Schoeffling never duplicated the success of Sixteen Candles, and in various magazine and newspaper interviews stated the lack of roles and a growing family to feed, as his reasons for retiring from acting.
So after starring in 10 movies and one TV show from 1984 to 1991 the man known as "Jake Ryan" packed up after filming Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken in '91 and left Hollywood, with his wife and two kids, for western Pennsylvania and there he remains.... making homemade furniture.
I'd kinda wanted to know if he's still good looking with the great hair, but he's gone so far into obscurity, that I can't even find a "recent" picture (as in since 1991) of him.
On one hand I wonder, if he'd stuck it out a bit longer if he would have found the success he was looking for - he seemed to possess the talent. But on the other, I give him kuddos for walking away, carving out a normal life for himself and making all the ladies wonder... what ever happened to him.
You know, this guy:
Corey Burck in Let's Get Harry...
Nope, no clue.
Kuch in Vision Quest...
Still drawing a blank.
Matt in Sylvester...
Who?
Al Carver in Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken...
Ok, starting to sound familiar.
Joe in Mermaids...
Ahhhh...
Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles...
OH, OH, OH! NOW I know who this is!
Tada, I knew you'd figure it out.
Born in 1960 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and raised in South Jersey, Schoeffling began a modeling career in the mid-1980's for GQ. After attending acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Manhattan, Schoeffling found moderate success in Hollywood.
However, Schoeffling never duplicated the success of Sixteen Candles, and in various magazine and newspaper interviews stated the lack of roles and a growing family to feed, as his reasons for retiring from acting.
So after starring in 10 movies and one TV show from 1984 to 1991 the man known as "Jake Ryan" packed up after filming Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken in '91 and left Hollywood, with his wife and two kids, for western Pennsylvania and there he remains.... making homemade furniture.
I'd kinda wanted to know if he's still good looking with the great hair, but he's gone so far into obscurity, that I can't even find a "recent" picture (as in since 1991) of him.
On one hand I wonder, if he'd stuck it out a bit longer if he would have found the success he was looking for - he seemed to possess the talent. But on the other, I give him kuddos for walking away, carving out a normal life for himself and making all the ladies wonder... what ever happened to him.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Modern Day Shakespeare
I really, really enjoy Shakespeare! I've read many of his original plays and sonnets (though not all) and I used to be an actress in a company that performed a few of his works.
Another thing I really like? When Hollywood takes one of Shakespeare's works and modernizes it.
(Make sure you click on the lighter text, it links up to previews and clips.)
Take for example, Hamlet. And I'm not talking about the 1996 Kenneth Branagh version that runs 242 minutes and you need a pot of coffee to get through. Even though I actually do like that version - it's spot on to the written word - the one I'm thinking of came out in 2000 and stars Ethan Hawke as the troubled Hamlet.
I am in the minority though of those who actually like it. It leaves out a good portion of the actual play, mostly the graveyard scene if you're familiar, but I don't think it would have added any real contribution to this version. Some of the actors don't seem to really know what they are saying, I struggle over the fact that Bill Murray was cast as Polonius and I can barely watch his scenes. But then others, such as Liev Schreiber playing the role of Laertes, does an excellent job! Really making you understand what he is saying in such old fashioned lingo.
My favorite part of this film is the famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy. With the latter part of the dialog between Hamlet and Ophelia spread out over a few scenes and not all at one time, the more famous first part of the speech is done while walking up and down the aisles of a Blockbuster video store.
This movie is quirky and keeps you interested in way that most modern day retellings of Shakespeare's works don't.
For a time there was this huge surge of re-doing Shakespeare.
The most famous is the 1996, Baz Luhrmann, off-the-wall concept of Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
Other's include:
1999's 10 Things I Hate About You (Taming of the Shrew)
2000's Love's Labour's Lost (also directed by Branagh)
2001's O (Othello)
(In a side note: 10 Things I Hate About You, Hamlet and O, ALL star Julia Stiles in the female lead.)
But the whole reason I decided to blog about this was to introduce you to Coriolanus.
Who? Coriolanus.
The citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus, the hero of Rome, a great soldier and a man of inflexible self-belief despises the people. His extreme views ignite a mass riot. Rome is bloody. Manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother Volumnia, Coriolanus is banished from Rome. He offers his life or his services to his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius. Coriolanus and Aufidius march on Rome intending to destroy the city. Volumnia appeals to her son. He tries to reject her but eventually breaks. Aufidius, feeling bitterly betrayed, brutally murders Coriolanus.
Not one of Shakespeare's most famous works it has now been turned into a modern day piece by Ralph Fiennes. I can't wait to see it, I think I've watched the preview a dozen times. Not only does it look like a top notch cast of Academy Ward winner Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Gerard Butler and relative newcomer Jessica Chastain, but I think the cinematography will be superb and I already like the music they used to underscore it all.
Follow the link for an excellent article about the story itself and the acting/directing behind it.
Hollywood Reporter- Review: Coriolanus
I hope that this post inspires you to learn more about Shakespeare or watch a film from one of his plays!
Another thing I really like? When Hollywood takes one of Shakespeare's works and modernizes it.
(Make sure you click on the lighter text, it links up to previews and clips.)
Take for example, Hamlet. And I'm not talking about the 1996 Kenneth Branagh version that runs 242 minutes and you need a pot of coffee to get through. Even though I actually do like that version - it's spot on to the written word - the one I'm thinking of came out in 2000 and stars Ethan Hawke as the troubled Hamlet.
I am in the minority though of those who actually like it. It leaves out a good portion of the actual play, mostly the graveyard scene if you're familiar, but I don't think it would have added any real contribution to this version. Some of the actors don't seem to really know what they are saying, I struggle over the fact that Bill Murray was cast as Polonius and I can barely watch his scenes. But then others, such as Liev Schreiber playing the role of Laertes, does an excellent job! Really making you understand what he is saying in such old fashioned lingo.
My favorite part of this film is the famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy. With the latter part of the dialog between Hamlet and Ophelia spread out over a few scenes and not all at one time, the more famous first part of the speech is done while walking up and down the aisles of a Blockbuster video store.
This movie is quirky and keeps you interested in way that most modern day retellings of Shakespeare's works don't.
For a time there was this huge surge of re-doing Shakespeare.
The most famous is the 1996, Baz Luhrmann, off-the-wall concept of Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
Other's include:
1999's 10 Things I Hate About You (Taming of the Shrew)
2000's Love's Labour's Lost (also directed by Branagh)
2001's O (Othello)
(In a side note: 10 Things I Hate About You, Hamlet and O, ALL star Julia Stiles in the female lead.)
But the whole reason I decided to blog about this was to introduce you to Coriolanus.
Who? Coriolanus.
The citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus, the hero of Rome, a great soldier and a man of inflexible self-belief despises the people. His extreme views ignite a mass riot. Rome is bloody. Manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother Volumnia, Coriolanus is banished from Rome. He offers his life or his services to his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius. Coriolanus and Aufidius march on Rome intending to destroy the city. Volumnia appeals to her son. He tries to reject her but eventually breaks. Aufidius, feeling bitterly betrayed, brutally murders Coriolanus.
Not one of Shakespeare's most famous works it has now been turned into a modern day piece by Ralph Fiennes. I can't wait to see it, I think I've watched the preview a dozen times. Not only does it look like a top notch cast of Academy Ward winner Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Gerard Butler and relative newcomer Jessica Chastain, but I think the cinematography will be superb and I already like the music they used to underscore it all.
Follow the link for an excellent article about the story itself and the acting/directing behind it.
Hollywood Reporter- Review: Coriolanus
I hope that this post inspires you to learn more about Shakespeare or watch a film from one of his plays!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Holy Previews Batman!
Ok, so I spent about an hour this morning watching movie previews. I should have been doing the dishes or the laundry. Or maybe cleaning the bathroom. But Baby was asleep and #3 was playing with his new birthday toys. So I ate some breakfast, watched some previews and had a grand time!
I now have a list of 20+ movies to see. Some are showing now or have been out for a while, others are "coming soon."
Here's a few I thought worth sharing - they are broken down into ehem, "categories" for your consideration. Enjoy!
(preview links are under the pictures)
The Family Film:
A well done film full of iconic British actors:
The action movie with a good storyline:
The sequel:
Seriously? Another one? How many times can they make the same movie.... :
A Johnny Depp film:
A Tom Cruise film:
The artsy film:
The movie with some kind of robot:
The everything movie- romance, action, aliens, some branch of the armed forces, a beach, cheesy quotes, musicians who think they can act... :
I now have a list of 20+ movies to see. Some are showing now or have been out for a while, others are "coming soon."
Here's a few I thought worth sharing - they are broken down into ehem, "categories" for your consideration. Enjoy!
(preview links are under the pictures)
The Family Film:
A well done film full of iconic British actors:
Interesting tidbit- the above is the 2011 film version of the 1979 mini-series starring Alec Guinness
(an iconic British actor)
The action movie with a good storyline:
The sequel:
Seriously? Another one? How many times can they make the same movie.... :
A Johnny Depp film:
A Tom Cruise film:
The artsy film:
The movie with some kind of robot:
The everything movie- romance, action, aliens, some branch of the armed forces, a beach, cheesy quotes, musicians who think they can act... :
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
*sigh*
I've been in my new home town of Austin, Texas for a month now. There is a theater 5 minutes down the street from me that has 6 screens or more and I've yet to go see a flick.....
I'll be back soon with some new posts!
I'll be back soon with some new posts!
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