rachel getting married

I saw a great movie this past weekend titled Rachel Getting Married. It stars the amazing Anne Hathaway as a young woman dealing with addiction and the stress and turmoil it brings to her fractured family.

What I loved about this film was how authentic it felt. This did not seem like it was a group of actors working off a script, but rather a family dealing with their emotions and dysfunction in real way. I believe part of the realness was due to the way it was shot. The cinematography was done in such a way that it had the feeling of a home movie, with off center angels and camera movement giving the viewer a sense of a real person filming it. Anne Hathaway was brilliant as Kim, an addict that has to deal with her past sins and their effects on her loving but tense family. I've begone to really enjoy Hathaway as an actors and icon of intelligence and glamour. It doesn't hurt that she is an outspoken activist for gay rights.

She handles her first dramatic role well, and the rest of the cast is phenomenal. Sometimes the family and extended group of friends is a little to hipster chic for me, but it doesn't seem that contrived or outside of the realm of their world. My suggestion is to go see this film, it might rip your guts out but you will feel better for it in the end.

Sex and the Silver Screen

There were rumors and whispers about it, and now it has finally come true; Sex and the City: The Movie. I have to say my heart was a flutter and I waited with baited breath for the opening of the film.

Expectations where high, and the series ended on such a high note I had to wonder what the movie itself would be centered on, would Carrie finally marry Mr. Big? I will first start off by saying I'm a little bi-est, I'm a huge fan of the series and was looking forward to seeing my girls again.

The film was handled well, with the four ladies each dealing with different struggles and issues that I will not go into as not to ruin the plot. I will say this, that is was refreshing to see a film in which the four major stars were all women over the age of forty flat supportive roles, but instead were dynamic women, that were sexy, smart, and real. Also, I will like to give a special shout out to the brilliant Patrica Fields for her choices in costume, fashion has always been a stapple and highlight of Sex and the City and I was glad to see that it was also upheld within the film.

There were a few times when I was faklempt and the tears began to swell. Even after the credits rolled and on the way home I still glazed over thinking about the movie. I remarked to Michael that it was like reuniting with old friends that you had not seen in years, the best part was to find that they are live and well.

Return to Narnia and also to Boredom

Last Friday Michael and I went and saw Prince Caspian. First off I have say I was already feeling like death do to the consumption of wine and vodka from the night before, so when I finally was able to get out of the fetal position we decided to head to the movies.

Now, when we saw the first Narnia film, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, I was extremely disappointed and Michael and I kept cracking Aslan is Jesus jokes through out the entire thing. I grew up reading the Narnia books as a kid and really loved them. I guess for some reason I thought the films might be a more adult and dark interpretation of the books, I forgot that Disney was producing the movies and was marketing them as Christian safe in the Red States.

Anyway, the trailers for the Prince Caspian looked good with all the CGI so I figured I would give it a go. Prince Caspian is a lot better then The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but that isn't saying much. There were many parts when the wholesome Hallmarkiness was so saccharine, that I thought I would be sick and there were a few parts were the story just lagged and you started looking for a clock. The upside was the eye-candy, Ben Barnes was nice to look at as Prince Caspian even if his accent was a little wonky, and William Moseley who plays Peter is getting more dreamy by the minute.

Somebody's Watching You

Although, I had heard of the movie a few times, I had not actually seen it until a few days ago. I came across the link on another blog and decided to check it out. I'm not even sure what to completely make of it all. I find many aspects plausible but then at the same time, some of the other theories hits a little too close to home and reminds me of too many religious prophecies. Check it out by clicking the link below.

Zeitgeist, the movie

Friday Night at the Movies

Last Night, I let Michael convince me to go see the new Iron Man movie. I knew Robert Downey Jr. was playing the hero and I tend to always enjoy him in his roles. The movie wasn't all that bad, actually I enjoyed in that big block buster type of way. I was disappointed that they removed the alcoholic aspect of the Tony Stark character, only because it is a flaw that can really humanize another wise hard to swallow narrative.

I think that's why the Batman films always tend to be superior in terms of comics made for the cinema. With Batman all that dark gritty stuff, that is so human, is essential to the films. Well, at least when it is done right. Batman Begins is a shinning example of a comic book movie that stays true to its roots and yet can still be realized in a live-action format.

Either way, Robert Downey was great as Tony Stark, and all though I found the premise a little shaky (renouncing building weapons to create peace, only to create a weapon to destroy the weapons), over all it was a nice little mental retreat since I have been focused on finishing up every thing for the end of the semester.

Baby Mama Drama

Last night after Michael got out of work, he and I met up with our new lesbo friends de jour, Amie (last night Amie corrected me on the spelling of her name) and Marsha, to go see the new Tina Fey flick, Baby Mama.

First we headed over to Red Robin and Michael and I split a hamburger. After our late dinner we headed over to the theater. I personally have never been a big fan of going to the movies on the weekend only because of the amount of hormonal dirty teenagers that loiter around such establishments, but since the movie wasn't playing until 11:40pm, most of the kids were gone by the time we left the burger joint.

I was a little nervous at first when the film started. With 30Rock there is sometimes a dry wit that not every one can tap into and find humorous, but quickly into the movie every one was laughing, which makes it a much more enjoyable to watch. Baby Mama was very funny, and Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have a really great chemistry. It gets a gold star from me.

After the movie was done we headed over to Walgreen's so Michael to get some Listerine for his dental hygiene issues. Well, that is it for now. Tonight we are heading out to Blü to go dancing. Hopefully it won't be a huge suck fest. Salut :)

Croissant and a little Blue Box

After taking a shower and getting dressed I grabbed my keys and iPod and headed out for a nice stroll. It was a marvelous day for a Sunday walk. The sky was clear and crystal blue and air crisp. I walked around the neighborhood and down by Chandler Street at which point I came across an old Salon I used to go to. It was a rather nice salon and I remember my stylist telling me that the landlord was raising the rent and was forcing them out. Well, today I saw the new tenets. It was a convince store... can you imagine a convenience store with beautiful hardwood floors. It wasn't even a fancy convenience store either like the kind you find on Newbury Street or in the Back Bay , but just a run of the mill corner store. I really was sad, and it was even more depressing to walk by the old Tatnuck Book Store that is now empty. What is this world coming to when respectable establishments are forced out the door and replaced with the mundane? Ah well, C'est la Vie!

The rest of my walk was quite delightful and on as I was crossing through the wooded park I came upon a red tail hawk. It was amazing to see such a large and powerful bird up close while it was resting on a fallen tree.

Anyway, when I got home I felt like watching a movie and decided on Breakfast at Tiffany's. This was my first time watching it and I have to saw I was completely entranced by Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. Talk about style and glamour I so get the desire to want to become that enchanting woman, even if she was a call girl. Now I am going to have to hunt for the perfect pair of shades so I can have my on little fun at playing Holly Golightly after all I already have a little something from Tiffany's.

Last Night

Last night we were trying to figure out what movie we wanted to see that would give us enough time to hang out with our friend's Amy and Marsha later in the evening. The only thing that was playing around six o'clock was 10,000 B.C. part of me wanted to see the movie, but another part was ambivalent about spending money on a movie that I would probably end up disliking. So, I went on the Internet to find a movie review to help sway me either way and I came across a film review that settled the conundrum for me. Turns out my ambivalence was justified. Check out the review below.

These two film critics are hilarious and are extremely insightful. Anyway, we ended up skipping the movie and went over to Amy's place to meet some of her college friends. Michael and I brought cannolis and we had a good time playing some games and just chatting. Plus, I finally got Amy to sing, which I have been pestering her to do ever since I found out she used to do a lot of musical theatre. Turns out the girl has a really pretty voice, don't know why she is so shy when she knows she can work that song out right.

Musicals are the Bomb!

just got back a little while ago from seeing Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and it was fabulous. This was my second time seeing the film on the big screen, the first when it was released on Christmas day in 2007. It is a total Tim Burton film through and through and his aesthetic works so well with the story of a barber who slits the throats of his victims with his razor and his cohort, the devilish Mrs. Lovett, who bakes them into meat pies to serve to the hungry throngs of London. I think my favorite song from the film is "Little Priest" in which Mrs. Lovett (played by Helena Bonham Carter) and the killer Todd (played by Johnny Depp) discuss the various flavors they will have from all of the victims he will slay. Hollywood needs to wake up and do more musicals; there should be a ratio like 2 musicals to every non-musical or something like that. I truly believe in the bottom of my soul that the world would be better off with more musicals in it for mass consumption. Life is always better with a song that can be sung.

Family Drama

I just finished watching this movie and all I have to say is stunning. It has these moments of such intensity and awkwardness that you feel as if you're intruding on the intimate moments of a very neurotic family. There were a few times during the film that I felt as if I was watching a play, the scenes felt claustrophobic with all the emotionally charged space between the cast and their intense and dynamic relations to each other. I highly recommend this film for any one who enjoys dark comedy/dramas that are sometimes challenging to watch that deals with the sometimes intense and overwhelming dynamics that constitutes familiar relations. The cast is brilliant with a superb performance by Nicole Kidman. Over all the film left me hungry for more, and I will be sure to rent "The Squid & The Whale" which was the director's first film.