Feeling Brave

Last night I went to see one of the movies on 

my Summer Movie Reel list; 

Pixar's Brave...

I loved it. 

I loved that I got to watch it 

with my 8 year old friend

I loved that it was funny

I loved it was about a girl

I loved it was about family

and I loved the lesson it 

taught about relationship

with your loved ones. 

(photos courtesy of: google image) 

Summer Movie Reel

The Dark Knight Rises

*Christopher Nolan has

become one of my 

favorite directors 

The Bourne Legacy

*Please be as good

as the Bourne Trilogy

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

*It almost feels sacrileges to 

be wanting to watch a movie with

 the words "Abraham Lincoln" and

"Vampire" in the the same title but...

I do.

Brave

*I have a soft spot for

anything by Pixar

(photos courtesy of: google image)

Movie Reel

I think you might know that I have a love for movies. 

Here is my movie list for this spring and summer.

The Hunger Games

Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl 

from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live 

television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her 

younger sister's place for the latest match.

Detachment 

A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom 

to classroom finds a connection to the students 

and teachers during his latest assignment.

Snow White and the Huntsman

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take 

Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming

 her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

Delicacy

A French woman mourning over the death of her husband 

three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.

(all synposis' courtesy of imdb)

Waiting to be: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

On New Year's Day I saw the movie trailer for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, Francophile, pacifist. And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, he embarks on an exceptional journey--an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. As Oskar roams the city, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity, who are all survivors in their own ways.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_quK9SEGYE

(To Tina: I'll get the peach rings and milk duds to share.)

Listen to Your Heart (Friday Evening Movie)

I got Listen to Your Heart on a whim from the library. I had never heard of this movie before but for some reason I found myself wanting to bring it home. I thought it was a beautiful love story. It wasn't a flashy movie, but it did portray a love that doesn't walk out the door when life becomes painful. It highlighted being grateful for the big and small things, and that loving another person and being loved in return can turn out to be the most beautiful gift you can be given.

"A struggling New York City songwriter falls in love with a wealthy, hearing-impaired girl from Greenwich, Connecticut, who tragically cannot hear the music she inspires him to write. After the two fall in love, Ariana becomes torn between the wishes of her controlling mother and fighting for a love that, if given the chance, might just change her life." 

(Photos courtesy of: google) 

Rabbit Hole (Friday Evening Movie)

"RABBIT HOLE is a vivid, hopeful, honest and unexpectedly beautiful portrait of a couple searching for a life that still holds the potential for beauty, laughter and happiness in the wake of a sudden loss that turned their world upside down." 

I saw this movie this past week and thought it was beautiful. It was a drama that didn't leave me feeling empty or hopeless in the end but instead hopeful for the future of the characters. A great story for me is one I can't quite forget and where I mentally look at it from different angles. The angles that I found so compelling were: The story of loss that was portrayed so honestly, the acting that made the story real, the simple music that would drift into certain scenes and make them more fragile, 

and the ending that was hope filled.  

*PG-13 for drug use and language 

(photos courtesy of:google

quote courtesy of:rotten tomatoes) 

Tangled

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair." 

I first saw this movie with the two ladies I am a caregiver for. We were

the only three adults without children sitting there in the theater...

maybe we are children at heart.

I thought it was an adorable and creative adaptation of

the fairy-tale story of Rapunzel. 

One of my ladies' favorite character was...the horse. 

If you haven't seen it yet, once you do I think you'll understand

why she was in stitches (laughter) over the horse. 

So, maybe this weekend coming up, you can

pop some popcorn, and whether you 

have children or not, enjoy being Tangled. 

(photos courtesy of:google, weheartit)

A little story...Pixar

On Saturday evening I had the television on with the two ladies
I take care of and we found Pixar Short Films were playing...they were so adorable! 

"Pixar Animation Studios is an American animation film studio based in California.
The studio has earned twenty-six Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammys". 

They have created the films:

Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, 
and my personal favorite, Up.
If you want something sweet, funny and adorable, to watch,
Pixar Short Film Collection will be almost perfect:) 

(Photos courtesy of: google image) 

A Little Elf in Your Life

I just watched  Elf last night and just so you now, as I was reading the quotes below I was

laughing so hard! I couldn't help myself, I really want you to watch this movie...

right now...I might even watch it again tonight; hee, hee! 

Buddy: Who the heck are you?

 Gimbel's Santa: What are you talkin' about? I'm Santa Claus. 

Buddy: No, you're not. 

Gimbel's Santa: Uh, why of course I am! Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. 

Buddy: Well, if you're Santa, what song did I sing for you on your birthday this year? 

Gimbel's Santa: Um, Happy Birthday of course. Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. How old are you son? 

Kid with Santa: Four. 

Gimbel's Santa: You're a big boy. What's your name? 

Kid with Santa: Paul. 

Gimbel's Santa: Now what can I get you for Christmas? 

Buddy: Don't tell him what you want, he's a liar. 

Gimbel's Santa: Let the kid talk. 

Buddy: You disgust me! How can you live with yourself? 

Gimbel's Santa: Just cool it, Zippy. 

Buddy: You sit on a throne of lies. 

Gimbel's Santa: Look, I'm not kiddin'. 

Buddy: You're a fake. 

Gimbel's Santa: I'm a fake? 

Buddy: Yes! 

Gimbel's Santa: How'd you like to be dead, huh? Ho, ho, just kidding. 

Buddy: You stink. 

Gimbel's Santa: I think you're gonna have a good Christmas, all right. 

Buddy: You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa. 

Bella

The movie Bella (which means 'beautiful') was a rare and special movie to me. It was a movie that was still on my mind a week after having watched it and at odd times I will still think of it. What made this movie so special to me? Yes the music, yes the scenes filled with delicious food, and yes that it was a story of heartbreak, redemption and forgiveness; the title of this movie was very fitting...beautiful.

Blooming (The Brothers Bloom)

"There is no such thing as an unwritten life, only a badly written one."
I had been wanting to see the movie The Brothers Bloom since I first saw the preview. Well, last night I saw it and it was an endearing comedy~it was creative, had beautiful film locations and the clothing had a definite vintage flair:) Without giving away the whole movie, here is a little synopsis of the movie's plot: "The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world." (Courtesy of: www.imdb.com)
Note: The soundtrack was lovely:)

(Images courtesy of: google images)

Friday Evening

It's Friday evening and my choice of movie is Ocean's 12. I'm not quite sure what it is about this movie that I find so funny. It's not "laugh so hard my side is hurting" funny, it's more subtle than that. First of all it's a con movie where all the cons are likable and second of all it's witty and smart in a light short of way.
This is what I am going to curl up in front of tonight:)