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• Sense&Sensibility; [1995]

  

  I've watched quite a few historical/costume/19th century English dramas in my life, I must admit. I was always attracted either to the actors in it, or to the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Young Adult [2011]

  

  *SPOILER alert*Young Adult is a 2011 film, directed by Jason Reitman, from a script penned by Diablo Cody, who also wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay of Juno. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Musical Saturday: An American in Paris[1951]

  

  I saw An American in Paris at the British Film Institute on a cold end-of-October day and it brighten up my day! It was such a pleasure seeing it, after... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• April Recap

  If I had to choose one word to describe this month, it would probably be LAZY or maybe PROCRASTINATION. I started April with an intense 3 days of projects and... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Review: Avengers

  

  Great cast and direction in action-packed Avengers movie Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Musical Saturday: All That Jaz[1979]

  

  I don’t know about you, but I usually have certain expectations about movies, especially if they are classics or if I heard they are very good. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sundance London Future Filmmakers Event

  

  Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a free event organized by the Sundance London Film Festival for future filmamakers.It started with a... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Taking Woodstock [2009]

  

  Seeing "Taking Woodstock" was a spontaneous decisions- I've had it for a while, but didn't get around to seeing it, so today, when I was trying to get away... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fish Tank [2009]

  

  Fish Tank is a 2009 British film written and produced by a brilliant individual called Andrea Arnold. It takes you through the life of Mia (Katie Jarvis), a 15... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Musical Saturday: West Side Story[1961]

  

  West Side Story- where do I begin? Well, the first 10-15 minutes wereinteresting, as I kept waiting for the characters to say more then 3 words: itwas all a... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• In Competition Movies in Cannes 2012

  The Cannes Festival is almost here and today theofficial line-up has been announced. There are multiple categories, but I willfocusing on the In Competition... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Godfather II [1974]

  

  I got many positive comments on my last post about the second installment, all urging me to see it, so I guess it's safe to say I had high expectations going... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Godfather [1972]

  

  I think it's safe to say The Godfather is a masterpiece of cinema. The film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on a novel of Mario Puzzi, tells the... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Musical Saturday: Chicago[2002]

  

  I've had some musical reviews lined up for the blog for months, waiting to do a Musical week, but I decided instead to feature one musical per week, since my... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Usual Suspects [1995]

  

  The usual Suspects is a 1995 classic action movie directed by Brian Singer. The storyline follows 5 men [McManus (Stephen Baldwin), Fenstern (Benicio del... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Once [2006]

  

  Written and directed by John Carney, "Once" is an Irish movie which tells the story of a man and a woman who share a love for music and their adventures into th... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Random Recommendations

  

  If it's not bad enough that I don't watch as many movies as I should, now I don't write the reviews fast enough. So, I decided to do something different today... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Magnolia [1999]

  

  Magnolia, the 1999 drama written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson is a special kind of movie; it's fast, intricate, with many characters and storylines. It'... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Weekend [2011]

  

  Weekend is probably one of the best British movie that was released in 2011. It tells the bittersweet story of two men who end up sleeping together, after a... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• March Recap

  Every month I read my fellow bloggers posts and am shocked by the numbers of the movies they see, but most of all, I am a bit ashamed- I watch only 12-13... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES