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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

My Disc to Digital Library

While transferring some of my DVDs to digital form this past month, I noticed something interesting about my taste in movies that I never fully realized until now:

- I'm an M. Night fan

- I love romantic movies with special needs people featured

- I love film versions Cinderella above all other Fairy Tale Film adaptations

- I love period pieces when told in a creative way (Gatsby, Marie Antoinette, Moulin Rouge)

- I love Shakespeare when told in a creative way (Romeo and Juliet, Love's Labour's Lost, The Tempest)

- I love Baz Luhrman

- I belive that  it's awesome when young women are solving mysteries

Here's the latest additions. I also think it's funny how similar the cover art of Lady in the Water and Memoirs of a Geisha are.









Monday, March 10, 2014

Disney Princesses in Conversation

SNOW WHITE: Where did you all come from? I thought this was a solo.

BELLE: Anyone seen Megara? Esmeralda? Elsa even? Why am I next to the old lady?

MULAN: A pink dress really?

CINDERELLA: Girl you look flawless.

POCAHONTAS: No, you.

CINDERELLA: No, you.


POCAHONTAS: No, you


CINDERELLA: No, you.


TIANA: Someone better get me away from these crazy women.


AURORA: OMG Ariel! Jazz! gurl, selfie.


ARIEL: Cheese!

JASMINE: What am I looking at?

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Quvenzhane Wallis as Annie

I usually don't talk about movies based purely on their trailers.

In the case of Annie, both the 1982  version and the 1999 version had these awesome trailers that really hyped up the film.

1982's version of Annie took the original script for the musical and expanded on it extensively.

1999's version of Annie too the original script for the musical and condensed it considerably.

Now we have the current 2014 version, which will be released in Christmas.

I am as excited for this version as I was the previous versions.

1982's Annie was the first movie I saw ever and it left a huge impression on me. It made me want to be a singer. It made me believe that nothing is ever that bad. It made me believe in the magic of being a positive thinker. And the music was so beautiful.

1999's version introduced me to the filming style of Rob Marshall, who would then direct Chicago a few years later to critical acclaim.

And now we are in 2014, and a new Annie is coming to the big screen.

Here's the trailer:



Right off the bat, this version is vastly different from the previous. Set in modern times, with some characters renamed, I'm actually quite excited. The trailer is very true in spirit to the classical musical. The music sound re-invigorated. Quvenzhane Wallis' rendition of "Tomorrow" is very sweet and real sounding. I think the young Oscar nominee is going to be great in this. Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan. To me no one will ever top Carol Burnett's take. But I'm biased. I do like Cameron though. And she rocked Bad Teacher.

I like the modern take. It immediately sets itself apart from the previous versions and I'm excited to see how the time change affects these familiar characters.

I am more excited to hear more of the music. The few bits we've heard sound new and fresh. This is really an Annie for a new audience, but I don't see why old fans like myself wouldn't enjoy it either ;-)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Some Movies I JUST realized I Absolutely Will Always Love

In no particular order

Heathers
Juno
Return to Oz
Kiki's Delivery Service
Moulin Rouge
Bride and Prejudice

Movies I already knew I loved:

Fritz Lang's Metropolis
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Pride and Prejudice (1940s version)
Phantom of the Opera (Yes, the musical movie version. Don't hate)
Macross - Do You Remember Love
Jem - Truly Outrageous
Funny Face

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