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two hearts

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Just finished watching Julie and Julia. Cute. I didn’t care too much for the Julie storyline though, what a whiner. Now, those two up there. What a cute couple. I just love that hearty laugh that Stanley Tucci lets out in the very last scene.

Cinema Arts Festival

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Spent the last few days going to some screenings during Houston’s first ever Cinema Arts Festival. I’m glad that Houston is beginning to be host to more festivals like this. Wednesday: A screening of Richard Linklater’s new film, Me and Orson Welles. It was enjoyable , but still not my favorite Linklater movie. Christian McKay, the actor who portrays Orson Welles was top notch. But Richard Linklater was kind enough to take a photo with […]

Lying

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a perfect little trailer. Chloe Sevigny’s character takes lying to a whole new level in this film. Manipulation for power in the simplest ways. It makes me wonder that when someone tells you, “I live in the country.” whether it is true or not can ultimately influence the way you think about that person in some way or another.

the morning is very fine…

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Finally saw Bright Star. mmmmmm. Springtime in England. Such a beautiful movie. Every scene was like a perfect photo. I loved all the sutble nuances and quirky scenes that made me chuckle here and there. And it was good to see Kerry Fox work with Jane Campion again after her amazing performance in An Angel at My Table. sigh… true loove

I’ll eat you up, I love you so…

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Caught the late showing of Where the Wild Things Are last night. I just love love love it. One of my top all time favorite movies  despite all the negative reviews out there. This is from my favorite moment in the film. It just made my heart swell. Perhaps it’s the constant sunset scenes that Spike Jonze uses throughout the movie, but there’s a warmth about the film that just makes me miss my childhood […]