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a million little pieces

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film

The trailer for the new film by Pedro Almodovar. I’m exciteeed!! I’ve never been a fan of Penelope Cruz’s American works, but I’m glad she’s going back to her Spanish roots and doing more films overseas. Watching an Almodovar film always makes me feel like I’m sitting in one of those old movie theaters.

Things I Love this month: Oktober!

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epic Blu-Ray movies feeling Out of Africa-ish The amazing Wire but mostly crying over Wallace, “You my boys” Martha Stewart Weddings and magnolias hand crafted glass from Spain early morning rainstorms and Saturdays off cyanotypes and pinhole cameras Tippie Hedren from The Birds and 21 Balloons or crazy for Krakatoa! Fall movies and wearing scarfs in the wind Russian lace and 100% silk blouses museum balls and shopping for bridesmaid dresses Happy Moon Festival! Juicy […]

I am that child of always…..

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The perks of having an online video renting membership is finding movies that I’ve never heard of before and discovering that I’ve been missing out on so much and learning that I have so much more to take in. If that makes any sense. I’m really bad with run-ons. Julian Schnabel’s Before Night Falls is an example of this. I had no expectations of it and after watching it, I’m completely flustered as to why […]

Orlando. Paris, Texas

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film still from Wim Wender’s Paris, Texas Two great movies in one sitting. I had to rent this movie after I saw this scene on TV when we used to have all those fancy cable channels. The quiet dialogue between Nastassja Kinski and Harry Dean Stanton’s characters is really powerfully emotional on a personal level. You don’t know anything about Travis and Jane’s history yet. You don’t know how they met or why they’re not […]