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Fashion Icon: Gisele Bundchen

February 12, 2015 No Comments

Supermodel. Super Mom. Footballer’s Wife. Victoria’s Secret Model. Actress. Goodwill Ambassador. And she retired at the top of her game. In one word… Gisele. This Brazilian model pioneered the “horse walk”, and has been labeled by other “supermodels” to be the “only remaining true supermodel.” She has acted in only two films that I know of – Taxi, starring Queen Latifa and Jimmy Fallon, and The Devil Wears Prada, starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. She has been listed as the highest paid model since 2004. In 1998, Gisele was called “the Body” by the great late fashion designer Alexander […]

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Be My Valentine

February 9, 2015 No Comments

Valentine’s Day is this Saturday, and hopefully you have already made dinner reservations, gotten a sweet or funny card for your sweetheart, and maybe even purchased a romantic gift for your someone special. But if you have not made reservations, or made plans to take your special someone out for dinner and a movie, then here are some ideas to make this Valentine’s Day special! If you decide to make something special for dinner, then check out these recipes from Closet Cooking. And if you want to make a tasty cocktail to go with your dinner, then try these yummy […]

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Enjoy a Romantically Delicious Movie Night

February 5, 2015 No Comments

I love movies that combine my love of food, my love of beautiful scenery, and my love of a good story. The 100 Foot Journey did just that. Photo Source: IMDb The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred eatery. ( IMDb) Based on Richard C. Morais’ beloved novel of the same name, this movie is deliciously romantic. It stars Dame Helen Mirren as Madame Mallory and Manish Dayal as Hassan Kadam, a cook who not only charms sous chef Marguerite, but Madame Mallory. Om Puri stars as […]

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It's Just a Game

January 27, 2015 No Comments

The Legend of Bagger Vance is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I watched it twice this weekend. Based on the book by Steven Pressfield, the movie tells the story of Rannulph Junah, a disillusioned war veteran who reluctantly agrees to play a game of golf with Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones. Photo Source: Amazon “He finds the game futile until his caddy, Bagger Vance, teaches him the secret of the authentic golf stroke which turns out also to be the secret to mastering any challenge and finding meaning in life.” (Written by M. Fowler, IMdb) At the beginning […]

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An Indie Film Lover's Paradise

January 21, 2015 No Comments

Every January, independent filmmakers, industry professionals, actresses, actors, and the press travel to Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival. And every year, indie filmmakers, and up-and-coming actors and actresses, dream of getting their film featured and picked up at the Sundance Film Festival. Photo Source: Fodors The Sundance Film Festival has given us such films as the recently nominated Boyhood and Whiplash. Photo Source: IMDb / Forbes As always, this year’s festival will feature documentaries as well as comedies and dramas. Check out the festival program HERE. This festival loves the indie filmmakers and the out-of-the-box documentaries. There […]