The Timeless Beauty of Adaline

“A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.” (Source: IMDb) Narrator: On December 31, 2014, a taxicab traveled through San Francisco, from Chinatown to Marin. The car carried a single passenger: a woman, her birth name Adaline Bowman, current alias Jennifer Larson. This is the first and last chapter of her story. (Source: IMDb) I recently watched The Age of Adaline, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Like The Curious Case of […]

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What to Watch: December Movie Releases

With more than 25 movies coming out during the month of December, there is something for everyone. What do you plan to see this month? Coming out on December 4th: MI5; Christmas Eve; The Wannabe; and Life. The Lady in the Van – Miss Shepherd, a vagrant woman, parks her decrepit van outside a man’s house and stays living there for 15 years. He eventually allows her to park her vehicle in his drive, sparking an often-strained relationship which ends when she dies in 1989. The Letters -A drama that explores the life of Mother Teresa through letters she wrote to […]

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My Top 8 November Movie Releases

November is a great month for movie releases, especially around Thanksgiving. After we stuff ourselves with turkey and all the fixin’s, what best way to spend the afternoon or evening – if you’re not watching football, that is – is to head to your local theater and watch a new movie. This November is going to be pretty awesome for movie-goers. Photo Source: IMDb via Pinterest There is The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, The Good Dinosaur, Creed, Love the Coopers, The 33, By the Sea, The Secret in their Eyes, and Victor Frankenstein. There is also The Danish Girl starring […]

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Funny Ladies to Watch

This weekend, instead of passing out candy on Halloween, my husband and I spent time locked up in the darkenss of our home watching movies. We were not in the mood for anything too serious (he didn’t have the energy to concentrate) or too scary (I don’t have the energy to be scared out of my wits), so we opted for a couple of comedies featuring some funny leading ladies. First up was Spy, featuring the often foul-mouthed Melissa McCarthy.  Photo Source: IMP Awards via Pinterest Melissa McCarthy was hilarious as a spy’s assistant-turned-spy in this comedy co-starring Jude Law, […]

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The Dapper Gentleman: Eddie Redmayne

“Please know this, I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man.” – Eddie Redmayne said on accepting the Best Actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything in 2014. Eddie Redmayne portrayed Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. He sang his way into our hearts in Les Miserables. And most recently, he transformed himself into a transgender woman in The Danish Girl.   Photo Source: WWD via Pinterest   Eddie Redmayne with Stephen Hawking / Photo Source: Refinery29 via Pinterest   Photo Source: PopSugar Entertainment via Pinterest I first fell in love with Eddie when he starred alongside Michelle […]

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