“I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.” – Marilyn Monroe Born Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1, 1926, the woman we all know and love as Marilyn Monroe, died fifty years ago today. She was only 36 years old. “Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die, young, but then you’d never complete your life, would you? You’d never wholly know yourself…” – Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was a model, an actress and a singer. She is a sex symbol and a cultural icon known around the world. Her weight fluctuated, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]