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Favorites of 2011

2011-12-30T04:49:00.002+11:00

Photo credit Here are the films that were memorable to me in no particular order: Rango Tangled Drive The Muppets Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II The Skin I Live In (Spain) Attack the Block (UK) Snowtown (AU) Hesher Sherlock Holmes 2 The Dead (overall a great addition to the zombie genre, though schlocky in parts) Bridesmaids Paul (Why is this not on every single best-of list? The

Just a quick note about The Muppets

2011-11-25T17:31:00.000+11:00

I'm not a film critic anymore, am I? What makes a critic? Is it someone who works commercially as a journalist or just a film buff with a vast range of knowledge who has an opinion? I think it's both, all. Whatever! Anyway, I saw The Muppets. I think you should too. Jason Segel is a brilliant writer, producer, actor and comedian. He's all things! Mostly, a man with a generous heart and a lot to

Links

2011-11-11T02:37:00.001+11:00

Hi all. Just letting you know that I'm keeping all the info on the right of the page up to date so please feel free to click away! :D Jen

A note on retiring the blog

2011-08-23T00:22:00.005+10:00

Dear friends, I started this blog in 2007. That's 4 years of writing and in blog terms, that's about 400 years right? I think I gave it a good go. I wrote reviews on some fantastic films, met a lot of great people and made sure all the links on the right were current. For the most part, I was on top of new releases, both cinema and DVD, and exciting movie news and trailers. I flirted with

Update: Texas makes you fat and more.

2011-07-31T10:49:00.001+10:00

Ok so I've been neglecting this blog. In fact, I've been neglecting a lot of things. I think I'm trying to take a vacation from myself. Let me explain. On July 4, I left Tasmania, Australia. While I was born and raised in Texas, USA, Tassie was my home for 15 years. Actually 15 years to the DAY of leaving. Why, after all this time, did I decide to move back? In a nutshell, I missed Texas and

Happy Halloween!

2011-05-10T10:32:00.001+10:00

So here are my top 5 Halloween flicks...you might remember me mentioning them last year! Dawn of the Dead (classic) Shaun of the Dead (funny) It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (nostailgic) The Shining (film snobbery) Candyman (scariest) Yes, Candyman. You won't understand unless you've seen this and watched it late at night, in the dark, home alone. I can't even watch the

Flappers, pain and aliens

2011-04-04T10:12:00.002+10:00

In which I discuss a brilliant trip to Melbourne, my dislocated shoulder recovery and movies (duh). Last weekend I went to Melbourne, the fashion and arts capital of Australia! I love this city. It speaks to the freak and geek inside of me. I walk around in awe of all the stylish, beautiful hipster people and the so-cool-it-hurts cafes and bars. I flew there to see Eddie Vedder (lead singer of

Hiatus

2011-02-06T20:15:00.000+11:00

I dislocated my shoulder doing the martial arts. Hard core. Stuck at home 1 hand typing. Send butler/maid/chef and movies. Back soon. x

2011 - A pretty geeky list of my most anticipated movies

2011-01-18T13:04:00.000+11:00

2011 is set to bring some pretty incredible films to the big screen. What am I looking forward to? It's 2011 for starters. Where did you come from you little scamp??? This is the year I turn 32, hopefully continue my travel adventures and perhaps change careers (I work on a contract basis). How am I? You really want to know? It's pretty boring. The standard stuff. The first world problems. How

Tiny cinema, on the go!

2011-01-12T09:53:00.002+11:00

I've been interested in the tiny living movement for a while. I'd love to live in a teeny loft apartment on wheels, off the grid, owning not much more than my basic needs. Until that day comes, I drool over the Tiny House Blog. They recently featured a UK tiny cinema. I'm super jealous. What I wouldn't give for one of these! Imagine movie nights in the backyard with your friends! Awesome.

Actor Pete Postlethwaite dead at 64

2011-01-03T21:31:00.000+11:00

What a sad day. One of my absolute all time favourite actors is dead. This man just did not know how to put a foot wrong.The big screen will not be the same again. It's lost an actor of the utmost standard. Forever to be missed!

Love and Other Drugs

2011-01-03T14:36:00.002+11:00

Love and Other Drugs stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Jamie, a drug rep who likes pussy just slightly more than money. He, according to imdb.com, 'meets his match' with Maggie (Anne Hathaway), an ill free-spirit who lives in a loft and smokes. For realsies. This is a romantic comedy. Really more of a romcomdram. Emphasis on the dram. While the writers (all three of them who adapted the book "Hard

An excellent video journal of the films of 2010

2010-12-23T14:28:00.002+11:00

Sometimes I think I love movies. Then I watch something like this. Their love isn't bound by anything at all.

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-21T15:07:00.000+11:00

Click here to read about my fave xmas movies. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday no matter what your religion. Also, please remember the impoverished, displaced, troops and elderly this Christmas. Volunteer or donate. It's important. All my love to you. x

And did you know there will be a third Batman film?

2010-12-06T17:05:00.001+11:00

Dear Heath, It's been a while since you left. I'm still kind of mad at you for that, but these things happen I guess. Christopher Nolan's making a third Batman film. He's staying true to your memory and keeping your iconic character out of it (or so the rumours tell us, thankfully). He may have to mention you somehow, in fact, I don't think he could resist. Maybe we'll see a figure skateboarding

He had a heartbreaking stare...

2010-10-26T13:23:00.002+11:00

Handsome man. I won't forget you.

You're just a bully, you're no friend to me at all.

2010-10-09T04:12:00.003+11:00

Read more if you'd like to hear about my bullying experience. If not, enjoy the other content. I was a poor kid. We had no money for a decent car or for me to buy brand named clothing for school. I had a gap in my two front teeth because there was no way my mother could afford braces. She went without food sometimes for us. I lived in a tiny town. The population was around 1,900 people

Elegy and The Kids Are All Right

2010-10-06T21:33:00.001+11:00

I watched Elegy, the underplayed film that is just shy of a masterpiece, and The Kids Are All Right, an overhyped film about a family's awkward situation. Elegy (2008) I remembered hearing about this film when it was released. It was extremely well received by critics but not the general public and it didn't seem to have a very wide release. It stars Ben Kingsley as a professor who, surprise

Good Falla Mornin To You! My holiday in the Solomon Islands.

2010-09-25T15:25:00.008+10:00

I just came back from two glorious weeks in the Solomon Islands. Keep reading to find out about what I got up to and a little bit about this incredible paradise. The Solomon Islands are a 3hr flight North-East of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I visited my friends Rob and Lucy who work for Save the Children in Honiara, the capital city on the island of Guadalcanal. Some of you may know that

Be right back

2010-08-31T23:19:00.000+10:00

Try not to be too jealous. x PS a new lease on blogging is promised (w/tan)

Update

2010-08-24T01:02:00.004+10:00

This is me. The look on my face is "say what"? Pretty much describes the last 6 months. Ok here's the lowdown (aka most recent excuse for not blogging). In the last 6 months I broke up with my long term boyfriend, moved house twice, had to re-stock half my possessions, paid off all my debt, booked my first overseas holiday in 7 years, had the most epic flu I've ever had (still not over it

Ladies and Gentlemen, what was old is once new again! Introducing...

2010-07-02T12:40:00.005+10:00

What a week for news this has been. I wake up Friday morning to fanboy/girl pandemonium! Today UK gent Andrew Garfield was cast to play American hero Spiderman (aka Peter Parker) in a reboot of the series. Ok so... what!? Spiderman just finished with the third installment directed by Sam Raimi in 2007. Granted it was a crappy ending to the awesome first two films Raimi cooked up but, a reboot

Life, movies, things that piss me off...

2010-06-30T19:17:00.002+10:00

Dear Friends, It's been a while since I've done regular posts. I'm using the excuse that life has disrupted everything but you know, it's just an excuse and it doesn't mean anything. I apologise. I'm having that classic