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Tag: Film

  • rent it, buy it, SEE it

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    PulseGirl told me about this one, like before it came out….and then she reported back on it’s amazingness merely a nano-second after she left her seat (might have texted me before she stood up). 

    I missed it in the theater, but got to watch it, and all the terrific extra footage on the dvd from the comforts of home.  Didn’t even have to worry that the movie house might be out of popcorn because I could make my own.  (Yes, it happened to us at Sweeney Todd, can you believe THAT?)  LOVE LOVE LOVE Julie Taymor and her passion.  (We saw her Magic Flute at the Metropolitan Opera on New Year’s Day, 2007). I always feel it’s a privilege to go behind the scenes to see the REAL people involved in making a film and to hear their vision and witness their enthusiasm.  If you saw it in the theater you might want to get the dvd just for that All Access Pass.

    Across

    Did you love the whole strawberry painting scene and his studio room?  Swoooooon! 

    Makes me wish I had a paint ball gun and a big canvas wall.  Did you see The Princess Diaries?  Loved when the mom had balloons filled with paint hanging above a canvas and she threw darts at them so they’d pop and spill out and splatter randomly.  Tried to find a photo for you but came up empty.  Maybe this summer I’ll try it outside and show ya.

  • it’s a date

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    Last Friday I thought I would be clever and pick up tickets early for the Hannah Montana movie.  Like, I thought we would be going later that night.  Wrong.  All that was left was 9:40 tonight, or 5:20 AM, 7:20 AM and 1:00 AM on SCHOOL DAYS.  Hello?  Sam hates to miss school, even for Miley.  So tonight, while the whole neighborhood is glued to the tv for the outcome of the Superbowl starring our own Giants, I’ll be watching a Miley Cyrus concert in 3-D. 

    Mw_reminder_2 Don’t forget the Jane Auten series on Masterpiece Theater tonight.  They are running a special, "Miss Austen Regrets".   

    Oh, and about the craft paper journals:  I have no clue where I got them.  I have several, all with varying weights of paper.  One source I can think of is Paperchase brand, found at Borders.  The paper is kinda thin for painting on.  Even harder to find, and cooler than craft paper, is a black page journal.  If I figure out where I got them I’ll post, but if you happen to know feel free to share in the comments.

  • it’s a date

    Mw_mileymovie

    Last Friday I thought I would be clever and pick up tickets early for the Hannah Montana movie.  Like, I thought we would be going later that night.  Wrong.  All that was left was 9:40 tonight, or 5:20 AM, 7:20 AM and 1:00 AM on SCHOOL DAYS.  Hello?  Sam hates to miss school, even for Miley.  So tonight, while the whole neighborhood is glued to the tv for the outcome of the Superbowl starring our own Giants, I’ll be watching a Miley Cyrus concert in 3-D. 

    Mw_reminder_2 Don’t forget the Jane Auten series on Masterpiece Theater tonight.  They are running a special, "Miss Austen Regrets".   

    Oh, and about the craft paper journals:  I have no clue where I got them.  I have several, all with varying weights of paper.  One source I can think of is Paperchase brand, found at Borders.  The paper is kinda thin for painting on.  Even harder to find, and cooler than craft paper, is a black page journal.  If I figure out where I got them I’ll post, but if you happen to know feel free to share in the comments.

  • While I’m on the subject of Clever…….

    Wasn’t Jane the most cleverest?  I can read her over and over.  Great wit.  Just came across the trailer for BECOMING JANE and thought I missed the movie…..GASP…..apparently it has been moved back to August.  Whew!  Time to get my Jane Journal back out.  Made some pages a few weeks ago…..will show you soon.

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    Have you taken the quiz to see what Austen character you are?  HERE  or HERE.  Both times I came up as the same character.  You never know if these things are rigged, so I went back and answered  differently, yet was still the same girl.  Forget the quiz, who is your favorite?

    Some years ago I spoke with the woman who was head of the Jane Austen Society and asked her if they ever challenged the members to certain things….things that I wonder about…..like what would a map of the towns look like, as you see it in your mind, or did Mr. Darcy know Mr. Knightley?  Don’t you think about those things?  She thought I was a little nuts. 

    There are scores of sequels, prequels, and spin-offs of Jane’s books.  Some are really good, some not so much.  Love having the characters come back to life, if it’s been written with a Jane wit.  The movies have been good too.  P&P (both of them), S&S, and Emma.  Looking forward to BECOMING JANE, as well as the PBS series on Jane in 2008.