Favorites Friday

 

Thrilling Adventure Hour at Town Hall

Mint Bar Stools

Beautiful Restaurant View

Cozy Beach Days

Pink Ladies and Their Jackets

Favorites Friday

My New Plates

Packing for an Adventure

This Print

Cinque Terre

These Printed Flats

365 Day Picture Challenge–Day 191-200

Beautiful Cali sunset!!

I worked for my pizza today!!

Finished my 2000 piece puzzle!

Watching Sam putting together her new TV.

There’s a Coffee Bean in the Krispy Kreme!!

Found my journal from Italy…so nostalgic!

So needed this tonight!

Cinespia until dawn! Bring on the vamp movies!!

Street art while walking around Hollywood!

NEW FAVORITE SHOW! If you’ve never watched it you are seriously missing out!

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30 Day Movie Challenge: Day #26

Day 26. Movie You’re Most Embarrassed to Say You Like

I’m not really embarrassed to say that I like movies. I know there are a lot of bad movies that I enjoy. They’re entertaining. I get the difference between a good and a bad movie but sometimes I just don’t care!

• Surviving Christmas (2004)–A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him. Starring Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara and Jennifer Morrison. It’s completely nuts and crazy but I laugh through the whole thing! It’s charming and entertaining! Oh and I’ve seen/met most of the main characters in this movie!!

• The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)–Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager’s dream come true. Starring Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg and Yani Gellman. I was a huge fan of the show so of course I would love the movie! It’s every girl’s dream to meet a cute Italian boy and become a popstar! And I know I’m not the only one that loves this movie…I think we all know the correct response to “HEY NOW HEY NOW!”

• Life-Size (2000)–A widower’s daughter accidentally brings her doll to life while trying to cast a spell to resurrect her mother. Starring Lindsay Lohan, Jere Burns and Tyra Banks. Look it’s cute little Lindsay! It shines bright and far! Hahaha! That song gets stuck in my head so often!!

• Glitter (2001)–Similar to Mariah’s life story. Mariah plays the role of a younger singer who is eager to become a big star. She dates a DJ who helps her get into the music business. Starring Mariah Carey, Max Beesley and Terrence Howard. I know, I know! Everyone hates this movie but when it first came out I think I was going through a Mariah Carey phase. I love her voice and still listen to some of the songs. And I really have a love for Terrence Howard too!

• On the Line (2001)–A shy advertising employee meets his dream girl on the El train, but doesn’t remember to get her phone number, resulting in an all-out search for the mystery girl. Starring Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Who wouldn’t see a movie with multiple members of ‘NSYNC?!? Lance Bass was always my favorite but I love them all and one of my favorite parts is actually during the credits with Justin Timberlake! But now JT needs to start making more music!!

Are there any movies that you like that you’re too embarrassed to say??

30 Day Movie Challenge: Day #10

Day 10. Favorite Foreign Film

Because I went to film school, I have been exposed to a lot of foreign films although I haven’t always liked them. I do find it interesting to get a sense of what other countries do with filmmaking. Even though Hollywood is seen as the frontrunner for making films, many other countries are to thank for where film has been able to go. I spent a semester abroad in Florence, Italy and took a film class where we watched exclusively Italian films. I’ve also spent some time at various film festivals where I have been exposed to foreign films from a variety of different countries.

• Cinema Paradiso (1988)–A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village’s theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater’s projectionist. I had to watch this for the first time in high school and I fell in love with it. Then when I traveled to Florence, learned more Italian and watched it again, I fell in love even more. The little kid in the movie is just adorable.

• La Vita e Bella (1997)–A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp. Roberto Benigni writes, directs and stars. This is an amazing movie…first of all it starts off as a love story with an adorkable leading man. Then out of nowhere it turns into a movie where the man and son are taken into a Nazi camp. Somehow the quirky, endearing main character is able to bring comedic relief to such a touchy and horrifying topic. I sobbed so much!

• Yojimbo (1961)–A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. This was such a fun movie to watch. The main character basically just plays both gangs and somehow its just hilarious. Oh and the entire time I thought all of a sudden that they were going to break out into song and dance.

• 678 (2010)–Unfolds the poignant story of three women and their search for justice from the daily plight of sexual harassment in Egypt. Maybe it’s because I have a very good friend that lives in Egypt, I felt very emotional about this movie. It’s insane to think that there are still countries where assaulting women in anyway is okay. It’s great that someone is finally bringing attention to this issue though.

• M (1931)–When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Fritz Lang writes and directs. This is actually the first serial killer film and had set the way for suspense and thrillers to come.

Do you have a favorite foreign film??