Category Archives: In the Cinema
The Five Year Engagement
The past two weeks have been very satisfying ones for me regarding movies. They’ve been so good in fact, that I’m inspired to write! I haven’t written in too long. Last week I got to watch Vertigo on the big screen at … Continue reading
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2012 Academy Award Nominations
The Academy Award nominations for Art Direction have been announced! Stuart Craig was once again nominated for his very thorough work on Harry Potter. Laurence Bennett and Anne Seibel are both coming into the race with impressive past work. Dante … Continue reading
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As in all Fairy Tales, adapt or die.
I went to see Hanna this weekend and left the theater amazed. I had hoped from seeing the preview that it would be based on fairy tales, and I was not disappointed. But, we’re not talking the Disney-sequins-dressed-princess-and-charming-prince-type fairy tales; … Continue reading
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The Dragon Tattoo and Swedish Wallpaper
When this film started, I had no way of knowing how much I would get wrapped up in it! (I had a similar experience with the book too.) The story is excellent, the acting is amazing, but it was the … Continue reading
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The Architects of Simplicity
It all begins with an architect. Leonardo DiCaprio’s lead character in the film, Inception, used to be an architect. But now, sometime in the near future, he’s an Extractor. He can enter your mind through dreams and see your subconscious … Continue reading
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It’s Complicated and Perfectly Cluttered
This is my first entry under the new category of “Favorite Rooms.” This category is for all those homes I see in movies that I love and make me think, “I could live there.” While I like to focus … Continue reading
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Mackintosh in Spain
I went to see Pedro Almodóvar’s latest movie in the cinema, Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotas), this past weekend. Besides being amazed by his ability to tell a story and Penelope Cruz’s beauty, it delights me to report I spotted … Continue reading
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Men Who Stare at Goats
Believe me, I’m as surprised as you that I find myself once again writing about Scandinavian furniture. Even more shocking is that it was from a movie about the American Army in the late 1970s. But, none-the-less, there I was … Continue reading
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The Julie/Julia Project
This past week I went to see Julie & Julia – which, if you’re interested, I thoroughly enjoyed. Julie Powell moves into a new apartment with her husband in Long Island City, Queens at the beginning of the film. It’s … Continue reading
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