Well, the boys liked it. It had an interesting premise and was shot a bit like a documentary while events were unfolding. However, if you have motion sickness, I recommend some other movie. I stuck it out for about an hour, getting more nauseous with every jumpy handheld shot, until the main character started puking. I was lucky to make it to the ( Read more... )

Last night, I opened the back door and found myself face-to-face with a whirlwind of barn swallows. *L* The parents started flying lessons for their five offspring on Friday and they certainly seem to be quick studies. You can tell the juveniles from the adults because they still have a bit of fluff on them but they'll be shooed off in the next few ( Read more... )

Oscars/movie meme ganked from controuble :
Put in Bold , the movies that you have seen.

( Movies! )

1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.

( And )

So I'm watching 'Shakespeare in Love' (because the boys are away playing laser tag and I have the remote) and I'm thinking, "Dang.... Voldemort was pretty good-looking before he went bad. And there's Umbridge playing milady's nurse. And, ooh! Captain Barbossa without his monkey!!"

*L* It's a terrible thing the way my mind wanders...

One of things I get to do while the males are away is watch movies that they would never pick in a million years. "Miss Potter" is one of those -- it's basically a bio of writer/artist Beatrix Potter and stars Renee Zelleweger and Ewan McGregor. It's subtle and charming yet moves at a quick pace and the cutest thing is that Beatrix is in her studio ( Read more... )