Funny Games: Who are you betting on?
Directed and Written by MICHAEL HANEKEStarring MICHAEL PITT, NAOMI WATTS, TIM ROTH and BRADY CORBETThe first time Haneke makes it very clear that this is not your average horror/thriller is when a calm...
View ArticleSuddenly, Last June
NOTE: Before we dive deep into June's many movies, I'd like to bring to your attention the beautiful romantic photography by Nishe – there's an exquisite delicateness to her work that is truly...
View ArticleZou Bisou: Tom Hanks | Top 10
Today marks the 58th birthday of Hollywood's most beloved actor, Tom Hanks. so Here's a Top 10 of my favourite hanks movies!Still to see (1993 onward): The Great Buck Howard, The Green Mile, Cloud...
View ArticleQueens of Saigon and Chevy Malibus | Film Aesthetics
Now that I've had enough time to digest Lana Del Rey's new album, Ultraviolence, a better look at her two newest videos is order. The album is still pure Del Rey, but instead of catchy beats with a...
View ArticleSmelling Napalm for the First Time: List of Shame Update
Having seen over half the movies I set out to watch and having written about only a few of them, it has become clear to me that there won't be 100 List of Shame posts because there simply isn't all...
View ArticleFWeekly: I'm a Donna Fan
FWeekly is just a fancy way to say week recap/link post. It has titles too now, because experts say your attention span is really short. You really should work on that.pure fucking sex on a throneThis...
View ArticleZou Bisou: Hemingway on Nobility
Today would be the 115th birthday of american author Ernest Hemingway. His novels were a source of inspiration for many films, some of which the following: A Farewell to Arms (1932), For Whom the Bell...
View ArticleFWeekly: Fifty Shades of...
...ANNIE'S DESPAIR.As I've mentioned before, I loved loved loved Spacey's work as Bobby Darin in the biopic Beyond the Sea. His performance included singing some of the late artist's most beloved...
View ArticleA Young Doctor's Notebook | Miniseries
Directed by Alex Hardcastle and Robert McKillopStarring Daniel Radcliffe, Jon Hamm, Adam Godley, Vicky Pepperdine, and Rosie CavalieroHere's something you don't see everyday.Based on the works of...
View ArticleSpielberg in July: Director's Top 9
This month on French Toast Sunday it was Steven Spielberg's turn to have his work celebrated. I took this opportunity to catch on three essentials from the director that I was missing: E.T. the...
View ArticleSuddenly, Last July
tv shows of the monthSummers are always a bit slow for series, but you can always count on Suits, Masters of Sex, and True Blood to be around. I've been having some trouble with watching TB episodes...
View ArticleSix Degrees: Pauly Shore / Elle Fanning
Elina from the blog Films and Coke picked me to carry on the Six Degrees of Separation blogathon by Nostra. The challenge here is to link Pauly Shore to Elle Fanning in less than seven steps. Took me...
View ArticleZou Bisou: Hitchcock & John Slattery
Born on August 13th, 1962John Slattery is of course, by now, better known for his role as Roger Sterling in Matthew Weiner's acclaimed series Mad Men; but if you're curious enough to want to check out...
View ArticleFWeekly: You Cannot Save People, You Can Only Love Them
quote by anais nin | title100% natural pink clay soap | 1z: a novel of zelda fitzgerald, by therese anne fowler | 2'Preparing for the Matinee', by Edmund C. Tarbell, 1907 (detail) | 3rope photography |...
View Article40 Movies I Can't Wait to Watch This Fall [ and Why ]
With a movie watchlist of over 600 films, it can be really hard to pick what to watch next. And since Fall/Winter is basically the best time of the year to watch movies, I figured narrowing it down to...
View ArticleSeen and Read: Revolutionary Road
It strikes me that there's a considerable amount of bullshit going on here.in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, by RICHARD YATESThat shockingly blunt line was proffered by Frank Wheeler (Leonardo DiCaprio) in...
View ArticleFWeekly: Vanity is My Favourite Sin
Let me warn you right now, this week was more about my hair than movies. I've gone ash blonde whilst keeping my ash brown natural roots, and it took two days at the hairdresser to get it just right. If...
View ArticleFilm Criticism? Count Me Out, Folks.
Yesterday I was going through my bloglovin feed and found the kind of post that always makes me happy:5 Favourites: Women Who Inspire. One of them was vulnerability guru Brené Brown, celebrated for her...
View ArticleOne Lovely Blog Award!
The ever sweet Katy from Girl Meets Cinema has nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award, amongst other fourteen fabulous bloggers (seriously, some are so cute you need to check them out).Here are the...
View Article10 Authors I Need to Read More From
this post is part of the Top Ten Tuesdayfeature, hosted by the Broke and the BookishFor a while now I've been checking out the top then themes to see when I could participate, and this week there was...
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