Thursday, October 7, 2010
SHAME (Skammen) ~Ingmar Bergman) 1968
The story follows two musicians, who, as a result of civil war, have moved away from society to a farm on a rural island. They are apolitical and indifferent to the war. As the film opens, Jan has had a dream: "I dreamed we were back in the orchestra, sitting side by side, rehearsing the 4th Brandenburg Concerto, the slow movement, and that everything we have now we had behind us. We only remembered it like a nightmare. I woke up crying. I started to cry when we were playing." Although they are in love, Jan (Sydow) is very sensitive and cries frequently, irritating his wife, Eva (Ullmann). When their farmhouse is the site of a siege wherein Jan and Eva treat the injuries of both sides' men, the two are rounded up by the invading force, interrogated and only spared when Eva provides sexual favors to the commanding officer, Colonel Jacobi. An investigation into Jacobi's corruption intensifies the frustrations and tensions between Jan and Eva, who sink further into depression as they attempt to flee.
As the film closes, Eva has had a dream: she walks a beautiful city street, until planes come and set fire to the city and its rose bushes. Jan and Eva walk their daughter to watch the rose petals burn in the water, "And I knew there was something I should remember. Something one of us had said, but which I had forgotten. I started to cry as I remembered."
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
D.W.GRIFFITH'S "INTOLERANCE" (1916)
From http://rottentomatoes.com >>
After Birth of a Nation, what do you do for an encore, especially after said film has branded you a racist? D.W. Griffith, the silent era's "king of the world," mounted this melodramatic spectacle of "Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages," four stories that illustrate "how hatred and intolerance have battled against love and charity." Critic Heywood Broun, upon the film's release, probably said it best: "Quite the most marvelous thing which has been put on the screen, but as a theory of life it is trite." But what's on the screen is dazzling!
After Birth of a Nation, what do you do for an encore, especially after said film has branded you a racist? D.W. Griffith, the silent era's "king of the world," mounted this melodramatic spectacle of "Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages," four stories that illustrate "how hatred and intolerance have battled against love and charity." Critic Heywood Broun, upon the film's release, probably said it best: "Quite the most marvelous thing which has been put on the screen, but as a theory of life it is trite." But what's on the screen is dazzling!
A family that truly inspires!
Kendra Wilkinson recently posted in her website photos of her husband’s birthday celebration, of both of them on their way to dinner, and of a recent visit to a park in Philadelphia. It’s just fascinating how we all have seen Kendra’s life be transformed in no time. This wonderful woman gives each one of us (her fans), a reason to keep following her steps: her consistency in succeeding without letting anything get on the way. In other words, she has demonstrated that no matter what, you should always follow what your heart says. Kendra Wilkinson is living now in a lovely family circle; and there is a little boy that strengthens that love: Kendra and Hank’s son.
Kendra, Hank and their son will be going through several transitional changes. Hank will no longer be playing for the Eagles, but he will be playing now for the Minnesota Vikings! Kendra and her husband are very much in love, and this fact is what keeps Kendra’s fans always checking up on them. We are all very confident that despite any sudden changes that this family might face at any point in their lives, there is a reason to it, for the better.
Kendra is an exemplary woman. She has done everything in her power to be someone who has made a positive difference in others lives (including her own fans), while enjoying her own life with her family as well. If she wasn’t famous, she would still have been the same simple Kendra: a sensitive and loving woman that has faced obstacles and challenges in her life just like anyone else, but always keeping her head up, no matter what. We love you Kendra and keep being who you are! Here's a video I found on You Tube of a book signing in Philadelphia, enjoy!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
What's my favorite Drew Barrymore movie?
My answer to a question made on the website of Lopez Tonight: This is a very hard question for me to answer, considering that Drew Barrymore is my favorite female actress. She played in the first movie that ever made me cry, although I watched it 6 years after it was made. That's how old I was. I remember still like yesterday how my father saw me crying. I was feeling a little embarrassed for some reason, but one thing I will never forget about that day I watched E.T., was that my father said: "It's okay to cry". Of course, I didn't know the little girl in that movie was Drew Barrymore, but later on in life as I kept researching about this awesome actress I came accross the information that revealed that my favorite actress Drew Barrymore was the little girl in the first movie that made me cry. So now, my real answer to this question is: "Never Been Kissed". Now this would take me hours to answer why, but, what I can say, is that I identified myself with her character in the movie in so many ways! If you knew me you would know. I love Drew Barrymore, always will! What's your favorite Drew Barrymore movie?
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