In a nostalgic mood (and because I’m either suffering from food poisoning or a monster has taken up residence in my stomach), I decided to rewatch some Disney films I loved as a child: Mary Poppins, 101 Dalmations, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. It’s probably been about 20 years since I’ve last seen Bedknobs and Broomsticks [...]
Hunger Games Trailer
Katniss seems a bit winsome instead of hardened and cynical, I still hate whoever it is they cast as Gale but I approve of Lenny Kravitz as Cinna, and why is Haymitch sporting a blond wig? Nevertheless, this trailer is succeeding in getting me excited for this movie–I think they’ve got the visuals for the [...]
What Your Favourite Disney Film Says About You
First and foremost, you love yourself some books. Some people have porn, you have that scene where Beast reveals to Belle the library that he is now giving over to her, as he knows it’s what she would love more than anything in the world. No human being will ever romantically live up to you [...]
Well Done, Sister Suffragette!
My friend Allison IMed me today, saying she had run into Julie Andrews in the restroom, which naturally led us into discussing our favourite Julie Andrews movies, Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. JJ: It’s so funny, because when I was younger, I had no idea how MEAN the Baroness was being to Maria. [...]
Fairy Tale Coming-of-Age
If you were on Twitter last night, you probably would have seen me live-tweet my watching of the 2003 version of Peter Pan with Jason Isaacs as Hook. I apparently blog about this movie a lot (see this review, and this review and this mention), and generally all within the same context: coming-of-age.
This Movie Was MADE For JJ
You all know of my inappropriate love of Daniel Radcliffe, yes? As well as my penchant for creepy gothic stories? Well, here is the trailer for a movie that has both these things! Therefore, I must conclude The Woman In Black was made with me in mind.
Here’s Something To ACTUALLY Get Angry About
Yesterday we discussed the casting of Jennifer Lawrence in a role that could have gone to a person of color. Today I would like to direct your attention to something far worse: For those of you who don’t know, Akira was a cult film based on a manga about a post-apocalyptic, dystopian future society. They [...]
Later, I Said Later
Internet, internet, I have meant to blog, truly I have. I have been mostly sidetracked by other things. Mostly, work. And books. And running. And…other things. I often think of topics or ideas to share with you all, but then forget it over the course of the day, which is filled with interesting things (like [...]
I Suggest Something Far Worse: Medicine
Having missed the television broadcast of the 2003 version of Peter Pan, I decided to pop in the DVD and settle down for a nice movie. Ugh, I know it always leaves me an emotional wreck by the end, but I watched it anyway, bawling into my popcorn at the climax. Naysayers say what they [...]
Surely This Obsession Is Not Healthy
Sometimes I wish I were Maddy Gaiman. Except not really. Because then I would have that icky crush-on-your-own-father thing and while I secretly indulge in Romantic-Gothic brother/sister incest, the Daddy/Little Girl dynamic really just belongs in the bedroom. That aside, reasons to want to be Maddy Gaiman: She has the coolest dad in the world. [...]
Show Me Some Love
