Children's books...

I found these randomly stumbling and thought they were brilliant!  They are by Josh Cooley, an animation artist at Pixar.  I wish he'd illustrate a whole book of these! I'd buy it!

 The Godfather

The Big Lebowski

The Graduate

The Professional

Goodfellas

Se7en

Movie of the Week: Falling Down

 

Directed by Joel Shumacher

Written by Ebbe Roe Smith

Released: 1993

Quote: Bill Foster:  

" Yeah.  And now you're gonna die, wearing that stupid little hat.  How does it feel? "

I pretty much love this movie for two reasons: 
1) I am a fan of Michel Douglas and his older 90's films, and 2) This movie is kind of like watching a fantasy that I know all of you have had.  You know there are some days when nothing really seems to be going your way and this infuriated being takes over your body but you just sit there.  William Foster has finally cracked and decides to deal with every little flaw he sees in society.  I can't help but imagine being him for one day, smashing cars, yelling at all my ridiculous teachers, finding all those old school bullies that wouldn't leave the little man alone and bashing their faces in as I scream every profanity known to man!  I think my favorite would be breaking glass.  I don't know what it is about the shattering of glass that is so beautiful.  WATCH IT!  I promise you will feel much better after you do.  

Busy with a side of fun...

So life has been a little hectic here and there lately.  My mind is a never ending thought process in which I can't seem to slow done unless I'm exercising.  Sometimes my thoughts over run the previous thought and it gets complicated, but I've been really trying to learn to focus.  School, believe or not, really helps with this(and the fact that I love both my classes).  If I can keep myself focused on something, I don't start thinking and worrying about random things that I don't need to be thinking about.  Oh! and the other day I went to the beach with a couple of friends.  I love just letting the ocean's force push me around and take of a hold of me.  The ocean is a powerful entity.  The day after that, I hung out with an old friend after her Senior Prom and another one of our friends and we went to Denny's and got caught up in a random skirmish of some kind around 2:00 a.m..  There were at least fifty people there gathering in this parking lot yelling at each other.  Some ladies hair fell off.  It was strange.  Then a water bottle was thrown.  Five cop cars ended up coming to the parking lot and the crowd scattered.  It was fun to watch so many people come together and just start yelling at each other.  I filmed some of it from afar.  After that, one of us headed home and then just  two of us went to a dock and took pictures and filmed random things.  It was relaxing and nice to be out so late at night when the world is quiet.  I didn't get back to my house until around 4:00 a.m. but it was definitely worth it.

Movie of the Week: The Matrix

 

Directed by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski

Written by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski

Released: 1999

Quote: Morpheus: "Welcome to the real world."

I decided to make this film the Movie of the Week because it has been brought up several times recently in my Philosophy class.  We were discussing philosophers and their thoughts on reality and my teacher described how this movie correlated significantly with the philosophies of Descartes.  I would elaborate more but I don't want to give away too much of the movie.  It is a fantastic action/science fiction film that was groundbreaking at the time of its release.  It is recorded as one of the thousand movies you must see before you die and is highly acclaimed for its famous slow motion bullet scene.  WATCH IT! and you'll see what I mean.   

Late...

Sorry for posting the Movie of the Week two days late!  I just started Summer A and I'm adjusting to its quick pace.    

 

 

Movie of the Week: The Conversation

 

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Written by Frances Ford Coppola

Released: 1974

Quote: Harry Caul: "I'm not afraid of death, but I am afraid of murder."

I would like to say that this movie is NEAT!  I know neat is not a great word to describe a movie and gives no indication as to why it is NEAT, but it is.  It has NEAT surveillance gadgets, NEAT surveillance conventions (sneaky people!), and NEAT situations in which the main character must eavesdrop.  I like all the little surprises in the movie, and the sensation of always being watched that the film ensues.  WATCH IT!  Understand the power of NEAT!

Happy Mother's Day Everyone!

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Movie of the Week: Rocky Horror Picture Show

 

Directed by Jim Sharmen

Written by Richard O'Brian, Jim Sharman and 

Released: 1975

Quote: Doctor Frank-N-Furter: "Don't dream it, be it."

I wouldn't recommend this movie to all, but I find it to be as strange as the front cover makes it seem,  hilarious and groundbreaking for its time and all times, and forever part of my collection.  It's truly one of a kind.  It stars Tim Curry and features Meat-Loaf, so you know something crazy is bound to happen.  Just so viewers know, it is a musical.  For Halloween last year, a few friends and I went to a Rocky Horror Picture Show viewing at a theater that normally is for musical symphonies or plays.  It was neat to see and be a part of all the costumed people in the audience yelling lines from the movie.  As a part of a Rocky Horror tradition I have yet to understand, objects pertaining to the movie were thrown such as playing cards, hot dogs, toilet paper, and loaves of bread, all of which I got hit with in good fun. hehe.  WATCH IT!  LET'S DO THE TIME WARP DANCE!!!!!

Lego Spaceships!

My younger siblings and I just built  Lego spaceships in the middle of our hallway.  

I think mine came out pretty neat.

OMG...IT'S FLYING!

THERE IT GOES!

 

IT'S SO FAST!

 

WHOOSH!