Aug 03
As a lover of fairy tales, it is a rare and special time when movies portray something of the classics outside of Disney. I recently attended Mirror Mirror, and shortly afterwards Snow White and the Huntsman, at my local cinema. Both tell the story of Snow White, both feature a strong female protagonist as well …
Jun 14
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs tells the story of John Carter, a Virginian soldier, who finds himself stranded on the Red Planet. Through his abilities (that the Martians lack) and his intelligence he must learn to survive, caught between the eternally feuding Green Martians and …
May 31
With the phenomenal box office failure of this adaption of ‘A Princess of Mars’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs, I was uncertain whether or not the film would live up to the previews. It didn’t. It was much, much better than I expected. First of all, this was an epic film. Large sets, warring societies, aliens …
Apr 05
The 2010 movie adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, stars Helen Mirren in the lead role as Prospera. Deprived of her Dukedom and stranded on a desert island, the sorceress Prospera raises her daughter away from human society until fortune brings her enemies within her grasp. When I first saw that a woman played the …
Feb 23
Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring James Franco and Andy Serkis, is a wonderful blend of action, special effects, emotional tension, and philosophy. Last night, as I watched the movie with my husband, I was struck with just how well the movie was done. The motivations of the characters allowed us to empathize …
Feb 12
National Blog Posting Month: Day 12 Here I am again, Day 12, and I’m not really sure what to say anymore. I’m still doing my edit, still using the same system, but logging just about my progress is not going to hold anyone’s interest except mine. So I’ve decided to spice up the selection a …
Sep 30
This year, in honor of the ALA’s Banned Books Week, I will write a review of a challenged book I recently read. For anyone unfamiliar with Banned Books Week, the American Library Association uses the last week of each September to call attention to our right to intellectual freedom and the necessity of vigilence to …
May 17
Well, it finally happened. J.J. Abrams brought us a newer Big Screen version of the original series Star Trek so that we could boldly go were we’d never gone before. Or where we’d gone 8 or 9 times before? I’ve lost count. Let that go. As it stood, I was pretty ambivalent about the impending …
Mar 31
My wonderful husband recently introduced me to the joys of the online website called “Hulu.” Basically, you log on and can pick tv shows that you want to watch either by individual episodes or by subscribing to the series. The website is completely free. Currently airing shows might only list the 5 most current, while …
