Sunday night I decided that it was time I caught up on some films, I rarely binge watch movies and I often feel like I am very behind when it comes to the movies that people are taking about so once in a while I set aside time to watch three or four straight in an effort to make myself more aware of current pop culture.
My friends and I tend to plan movie nights around food and some movie that we collectively want to see but more often than not I don't remember the movie at all because I am too wrapped up in how amazing my friends are. I am the type of person who would rather talk to those around me than pay attention to the plot, I am the person who talks a lot (not in the theater but if in an appropriate space like a living room). I like to ask questions and challenge the characters decisions but it always turns into a discussion that drowns out the movie.
Sometimes you just need to rent a bunch of movies and watch them alone.
My friends and I tend to plan movie nights around food and some movie that we collectively want to see but more often than not I don't remember the movie at all because I am too wrapped up in how amazing my friends are. I am the type of person who would rather talk to those around me than pay attention to the plot, I am the person who talks a lot (not in the theater but if in an appropriate space like a living room). I like to ask questions and challenge the characters decisions but it always turns into a discussion that drowns out the movie.
Sometimes you just need to rent a bunch of movies and watch them alone.
ADMISSIONS
I love Paul Rudd, he might even be my celebrity ideal (if Patti Stinger ever asks). And don't even get me started on how amazing I think that Tina Fey is. Seriously Tina and Paul would be such cool parents, they are both so cool and these roles are so perfect.
The plot includes a commentary on Ivy league admissions process, a devastating twist, a seemingly hopeless love story and of course a positive ending. The ending doesn't necessarily end up being what you would expect but it is it's own kind of happy. Fey's character is a strong woman who overcomes heartbreak, a corporate-like, bleak work situation and who listens to her heart. I liked this movie a lot. My favorite character from this movie is Portia's (Tina Fey) mother, is named Susannah (played by Lily Tomlin) a super strong woman, who lives alone and conceived her daughter by having sex with a stranger on a train because she says that you should never need anyone too much. It's perfect for a rainy afternoon or after a scary movie.
The plot includes a commentary on Ivy league admissions process, a devastating twist, a seemingly hopeless love story and of course a positive ending. The ending doesn't necessarily end up being what you would expect but it is it's own kind of happy. Fey's character is a strong woman who overcomes heartbreak, a corporate-like, bleak work situation and who listens to her heart. I liked this movie a lot. My favorite character from this movie is Portia's (Tina Fey) mother, is named Susannah (played by Lily Tomlin) a super strong woman, who lives alone and conceived her daughter by having sex with a stranger on a train because she says that you should never need anyone too much. It's perfect for a rainy afternoon or after a scary movie.
The Bling Ring
The opening scene is amazing and the song it features is even better, Crown on the Ground by Sleigh Bells. (They put on a fantastic show, huge sound and lots of lights. I was lucky enough to see them perform once at First Avenue and then again on the Coachella cruise.)
The scenes with all of the clothes, the closets - full of shoes, party dresses, everything sparkly were enough to put me in consumerism shock. I love clothes as much as the next girl and a Carrie Bradshaw closet would be ideal but the materialism expressed by the characters in the film was disgusting. Also the casual drug use is a terrible example and I hope impressionable youth take the right message from the film and can see through the glamorizing bullshit.
The scenes with all of the clothes, the closets - full of shoes, party dresses, everything sparkly were enough to put me in consumerism shock. I love clothes as much as the next girl and a Carrie Bradshaw closet would be ideal but the materialism expressed by the characters in the film was disgusting. Also the casual drug use is a terrible example and I hope impressionable youth take the right message from the film and can see through the glamorizing bullshit.
THIS IS THE END
James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Emma Watson, the list goes on and on. It's funny, its apocalyptic, it's over the top, it's amazing. I highly recommend you see it!
Ending thoughts about movies...
Also I have seen Spring Breakers and it is horrifyingly, awful, a train wreck you stare at through your fingers with your back arched, but you have to see it.
Perks of Being a Wallflower is adorable, hopeful and honest, with a smirk of edge.
I am stoked to see A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan iii, Billy Murray is a god among men and Jason Swartzman has a special place in my heart.
xoxo, kp
Perks of Being a Wallflower is adorable, hopeful and honest, with a smirk of edge.
I am stoked to see A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan iii, Billy Murray is a god among men and Jason Swartzman has a special place in my heart.
xoxo, kp
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