Life in Films and Books

Hola. Bonjour. Hello. Ni hao. Guten tag.

This "blog" keeps track of a) the movies I watch and b) the books I read in 2011.

ZE MOVIES
ZE BOOKS

[[ At the beginning of 2010, I signed up to read 100 new books. I failed that. Probably read one. Or maybe two. So this year, I'm boiling it down to 25. Seems manageable. ]]

I'm no critic, but I do like criticizing... not in a mean way, of course.

--Ivana
July 24
Adam--07/20/2011— THUMBS UP. I suspect that I am like most people who saw this movie before me: tired from crying my eyes, overwhelmed, and entirely ready to profusely recommend this film to anyone else who hasn’t seen it. I don’t know why it took me this long to watch. I kept saying, “Yes, okay, I’ll look into it,” when people say, “OMG YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT?” I don’t know how accurate the film’s portrayal of Asperger’s Syndrome is, but Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, and the rest of the cast were simply memorable. Such wonderful, perfectly-timed, and mostly understated yet powerful acting combined with a tightly-crafted cinematography made for an enjoyable movie that I imagine would appeal to most of the viewers. Please don’t pass this up. Seriously.

Adam--07/20/2011—

THUMBS UP. I suspect that I am like most people who saw this movie before me: tired from crying my eyes, overwhelmed, and entirely ready to profusely recommend this film to anyone else who hasn’t seen it. I don’t know why it took me this long to watch. I kept saying, “Yes, okay, I’ll look into it,” when people say, “OMG YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT?”

I don’t know how accurate the film’s portrayal of Asperger’s Syndrome is, but Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, and the rest of the cast were simply memorable. Such wonderful, perfectly-timed, and mostly understated yet powerful acting combined with a tightly-crafted cinematography made for an enjoyable movie that I imagine would appeal to most of the viewers.

Please don’t pass this up. Seriously.