Articles tagged with movies
Recap ShahRukh Khan Interview and Movie Recommendation
Once watched an Indian movie that was considered very controversial because of the theme. Controversial subject matter for the citizens of India, that is. A film with that kind of content is very commonplace in the USA. Nevertheless, Shahrukh Khan, one of
Japanese movie review: Ran (1985)
Today we watched a #Japanese movie “Ran” by the director of another very famous movie, Seven Samurai. Or I should say "read " the movie as we watched it with help of the English subtitles. It was a very, very
Gratitude Challenge Day #617
Oh boy, you gotta love mood swings and not feeling up to doing anything. You also gotta love taking a nap, waking up from it, and thinking it's the middle of the night. Boy was I confused lol. Anywho, I'm going to get down to the Gratitude Challenge for to
9000 in the bank!
I have finally earned 9000 coins!!! Yayy. To be very honest, I do not see myself reaching $20 for the next 6 months but I really have a great time here. As I mentioned on a post by &cmoneyspinner, I come to Persona Paper just to rest my feet,
Gratitude Challenge Day #616
Hey there, everyone. I am in the middle of finishing up a few assignments and then I'm calling it a night. I'm just going to get right down to the Gratitude Challenge for today... 1. I've been doing good with my work this week, and it's cash-out night. 2
Rising Sun (1993)
Ever like it when the people in charge of casting pair the new or up and coming actors with the seasoned veteran actors and the chemistry between the two makes the movie worth watching? The people in charge of casting can make or break a hit movie. For
I am genuinely confused
My online contact makes me laugh. He knows I need to write to keep sane, so he's always asking me to write pieces for the enormous number of websites he owns and maintains. I've written about renting a #property, claiming after a personal #injury, #corpor
Bruce Lee
When someone says the name #Bruce-Lee, we immediately think of #martial-arts #movies and of a thin, wiry man chopping down his enemies with quick movements of his hand and feet. I recently came across a few quotes by this phenomenal movie star and found t
Gratitude Challenge Day #604
Hello there, fellow writers. My Saturday wasn't all that eventful, so I don't really have much to blog about right now. I'm in the middle of other stuff, so I'm just going to post the Gratitute Challenge and get back to what I was doing. Here are the thing
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of "The Princess Bride", by Cary Elwes, with Joe Layden - a Book Review by a Movie Fan
If, like me, you love the movie, "The Princess Bride", this memoir by one of the stars of the film just might catch and keep your attention. In it, Cary Elwes, more popularly known as Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts, recounts his experiences in landing the ro
Hellooo, Fellow Writers!
Hey there, peeps. I hope you're all doing well. It's been a few days since I have posted, so I thought I would pop in before getting started on my work for the day. Hmmm, how was my last few days? I went out with my best friend on Friday, since she was pu
Mud and McConaughey
Tonight I finally watched the movie, Mud, with Matthew McConaughhey, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, and others. This would be the kind of movie that would be good to review in a college class and do an in-depth analysis of each of the characters. T
Well, I'm Still Alive!
I haven't gotten the chance to post over here, and I barely got the chance to post at another website this week. As I usually say --- life happens.The clients I have been working with have not posted any work this past week, which meant I had to take a cha
Subtitles and movies.
If you want to watch a foreign film, and you don't happen to be well versed in the language belonging to the country that movie originated from then subtitles is really your only option. I mean sometimes the movies is available dubbed in English , bu
Russian Film Elena Explores Darkness of Human Nature in All of Us
Last night, I attempted to watch 2012 Russian noir film, Elena, by Andrei Zvyagintsev. Do not confuse this with the 2014 release of the documentary of the same name by Petra Costa. As I had seen neither, I thought I would start
The Saddest Movies
There are some #movies that make me cry no matter how many times I see them. To be honest, I can cry easily. A tragic movie is not necessarily the one in which the hero dies. For example I will not call Gladiator (starring Russell Crowe) a tragic movie.&nb
ARGO: A Film Project Like No Other
It was over 30 years after the Iran hostage crisis that the 2013 Oscar Best Picture award-winning film, Argo was released. This political thriller, based on a true story, was directed by Ben Affleck, who also starred in the role of CIA operative, Tony
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You: 2016 Movies
This is by far not the complete list of movies that is coming to theatres this coming year, these are just a few. Several of the ones that I have seen or heard information about looked a tad hoakey, or just plain bad. I don't know about you but
American Dreamz Was a Nightmare
I am all for political satire, and parody of some of the foolishness of pop culture, but American Dreamz was one of the most disappointing films I have ever seen. Director and writer, Paul Weitz, missed the mark on writing good comedy by resorting to
Ancient Places : Antonia Fortress
Ancient History : People and Places : Mark Antony and Antonia Fortress When you hear the name Mark Antony, do your #Cleopatra antennas go up? Mine do. It's because of that old classic #movie which starred #ElizabethTaylor and #RichardBurton . It was quite
Movies That Suck With Sequels
Question. Why is that the movies that you can most assuredly live the rest of your life without ever watching, have sequels?? Makes me wonder. How bad does a movie have to be before people realize it sucks?? What is that about? Do they have to go lik
Performances With a Message...Sixty Years Ago
I went to see a play over the weekend. It was about two women who fall in love, and it tells the story leading up to their first kiss, which resulted in a vicious anti-gay-themed assault, and the aftermath of the assault. It was a well-written and
Jason Statham Movie Feast
Going to have another movie fest later in the day. Had a zombie movie fest earlier. Finished watching the #Rousey fight in #UFC190 . Typical #Rouseyfight , it finished so soon that you can view it in a #Twitter video! LOL! All 34 seconds of it!
Zombie Movie Fest
Good day fellow PPers. Decide to pass away the time by having a #zombiemoviemarathon . Got bitten by the #zombie bug, I guess. Good thing I haven't turned yet. Oh, yeah, in case if your asking, the pun was intended. Both times. Well it is sort of a movie
Day 4 of my House Arrest
Oh my gosh it's only day 4!?!? Haha Well today as promised I got back on the treadmill! I did one mile in 18 minutes. I know that is slower than Day 2's run, but I had the treadmill on an incline of 3 instead of 0 like normal, so that does make it tougher
Revisiting Robert De Niro's induction into the Kennedy Center
Riveting acting legend Robert De Niro was feted as the debut honoree of the evening during the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors held in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2009. Meryl Streep, rightly inducted as a member herself some two years later, open
Day 3 of my House Arrest
It is 8:20pm, so my day is wrapping up, good time to sit down and write a post :) I have to start off by saying I was bad today! Today I did not get on the treadmill >.> I developed a bit of a stomach ache mid day, and I did not want to push it and
Day 2 of My House Arrest
This should have actually been posted yesterday but I didn't get a chance to do it then, so here I am now! :) I've got to admit, I'm already going a little stir crazy! And it's only day 2 (well, 3 now technically, haha)! Yesterday I beat my Day 1 treadmi
The Elusive Movies
I love watching tv and movies, big pass time of mine. I keep a "movie list" for myself on the sticky notes of my computer, whenever I see a trailer or hear about a movie I'm interested, it goes on the list. Well so far there have been some movies that I
Day 1 of My House Arrest
Okay, just in case you're wondering I'm not actually on house arrest, I've never taken part in any criminal activity and don't plan to. I am actually having eye surgery soon, and I am about 90% blind so I'll be at home until the surgery (hopefully in thre
Top 100 List – 2015 Netflix Releases
Noticed that this site has a few Netflix.com devotees; and it's a diverse group too! Those who engage in binge watching. Those who like old TV shows (like M*A*S*H). Those who complain like me when they have to wait for remaini
Good bye Mr. Sharif
Just a month ago we said farewell to screen legend Christopher Lee. Now another one of my favorite actors has taken his permanent leave of absence. Omar Sharif. One of the few actors in American cinema from back in the day, that was not A
Movie Review: Mr. Peabody and Sherman
As a young child in the early 1960s, I used to love to watch "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show." It was a cartoon, which was set up as a variety show, of sorts. It used to feature several different "shows" within the show. My favorites were "Fractured Fairy T
Good bye Mr. Lee
Well! We've another lost another screen legend. Must take a moment to pay my respects. On June 7, 2015, he departed. Now he will be referred to as the late great Christopher Lee. Such a polished actor and a distinguished gentleman with an immediately
List Making Possibilities
Last April, shared a post about a website that will pay $100 for a list. Truth be told, keep pinching myself to see if it's all a dream. Expecting the site to disappear! Just checked the site today and the “Write and Get Paid” offer is still th
Watched Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 went to chuck e cheese and found 2 geocaches
My kitchen sink started leaking really bad a few days ago. About once a year I have to have parts replaced. My father in law who is a plumber and worked on it for me this morning thinks that the hot water I use is what might be causing it. As soon a
Friday was the last day of school
Friday (yesterday) was the last day of school for my children. My daughter will be a 6th grader next year and my son will be a 2nd grader. They went to school for two hours and watched a movie. They came home at 10am. I had planned once my children
Free Online Summer Course on Film Noir
What is film noir? “Film Noir is one of Hollywood's only organic artistic movements.” (Source: Film Noir Foundation) “Film noir is a cycle of mainly American films of the 1940's and 1950's exploring the darker aspects of modernity, an
I’m Going To See Poltergeist Tomorrow
I may or may not have mentioned before that I am a fan of the original Poltergeist trilogy. Actually, the original Poltergeist is my all-time favorite movie. I have been super excited to see the reboot in the theaters, and tomorrow I’ll finally get m
Do Not Boldly Go There!
It's strange. You would think a website that calls itself “Answers” is the first place one might look if they have questions. However, it's not the first resource on my list. Started looking for something and was totally distracted because the
My Weekend Agenda
This is a follow-up to a previous post: Already Shared? Repin and Hashtag It's on my #To Do List” however, the project went on a back burner because my other home business tasks kept screaming louder. A friend used to say: “Whichever makes t
Sean Connery Quit Acting?
Remember AOL? Used to have an eMail account and use it but once my Google gMail got going, don't even recall if the AOL account was even closed. Decided to take a trip down memory lane and see what was going on. One thing about AOL was the attention grabbi
The Influence of a Legend - Bruce Lee
When you grow up in a segregated neighborhood the most exposure you get to “other people” is what's on television or that “different” person who wasn't afraid to set up shop in your part of town. Like Mr. Freddie, the Jew who ran th
One of Those “Falling Behind Days” Again…
Yep, it’s partially my fault and partially not my fault that I have fallen behind today.The first reason is because we wound up having all the kiddos later than we were supposed, for personal reasons (I’m not going to share others’ busine
The Exorcist
Just read a short post by &VinceSummers. The Black Scorpion (1957) So let's stay on this train of thought. #Horror #movies are definitely not for me! Are you kidding? The #werewolf and #Frankenstein used to scare me. Spooky sci-fi TV shows l
Movie: Strange Days
“Strange Days” is not a recent movie. It was released 1995. Nevertheless if you are a fan of either Angela Bassett or Ralph Fiennes or both, this film might interest you. PLOT? Some sort of #technology was invented that gets into a perso
Best Harrison Ford Movies
Most people remember Harrison Ford for his roles in Star Wars, or as Indiana Jones, or as the mature CIA intelligence analyst Jack Ryan. Yes he is loved for his portrayals as all of these memorable and admirable characters. But if anybody ever asked me &he
Are You on Pinterest?
Remember when Pinterest first came out and it was all the rage? I do!! Started March 2010; 5 years later, now it's worth over $3 billion. I've been with Pinterest almost from the beginning and they have allowed me to grow along. People used to say you had
Brief Bio-Sketch: Adolph Hitler
Adolph Hitler is by far one of the most notorious political leaders in the history of mankind. Ya think? How could you not think that? Have you any idea how many different documentaries about this man have been televised? That's just the documentaries. Add
One – Two – Three – Coffee!
One – two – three. That's how my kids remember how to make me a cup of coffee. One teaspoon of instant coffee. Two teaspoons of sugar. Real sugar! Three heaping teaspoons of coffee creamer. Every once in a while throw in a d
Movie review: Whiplash (2014)
Today, I watched the movie "#Whiplash." It is an excellent movie which should be watched by anyone who likes to watch #movies about pursuing one's passion and persevering against all odds. The movie is about a young drummer who wa
My Saturday Went Okay
Yeah, I didn't do anything today, but my Saturday was still okay. Sometimes you just need a weekend of just lounging and doing whatever you want. But I think I was somewhat productive today.I did some blogging on several websites, saved my posts from a web
Sorry I Haven’t Been Around!
I know, I know, I have been MIA for days. It looks like my last post was on Thursday night.So Friday was a bit hectic. Let's see here. My one year old nephew was laying on the couch and rolled the wrong way, so he fell off and busted his lip. He was okay,
Kidnapping of Mr. Heineken
For those who drink alcoholic beverages, I'm pretty sure you've heard of Heineken Lager Beer or simply, Heineken. Little did I know that Alfred Heineken, son of Gerard Heineken (who started it all) was once kidnapped! Yes, his was the largest amount of ran
Bubblews - Status Report
Not writing this in the hopes of dividing and conquering. Not trying to get anybody to back me up. Not seeking out PROs or CONs either way. Just reporting the facts and opinions. My facts. My opinions. There are writers that are either done with #Bubblews
Shout Out For the Three Khans!
Anybody who follows Indian or Hindi cinema knows these three gods of Bollywood. * Aamir Khan – Salman Khan – ShahRukh Khan * Name your favorite! - AND - - What is your favorite Aamir Khan film? - What is your favorite Salman Khan film? - Wh
Well Good Evening, Everyone!
I was so behind on everything last night, I didn’t even get the chance to finish up my work or my blogging. I wasn't too proud of my lack of productivity, but that was last night, and this is now.Everything went a lot smoother today, with both babysi
Question to Married Men – What's Your Fantasy?
Inspiration comes from strange places. Can't vouch for its historical accuracy as my knowledge of the history of Russia is extremely limited, however, based on a movie about Katherine the Great * – evidently she needed to attract her husband enough t
A birthday party and Penguins of Madagascar movie this weekend
This weekend was a pretty good weekend. It was quite late notice but my friend posted to our Breakfast Club group on facebook that her father was having a birthday party on Saturday for her sister who is turning 11. The kids and I only planned to stay for
Absurd Movie Car Crashes
Barely any modern day action movie goes by without a car chase in which at least one car plummets over a cliff and explodes in a fireball on impact with the rocks below. In actuality it is quite hard to explode a car petrol (gas) tank. The crashes
Movie Review – Kingsman – The Secret Service
2014 – Spoiler alerts A dark edged ultra-violent James Bond spoof that is closer to Quentin Tarantino than Austin Powers. It deals with the transformation of Eggsy from street-wise tearaway juvenile London thug, to gentleman spy whe
Dubbed Movies and TV Series - Movies & TV Category Challenge
just noticed that there are a lot of foreign movies and tv shows dubbed in our local language. seriously, i'm all for the advancement of the use of our local language and dialects and even for fostering love for our national language but i find movie
Movie Review - The Return Of The Living Dead Three
Spoiler alerts - 1993 George Romero’s defining zombie movie, The Night Of The Living Dead spawned its own direct sequels, Dawn, Day, & Diary Of The Dead among them. Return Of The Living Dead was a spoof sequel, and a very inventive comed
Movie Review For Your Eyes Only
After the over the top excesses of Moonraker, with its spaceships, space station, laser rifles and giant snake, this is quite a low key Bond adventure, from 1981 with more emphasis on character and drama than spectacle. It looks like a relatively low budge
Selling Online
I have a lot of stuff I could be selling right now and I have tried listing them on multiple sites. First I tried selling on StoreEnvy. I really liked the idea of them because the site doesn't take a fee out of what you make (unlike Ebay and Amazon). But
Are You a Wizzler Too?
Once heard the late Gene Kelly (1912 - 1996) describe the late Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009) as being “eclectic”. The word “ec·lec·tic” is an adjective and it means, in the sense that it was used by Mr. Kelly, that Mr.
A Good Marriage by Stephen King
Apparently this story was published in Stephen King's collection "Full Dark, No Stars," which I did read but for some reason I have no recollection of this story. I honestly didn't enjoy any of the stories in that collection, I remember them being just too
Hollywood Suicides: Do You Remember Capucine?
Every heard of Listverse.com. It's a site where you can earn money for generating lists. Bookmarked it. It's on my “To Do List”. Thinking of trying it out but for some reason … if I'm in rant mode, have no problems spitting out a Top 10
Now Watching: Chef
This is so far, one of my favourite movies for the past year, 2014. The story was good, the actors were excellent and it made my mouth water BIG TIME! It tells the story of Carl Casper, an acclaimed chef who was criticized by online food critic R
Al Pacino Movie Marathon
I am a HUGE Al Pacino fan. Since I saw his 1992 film, Scent of a Woman from which he won his first and so far, only Academy Award for Best Actor, I have been hooked with the man and his craft. Today, since we're having system outages (which means almost no
Watched Big Hero 6 and ate at Little Caesars
Last Saturday I took my two children to the Cinema Saver which is a theater that has discounted pricing. It was $2 a ticket for each of us. It was my daughter's turn to pick out a movie and she chose Big Hero 6. It has been in the theater for a long
This Movie Annoyed Me At First
So, I saw this movie, not that I was intending to watch it or anything. It was more of just flipping through the channels and coming across it. Anyway, the story’s pretty cliché. Girl falls in love with boy. They end up together. They break up
My First Photo Walk After Surgery
This is the milestone I've been waiting for. I've had cabin fever, but it was too rainy and cold to go for a real #walk before today. Since I was supposed to start small, I decided to make the two-block trek to the neighborhood mailbox and back. I was craz
Catching Up On Movies
Well we have been catching up on some #movies we missed. Like Dracula Untold, Hercules and the Maze Runner (just now). There were a few more but I forgot the names heheh. The #advantage was we are in the #comfort of our own home, wide screen and we can pau
Mockingjay Part 1: Holding Its Own
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 was released November 21, 2014. It had been rated as the year's most anticipated film, beating out even the latest instalments in the Hobbit, X-Men, and Spiderman franchises. And although its box office take for
Digitizing
Okay, I have decided to start this winter to get my old photos and my mothers old photos and digitize them. My mother also has old slides from when we were kids. That I don’t have a device to transfer them to a computer with. So I will have to send t
Deciding On What Movie To Watch
Deciding on what movie to watch can be taxing, I know. Back then when watching a movei was the most affordable and cheapest form of entertainment one can have, shellign out that hard earned movie to watch a mediocre B-movie was fine. i used the time to sl
