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Mother’s Day Films to Watch with Mom, Today!
April 30, 2015 in Featured Articles, Recent News | Comments Off on Mother’s Day Films to Watch with Mom, Today!
There’s just a little over a week until Mother’s Day, and in my family that means it’s time to pull out a mother-daughter film favourite. Here’s some ideas for you and your Mom (or Grandma) to give a shot. Maybe you’ll find a new favourite, or rediscover an old one! Steel Magnolias (1989) This film is the epitome of successful dramedy. The film is an incredibly poignant and realistic representation of not just mother-daughter relationships, but also female friendship as a whole that will have you in both stitches and tears. Not sold yet? Olympia Dukakis and Shirley MacLaine spend good portions of the film pithily bantering. I would actually wear a shirt that says, “I slapped Ouiser Boudreaux!”. Mermaids (1990) Cher and Winona Ryder star in this hilarious take on life in the early 1960’s. As mother and daughter Rachel and Charlotte Flax, they are complete opposites. …
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Best Paris Films of the Last 25 Years
April 2, 2015 in Featured Articles, Video Editing, Video Production | Comments Off on Best Paris Films of the Last 25 Years
So in exactly 1 month I will be headed to Paris and France for the very first time. Here’s a list of the films I’ll be watching to get even more excited for Paris, and you should check them out too. As usual, there’s some favorites, and some you might not have heard of on here. Enjoy! Amelie Not only one of the best Paris films of all time, this is also one of the most beautiful films of all time. The cinematography, color scheme and of course, Audrey Tatou as the title character, are flawless. If you can handle the subtitles one watch will put this film on your favorites list. Available on Amazon Instant Video. Before Sunset Having never seen this follow up to Richard Linklater’s landmark Before Sunrise, I can’t make any promises. However, given the intelligence and emotional depth of both lead actors in the first film, …
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With spring around the corner it’s time to get in those last few cold weather, snow falling, dark at 5 pm films. Here’s a list with some crowd favorites, and a few you might not have seen yet. About A Boy: Adapted from Nick Hornby’s funny and aching novel of the same title, About A Boy is a British gem about an awkward 12 year old and a perpetual man child who become unlikely friends. Hugh Grant is in regular aloof form, and you get a chance to check out the immensely uncomfortable tween Nicholas Hoult before he became J. Law worthy leading man material. (Available on Amazon Instant Video) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Released in 1987 it features both Steve Martin and John Candy’s favorite performances of their own as two men having the worst luck in transportation history as they struggle to get home for Thanksgiving. Steve Martin seethingly …
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