MTAD- Gangster Squad

Emma Stone looks ravishing! Ryan Gosling is hoping to take us to bed! They have a cute bulldog!

MTAD Tuesday- Hitchcock

Creepy and clever and oh so stylish!  Why wasn't it released in time for Halloween?

MTAD Monday- Hyde Park on Hudson

Let's call this an American retelling of The King's Speech.  Thoughts?

MTAD Monday- Playing for Keeps

I'm excited about this feel-good, family-centered comedy starring some very attractive people.  Thoughts?

Happy Weekend- Coastal Living

I think we all have a fantasy life.  Mine involves living on the Florida gulf coast, going to the beach every day, wearing flip flops and never bothering to straighten my hair.  Basically I'd live out a Kenny Chesney song 24/7.

After spending the week in Naples, and doing some significant people watching/ lunchtime eavesdropping, I've realized that even people on a permanent vacation have problems too.  Like the women at Cheesecake Factory who debated how much botox is too much.  (I'd say five injections ago, ladies.)  And a grumpy old man who cursed an afternoon thunderstorm that interrupted his tee time.  

But check out that view . . .

What I've been up to lately:
Reviews of Hit and Run and Lawless
MTAD for Trouble with the Curve and The Big Wedding
Confessions and Style Aspirations

Behind the scenes clip of the week: 

Its going to change our lives, right?  I'm so excited.

Rental of the Week:

Speaking of movie musicals, the last one to win Best Picture was Chicago in 2002.  Love it?  Watch it again and sing along!  Never seen it?  What is wrong with you?
Look of the Week:

Speaking of little dresses and razzle dazzle, I saw this window shopping in Nordstrom and fell in love.  I want to wear it to a New Year's party with a faux bob, glitter headband and all that jazz.

Story of the Week:
Kanye and Kim get a Kat.

Is anyone else hoping Kim gets out of her marriage to Kris quickly so we can have a Kim and Kanye wedding?  The sheer absurdity of it actually gives me chills.  Cute kitty though.

Movie Ticket of the Week:

Justin Randall Timberlake on the big screen.  Don't let me down!

Happy Weekend!

MTAD- Trouble with the Curve

Does this look great or what?  I just love when Amy Adams plays a spunky redhead, JT plays a charming smartass, and Clint Eastwood plays a grumpy old man with something to say.  (Well, most of the time.)

CFC Class- Whales and Tigers and movies- oh my!

First, read and watch this story on recently released footage from a trainer being attacked by a whale at Seaworld in 2006.  I'm not trying to ruin your fun at the zoo, but I think its important to realize that these animals probably aren't having the best time living in captivity for our enjoyment.


Anderson Cooper: Whale Attacked to Send Message


And speaking of zoos, please read Life of Pi.  When the boat carrying Pi's family and the animals from their zoo sinks in a storm, he has to survive on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.  One of my very favorite books, ever!!

And last, please the watch the new trailer for the Life of Pi movie, directed by Oscar winner Ang Lee! 

Class discussion: Have you read Life of Pi?  Do you ever feel bad for Shamu?

MTAD- Witches and Bridesmaids

Yes.

 

Oh hell yes.

Gatsby, What Gatsby?

THIS. IS. HAPPENING. The trailer for Baz Luhrman's The Great Gatsby has arrived online. About an hour ago, I think. All I know is I was getting out of the shower and checking twitter (priorities, obviously) and I saw a cryptic tweet about the trailer. I sprinted to my computer and watched it 5 times in a row. The clothes! The music! The parties! ( I would embed, but I don't think I'm able to and there's no time for that so you can click before.)

The Great Gatsby 2012 trailer

When Daisy said "Gatsby, what Gatsby?" I got a terrible case of goosebumps. I squealed out loud when I saw Gatsby looking all pained and awkward out of the rain. The shirts! I actually started to tear up. " It makes me sad because I've never seen such-such beautiful shirts before."

I'm beside myself with excitement!

MTAD X 2

If someone were to ask me "what kind of movie would you love to see in theaters?" I would say:

A romantic comedy starring half of the cast of Bridesmaids, plus cute Ben from Parks and Recreation, and written and directed by a woman? ( Jon Hamm's lady!)

OR!

A musical set in the 80's, filmed in Florida, and starring 3 of my celebrity crushes- Julianne, Alec, and, yes, I have the hots for Russell Brand and I am not ashamed! Also, that cute guy who dated Spencer on Pretty Little Liars?

If someone were to tell me "those movies have been made! They'll be released in a few months!" I would say:

I've already watched the trailers 467 times.

MTAD- The Lucky One

Zac Efron. Nicholas Sparks. Shower scene. Goosebumps. Is this my new favorite movie?

Movie Theater To Do List

1. Dolphin's Tale. Heartwarming fun for the whole family, filmed in my hometown!

2. What's Your Number. It may be as terrible as the reviews suggest. BUT maybe its not. MTAD at its finest.**

3. 50/50. I heard a great interview on NPR with Joseph Gordan Levitt and the writer of this movie and it was so interesting. I'm sorry, am I 58 years old now?

4. Footloose- out on Friday! And we know how I feel about it.

5. I Don't Know How She Does It. I should just give up now.

6. The Ides of March. Who's dreamier- Ryan Gosling or George Clooney? I'll gladly pay $10 to sit in a theater and figure it out.

** Ed. saw Whats Your Number last night! Wish I hadn't.

Checking things off my list

Well, here's a case of forgotten MTAD. I first saw the trailer for I Don't Know How She Does It in May . . . and I kind of couldn't deal with it. Because its a seasonal movie. You see, I love seasons! And I need to celebrate them at the appropriate time! That means no eating pumpkin in April, no sipping hot chocolate in July, no listening to Christmas music in February. And this goes for movies too- don't you dare try to make me watch a Christmas movie after January 1st and before November 1st. So although this movie looked great- NYC in fall! christmas lights!- I sort of forgot about it. And all of a sudden here we are, almost in September and the movie comes out soon! And yes I am excited!



Anything that combines Greg Kinnear, SJP, Pierce Brosnan AND Seth Myers is a great idea. And I can totally relate to the list making. I have been writing to-do lists in my planner for as long as I can remember. My friends tease me endlessly about it, but seriously . . . the day I lose my planner is the day I lose my mind. And I really don't want to face either situation.


The problem is, I write so many notes to remind myself, I get a little lost when I go to review them. For example, here is the list I was faced with on Monday morning when I opened my planner.


4pm- class meeting
new sunglasses?
pay rent
alec baldwin gf- 27?
email naples students
tea
sign-in list
pack charleston suitcase

I know. I know what you're thinking.

"Grad school, work, traveling AND finding out the age of Alec Baldwin's yoga instructor and lover? I don't know how she does it!"

Everybody Cuts Loose

Have you seen the new trailer for the Footloose remake? While I am completely opposed to a Dirty Dancing remake, I am getting excited about Footloose!

As soon as I watched this my heart began to race and I started to sweat. I then realized this song, Sour Cherry by The Kills, has been on my running playlist for the past year, so I think I've got a Pavlov/salivating dog situation going on. Or maybe I'm just REALLY excited about this movie for the following reasons. . .

1) I love teen dance movies. The dancing is always "forbidden" which is pretty badass. I was not a teenage rebel but if line dancing had qualified as "acting out" I might be eligible for parole right now.

2) The new Ren McCormick is supposedly from Boston and as you can tell from the trailer, has a "Mid-Atlantic" accent. The only thing better than listening to said accent is reading the wikipedia entry.

3) Julianne Hough is one of my top girl crushes AND she's wearing some pretty cute red cowboys boots in the movie.

I would be looking to buy a pair if I hadn't already seen some on Gwyneth in Country Strong. . .

Bought a pair when Frye was having a gigantic online sale. . .

And wore them when I was going through my Rachel Zoe phase. . .

I die.

The End.

Book Club: One Day

If you have watched even an hour of tv this week (I've watched about 45 hours) you have probably seen a commercial for One Day. When I saw this trailer in May I immediately bought the book and downloaded One Republic's "Good Life." I'm happy to report that both are excellent!

One Day is one of the most romantic, most realistic love stories I have ever read. There is nothing easy or predictable in this story of two people who you know are meant to be but you fear will never end up together. It reminded me a lot of The Time Traveler's Wife. I thought about fate and soul mates and what happens to relationships over time.

I immediately thought One Day would make a great movie because the book's dialogue is beautiful and tragic and sometimes really funny! I can't wait to see Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess as Emma and Dexter. Until then I'll watch the trailer and say "university" and "disaster" and "teachers" in my fake British accent.

Move Trailer Anticipation Disorder

I have a problem. I watch a movie trailer and immediately convince myself that I have found my new favorite movie. I have been known to tear up and get goosebumps during those contrived 2 minutes. I immediately obsess over when I'll get to see this movie. I check youtube for new trailers. I watch the previews over and over again. When I tell a friend I'm excited about the movie and she hasn't heard of it (because she's a normal person) I gasp and recite any clips of scenes word for word. Chances are I have already downloaded any good songs featured in the trailer. It's really shameful. It is Movie Trailer Anticipation Disorder (MTAD) and I've struggled with it for years.

Then, when at long last, I get to see the movie.... its not the masterpiece I had in my head. Yes this is whole point of a trailer... like Amanda Woods in "The Holiday," people are payed the big bucks to take an average movie and make everyone (or just me!) excited to see it. And I fall for it every time.

I was obsessed with the Sex and the City movie trailer from the time it leaked on Jezebel in winter 2008 until I finally saw the movie in April of 2008. Fortunately for my sanity, the movie was "just fabulous" (as Carrie would say) and did not disappoint.

This only makes MTAD worse when a movie like "The Time Traveler's Wife," based on one of my all time favorite books and starring one of my all time favorite actresses and prefaced by one of the most magical trailers.... comes up short.

However... I will not give up! I have been dying to see "Crazy, Stupid, Love" since the second I saw this amazing trailer. I told my boyfriend I would wait until he got back in town and we are finally seeing it tonight! And so another cycle of MTAD begins...