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5 Mini Movie Reviews – The Artist, Girl w/the Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible, We Bought a Zoo, New Year’s Eve
I didn’t do a lot of Christmas shopping this season, didn’t try any new restaurants and my lips were left cold and wanting on New Year’s Eve. But on a bright note, I did manage to fit in 5 films between Christmas and New Years. The Artist (Writer/Director Michel Hazanavicius) – Silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is riding high, full of fame, ego and verve, one moment at the height of stardom, the next crashing down to earth, brought low by the advent of sound – “The Talkies”. This same new movie craze propels his ingenue, protege Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) into celebrity starlet status. Silently, sans color…
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10 Best Films I (Tinsel & Tine) Saw in 2011
Although my list may be somewhat eclectic, these were the films that immediately came to mind when I sat down to do a top 10 list. Each of the above films has a combination of seamless storytelling and characters that just struck a chord within me...
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Beer Tasting – Left Hand Brewing Company
I stumble upon a beer tasting at the Plymouth Meeting Whole Foods earlier this month. And took a liking to all of the selections Dan Conway from Left Hand Brewing Company (Longmont, Colorado) was pouring, although if I had to pick a favorite, I’d go with the Milk Stout. I asked Dan if I could record his descriptions of all the brews and he agreed so here it is: Milk Stout – Made with lactose sugar (milk infused sugar) which gives it the creamy texture – aroma is of brown sugar and vanilla cream, with hints of roasted coffee. Sawtooth Ale: An English style bitter. We aim for a perfect…
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TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Same goes true for the characters of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, these are trained agents for goodness sakes, yet they lose their tempers over disloyalty, are thrown off course by the opposite sex, breakdown when accused of double-crossing, risk plans for friendship, are haunted by sentimental items and the one that got away...
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Commentary – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I remember nothing of the plot of the first Sherlock Holmes movie, but it didn’t seem to impede my enjoyment of the 2nd installment of this sleuthing franchise, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring my love, Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows also features one of my favorites from the series Mad Men (Jared Harris/ Lane Pryce) in the role of Holme’s nemesis, Dr. Moriarty; along with the official Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Noomi Rapace. The same elements used in the first film, work to make this fast-paced, studio vehicle equally or perhaps more fun: Downey carrying the…
