Me & 3 Marion Cotillard Movies

I think the main reason I like Marion Cotillard is that she will sometimes choose big Hollywood movies and sometimes she goes for a smaller film only a few people will see. Cotillard is a very talented and beautiful actress.

Deux Jours, Une Nuit

Genre: Drama

Year: 2014

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Cast: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Pili Groyne, Simon Caundry, Catherine Salée, Batiste Sornin, Alain Eloy, Myriem Akeddiou, Fabienne Sciascia, Timur Magomedgadzhiev, Hicham Slaoui, Philippe Jeusette, Yohan Zimmer, Christelle Cornil, Laurent Caron, Franck Laisné, Serge Koto, Morgan Marinne, Gianni La Rocca, Ben Hamidou, Olivier Gourmet, Carl Jadot

Description: Sandra (Marion Cotillard), a young Belgian mother, discovers that her workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus, in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job.

Opinion: Sometimes the simplest movies are the most beautiful ones.

Favorite character: Sandra (Marion Cotillard)

Most memorable quote: “Everytime I feel like a beggar, a thief coming to take their money. They look at me, ready to hit me. I feel like I'm hitting them too.” – Sandra -

Best scene: The final scene, where she feels like she has done everything she could.

The Immigrant

Genre: Drama/ Romance

Year: 2013

Director: James Gray

Cast: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk, Angela Sarafyan, Glenn Fleshler, Gabriel Rush, Ilia Volok, Antoni Corone, Dylan Hartigan, DeeDee Luxe, Julian Murdoch, Francine Daveta, Anna Kuchma, John Mitchell, Gil O’Brien, Kevin Cannon, Francesca Murdoch

Description: The innocent immigrant Ewa (Marion Cotillard) is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician (Jeremy Renner) tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

Opinion: The movie has beautiful costumes and décor, but the overall story is a bit monotone.

Favorite character: Orlando the Magician/ Emil (Jeremy Renner)

Most memorable quote: “My mother used to always tell me, God's eye is on every sparrow. You've got a right to be happy, Ewa. At least, that's what I think.” – Emil -

Best scene: The moment where Emil first sees Ewa.

The Dark Knight Rises

Genre: Action/ Thriller/ Adventure/ Fantasy/ Crime

Year: 2012

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Christian Bale, Tom hardy, Liam Neeson, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Juno Temple, Daniel Sunjata, Matthew Modine

Description: Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight (Christian Bale) is forced to return from his imposed exile to save Gotham City from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane with the help of the enigmatic Catwoman (Anne Hathaway).

Opinion: For me it’s the best movie in the Dark Knight trilogy. Great bad guy and good story.

Favorite character: Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman)

Most memorable quote: “Peace has cost you your strength! Victory has defeated you!” – Bane -

Best scene: The fight between Batman and Bane

Favorite of the 3: “Deux Jours, Une Nuit”

DVD Collection Update (2)

Since my last update I bought nine Dvd's. Some of them were really cheap and some of them I really needed to add to my collection. I owed it to myself ;) . Here's my update.

First I got "The Cabin in the Woods". I had heard so many great things about this seemingly standard horror movie. When I read the back I thought it was going to be another one of those slashers, with all the horror movie clichés. But it's not standard at all. Very entertaining, surprising and real fun. I already lend it to my brother, who is a horror fan.

I got the second season of "One Tree Hill". I've had the first season for quite some time now and I actually rewatched it during my spring vacation. That's when I realised again how fun the show is, so I ordered the second season and watched it during that same vacation. Eventually I want the complete series.

I was ashamed that I hadn't seen it yet, as a Naomi Watts fan. So when it came out, I rushed to the store and purchased it. Now I did see "The Impossible" and I think it's a beautiful movie. Maybe even Naomi Watts' best performance so far. Grab a box of tissues when you watch this girls!

Please let me know what yo think of these movies.

Another Naomi Watts movie that I didn't see yet was "Dream House". I bumped into it while shopping with my friend Nandy. I also watched it and it wasn't as scary as I expected. Not one of her best movies, but I'll keep it in my collection because I want to own all Naomi Watts movies someday.

I wanted to see this movie ever since I saw its trailer. It's a French movie called "De Rouille et d'os", but in English it's called "Rust and Bone". It stars Marion Cotillard and it's an arthouse movie. It's also a special edition DVD and I'm very excited to finally see it.

I held this DVD in my hands a couple of times, but I thought it was overprized. The price had been lowered in the meantime, so I bought it finally. "The Dark Knight Rises" is a highly anticipated movie that I have yet to watch. I'm especially very curious about Tom Hardy as Bane, because I heard so many things about this role.

Another movie that I wanted to see for a long time is "Where the Wild Things Are". A book that I read as a kid and as a teacher now read to kids. I think this is a movie that I know won't disappoint me.

"Fargo" is a movie that should be in every moviefan's collection. Haven't seen in it a while and it's one of my favorites. Glad to add this to my collection.

And last I got an 80's classic. "The Breakfast Club". Can't remember when I last saw it, but now that I own it I want to see it ASAP.






Please let me know what you think of these purchases.

Movie Trailer Sunday (17)

First, Merry Christmas everyone.
What a great movie trailer week. This weeks trailers are about Batman, teachers, a charming journalist, an outer space journey and a hobbit.

The Dark Knight Rises
Description: Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane (Tom Hardy) arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman (Christian Bale) to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hatheway, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman and Michaael Caine
Trailer: Trailer "The Dark Knight Rises"
Comment: Awesome!

Detachment
Description: We follow the chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of a substitute teacher. Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody) is a substitute teacher, who roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Director: Tony Kaye
Starring: Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Peterson, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner and James Caan
Trailer: Trailer "Detachment"
Comment: As a teacher I would really like to take a look at other teacher's lives.

Bel Ami
Description: George Duroy (Robert Pattinson) is a young journalist who rose from poverty to become one of the most successful men in Paris via the ruthless and calculating bedding of the city's most glamorous and influential women.
Director: Declan Donnellan
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci
Trailer: Trailer "Bel Ami"

Prometheus
Description: A team of scientists and explorers go on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life's ultimate mystery.
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Wilson and Idris Elba
Trailer: Trailer "Prometheus"
Comment: As a Charlize Theron fan I have a lot to look forward for next year.

The Hobbit
Description: We follow the journey of Hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Stephen Frye, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly and Barry Humphries
Trailer: Trailer "The Hobbit"
Comment: In know it's just the teaser trailer, but I wanted to share this with you.