Movie Trailer Sunday (103)

Last week there weren't any trailers worth sharing. Here are this weeks trailers.

Neighbors
Description: A young couple suffering from arrested development are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby.
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Christoph Mintz-Plasse, Dave Franco
Trailer: Trailer "Neighbors"
Comment: That scene with the airbag on the chair cracked me up. I think it's going to be hilarious!

Under the Skin
Description: An alien in human form is on a journey through Scotland.
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Walter Campbell
Trailer: Trailer "Under the Skin"
Comment: Are you sure this isn't directed by David Lynch?

Kill Your Darlings
Description: The previously untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston) and William Burroughs (Ben Foster) at Columbia University in 1944, providing the spark that would lead to their Beat Revolution. This is the true story of friendship and murder that led to the birth of an entire generation.
Director: John Krokidas
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane Dehaan, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, Kyra Sedgwick, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Trailer: Trailer "Kill Your Darlings"
Comment: Didn't James Franco also play Ginsberg?

Best Man Down
Description: When their obnoxious and over-served best man, Lumpy (Tyler Labine), unexpectedly dies at their destination wedding in Phoenix, bride and groom Kristin (Jess Weixler) and Scott (Justin Long) are forced to cancel their honeymoon and fly home to the snowy Midwest to arrange for his funeral. But when they arrive they realize that there was a lot more to their friend than met the eye.
Director: Ted Koland
Starring: Justin Long, Tyler Labine, Jess Weixler, Addison Timlin, Frances O'Connor, Shelley Long
Trailer: Trailer "Best Man Down"
Comment: Not a big cast, but look fun.

All is Bright
Description: Two French Canadian never-do-wells travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees. Easygoing charmer Rene (Paul Rudd) clashes with misanthropic ex-con Dennis (Paul Giamatti), whose wife Rene just stole. Still, this odd couple must make an honest go of it.
Director: Phil Morrison
Starring: Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, Sally Hawkins, Peter Hermann, Halley Feiffer, Michael Drayer, Amy Landecker, Curtiss Cook, Colman Domingo
Trailer:
Comment: I think the two Paul's are a great team.

In My Mailbox (113)

Six cards and one private swap this week. First I got this Harry Potter card from Lieksa, Finland. This is the cover of one of the books in Finland.

Sent: august 24th 2013
Received: setember 1st 2013
Distance: 1,960 km (1,218 miles)
Travel Time: 8 days

This beautiful lighthouse came from Buffalo, Louisiana, US.

Sent: august 28th 2013
Received: September 4th 2013
Distance: 6,146 km (3,819 miles)
Travel Time: 7 days

A lovely card from Groningen, Netherlands. These are actually my favorite flowers. They make me smile.

Sent: august 31st 2013
Received: September 4th 2013
Distance: 229 km (142 miles)
Travel Time: 4 days

Another card from Finland, this time Tangere. I think this card is super cute!

Sent: augustus 29th 2013
Received: September 4th 2013
Distance: 1,574 km (978 miles)
Travel Time: 6 days

I don't get a lot of cards from Bulgaria, so it's always exciting to receive a card from a more 'rare' postcrossing country. It's from Haskovo.

Sent: august 30th 2013
Received: septeber 6th 2013
Distance: 1,832 km (1,138 miles)
Travel Time: 7 days

My favorite of the week came from Sauerland, Germany. What a gorgeous bird!

Sent: august 28th 2013
Received: September 6th 2013
Distance: 175 km (109 miles)
Travel Time: 9 days

And this card came from my friendin Gdansk, Poland. It's a Poland cheat sheet. I love hos random facts!

Thanks Hilja, Yu, Greet, Tüna, Spas, Cristina and Patricia for you postcards this week!

In the Picture: The Characters from "Léon"

"Léon" is one of the coolest movies of the 90's and it brought us three very memorable characters as well. Here are the characters from "Léon".

Léon
Played by: Jean Reno
Léon is a hitman, or a cleaner is how he calls it. He lives a solitary life in New York. The only living thing in his life is his plant, who he calls his best friend. When Matilda enters his life, he feels things he never felt before.

Matilda Lando
Played by: Natalie Portman
Matilda lives with her dysfunctional family. She has an abusive father, self-absorbed stepmother and a shallow half sister. The only one she cares about is her four year old brother. When her family is killed, she goes to Léon for help and an unlikely friendship develops.

Norman Stansfield
Played by: Gary Oldman
Stansfield leads a group of corrupt DEA agents and is responsible for the death of Matilda’s family. He’s trying to find her now. He has a great passion for classical music, preferably Beethoven and has a unhinged and unpredictable personality.

Tony
Played by: Danny Aiello
Tony is a so-called mobster in Little Italy and he helps out Léon. He keeps his money safe and is responsible for giving everything to Matilda when Léon dies.



Favorite Character: Léon

Top 5 Thursday: Amazing Kids in Adult Movies

I work with kids and I know how awesome they can be sometimes. They are always very honest. I came up with this list and here are some great kids in adult movies.

5. Chloë Grace Moretz in “Kick-Ass”
Lets face it, she is the star of the film. I know it’s supposed to be about the wannabe hero Kick-Ass, but Moretz steals the show as Hit Girl.

4. Natalie Portman in “Léon”
Although she was only 12 or 13 years old while shooting “Léon”, she acted very mature. Normally it sounds funny when a kid uses the f-word, but she’s serious!

3. Haley Joel Osment in “The Sixth Sense”
Unfortunately Osment never really did anything memorable after this movie, everyone was mesmerized by his performance. He even got an Academy Award nomination.

2. Christian Bale in “Empire of the Sun”
I’m so glad Bale wasn’t just another child star. He is the leading actor and he carries this movie, just like he does now as an adult. Fantastic performance.

1. Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunhsine”
Don’t you just love Olive? Well, I do and no one other than Abigail Breslin could have done it. She is adorable and loveable.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Elliot in “E.T.”

Weekly Photo Challenge 2013 - Theme 35: Cooking

Here is this weeks challenge.

I'm not a princess in the kitchen, but I do love to try new things. Like this, it was delicious!!

Me & 3 Michelle Williams Movies

Michelle Williams is a fabulous actress. She is a classic beauty and is not average at any level. And she’s made some diamonds. Here are the three Michelle Williams movies I watched.

Oz the Great and Powerful
Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy
Year: 2013
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Zach Braff
Description: Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. Opinion: Don’t you just love a good fairytale story? A lot of people criticized this movie, but I loved it. Maybe the acting is over the top, but it’s a Disney fairytale! I especially liked the three witches and the monkey. I also think the China girl was made beautifully. And oof course James…
Favorite character: Finlay (voiced by Zach Braff)
Most memorable quote: “I don’t want to be a good man, I want to be a great one” -Oz-
Best scene: Theodora’s transformation

Blue Valentine
Genre: Drama
Year: 2010
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
Description: Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) are a young, working class married couple. Dean currently working as a painter, and Cindy working as a nurse in a medical clinic. They have a young daughter named Frankie. Despite their relatively tender ages, they are both ravaged by the life they've eked out together and by the experiences they've had leading into their marriage..
Opinion: You think it’s just another lovestory, think again. It’s anything but that. A couple tries to think of the better days in their relationship, while nothing is like that anymore. Williams and Gosling have perfect chemistry which makes it all very realistic an believable.
Favorite character: Cindy Pereira (Michelle Williams)
Most memorable quote: “In my experience, the prettier a girl is, the more nuts she is, which makes you insane.” –Dean Pereira- Best scene: Dean sings and plays the guitar and Cindy dances.

My Week With Marilyn
Genre: Drama
Year: 2011
Director: Simon Curtis
Cast: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond, Toby Jones Description: Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's (Kenneth Branagh), documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) during production of The Prince and the Showgirl.
Opinion: I never knew Marilyn Monroe was such an insecure woman, who was very unhappy. She was obviously very good at hiding it. The story that Colin Clark tells us here, is not very well known. Michelle Williams is the perfect actress to portray her, she shines in every single scene. I think her performance is even better then the movie itself.
Favorite character: Dame Sybil Thorndike (Judi Dench)
Most memorable quote: “Darling, as I'm in England let's say I sleep in nothing but Yardley's lavender”. –Marilyn Monroe-
Best scene: Marilyn and Colin are visiting Windsor Castle, when the employees welcome her. Marilyn decides to give the audience what they want, she puts on a little show for them.

Favorite of the 3: “Blue Valentine”

No Movie Trailer Sunday

There weren't any interesting movie trailers this week I wanted to share with you.