Coming Soon: New Item

I have been thinking of a new movie item and I finally have one. It's called Me & 3 ... Movies. It's basically me watching three movies. But not just random movies. The three movies need to have something in common. It can be an actor, genre, director, theme, country, you name it. And finally I will write about it, give a review and choose a favorite. Not sure how to do it yet, but I'm sure I will come up with something. I already have some great ideas. Please check out my blog frequently so you don't miss my first post. And if you have any ideas for me, let me know in the comments.

Movie Trailer Sunday (88)

Here are this weeks trailers.

As I Lay Dying
Description: We follow the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson
Director: James Franco
Starring: james Franco, Danny McBride, Tim Blake Nelson, Beth Grant, Ahna O'Reilly, Logan Marshall-Green
Trailer: Trailer "As I Lay Dying"
Comment: Two words: James Franco!

About Time
Description: At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in time... The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father (Bill Nighy) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life�so he decides to make his world a better place...by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as you might think. Moving from the Cornwall coast to London to train as a lawyer, Tim finally meets the beautiful but insecure Mary (Rachel McAdams). They fall in love, then an unfortunate time-travel incident means he's never met her at all. So they meet for the first time again�and again�but finally, after a lot of cunning time-traveling, he wins her heart. Tim then uses his power to create the perfect romantic proposal, to save his wedding from the worst best-man speeches, to save his best friend from professional disaster and to get his pregnant wife to the hospital in time for the birth of their daughter, despite a nasty traffic jam outside Abbey Road. But as his unusual life progresses, Tim finds out that his unique gift can't save him from the sorrows and ups and downs that affect all families, everywhere. There are great limits to what time travel can achieve, and it can be dangerous too.
Director: Richard Curtis
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie
Trailer: Trailer "About Time"
Comment: Rachel McAdams' first time traveller movie is a favorite, so I think I will like this too.

Last Vegas
Description: Four old friends decide to throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the only one of them who has remained single.
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline
Trailer: Trailer "Las Vegas"
Comment: I love Morgan Freemand and I also enjoy watching Robert De Niro and Kevin Kline. I just hope that the big names aren't the only good thing about this movie.

Berberian Sound Studio
Description: 1976. A mild-mannered British sound engineer named Gilderoy (Toby Jones) arrives in Rome to work on the post-synchronized soundtrack to The Equestrian Vortex, a tale of witchcraft and murder set inside an all-girl riding academy. But as Gilderoy begins to work on this unexpectedly terrifying project, it's his own mind that holds the real horrors. As the line between film and reality blurs, is Gilderoy working on a film - or in one?
Director: Peter Strickland
Starring: Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Susanna Cappellaro, Cosimo Fusco, Eugenia Caruso
Trailer: Trailer "Berberian Sound Studio"
Comment: This is one of those movies that will be very good, but is going to be ignored by many.

The Congress
Description: An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider
Director: Ari Folman
Starring: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Danny Huston, Sami Gayle, Michael Stahl-David, Paul Giamatti
Trailer: Trailer "The Congress"

In My Mailbox (97)

Six officials, one surprise and one private swap. First I got an envelope from Caerphilly, Great Brittain. It had six postcards in it, but I could only register one. But I will share all six postcards with you. It's really hard to pick a favorite. Off course I send some cards in return.

Sent: may 9th 2013
Received: may 15th 2013
Distance: 642 km (399 miles)
Travel Time: 6 days

From Lipetsk, Russia I got this belated easter card. Cute.

Sent: april 24th 2013
Received: may 16th 2013
Distance: 2,298 km (1,428 miles)
Travel Time: 22 days

This card looks so serene and calm. Love it. It's from Bejing, China.

Sent: may 9th 2013
Received: may 16th 2013
Distance: 7,866 km (4,888 miles)
Travel Time: 7 days

A killer whale postcard! If there's a killer whale on a postcard, you made my day. Beautiful card. It's from Canterbury, Great Brittain

Sent: may 3rd 2013
Received: may 16th 2013
Distance: 343 km (213 miles)
Travel Time: 13 days

This wonderful view came from Amami, Japan. It would be nice to have a view like this while looking out your window.

Sent: may 9th 2013
Received: may 16th 2013
Distance: 9,604 km (5,968 miles)
Travel Time: 7 days

Another tea postcard, but this time it's from Sevastopol, Ukraine. Love everything about this card.

Sent: may 7th 2013
Received: may 17th 2013
Distance: 2,170 km (1,348 miles)
Travel Time: 10 days

And a swap from my friend Patricia from Gdansk, Poland.

Thanks Casper, Malyska, Xiaoyaoyaoer, Ann, Sayuri, Nastya and Patricia for your fantastic postcards this week.

Pic Spam: Laurie Holden

Laurie Holden plays my second favorite female character on the show "The Walking Dead", which is very awesome by the way. I think she is a very beautiful woman and she deserves to be put in the spotlights on my blog.

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.

Weekly Photo Challenge - Theme # 19: Yellow

Here is this weeks theme.

I mde this photo last week at a zoo that me and my brother visited. There is a rainforrest part, where there are all those beautiful flowers.

Movie Trailer Sunday (87)

Here are this weeks trailers.

The Butler
Description: We follow the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades.
Director: Lee Daniels
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams
Trailer: Trailer "The Butler"
Comment: This movie reminded me of "The Help". The trailer already made me tear up a bit and the cast is amazing. Looking forward to seeing this.

Ender's Game
Description: In the near future, a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy but strategically brilliant boy, is recruited to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult challenges and simulations, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military�s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he�s trained by Mazer Rackham himself to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
Director: Gavin Hood
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis
Trailer: Trailer "Ender's Game"

The World's End
Description: Five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub: The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching The World's End is the least of their worries.
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Paddy Considine
Trailer: Trailer "The World's End"
Comment: I loved "Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead" so I'm super excited about this movie. Can't wait.

Captain Phillips
Description: This is the true story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years
Director: Paul Greengras
Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Max Martini, Yul Vazquez, Michael Chernus, Chris Mulkey, Corey Johnson, David Warshofsky, John Magaro, Angus MacInnes
Trailer: Trailer "Captain Phillips"
Comment: Finally another Tom Hanks movie. He's my man and this looks like something he's never done before.

Gravity
Description: Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone, tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth... and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Starring: sandra Bullock, George Clooney
Trailer: Trailer "Gravity"
Comment: I've always been fascinated by space somehow. This movie looks good and it has a good couple of leading actors in it.