Saw an unusual film today, The Rider. Family of nonprofessional actors, the Jandreau family, portraying themselves in a story revolving around a Native American "cowboy" who is injured while on the rodeo circuit. Beautifully filmed, great music, photography, acting, scenery. I found it a little slow at times and a little too fond of closeups. Okay, the star is handsome and movie star eligible, but I needed for the story to move along. My husband, however, loved the film and did not find it slow going at all. I have a feeling this movie appeals more to men as it portrays a rather macho subculture.
By David Z on April 19, 2018 This is a wild and wacky book all right, and it’s a blast. From the moment we meet Melie, she’s mired in HR insanity and an existential crisis of romantic desperation: “Men seem to want something she just couldn’t give. They drifted in and out, leaving more rusted wreckage in her dump of a heart.” Matching the story perfectly is Garber’s writing style, which is the linguistic equivalent of a New York City attitude. The sentences come at you as brisk, overlapping waves, hurling you across the story. The book is filled with vibrant characters, and why not? We’ve all worked with these people. And I must say, they are much more fun as someone else’s problem. My favor
My husband and I are real movie buffs, as in we go to the movies with our chocolate stash or money for popcorn, watch the movie, then come home and watch another movie on t.v. No such thing as too much when it comes to movies. We love STORY - don't you? So this weekend we went to see the new horror movie with Emily Blunt and John Kras....which he directed: A Quiet Place. This movie really gets you thinking about the sense of sound and wondering how you would live in a world where you could not make a peep. Acting is unimpeachable. John, Emily, the kids are all great and very believable. I did jump in my seat on several occasions and went home worrying about the characters and their future
My story, "Desperately Seeking Soul Mate," will be featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul's edition, Miracle of Love, due out in June 2018.
Weather has distracted me from curating this website so I am going to try to make it up to you. How about some movie/book reviews? The Meddler with Susan Sarandon - she is still so gorgeous. Great film I caught On Demand. Layers of subtlety and encouragement for someone like me who can't stop myself from "directing," "leading," "inspiring," "meddling!" Like the mother-daughter interactions and of course the late stage romantic hookup. Dream House. Daniel Craig is kinda dreamy. Rotten Tomatoes gave this horror flick just 6%! Personally I stayed up to 12:30 a.m. to watch the ending, even bypassing SNL in favor of seeing what was going to happen. Little Murders. Always one of my favorites. E
