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Crashed Into Something Good

April 26, 2022 By lisa

If you know me, you know that I'm a wee bit obsessed with visual media -- film and television in particular. Maybe it's because I struggle with visualizing in my mind. I can do it, like when I'm reading a book. But I find myself immensely relieved when I can enjoy a movie based on that book, because I am shown far more than I ever "saw" before. Also, I just love how all of the pieces come together. The words of the story combine with just the right view from the camera plus music and motion, and … [Read more...] about Crashed Into Something Good

Filed Under: Blog, Celebrities, Movies, Television Tagged With: Adam Neumann, Apple TV, Jared Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars, WeCrashed, WeWork

Has Thor Become My Favorite Avenger? I Think He Has

December 3, 2017 By lisa

I considered myself a bit late to the party when I finally made it out to see Thor: Ragnarok tonight, but the packed theater proved me wrong. Could the turnout have been affected by excitement over the recent Avengers: Infinity War trailer, or was Ragnarok just that good of a movie? (Spoiler alert: I believe this movie may have just beaten the first Iron Man movie as my favorite of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yes, it's just that good.) We begin with our hero trapped in some sort … [Read more...] about Has Thor Become My Favorite Avenger? I Think He Has

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: avengers, Marvel

On Fame, Loss, and Digital Media

January 2, 2017 By lisa

I was moved to return to this blog after an excruciatingly-long absence after reading a very thought-provoking article over at ScreenRant about the latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One. SPOILERS IN BOTH THE SCREENRANT ARTICLE AND IN THE POST BELOW. In Rogue One, which ends barely minutes before the events of A New Hope, we saw a couple of familiar characters, who were absolutely necessary in order to fully tell this part of the story. One was Darth Vader, still ably voiced by the one and only … [Read more...] about On Fame, Loss, and Digital Media

Filed Under: Celebrities, Life, Movies Tagged With: carrie fisher, cgi, disney, general leia, grand moff tarkin, leia organa, lucasfilm, peter cushing, princess leia, rogue one, screenrant, star wars

As Promised, My SPOILER-FREE Review of The Force Awakens

December 18, 2015 By lisa

You know the phrase, "if only I'd known then what I know now"? When I watched the first Star Wars movie back in the '70s while I was a kid, I had no idea how big of a deal it would become. Nobody did. To know that the Star Wars saga has had a profound impact on popular culture for almost forty years is absolutely mind-boggling. I can honestly say that watching The Force Awakens is like rediscovering A New Hope all over again. That treasured line you've loved hearing in movies past? You'll hear … [Read more...] about As Promised, My SPOILER-FREE Review of The Force Awakens

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: adam driver, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, disney, finn, han solo, harrison ford, jj abrams, john boyega, kylo ren, luke skywalker, mark hamill, nostalgia, oscar isaac, premiere, princess leia, rey, spoiler-free, star wars, the force awakens

A Tiny Little (Spoiler-Free!) PSA Regarding A Certain Movie Coming Soon

December 15, 2015 By lisa

Yesterday was the big Hollywood premiere of a little movie called Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Tomorrow night, my family and I will be partaking of the Big Deal at its first local showing, in IMAX 3D. My husband, fanboy that he is, bought our family tickets approximately five minutes after they were available for purchase. Occasionally, friends and family members tell me that they have made choices about whether or not to see a particular movie based on a review I've written. A surprisingly … [Read more...] about A Tiny Little (Spoiler-Free!) PSA Regarding A Certain Movie Coming Soon

Filed Under: Celebrities, Movies Tagged With: carrie fisher, han solo, harrison ford, luke skywalker, mark hamill, nostalgia, premiere, princess leia, spoilers, star wars, the force awakens

The Story Continues

October 20, 2015 By lisa

https://youtu.be/sGbxmsDFVnE I deliberately waited until today to post about the newest Star Wars trailer, mostly because I figured I was just getting caught up in the tidal wave of nostalgia that everyone else is flailing in. (Well, that, and it's kind of fun to watch my husband completely fanboy over this!) So I watched it again today, and you know what? It's even BETTER the next day. Kind of like Thanksgiving leftovers. Why is this trailer so great? Let me count the reasons: 1) I will … [Read more...] about The Story Continues

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: disney, john williams, music, nostalgia, sequel, star wars, storytelling, trailer

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Cloud Cuckoo Land
it was amazing
Cloud Cuckoo Land
by Anthony Doerr
It’s been a long time since any book made me feel so many emotions, so deeply. Though I am usually content for a book to lead me by the nose, so to speak, there was an incredible sense of joy and wonder at the various realizations of whe...
Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems
it was amazing
Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems
by Misha Collins
I can tell that this is a collection I will revisit frequently. My first read was more out of curiosity about the scope of the work, and while a few poems stood out on that first read, I know that there are others that ask me to come bac...
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
it was amazing
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
Captivating read It’s been a while since I devoured a book in less than a day, but I could not stop reading this once I had begun. I came to this book knowing very little about it, and I’m glad that’s how it was. Approaching this story ...

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