Ruby Sparks

First of all let me just say that I love love loved this movie to pieces! I'm no movie critic by any means... I likes what I likes and me likey this movie. The story is written by the adorable Zoe Kazan also plays the part of Ruby Sparks... very well I might add. Paul Dano (yum) plays Clavin a struggling writer who found fame at a very young age but is now suffering from lack of inspiration and cannot seem to re-create the success of his first novel. 

I don't want to give away too much of the story because it was delightful to watch.....

It was directed by Jonothan Dayton and Valerie Faris whom also directed Little Miss Sunshine also starring Paul Dano. I loved Little Miss Sunshine and they way it was filmed so I was super excited to see this little Romantic Comedy.

I'm a sucker for well written romantic comidies... I would be lying if I said I didn't. I'm "that girl" I suppose. I also love a well written story which Zoe Kazan did prove to do.

I also think it's adorbs that they fell in love for reals on the set while filming and are actually still together. They are the cutest underground Hollywood couple ever!

I have to say the movie did remind me a little of "500 Days of Summer" with a tad bit of "Submarine". I know everyone has seen Zooey Deschanel in "500 Days of Summer" but if you haven't seen "Submarine" then you should because it's written and directed so well and the sound track is amazeballs!

I feel in love with the imagery in this movie... the quotes are to die for too! I told you I'm a sucker for romantic comedies!! However, there are a lot of bad romantic comedies out there or "chick flicks" as some people like to call them... unfortunately I think all romantic comedies get a bum rap because they all get lumped into one category when in fact there are indeed some great ones that are out there. I mean isn't "Amelie" essentially a romantic comedy? My point exactly...

The movie got some flack because there were some prodoct placement ads peppered throughout the movie mainly by Apple. All I have to say about that is... "A girls gotta have some funds to make a movie." I mean... unless you are independantly wealthy and have a ton of cash to drop on a film then you have to get sponsors right? So wouldn't it make sense since the main character Calvin is a writter to have an Apple computer in a scene or two? Sheesh!

This is definatly a movie that I would purchase and watch over and over just because it would never get old to me. I'm obsessed with Zoe Kazan's wardrobe and adorable hair throughout the entire movie and who could get sick of looking at Paul Dano?!? There is also a fun cameo by Annette Benning and Antonio Banderas. It's worth renting via Netflix. I'd love to hear your comments on this movie. Have you seen it and did you adore it as much as I did? 

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Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

If you ask me what my all time favorite movie is... I would surely say Amelie. Ever since I saw the movie in the theater I was carried away to some magical cross processed dream. I instantly fell in love with Amelie's innocent and naive character played by the beautiful Audrey Tautou. Throughout the movie Amelie helps others find happiness and also finds love along the way. The cast is full of amazing supporting characters including the very handsome Mathieu Kassovitz who plays Amelie's love interest Nino Quincampoix. Here's some interesting  little known facts... Director  Jean-Pierre Jeunet always casts Dominique Pinon in all his movies. He likes to cast actors with unusual facial features, often uses wide camera angles and his main characters are often orphans or have lost their parents. The "crossed processed" feel and look is due to extensive use of color grading in order to give his movies the desired (often fantastic) ambiance. The closing credits of his movies show images of every actor from the movie.

I have searched high and low and found a bunch of glorious images and artwork and links to look at. Pre pare yourself for what you are about to see. This is a long post, but it's mostly visual.. so you'll be okay.

We pass the time of day to forget how time passes.

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On September 3rd 1973, at 6:28pm and 32 seconds, a bluebottle fly capable of 14,670 wing beats a minute landed on Rue St Vincent, Montmartre. At the same moment, on a restaurant terrace nearby, the wind magically made two glasses dance unseen on a tablecloth. Meanwhile, in a 5th-floor flat, 28 Avenue Trudaine, Paris 9, returning from his best friend's funeral, Eugène Colère erased his name from his address book. At the same moment, a sperm with one X chromosome, belonging to Raphaël Poulain, made a dash for an egg in his wife Amandine. Nine months later, Amélie Poulain was born.

 September 28th, 1997. It is exactly 11am. At the funfair, near the ghost train, the marshmallow twister is twisting. Meanwhile, on a bench in Villette Square, Félix Lerbier learns there are more links in his brain than atoms in the universe. Meanwhile, at the Sacré Coeur, the nuns are practising their backhand. The temperature is 24°C, humidity 70%, atmospheric pressure 990 millibars.

Why I love Amelie'

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 With a prompter in every cellar window whispering comebacks, shy people would have the last laugh.

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 Amelie has one friend, Blubber. Alas the home environment has made Blubber suicidal.

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 I am nobody's little weasel.

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Audrey Tautou Triva >>>> here

 Life's funny. To a kid, time always drags. Suddenly you're fifty. All that's left of your childhood... fits in a rusty little box.

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A woman without love wilts like a flower without sun



I hope you've enjoyed this post as much as I have. Please feel free to leave comments... I love to hear what you have to say and greatly appreciate it.

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