Filmgirl: Film Gurl
Since it’s Indie Movie Monday (#IndieMM), I thought I’d share with you this indie film spoof based on the upcoming movie. Enjoy!
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This is a guest post by Clara Mathews.
Putting aside my personal feelings about Julia Roberts and my cynical view of what passes for chick flicks these days, I have finally seen Julia Robert’s big summer chick flicks, Eat, Pray Love. The movie is based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling novel of the same name. Eat, Pray Love was one of those books that everyone talked about. It was even featured on Oprah’s Book Club. If Oprah likes it, I should like it too. Right?
I still have not read the book, therefore I will try to review the movie with an open mind. Eat, Pray, Love is the diary of Liz Gilbert’s journey of self-discovery. The movie is narrated by Julia Roberts, which is supposed to make it seem more like a personal diary.
The story begins with Liz Gilbert on a bicycle in Bali, on her way to visit a local wise man. Ketut tells her she will have two marriages (one long, one short), lose all her money and will return to Bali one day and he will teach her all of his wisdom.
Back in New York, Liz is a successful author married to Stephen (played by Billy Crudup) a man who apparently changes careers like he changes shirts. They have what many people would consider the perfect life, a beautiful suburban home and they are planning a family. While Liz dreams of visiting exotic places, Stephen considers another career change.
Liz’s growing unhappiness prompts her to pray to God for guidance. I wasn’t exactly clear on the source of her discontent. Liz feels unfulfilled or unhappy or unsatisfied. In my eyes, Liz is simply a woman who doesn’t know what she wants. Perhaps the sudden realization that she was married to a handsome, yet very flaky husband. I have never been married, so forgive my ignorance on how you would not have known this guy was flaky when you married him. At the divorce proceedings, he represents himself – he has one semester of law. Clearly a man who doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life. But he loves Liz and fights the divorce.
Soon after the divorce, Liz becomes involved with David, a cute, young struggling actor, played by James Franco. She moves in with him and adopts his bohemian lifestyle, including meditation and attending his Guru’s ashram. Even though she visits the ashram regularly with David, Liz cannot even follow along with the chanting or get into the spirit of meditation. Then one night, Liz is lying on the floor crying. (As I said, a woman who doesn’t know what she wants).
The very talented, Viola Davis is wasted in her part as Liz Gilbert’s friend and agent, Delia Shiraz. Liz goes to Delia to tell her, she has decided to make a drastic change in her life by taking off for a year to travel. To marvel at life and to be herself, without defining her life by a man. This is where the Eating, Praying Loving begins.
Italy / Eat
Spending four months eating your way through the delicious cuisine of Italy is not bad way to begin any journey. Liz Gilbert rents a run down, old apartment in Rome and embarks upon her journey of self discovery by diving face first into pastas, pizza and gelato with wholehearted glee. Not worrying about carbs, calories or weight gain, Liz hires an Italian tutor, explores the city and makes new friends. In Italy, Liz learns the meaning of “Il Dolce Far Niente” – the art of doing nothing.
India / Pray
After four months of gorging her way through Italy, Liz goes to the ashram of David’s guru in India. The India segment of the movie is slow and fell apart for me. I didn’t understand her desire to pursue meditation, when she clearly didn’t ‘get it” in New York. She scrubs floors and tries to meditate. She meets a Texan played by Richard Jenkins, who is there to unburden himself of years of guilt and the loss of his family. After four months, it is in India that Liz finally let’s go of the guilt she feels about her divorce and bad relationships.
Bali / Love
As Ketut predicted, Liz returns to Bali to learn at the foot of the wise man. She rents an incredible place that looks like paradise. She spends her mornings with Ketut, listening to his wisdom and she finally finds peace in meditation. Who wouldn’t find peace, sitting quietly in one of the most beautiful places on earth? While riding her bike, Liz is run off the road by a car. The car’s driver is Felipe, a Brazilian divorce played by Javier Bardem. Even though both of of them bear the scars of heartbreak and bitter divorces, they eventually fall in love.
Watching Eat, Pray Love left me thinking. Why do people need to travel to far flung places to find themselves? Why would a person who lives in New York City, a place with some of the best restaurants in the world need to travel to find great food? Why, when you are trying to separate yourself from the influence of the men in your life would you travel to India to practice your boyfriend’s religion and return to Bali on the prediction of a toothless old man. If you can afford to take off for a year and travel the world, you don’t have as many problems as you think you do!
Perhaps these are questions that were answered in the book. If you read the book, please leave a comment and enlighten me.
Clara Mathews lives in Dallas, TX with her sock-chasing terrier, where she writes about her love of movies at JustChickFlicks.com and her adventures as a freelance writer at ClarabelaMedia.com. Clara is also a regular contributor to CorporateConciergeInc.com.
Contact Clara at clarabela@justchickflicks.com. Follow her on Twitter @clarabela and Facebook.
Filmgirl: Kelly Monster
For years, I have had a love affair with the television show I Love Lucy. Lucille Ball is arguably the greatest comedian of all time.
I cannot hide my love any longer, and so I have created a new blog as a tribute to Lucille Ball! More specifically, the many faces …
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The Adjustment Bureau, based on a story by Phillip K. Dick, stars Emily Blunt and Matt Damon in a thriller by director, George Nolfi. An ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) and a ballet dancer played Blunt, defy alternate realities and changing fates to be together, when he learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself—the men of The Adjustment Bureau.
The Adjustment Bureau also stars Mad Men’s John Slattery, Terrance Stamp and Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim.
Filmgirl: Reel Artsy
Harry Brown
Extras include:
Red Riding Trilogy
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NCIS: Los Angeles The First Season
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Son of Anarchy: Season Two
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The Evil Dead Blu-ray
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Blu-ray (Best Buy Exclusive)
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Filmgirl: Reel Artsy
Beautiful Islands profiles three different places, and gives an intimate look at the people who may lose their land (and their culture) in the somewhat near future. Whatever your thoughts on global warming, it would be a real shame if these places disappear. Beautiful Islands is a captivating and thought-provoking documentary, definitely worth a watch!
Official Site: www.beautifulislandsthemovie.com
, listening to the sounds of waters and winds. 
Filmgirl: Reel Artsy
In the mood for a suspense web series? Check out Celeste Bright. It’s about “an investment banker who plays by her own rules until an unsavory client makes her a target of a FBI Special Agent.” It stars Ryan Michelle Bathe (Trauma), Eddie Goines and Brad Raider.
Official Site: www.celestebright.com
[HT to Eddie for keeping me updated with his projects]
Filmgirl: Action Flick Chick
I worked my magic and scored an interview with the winner of Scream Queens 2, with a few remarks from SQ2 producer Joke Fincioen, before the winner has even been announced to the public! I don’t know who the winner is either, so don’t ask. However, the options are narrowed down each week as one girl [...]
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Filmgirl: Action Flick Chick
Can a romantic comedy be an action movie too? I’m not just talking about a humorous film that has both action and romance in it. The Action Flick Chick has never reviewed any romantic comedy, much less an action rom com. What is an action rom com anyway? One random participant in our discussion on that particular subject [...]
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Today is the official Read Comics in Public Day! Time to bust out your coolest issue of X-Factor or your latest volume of Scott Pilgrim, and read in public like the proud comic fan that you are! Yours truly will be at the Dallas Comic-Con tomorrow, so if you’re attending make sure to swing by [...]
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Filmgirl: Action Flick Chick
Being a heterosexual female, the breast has limited appeal to me. Now, I can definitely appreciate its aesthetic qualities and certainly applaud a well-timed flash of the boobage, but after a few minutes I get tired of the boobies and want to see some boomies! There is a very precise ratio of boobs/bombs that should [...]
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Filmgirl: Kelly Monster
I was house sitting for the past couple of weeks at a farm house. Every day it was: up at sunrise, feed the chickens (and a very large turkey) and begin the morning. Now I’m pretty much a city girl at heart. I live in Hollywood, which means that when …
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Filmgirl: Reel Artsy
Centurion is a solid action movie bursting with kick-butt moments from beginning to end. There’s no room to get bored because it’s fast-paced with lots of great close contact kills (if you’re into that sort of thing). It’s so good, I saw it twice. Centurion is about a group of tough Roman soldiers being hunted by a relentless she-warrior (Olga Kurylenko) who’s out for serious revenge. Neil Marshall directs this beautifully shot film with a well cast ensemble including Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Noel Clarke and Imogen Poots.
Now in theaters.
Official Site: www.centurionmovie.com
Filmgirl: Reel Artsy
Interpol is making a dramatic comeback after a three-year hiatus. Their new self-titled album comes out September 7th.
