Clarabela | November 4, 2010
When was the last time you saw Harrison Ford in a movie? Well he is back, starring with Rachel McAdams and Diane Keaton in Morning Glory. Patrick Wilson and Jeff Goldblum also star. Rachel McAdams is Becky Fuller, TV producer thrown into the job market when she loses her job. To make matters worse, her love life is at [...]
Clarabela | November 2, 2010
Today, I was in the mood for some action. An action movie that is, so I decided to check out RED, based on cult graphic novels by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner and starring Bruce Willis, Mary Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren. It was refreshing to see this group of ‘mature‘ actors as retired [...]
Clarabela | November 2, 2010
The third installment in Stieg Larsen’s trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest finds Lisbeth Salander injured and in deep trouble. I am in the middle of reading the book, so I have to wait a while before I watch the movie, but here is a trailer to whet your appetite. I highly recommend [...]
Clarabela | November 2, 2010
Director Tyler Perry is known for his comedies and stage plays about African-American families, like Madea’s Family Reunion, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Why Did I Get Married?, and I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Perry’s next movie is the movie version of Ntozake Shange’s Obie Award-winning play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered [...]
Clarabela | October 26, 2010
Today is Blog Action Day. A day on which thousands of bloggers, worldwide focus on a specific subject of concern. This year the subject is water… a basic element of life. But not every has access to clean, safe drinking water. Did you know…Nearly 1 billion people lack access to clean water, which causes a [...]
Clarabela | October 26, 2010
Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Megan (Jessica Pare) in the evening's big surprise. Last night was the season 4 finale of Mad Men, episode 413-Tomorrowland. I decided to watch the show with my fellow MMaddicts (Mad Men Addicts) at the Angelika Film Center, which plays AMC’s Rubicon and Mad Men every Sunday night. I usually like [...]
Clarabela | October 26, 2010
The Lifetime Network and Lifetime Movie Channel feature programing for women, with a TV shows and movies for almost everyone’s taste. Since you love Chick Flicks, I know you are a fan of Lifetime Network . I have a nice little contest for you. I am giving away some Lifetime Network DVDs. All you have [...]
Clarabela | October 26, 2010
This month The LAMB (Large Association of Movie Bloggers) will highlight the performances and distinguished career of one of my favorite actresses, Katharine Hepburn. I have written about The Philadelphia Story and my favorite Tracy – Hepburn films in previous blog posts. How can begin any conversation about classic chick flicks or even classic movies without including Katharine [...]
Clarabela | October 14, 2010
Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks), Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), and Faye Miller (Cara Buono) The ladies of Mad Men have problems of their own. In episode 409: The Beautiful Girls, we see the women who inhabit Don’s world and keep Sterling Cooper Draper Price running , Joan, Peggy, Faye and even Sally Draper, all are entering [...]
Clarabela | October 14, 2010
With a cast of some of the best African-American actresses ever to grace the big screen, Director, Tyler Perry bring Ntozake Shange’s Obie Award-winning play, “for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf“ to theaters this fall. Starring Thandie Newton, Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington, Anika Noni Rose, Janet Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, and [...]
Clarabela | October 14, 2010
After a rather disappointing summer, especially for Chick Flicks, the Fall and Winter has more to offer besides cold weather and football. Let’s take a look the October movie releases: On My Must See List Secretariat Diane Lane stars as the Virginia housewife Penny Tweedy, a long-shot with her stallion who sets the unbeaten record for [...]
Clarabela | October 14, 2010
I am joining my fellow bloggers for Blog Action Day, an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on a single day – October 15. Last year, more than 13,000 bloggers participated from 152 countries. In order to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion about an important issue that impacts [...]
Clarabela | September 24, 2010
Meet The Cast of An UnExpected Song This is the cast of my fantasy chick flick, An Unexpected Song, directed by J. J. Abrams. I took part in Anomalous Material Fantasy Movie Draft and blog-a-thon. My goal for this movie was to create a romantic movie, a chick flick that both women and men would [...]
Clarabela | September 23, 2010
An Unexpected Song You never know where love will find you Directed by J.J. Abrams Music: Stephen Sondheim Title Song: Andrew Lloyd Webber I chose J. J. Abrams to direct my movie because he thinks outside the box on stories that we think we have seen before. Just look at the way he completely turned [...]