Book Review: Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl

“On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?” (Written by Twentieth Century Fox, IMDb) Pinterest Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl is an edge-of-the-seat thrill ride. I decided that before I watched this highly anticipated movie, that I would listen to the audiobook. And boy, am I glad I did. I still haven’t […]

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The Greatest Art Heist in History

“In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.” – John C. Sawhill “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they’ll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it’s as if they never existed. That’s what Hitler wants and that’s exactly what we are fighting for.” – Frank Stokes, The Monuments Men BuzzFeed George Clooney and Grant Heslov once again hit it out the ballpark with this movie, based […]

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“About Time” is A Great Love Story

I haven’t watched a movie in quite a while in which I laughed out loud and cried so hard, but About Time touched my heart strings so powerfully. Photo Source: IMDb This movie is more that just a love story between Tim (played by Domhnall Gleeson) and Mary (played by Rachel McAdams). It is a story about the love between a father and son, as well as the loving bond between a brother and sister. Photo Source: blogs.lanacion.com.ar “Tim: I always knew we were a fairly odd family. First there was me. Too tall, too skinny, too orange. My mum […]

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Life Lessons in “The Internship”

I always find it interesting when Hollywood puts out a movie with interesting Life Lessons in “The Internship” and valuable life and career lessons. This is probably why I have seen The Internship, featuring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, a dozen or so times on HBO recently. Photo Source: IMDb These two lovable guys play traveling watch salesmen who lose their jobs and essentially have to start over. Vince Vaughn’s character, Billy, is a dreamer and is the one who gets the ball rolling on their internship at Google. Photo Source: Pinterest I love the spirit in which these two […]

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In Memory of a Gentleman: James Garner

James Garner passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014. He was best known for his roles as Jim Rockford inThe Rockford Files and Bret Maverick in Maverick. Photo Source: Hub Pages / Photo Credit: Pinterest Garner has been in several great movies, including Support Your Local Sheriff, Space Cowboys, The Notebook, and Maverick. Noah, played by James Garner (and Ryan Gosling) and Allie, played by Gena Rowland’s (and Rachel McAdams).   Photo Source: NewLine Garner’s good looks and charming characters warmed the hearts of many. His later roles were marked by his playing grandfathers. After John Ritter suddenly passed away, he […]

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