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Category Archives: Actress
The Shipping News, Book & Movie
I had bought the movie based on Annie Proulx‘s book (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award) because I had missed it at the theatre and had heard it was good. (Also, I don’t have to be … Continue reading
Posted in Actor, Actress, Adult Book, Author, Movie, Opinion, Romance, Romance
Tagged Annie Proulx, Cate Blanchet, Gordon Pinsent, Judy Dench, Julianne Moore, Newfoundland culture
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We’ll Always Have Casablanca by Noah Isenberg
The full title is actually We’ll Always Have Casablanca – The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood’s Most Beloved Movie and it has more interesting trivia about this amazingly enduring movie which seemingly took on a life of its own … Continue reading
On My Bookshelf, Mar. 16/18
Since I last wrote anything on this blog, I’ve searched, found, bought, and moved into a marvellous new condo overlooking the Ottawa River. And although I haven’t found the time to write, I’ve certainly been reading. Here’s a sample from … Continue reading
Posted in Actor, Actress, Adult Book, coming of age, Film Noir, Historical Fiction, Movie, Mystery, Romance, Spy, Thriller
Tagged Anastasia, Ariel Lawhon, Bernard Cornwell, Casablanca, David Lagercrantz, His Majesty's Hope, Motherless Daughters, mystery, reading list, suspense, The Birth House, The Women in the Castle, Wedlock
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First Chapter, First Paragraph & Teaser Tuesday: Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
First Chapter, First Paragraph, is a meme hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea. Anyone can play — just copy the first paragraph of the first chapter (or prologue) and include a picture of the book cover. Leave your link at … Continue reading
Hitchcock: a movie review, 2012
If you love Alfred Hitchcock movies, you’ll probably enjoy this movie about the man and the making of his psychological thriller from 1960, Psycho! Starring Anthony Hopkins as the man himself and Helen Mirren as his wife, Hitchcock (2012) shows the man’s strengths, foibles, … Continue reading
Posted in Actor, Actress, Director, Drama, Movie, Opinion
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Janet Leigh, North By Northwest, Psycho, Robert Block, Scarlett Johansson
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Then Again by Diane Keaton
When you first look at the title with Diane Keaton‘s playful pose, the title seems like an off-hand comedy line. It’s not until the end of the memoir that she explains it: Now will soon be Then. Then can never … Continue reading
Posted in Actress, Adult Book, Author, Memoir, Opinion
Tagged Alzheimer's, Diane Keaton, exploring self, motherhood, relationships, women's lib
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Eye in the Sky (2015), a movie review
Eye in the Sky is an amazing movie on many levels. Starring Helen Mirren as a British colonel leading an international team of anti-terrorist squads, the colonel faces a number of unknown quantities in pursuit of their mission: to hunt down and … Continue reading
Posted in Actress, Drama, Movie, Opinion, Spy, Spy Thriller, War
Tagged collateral damage, drone warfare, Helen Mirren, moral issues, terrorism
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The Martian, a movie review
Well, I finally got to see the Martian (based on the book by Andy Weir) just in the nick of time — it’s ending tomorrow in the theatres. I wanted to see it for several reasons: 1. I’ve developed a keen … Continue reading
Posted in Actor, Actress, Adult Book, Adventure, Director, Movie, Opinion, Space
Tagged Andy Weir, House of Cards' Kate Mara, Mars, NASA, space missions, survival on Mars
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