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Breakfast at Boykis

March 30, 2010

Mr. B loves Audrey Hepburn.  Has seen every single one of her movies.  He loves her because she’s “the only classy and beautiful actress of the modern era” and has “redefined  what being a woman means.” We were re-watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s today.  I can understand why he likes her.  We have a striking resemblance both in physique and personality.

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Women in Wonderland

March 28, 2010

source. Warning: Spoilers of the latest Alice in Wonderland are in this post. What’s the last movie you’ve seen where women aren’t objectified or placed into narrow parameters of female stereotypes?   For me, it was Alice in Wonderland, which I saw this weekend with my parents and Mr. B.  Since we are all avid lovers of Lewis Carrol, (especially me, who memorized The Jabberwocky for a high school poetry recitation,) we went to see it.  The actual fleshing out of ...

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Movie Review: Avatar

December 22, 2009

I’ll spare you having to see it. Edited:  I found some other media to help convey my feelings about this film. Avatar= + + + + +

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Movie Review: Srugim (Knitted)

December 8, 2009

Yesterday, Mr. B and I went to the DCJCC 10th Annual Film Festival (which, by the way, you should go to if you get the chance..going on through Sunday!) to see Srugim (Kintted, in English.) Off the bat, I have to say I am extremely impressed with the JCC, which is much bigger and more comprehensive than any JCC I’ve been to.  Any would include the one in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and my Hillel office at Penn State, which isn’t counting ...

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Washington DC Jewish Film Festival

December 3, 2009

Note: I am being comped for my tickets to these movies.  How sweet is that? But you know I would never go see movies that didn’t interest me.  That is, movies that are Russian, Jewish, and depressing. I’m going to the Washington DC Jewish Film Festival next week! It starts on Friday, December 3rd, and goes until December 13th, at a number of venues throughout the city, including the Washington DC JCC and the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, ...

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