The Book of Eli - We had a family movie night last night, and Peter joined us in watching Denzel Washington. Denzel plays Eli, a wanderer heading west 30 years after a "flash" destroyed civilization. I don't want to give too much away; we all loved the movie; Peter is still thinking about and processing it. He doesn't watch many movies since he's in his own movies playing video games. I told him this one might be sort of like the landscape and story in Fallout, so he decided to give it a try. There's an of an obscure cast of great supporting actors. It's a story to make you think.
The Last Station - I rented this one from the library when Inception wasn't in, and Steve and I watched it the night before last. It's a good enough movie, although for me it could have waited until it was free to watch. If it's a true story then we learned something about Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenenna. (Neither of which this avid reader has ever read - started War and Peace years ago and gave up early). Maybe I'll try Anna one of these days. ANYWAY. The movie is about Tolstoy's last years, trying to live a quiet country life while espousing a Tolstoian way of living - passive resistance. His wife isn't into it, though, and she's a bit excitable which really goes against that hope for a quiet and peaceful life. There's another love story in there, and some watchable characters. If you're a Tolstoy lover you'll probably enjoy this more than I did.
Her Heart On Her Sleeve: I live in a suburb north of Chicago, and I read, bead, make jewelry, sew, watch TV and movies, crochet, craft, decorate, go to house and garage sales, walk and go on beach walks, listen to music, take pictures, cook and bake, read, and write about all of it on herheartonhersleeve. I have a companion blog called Jewlery by Dianne Sophia at diannesophia.blogspot.com where I write exclusively about my jewelry.
Jewelry By Dianne Sophia: I have been collecting vintage jewelry since I was a girl growing up in Detroit, and have been designing and making jewelry for 15 years. I love to work with pearls and crystals, semi-precious stones, Sterling Silver and Gold, along with vintage beads and materials. I delight in combining shape, pattern and color in new ways. I'm inspired and influenced by my travels and experiences as a reader, writer, photographer and student of life. My blog herheartonhersleeve.blogspot.com chronicles my life in art and popular culture.
The Book of Eli - We had a family movie night last night, and Peter joined us in watching Denzel Washington. Denzel plays Eli, a wanderer heading west 30 years after a "flash" destroyed civilization. I don't want to give too much away; we all loved the movie; Peter is still thinking about and processing it. He doesn't watch many movies since he's in his own movies playing video games. I told him this one might be sort of like the landscape and story in Fallout, so he decided to give it a try. There's an of an obscure cast of great supporting actors. It's a story to make you think.
The Last Station - I rented this one from the library when Inception wasn't in, and Steve and I watched it the night before last. It's a good enough movie, although for me it could have waited until it was free to watch. If it's a true story then we learned something about Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenenna. (Neither of which this avid reader has ever read - started War and Peace years ago and gave up early). Maybe I'll try Anna one of these days. ANYWAY. The movie is about Tolstoy's last years, trying to live a quiet country life while espousing a Tolstoian way of living - passive resistance. His wife isn't into it, though, and she's a bit excitable which really goes against that hope for a quiet and peaceful life. There's another love story in there, and some watchable characters. If you're a Tolstoy lover you'll probably enjoy this more than I did.
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