A documentary I can't wait to see!- "Bert Stern Original Mad Man"

A documentary that I really want to see is "Bert Stern: Original Mad Man" (2011) directed by Shannah Laumeister (wife of stern 2009- 2013 widowed) I would like to see this docu-film because I love Bert Sterns work! This documentary examines the life and pictures of the late Stern (6/26/13) in the recent trailer I have seen where he says " There was only two women that interested me one I was married to Allegra Kent and Marilyn Monroe, I had no way of understanding her, her demons…."  this documentary is "a story of self-creation: rise, fall ,and reinvention." exploring the avenues of "creativity, celebrity, and desires through the eyes of a man who got everything he wanted. Almost." I haven't seen this movie yet but someday I will. I will then hopefully thoroughly enjoy it.  

A movie I can not wait to see!- "Saving Mr. Banks"

The movie that I can not wait to see is “Saving Mr. Banks” (12/20/13) directed by John Lee Handcock featuring Tom Hanks as Mr.Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers  (the author of Mary Poppins) this movie is centered on the production of the 1964 Walt Disney Studios film, Mary Poppins I want to see this film because first, I love disney in general (no particular aspect of it) in the few previews I have seen it seems to me that what we all think (or at least me) that Mary Poppins come to help the children and while doing that it helps the widowed father as well. This movie in what trailers I have seen shows us a different aspect that Mary Poppins doesn't really come to help the children, she comes to visit the father because she was/ is in love with in from what I would assume to be a previous meeting. I will have to go see this film to learn the rest.  

Posters from my favorite movies.

Favorite Movies

My favorite movie(s) are “Cabaret” (1972) directed and choreographed by the beloved Bob Fosse, featuring Liza Minnelli ,and Joel Grey dealing with 1930’s Berlin and the Nazi’s rising to power it is a musical but it deals with real problems of the (supposed year) this is still a controversial movie and play (an exuberant amount of re-makes and revivals of this play have run and still running the “new” version with Michelle Williams starts previews in March and official opening in April running for only 24 weeks) because it deals with being gay and the idea of abortion. Still this is one of my favorite movies because the songs are so catchy ,and a few songs feature some german like the opening song "Wilkommen" meaning "welcome" a great opening number! and I personally love Liza's heart shaped hair through the whole film. Finally my favorite number from the whole movie is the pre-finale where Liza belts out the headlining number "Cabaret" basically telling people to just live your life to the fullest "what good is sitting alone in your room?, come to the Cabaret!"


My second favorite movie is  “Chicago”(2002 version) featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zelweger Richard Gere ,and Queen Latifah. Directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall this is the “new” rendition of the multiple movies and again broadway hit productions based on the original play “Lets play ball” written by Maurine Watkins. This movie is about Roxie Heart and Velma Kelly both destined for stardom but “it all started with a bang” murder that is. This movie is based on the historical trials in 1924 of Belva Gaertner (model for Catherine Zeta Jones character Velma Kelly),and Beulah Annan (Model for Renée Zelwegger’s character Roxie Heart) through out this crime, comedy, musical you get to meet the woman on murderesses row in the Chicago’s crook county jail ,and follow Velma and Roxie’s journey to potential stardom. I love this movie not only because I love the twenties (but who doesn't?) ,and that its a musical, it also has amazing costume design for the "production numbers" this movie is aesthetically pleasing (most of the time) and it has a little bit of everything sex ,sequins ,murder ,music (with strong, memorable lyrics) I just could watch this movie all the time. Again I would highly recommend this film to anyone especially if they love musicals as much as I do.

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Why I started this blog

I decided to make this blog because I absolutely adore watching movies, plays, broadway productions anything and when I get to adulthood I would love to possibly do that for a living I figured the easiest way for that to happen is why not get my name out there I get to review movies for homework anyway.  

- Rebecca