Good Reads

My good friend Ana (from the blog Bola de Berlin), turned my attention to the cool website "Good Reads". I've already started placing the books I own and have read there. Check the website by clicking he...

Persepolis

Movie name: PersepolisYear of release: 2007Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane SatrapiStars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon AbkarianGenre: AnimationScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 8Synopsis: Easily one of the year's best animated features, "Persepolis" is the...

My Photos on FLICKR

While my new photography website is being developed, I've started placing some of my photos on Flickr. These are snapshots that I've been taking with my digital camera and my so not digital camera (my Pentax which I used when I was doing my Photography Art Course back in 2000).Check the photos in this addre...

Bola de Berlin

My friend Annie from Portugal, but who is now in Ireland, has a great blog. This is the first image that identifies it. You can check it by clicking he...

Oscar Nominations

The Oscar nominations for 2007 are now well known. "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men" lead with "Michael Clayton" and "Atonement" closely behind. It's actually a wonderful year for Hollywood when such great films find themselves in the front runner for some major awards. Hopefully more people will see them and be astonished by some really truly remarkable work!As always there are omissions...

The Savages

Movie name: The SavagesYear of release: 2007Director: Tamara JenkinsStars: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, Cara Seymour, Debra Monk, Guy BoydGenre: Dramatic comedyScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 7Synopsis: After the great reception that "Slums of Beverly...

Music With an Impact - 2007

2007 was a radical year for the music industry. No matter what platform and what format the record labels and artists choose to put their music out, 2007 was still a year that saw many great releases and where I discovered really remarkable and rewarding albums. Here is a list of what I heard (and heard) during the year that just went by.Bjork - VoltaRoisin Murphy - OverpoweredCharlotte Gainsbourg...

Best Films of 2007 - Part2

Here are more of the list of the wonderful films that graced the screens in 2007.AtonementDirector: Joe WrightCast: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda BlethynThere Will Be BloodDirector: Paul Thomas AndersonCast: Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J. O'Connor, Dillon FreasierLe Scaphandre et Le Papillon - The Diving Bell and the ButterflyDirector:...

Films of the Weekend

Movie name: There Will Be BloodYear of release: 2007Director: Paul Thomas AndersonStars: Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J. O'Connor, Dillon Freasier, Russell HarvardGenre: DramaScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 9Synopsis: I am a huge fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's work. "Boogie...

Films of the Holiday Season - part 2

Movie name: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetYear of release: 2007Director: Tim BurtonStars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Jayne WisenerGenre: Musicall, ThrillerScore out of ten (whole numbers...

Best Films of 2007 - Part1

2007 brought forth so many great films from acclaimed filmmakers. Some blockbusters turned out to be really interesting, others just turned out to be plain mediocre.Here is the first six from the list of films that I believe achieved a high quality and that showcase some of the best work that opened in 2007.ZodiacDirector: David FincherCast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Brian...

Happy New Year - Bom Ano Novo - 2008

To each and everyone a happy new year, filled with good spirits, good health and good friends.May everyone find whatever is it that they are looking f...

Films of the Holiday Season - part 1

Movie name: I Am LegendYear of release: 2007Director: Francis LawrenceStars: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson, Emma Thompson, Willow SmithGenre: Fantasy, Horror, ActionScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 6Synopsis: Adapting Richard Matheson's novel for the third time proved...