Category Archives: Movies

I Don’t Like Change

Posted on July 9, 2022 by bookjunkie

My favourite kind of days are regular days with routines that you are used to. They may be considered by extroverts to be boring. To me they are comforting. I love living in regular days with no extremes to upset … Continue reading →

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Must Watch on Netflix: Three Songs for Benazir

Posted on March 27, 2022 by bookjunkie

It’s one of those stories that will stay etched in your mind. Beautiful, tender tale of young love, set in Afghanistan. This young couple will captivate you and you will feel for them through their struggles. The couple who seem … Continue reading →

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Oblivion: Bored Out of My Mind

Posted on April 22, 2013 by bookjunkie

Tom Cruise has always been drawing point when it comes to movie selection, but lately I think he has made the wrong choices when it comes to roles. He seems to keep playing the same character but in different settings. … Continue reading →

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Remember when Adrien Brody Kissed Halle Berry?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by bookjunkie

Just had to relive this touching Oscar moment. I’m a huge fan of Adrien Brody and I wish all speeches could be this genuine and witty as well. Watching it again I couldn’t help but feel touched. Watched The Pianist … Continue reading →

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Enchanted by ‘A Room with a View’: Both the Book & the Movie

Posted on February 17, 2013 by bookjunkie

Am in the middle of the novel ‘A Room with a View’ and the trailer on Youtube of the 1985 movie brought back lovely memories. Would love to watch this movie again and if only our theatres screened old movies. … Continue reading →

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Movies About Hope & Faith: Jeff Who Lives at Home & Salmon Fishing in The Yemen

Posted on September 28, 2012 by bookjunkie

Watched two movies recently. Jeff Who Lives at Home and Salmon Fishing in The Yemen. Both tell very different stories, but I found a similar theme of hope and faith. The slacker movie appealed to me a lot more. I … Continue reading →

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Moonrise Kingdom

Posted on August 2, 2012 by bookjunkie

Another wonderful movie I would recommend. Again, I greatly appreciate the loving attention to detail. Set in 1965, the musical score (Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra) brought back memories. I think this must have been played both … Continue reading →

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Posted on July 31, 2012 by bookjunkie

I have been meaning to catch an artistic movie but our theatres seem to only be filled with blockbusters and other crap, some of which I wouldn’t even watch if you paid me. The trailers seem to indicate pure violence, … Continue reading →

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3 Brilliant Movies: Drive, Melancholia & Blue Valentine

Posted on January 9, 2012 by bookjunkie

You must watch Drive. I was riveted throughout. Very impressed by Ryan Gosling’s performance and I think he deserves an Oscar. I am usually terrified of violence as I tend to get nightmares but some movies are so good I … Continue reading →

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Sacha Baron Cohen is back as the Dictator

Posted on January 1, 2012 by bookjunkie

[youtube]iXLuExO6j8Q[/youtube] Loved him as Ali G, Borat and Bruno. Now he’s back as General Aladeen a dictator. Very relevant considering our times.

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My Grief, Resentment & Desire for Happiness

Posted on October 9, 2011 by bookjunkie

Update 10/10/11: I know this was a hard one to respond to, but I really appreciate the notes you’ve left and just the good energy you always send my way. Some days I’m down and some days I’m up and … Continue reading →

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Movies: Fireflies in the Garden

Posted on August 29, 2011 by bookjunkie

This is something I would want to watch. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_AYUPNLN8]

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Books: Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

Posted on August 24, 2011 by bookjunkie

I have yet to watch the movie, but two things surprised me about this novel by Truman Capote. The racist language and the fact that it’s only 100 pages long. It seems that the movie is loosely based on the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Company Men

Posted on July 24, 2011 by bookjunkie

Anyone who has been through a retrenchment or had the heartache of searching for a job during a recession, will appreciate that this movie was made. Everyone else should watch it just so that you can have empathy, because unless … Continue reading →

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Emily Blunt was Charming as Young Queen Victoria

Posted on July 21, 2011 by bookjunkie

The NY Times didn’t give a positive review of the movie The Young Victoria, but I found it quite charming, especially Emily Blunt. Rupert Friend was sweet in the role of King Albert and the chemistry between the actors just … Continue reading →

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Movies That Made Me Cry

Posted on September 15, 2010 by bookjunkie

I cry very easily. It’s easy to tug at my heartstrings. I have been known to even tear during a particularly sad commercial or while reading a book.  Don’t even get me started on sad songs.  At movies with heart … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Wood – The Movie

Posted on July 27, 2010 by bookjunkie

I love atmospheric Art movies with breath taking cinematography and a complementary soundtrack. I also love Japanese movies and Norwegian Wood has all these wonderful elements. I can’t wait for the movie based on novelist Haruki Murakami’s book Norwegian Wood. … Continue reading →

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Beezus and Ramona

Posted on July 15, 2010 by bookjunkie

This is the vintage cover of the Beverly Cleary Book I tremendously enjoyed reading as a child. I think Joey King was a great choice to play Ramona, although both actresses are a few years older than they are in … Continue reading →

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