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Good start…

Simone — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:59:59 +0000

What a good start in the new year, bookwise…

…I’m about to finish my fourth book already!

[patting myself on the back]

Watched…

Simone — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:09:54 +0000

We watched…

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Year:1934

By Alfred Hitchcock. His verst version. There is another version made in 1956.

I’m afraid this one cannot be recommended. Oddly paced, strange happenings, it didn’t intrigue us at all.

An uncle has some information that he passes on before he dies. A couple pursues the information, but when their daughter is kidnapped, they fear to pursue more.

A weird group of church people (rituals? guns?) have kidnapped the girl, in order to stop the couple from hindering their plans to assassinate a politician.

Oh well, by that time, I didn’t really care…

Watched…

Simone — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:24:46 +0000

We watched yesterday:

King Kong

Year: 2005

With Naomi Watts and Jack Black

Movie director wants to make it big and decides to travel to unchartered waters, to discover Skull Island. He takes two actors and a screenwriter with him, and a crew, and sets sail.

They reach the island, decide to turn back because of the unfriendly natives. But when the lead actress is kidnapped, they feel obliged to rescue her…

They get more than what they bargained for…

Quite a long film, actually.

Spectacular scenes, a bit too melodramatic at some points.

But a classic King Kong tale all the same.

Watched…

Simone — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:10:19 +0000

…I watched a film that I didn’t know much about…

Keillers Park

Year: 2006

A Swedish film, about a thirty-something man, with a girlfriend, a good job, and a future set out for him by his father, and suddenly he meets a man and is instantly attracted to him.

Everything changes for him, his father fires him and doesn’t want to see him, his girlfriend leaves him. He is happy with his new boyfriend first, but then come the doubts that can come to any couple living together.

Then the boyfriend is murdered, and he is the first suspect…

Pretty heavy stuff, but a solid film.

End of the day…

Simone — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:07:44 +0000

And, as I empty out my pockets at the end of the day…

… I find the piece of paper with the reminder note of what I had to do today.

Bugger.

Quote…

Simone — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:34:58 +0000

A quote selected just for today:

When Nothing is Sure, Everything is Possible — Margaret Drabble

I am very happy to have started this year with a new adventure!

Finished….

Simone — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:44:32 +0000

I finished reading…

30 books this year!

I had hoped to reach 30 and I did!

Yay.

Watched…

Simone — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:15:44 +0000

We watched the other day:

“Up” by Pixar

Year: 2009

So new, but a classic film anyway. Amazing graphics, so human, so tactile.

A bit of sad, and lots of fun.

Something else:

I’ve been BUSY!

Watched…

Simone — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:02:47 +0000

We watched two films recently:

The Secret Agent by Alfred Hitchcock

Year: 1936

With a very young John Gielgud and Peter Lorre.

Bit outdated. Odd combination of humor and murder. Dialogue was too quick and unnatural.

The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock

Year: 1938

With Michael Redgrave.

Story of two ladies on a train: one vanishes and the other one starts looking for her, with the help of a charming gentleman. Quite nice. Actually.

Started watching…

Simone — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:57:16 +0000

We started watching the series The Singing Detective

With Michael Gambon

Year: 1986

Realistic skin disease , a detective story in the 40′s, combined with song and dance.

I am a bit sceptical of that combination, but so far so good….