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Eating My East Coast Snobbery and That One Sentence
If you ask my husband, he’ll tell you I’m horrible at admitting when I’m wrong, so I figured I’d practice eating my words today with the hope that I may become better at acknowledging when I am incorrect. Over and over again throughout my years, I have uttered this singular sentence: I am an East Coast girl. It has been a conscious decision to say these words. And I said them with pride and an air of snobbery. Now—here it comes, so get ready—because I have to eat my words. Every ounce of arrogance that is linked to that one sentence is false. It’s a lie, an error in judgment.…
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Hollywood Comes to Annapolis in March
Who said neon lights and movie premieres can only take place in Hollywood? Next month, Annapolis will play host to the third annual Annapolis Film Festival (AFF) as it brings some bling to town from March 26th through the 29th. Movie lovers will get to see some edgy and intelligent films as Annapolis showcases some of the best independent features, shorts and documentaries. St. John’s Key Auditorium will host Opening Night with the Loews Annapolis Hotel as Festival Central and O’Callaghan’s Hotel as the main venue for Panels and Workshops; the Festival screening venues include Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, St. John’s College – Key Auditorium, Asbury United Methodist…
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A Quick Book Review: The Night Circus’s Magic
Last week I finished reading Erin Morgenstern’s first novel entitled THE NIGHT CIRUCS. I’m still thinking about it. So, if you’ve already read BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE (wink wink, with a hint hint), you can move on to this one. It’s worth reading if you like dark magic and mystical settings. I’ve never been a reader of the fantasy genre. But it all may turn around for me now thanks to THE NIGHT CIRCUS. The story revolves around a circus that appears in the middle of the night, but it’s not your average circus. It is filled with magic, illusionists, and contortionists. It’s dark and lovely at the same time.…
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The Problem With Movie Trailers
Last week when my husband and I were on vacation sans children, we decided to go to the movies. It’s something we rarely get the chance to do with our busy lives and our children’s busy schedules. As fans of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, we decided to partake of “Dark Shadows.” I won’t do a review here, but suffice to say one word: rental. Prior to the movie, we were graced with about ten movie previews, and I’m not joking. Now, I realize the way the world works these days. Everything moves quickly: we get our news in three minutes as no one reads the newspaper anymore; we text…
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Books to Film: Darlings and Disasters
Yesterday, my mother and I shopped, ate, and saw “Water for Elephants.” I finished the book the night before and, as a fan of film (and student of it as well during my days as a mass communications undergrad), I relish the idea of reading a book and seeing how a director takes it to the big screen. So there were Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz larger than life in a movie theatre in Annapolis. Here are my thoughts on “Water for Elephants” from book to film— Top three things I liked: I liked the movie, but I liked the book better. Sara Gruen’s writing is very vivid,…
