Patience

Required Watching, The Movie, "Red"

This week, on pay-per-view, I watched the movie "Red".  My family and I really liked it!

 

Bruce Willis plays Frank, a former CIA man inspiring the movie title:  Retired Extremely Dangerous.  He is living the quiet life when a hit squad shows up to kill him.  He gathers up his old team, all retired and kidnaps a new crush, Mary Louise Parker.  The movie is filled with action and comedy.

 
Helen Mirren still looks good and John Malkovich is given the funniest lines as a paranoid and slightly crazy ex-agent.

 
Morgan Freeman is great, as always, and leaves his retirement community to join the old gang.  Appearances are also made by Ernest Borgnine and Richard Dreyfuss.  Mary-Louise Parker is surprisingly funny as the kidnapping victim that Frank knows from pension services.

If you are looking for something to watch, this is a good one for action and laughs.  I think it comes out soon on disc, too.

My Catherine Zeta-Jones Film Fest

My teen daughter and I have started a Catherine Zeta-Jones film fest lately.  We love to watch movies at night after her little sister and dad have gone to bed.  (Yes, that's a homeschool perk).  Last night we re-watched "No Reservations"  and we really love it.  The food is gorgeous and so is Catherine.

 
We watched "Chicago" last week and we can't quit singing "He Had It Coming".  LOVE that movie!

 
Next up, "The Terminal".  I've seen it several times, but it never gets old.  I am looking for my copies of "Entrapment" and "The Legend Of Zorro".  We both swoon over Antonio.

 
I also think she would enjoy "America's Sweethearts"  so, that too will be added to my Netflix list.

We have come to an agreement that Catherine has the best hair.  I love her with bangs here.

 
While searching for some images of her this morning, I came across one that I had to share.

 
Um, mermaid, I don't know.  She is obviously very young in this photo and I am assuming it is from a movie.  The starfish look a little painful.  Anyone know what this is from?

Desperately Seeking Susan

 

Last night the girls and I watched "Desperately Seeking Susan".  It has been a long time since I watched it and I told Hayden that every girl in my high school wanted to be Madonna.  She asked me if I wore net shirts with a bra showing and I told her that I didn't take it that far!

 

The movie made me really nostalgic for my fingerless gloves and giant headbands (only for a moment).  Madonna must be nostalgic too, she recently launched a clothing line called "Material Girl" with her daughter.

 
The trends come and go, I constantly see photos that take me back to the 80's.

 
Those lace tights were EVERYWHERE this Summer.  I do not miss the hairstyles from those years.  Please do not bring back the fade, ya know, Ice, Ice, Baby...........

 

Just one more photograph, this is the worst case scenario!!!!!!

 
Please, never again the mullet or overalls, especially with one shoulder undone. 

 

Down With Love Movie

 
Last night I re-watched "Down With Love"  with Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor released in 2003. 1000  First, let me say, this is not a high-brow movie.  You will not be mentally challenged and your thoughts will not be provoked.  This movie is pure froth.  But, if you love early 60's fashion and Mod decor, this is the movie for you.  I instantly wanted to find a reason to wear gloves.  The sets are very clever and all of the characters match each other and their backgrounds. Good, mindless fun!

 
 
 

Nicole Kidman and The Golden Compass

via www.nicolekidmanunited.com

I watched Nicole Kidman in "The Golden Compass" this week. I had seen it before, but my girls love it. I had forgotten just how glam Nicole looks in every single change of clothing. She plays Ms. Coulter and it's hard to imagine someone so beautiful being so mean.

Vogue and The September Issue Movie

Last night I watched "The September Issue" on dvd.  I love fashion magazines and always look forward to the phone-book sized September issues.  The documentary follows Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington as they get the issue of Vogue ready for publication.  If you like clothing and magazines, you should watch this dvd.  The whole process is crazy!

Eat, Pray, Love - The Movie!!

Courtesy of Sony Pictures

via news.instyle.com

Is anyone else excited to see the movie? I really love Julia Roberts and the yummy Javier!! I am reading the book right now. I am nearly done, I'll tell ya what I think about it later. Instyle.com has a photo gallery with some of the costumes from the movie.