A while back my brother and I (and sometimes my sister) began watching "Sherlock" by BBC.
To our delight we found it quite thrilling. It was witty, well-done and even had good acting. (Here comes the sad part of the story) The first season only had three episodes in it. What? Are you trying to tell me that they actually have to work on and put time and effort into each episode? Whatev! Anyway here's a couple of things I've been pondering while I wait for three more episodes to be released in the US.
1. Something that they did really well with "Sherlock" is... Modern communication! They text. Yet rather than having awkward scenes where the camera has to look over someones shoulder to see their phone or the character conveniently sets it down in front of the camera before walking out of the room, they show the messages on the screen. How simple is that?
2. I didn't know that Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) was considered handsome/good-looking. That is to say, I didn't know it until I started seeing pictures of him on pinterest with captions saying things like "Drool..." Oh my. What a way to sound intelligent. I guess I hadn't ever put much thought into his looks, though I suppose I can see it. Good hair, all his facial features in the right places, deep english accent. Moving on...
So yeah, I'm sure my brother already knows about everything I wrote here but I'm dedicating this post to him anyway. Maybe he'll find the video interesting... Here's to you my fellow Sherlockenite!
I think that sometime all that's needed to make a movie complete is a good, respectable pet. here are some of my favorites.
"Annie" Sandy. Sandy's a scraggly mutt, but we love her. Annie rescued Sandy from naughty boys and from getting sent to the pound.
"Tintin" 2. Snowy. Snowy is Tintin's little, white sidekick of a dog. He's smart and good a keeping up.
"The Young Victoria" 3. Dash. Dash is Queen Victoria's Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He got a bath every Thursday. His nickname was "Dashie." He really existed.
"Tangled" 4. Pascal. Pascal is a chameleon. He is really more like a protective older brother to Rapunzel. He puts up with a lot.
"Anastasia" 5. Pooka. Anastasia's peppy, little puppy who leads her to Vlad and Dimitri. (Very important)
"101 Dalmatians" 6. Pongo and Perdita. The Dalmatians in love. :)
"Aladdin" 7. Rajah. Jasmine's tiger who is utterly awesome and makes all girls want one of their own.
"Breakfast at tiffany's" 8. Cat. The cat that lives with Holly Golightly. Though they don't belong to each other.
"Lady and the Tramp" 9. Lady. Rich and beautiful Cocker spaniel. The love interest of the Tramp.
"Peter Pan" 10. Nana. The dog who is actually the nanny to the three Darling children. So loyal.
"The Aristocats" 11. The Aristocats. (Duchess and kittens) The cat family that belongs to the nice, wealthy, old women with the evil butler and the funny lawyer.
"The Sword in the Stone" 12. Archimedes. Merlin the wizard's cool but grumpy owl.
"Looney Toones" 13. Tweety. Hopefully all my readers are awesome enough to not need an explanation for this one.
"The Wizard of Oz" 14. Toto. Dorothy's adorable little pup.
I'll let you know if I think of any others... Enjoy!
I absolutely love this movie. Queen Victoria's story is a very inspiring one and from what I know they kept the movie pretty accurate. It's just a very well composed film. The writer, Julian Fellowes, is also the creator of "Downton Abbey" the BBC series about the dynamics between the wealthy Crawley family and their servants. Very interesting and well made show. Needless to say... This movie is fantastic!
Five things I love about "The Young Victoria:"
1. The Soundtrack is wonderful.
2. It has great cinematography.
3. It sticks very closely to the true story. (except for one particular part that I know is not quite accurate. Oh well.)
4. It's the first movie I saw Emily Blunt in. She's grand.
5. The costumes are divine.
The one particular part that I know for a fact is not true (see #3) is when Prince Albert takes a bullet to the arm for Victoria when someone attempts to shoot her as they ride by in the carriage. That didn't happen. There were several assassination attempts during Victoria's reign but no report of Prince Albert getting shot. In that particular incident the shot was fired by a crazy man by the name of Edward Oxford. He held two pistols and fired one after the other. Neither of the shots hit anyone. (Not a very good aim)
Though it is believed that Albert tried to interfere with, or put himself in the way of the bullet.
In 1840 The Times reported that Oxford...
"... presented a pistol and fired it directly, either at Her Majesty or Prince Albert, there being no person between him and the carriage. The Prince who, it would seem, had heard the whistling of the ball, turned his head in the direction from which the report came, and Her Majesty at the same instant rose up in the carriage, but Prince Albert as suddenly pulled her down by his side. The man then drew from behind his back a second pistol, which he discharged after the carriage, which proceeding at the ordinary pace, had passed him a little."The Times
Julian Fellowes, Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend
Creator, Julian Fellowes admits that he added the injury to the film for dramatic affects. Thank you for your honesty, Julian.
I suppose this happened with Cinderella a while back. When people started taking the old classic fairytale and making it modern or twisting it this way or that, and then they would name their new movie something really unique and clever like "A Cinderella Story" or "Another Cinderella Story." Anyway, It's happening again, only this time it's Snow White whose taking over. In the last few months (ish) people have created three new Snow Whites.
The first one is Ginnifer Goodwin in "Once Upon A Time" the new ABC show from the makers of "Lost." It's a fantasy, drama where all the old fairytale characters are brought together in a cool way to make a really lame show. We had hope for it. All hope is gone. Do you remember how half of America was addicted to "Lost" and then after the last episode half of America sat on their couches making excuses and trying to bring themselves to the realization that the writers really didn't have a plan. They got us all tangled up in this "twisted plot" and then left us hanging with a million loose ends. Well I think that last episode of "Lost" was a foreshadowing of the series to come. Lame. It was pretty good at first but after a while it was just boring and unintriguing. Though she was immersed in this so-so series she made a pretty good Snow White. At least she was pretty with red lips and fair skin. though she did have a few "warrior princess" moments.
The second one is Kristen Stewart in "Snow White and the Huntsman." (Not yet released)
Who in their right mind would choose Kristen Stewart to play Snow White??? It's just not right. Snow White is supposed to be feminine and pretty. Not to mention that nobody can take her seriously in any other role but the tough vampire girl. (I can't even take her seriously in That role) Oh and then they throw Thor into the mix. Shouldn't he be working on "The Avengers"? All in all this one looks dark, dirty and dumb.
Last but not least! Lily Collins in "Mirror Mirror." (Also not yet released)
Ok, I'm excited for this one. Lily Collins actually seems to fit the part. AND Julia Roberts plays the evil queen! I also think it was a very smart move to make it a comedy. Looks very well done! Here's the trailer!
