I know I have written about specific movies for the past few weeks but I am going to ask you to bear with me because I am going to write about one specific movie again this week. For one, I really truly enjoyed this movie and two because I am completely out of ideas otherwise and I need one more week to brainstorm. Sorry! I apologize in advance to you guys reading this week's blog because this is truly more of a "chic flick" than any of my other picks so far.
So yesterday, I watched Fireproof with Stephen and we both decided that it is a great movie, as long as you can survive the slightly cheesy acting sprinkled throughout it.
Caleb Holt (Kirk Cameron) is a heroic fire captain cherishes service to others and dedication above and beyond everything. As a firefighter, he knows that you never leave your partner behind, but the most significant partner in his life, his wife Cathryn, played by Erin Bethea, is beginning to spark with what promises to turn into destructive, hate-filled flames. Caleb's father however, is determined to help his son find his way back to Jesus and back to loving and cherishing his wife like he did when they were first married. He sends his son "The Love Dare" which is a 40 day "activity/book" that gives the reader a task and verse for each day. The reader must attempt each task and do so with their whole heart in order for the dare to be successfull. It's a challenging, trying task that really tests the readers heart and motives, especially in the first twenty days. Caleb finds Jesus, his love and his forgiveness on day 21 and from there he truly wants to prove to his wife that he still loves her and wants to be with her and he goes at the remaining 18 days with all his heart. He succeeds but not without thinking he was too late to win back his wifes trust and love. His father, and mother, brought him and his wife back to the faith and to each other.
You cannot give love away to someone that you do not have yourself.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
SPRING BREAK BABY!!
Seeing as how this coming week is Spring Break for the universities, it is only appropriate to write about a couple of romantic comedies that occur during Spring Break vacations. While I have never done ANYTHING, let alone anything exciting or adventurous, for Spring Break, I've heard some wild tales and thought up some pretty fantastic and even some outrageous plans. Most movies about Spring Break are horror, based on true stories, or comedies, I have found a few that are considered to be romantic, even if they are documentaries or somewhat of a horror film.
The Real Cancun, made in 2003, was designed to be the first true reality feature film. It stars Brittany Brown-Hart, Benjamin Fletcher, Nicole Frilot, and 13 other American college students all portraying themselves during an adventure of a life time. After being cast from auditions all across the country, these 16 students ventured south to experience first-hand what Spring Break is "all about." They were followed to Cancun, Mexico by 6 camera crews who filmed their exploits as they immersed and indulged themselves in the Spring Break activities.The students were filmed 24-hours a day for a week it shows planned group activities, intimate interviews, and spontaneous individual exploits.
While I've never seen this film, I wouldn't be so quick to judge until viewed. You never know what you might discover...
The next film I found is Girl Happy. Produced in 1965, this is one of the Elvis heart-throb films that, while not known for being wonderful works of cinematic masterpieces, it was a huge box-office hit. Girls lined up around city blocks for hours to get in to see Elvis and his thrusting, gyrating hips, and hear his sweet, serenading voice. Elvis and his band and friends are singing on the beach with throngs of girls all around in their beach attire jumping up and down and swaying off his every word and move. There's also a scene where Elvis and his buddies are in two convertables and they're weaving in and out. Now, the songs may not be memorable, but hey, who doesn't love an Elvis film I mean come on?! He is the King afterall!
The Real Cancun, made in 2003, was designed to be the first true reality feature film. It stars Brittany Brown-Hart, Benjamin Fletcher, Nicole Frilot, and 13 other American college students all portraying themselves during an adventure of a life time. After being cast from auditions all across the country, these 16 students ventured south to experience first-hand what Spring Break is "all about." They were followed to Cancun, Mexico by 6 camera crews who filmed their exploits as they immersed and indulged themselves in the Spring Break activities.The students were filmed 24-hours a day for a week it shows planned group activities, intimate interviews, and spontaneous individual exploits.
While I've never seen this film, I wouldn't be so quick to judge until viewed. You never know what you might discover...
The next film I found is Girl Happy. Produced in 1965, this is one of the Elvis heart-throb films that, while not known for being wonderful works of cinematic masterpieces, it was a huge box-office hit. Girls lined up around city blocks for hours to get in to see Elvis and his thrusting, gyrating hips, and hear his sweet, serenading voice. Elvis and his band and friends are singing on the beach with throngs of girls all around in their beach attire jumping up and down and swaying off his every word and move. There's also a scene where Elvis and his buddies are in two convertables and they're weaving in and out. Now, the songs may not be memorable, but hey, who doesn't love an Elvis film I mean come on?! He is the King afterall!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Murph's Picks
So far, I've written mostly about the industry or the processes of the industry. This week however, I just want to talk about a few of my favorite films and the reasons why they are my favorites.
I am a fan of movies in general and I like the action and comedies just as much as the love stories. The top three of my favorite romantic comedies go as follows (from 1-3):
*Nights in Rodanthe
*Sweet Home Alabama
*Bringing Down the House
Nights In Rodanthe is the movie version of Nicholas Sparks' book Nights In Rodanthe. The two main roles of Adrienne Willis and Dr. Paul Flanner are played by Diane Lane and Richard Gere. The chemistry those two actors have on screen bring the movie to life. Adrienne, a separated mother of two, escapes for a weekend to a friend's inn in the town of Rodanthe on the outer coastal region of North Carolina to watch the inn and to figure out if she wants to take her cheating husband back or get out of the choatic relationship once and forall. The day she arrives, a major coastal storm is forcast for the weekend and she goes to town to buy supplies and catch up with a few old friends. Shortly after she returns to the inn, the weekends only guest for the weekend, Dr. Paul Flanning arrives. He is there to confront his own inner issues and to find a way to reconnect with his estranged son. Since they are the only two at the inn, their meals and free time is spent with each other and the romance of a lifetime errupts with beauty and passion that turns their worlds inside-out as they ride out the costal storm and the storm of life together. I suggest having your hubby, boyfriend, junkfood, favorite blankets, and PLENTY of tissue on-hand for this tear-jerking movie.
Sweet Home Alabama is DEFINITELY one of my favorite romantic comedies. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Peter Dempsey couldn't have portrayed they're characters any better. They were perfectly cast in this film as their characters Melanie Smooter (Witherspoon), Jake Perry (Lucas), and Andrew Hennings (Dempsey). Melanie leaves her husband, family, friends, and life in Alabama and sneaks off the New York City to fullfil her dream of being a high-end fashion designer. In her five years there, she meets, courts and becomes engaged to the mayor's son, Andrew Hennings, and has to sneak back to Alabama to force Jake to sign the papers for their divorce. Once she's back in the south however, she realizes that the life she thought she was too good for so many years ago, was actually the life she wanted all along. I love this movie because it is the perfect example of how you can run all your life from true love and your past but eventually, your destiney takes control and you are taken over by what is meant for you.
Bringing Down the House with Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, and Eugene Levy is hilarious! Queen Latifah, Charlene Morton, is wrongfully convicted of a bank robbery and seeks the help of Steve Martin, Peter Sanderson-a hoity toity lawyer, and his assistant Eugene Levy, Howie Rottman to reopen her case and prove her innocent. Peter "highers" Charlene to "nanny" his two children so that she is safe and so they can work on the case. With Charlene, an African American tossed into the high-life white society class, Peters personal and professional life goes through a series of changes and events that are both comical and life-changing. They end up teaching each other more than is expected and become life-long friends. It's a great story about society and life's funny way of teaching us its lessons.
I am a fan of movies in general and I like the action and comedies just as much as the love stories. The top three of my favorite romantic comedies go as follows (from 1-3):
*Nights in Rodanthe
*Sweet Home Alabama
*Bringing Down the House
Nights In Rodanthe is the movie version of Nicholas Sparks' book Nights In Rodanthe. The two main roles of Adrienne Willis and Dr. Paul Flanner are played by Diane Lane and Richard Gere. The chemistry those two actors have on screen bring the movie to life. Adrienne, a separated mother of two, escapes for a weekend to a friend's inn in the town of Rodanthe on the outer coastal region of North Carolina to watch the inn and to figure out if she wants to take her cheating husband back or get out of the choatic relationship once and forall. The day she arrives, a major coastal storm is forcast for the weekend and she goes to town to buy supplies and catch up with a few old friends. Shortly after she returns to the inn, the weekends only guest for the weekend, Dr. Paul Flanning arrives. He is there to confront his own inner issues and to find a way to reconnect with his estranged son. Since they are the only two at the inn, their meals and free time is spent with each other and the romance of a lifetime errupts with beauty and passion that turns their worlds inside-out as they ride out the costal storm and the storm of life together. I suggest having your hubby, boyfriend, junkfood, favorite blankets, and PLENTY of tissue on-hand for this tear-jerking movie.
Sweet Home Alabama is DEFINITELY one of my favorite romantic comedies. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Peter Dempsey couldn't have portrayed they're characters any better. They were perfectly cast in this film as their characters Melanie Smooter (Witherspoon), Jake Perry (Lucas), and Andrew Hennings (Dempsey). Melanie leaves her husband, family, friends, and life in Alabama and sneaks off the New York City to fullfil her dream of being a high-end fashion designer. In her five years there, she meets, courts and becomes engaged to the mayor's son, Andrew Hennings, and has to sneak back to Alabama to force Jake to sign the papers for their divorce. Once she's back in the south however, she realizes that the life she thought she was too good for so many years ago, was actually the life she wanted all along. I love this movie because it is the perfect example of how you can run all your life from true love and your past but eventually, your destiney takes control and you are taken over by what is meant for you.
Bringing Down the House with Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, and Eugene Levy is hilarious! Queen Latifah, Charlene Morton, is wrongfully convicted of a bank robbery and seeks the help of Steve Martin, Peter Sanderson-a hoity toity lawyer, and his assistant Eugene Levy, Howie Rottman to reopen her case and prove her innocent. Peter "highers" Charlene to "nanny" his two children so that she is safe and so they can work on the case. With Charlene, an African American tossed into the high-life white society class, Peters personal and professional life goes through a series of changes and events that are both comical and life-changing. They end up teaching each other more than is expected and become life-long friends. It's a great story about society and life's funny way of teaching us its lessons.
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