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{ February 1, 2007 @ 7:15 pm } · { Books, Movies, Music, Writing/Poetry }
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– The release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been announced: July 21, 2007. For those of you who are as nerdy as I am, you can already pre-order it on Amazon. (Yes … I did.) Even worse is that I actually got goosebumps when I saw an actual date in association with its release. Yeah, it’s pretty bad.

- Begin To Hope by Regina Spektor, which I have mentioned on here a few times, is $6.99 on Amazon right now as well. I don’t know how much it usually costs, but I do believe that is quite a good deal. If you ever thought about buying it, now is the time. This also goes for Love in the Time of Science by Emiliana Torrini (another I’ve mentioned before), again on Amazon. I think that one is $6.87, or something. Under $7, anyway. (Click the links to go to the exact pages where I found them.)

- I just discovered Found, and I’m completely fascinated by it. I don’t like it as much as PostSecret, but I do like it quite a bit. Same kind of thing.

- For those of you rockin’ it in my neck of the woods, check THIS out sometime. I won’t be at the one this Friday, but … you know … it’s still probably one of the cooler things in this _____ town. (Couldn’t find the words, and I’m in somewhat of a time crunch currently.)

- For those of you who keep up, I’ve started writing another book. I think it’s fiction. I mean, it’s complicated, but … I definitely think it’s fiction. I’m writing it in a style that focuses on a certain scene (point in time/what-have-you), then goes to another, but they all kind of string together in an odd sort of way. (Yes, there is a word for it. Yes, I know it. No, I do not feel the need to bore everyone with writing styles.) It’s moving quickly, just like my first. I put that one on the back-burner for a bit, though. It was making my brain hurt. I’ll assuredly finish this second one before the first. And, heck, who knows? Maybe that first one was just a catalyst to get me kicked into gear with this one, the actual one, the one I, myself, would read if someone else wrote it. I suppose that’s important. Ha!

- Running With Scissors (the movie) apparently becomes available for rent and purchase next Tuesday, Feb. 6th. I haven’t seen it because this town never brought it to theaters. All I can say is I enjoyed the book. (Damn, Amazon should pay me for advertising.)

- The line, “all that I am, all that I ever was, is here in your perfect eyes, they’re all I can see …” has been stuck in my head for days now. I hear that the song (Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol) is horribly over-played on the radio, which is a shame, really. I don’t listen to the radio, so I wouldn’t know. This is probably the reason I can still tolerate it … and so many other songs, for that matter. Doesn’t it suck how radio stations beat the ever-lovin’ crap out of a few good songs, making them unbearable to listen to anymore?! I think so; hence, the no-listening.

- I’m out of time for now.

- Take care, be safe, be happy, be nice … and … as my favorite memo pad at home says, Don’t fuck this up!

(I know it’s not very ladylike, but it’s just so versatile … you know?)

Soundtracks, y’all!

{ December 14, 2006 @ 5:01 pm } · { Movies, Music }
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Hey, hey!  I’m on a soundtrack kick lately.  Can’t say why, exactly.  So … since I am done with finals (OH YEAH!), and I have more time on my hands, I thought I’d make a list of a few yummy compilations worth owning.  And, yikes, it’s a tad long.  Ah, well …

1. The Last Kiss –  I’ve talked about it until I am blue in the face, but I will say it one more time … Buy this soundtrack if you don’t already have it!  I mean, really, how can you not love something that has Imogen Heap, Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Cary Brothers, Rufus Wainwright, AND Rachael Yamagata on it?!  Sheesh, folks, it’s a doozy!  Listen/buy HERE, check out the MySpace, and check out the track listing below …

1. Chocolate – Snow Patrol
2. Star Mile – Joshua Radin
3. Pain Killer – Turin Brakes
4. Warning Sign – Coldplay
5. Ride – Cary Brothers
6. El Salvador – Athlete
7. Hide And Seek – Imogen Heap
8. Reason Why – Rachael Yamagata
9. Hold You In My Arms – Ray LaMontagne
10. Prophecy – Remy Zero
11. Paper Bag – Fiona Apple
12. Today’s The Day – Aimee Mann
13. Arms of a Woman – Amos Lee
14. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk – Rufus Wainwright
15. Paperweight – Joshua Radin & Schuyler Fisk

2. Little Miss Sunshine –  It’s grand, and just got nominated for a Grammy.  So … you know the buzz has got to be somewhat true, right?  Right.  Plus, it has Chicago by Sufjan Stevens, which is probably one of my favorites right now.  Listen/buy HERE, check out the MySpace, and check out the track listing below …

1. The Winner Is – Mychael Danna/DeVotchKa
2. Till The End Of Time – DeVotchKa
3. You Love Me (Remix) – DeVotchKa
4. First Push – Mychael Danna/DeVotchKa
5. No Man’s Land – Sufjan Stevens
6. Let’s Go – DeVotchKa
7. No One Gets Left Behind – Danna/DeVotchKa
8. Chicago – Sufjan Stevens
9. We’re Gonna Make It – Danna/DeVotchKa
10. Do You Think There’s a Heaven -Danna/DeVotchKa
11. Catwalkin’ – Tony Tisdale
12. Superfreak (Rocca Sound Remix) – Rick James
13. La Llorona – DeVotchKa
14. How It Ends – DeVotchKa

3. Garden State –  This one is a no-brainer.  Speaking of Grammy’s, Zach Braff (blog) actually got one for compiling this rockin’ (and rollin’) list of super-songs.  That boy has some great taste in music, I must say.  Kudos (and maybe a little pinch on the butt) to him!  Listen/buy HERE, check out the MySpace, and check out the track list below …

1. Don’t Panic – Coldplay   
2. Caring Is Creepy – The Shins  
3. In The Waiting Line – Zero 7    
4. New Slang – The Shins 
5. I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You – Colin Hay 
6. Blue Eyes – Cary Brothers   
7. Fair – Remy Zero 
8. One Of These Things First – Nick Drake 
9. Lebanese Blonde – Thievery Corporation 
10. The Only Living Boy In New York – Simon & Garfunkel 
11. Such Great Heights – Iron and Wine 
12. Let Go – Frou Frou 
13. Winding Road – Bonnie Somerville

4.  Forrest Gump –  It is chalk-full of good, old-fashioned, freakin’ fantastical tracks.  In fact, it happens to contain my theme song in life … I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by The Four Tops.  (Don’t ask … but for more on theme songs, feel free check into Ally McBeal.  Ha ha!)  Anyhow, if you don’t own this one, it is a definite must-have.  Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

Disc 1
1. Hound Dog – Elivis Presley
2. Rebel Rouser – Duane Eddy
3. (I Don’t Know Why) But I Do – Clarence “Frogman” Henry
4. Walk Right In – The Rooftop Singers
5. Land Of 1000 Dances – Wilson PIckett
6. Blowin’ In The Wind – Joan Baez
7. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops
9. Respect – Aretha Frankline
10. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan
11. Sloop John B – The Beach Boys
12. California Dreamin’ – The Mamas And The Papas
13. For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
14. What The World Needs Now Is Love – Jackie DeShannon
15. Break On Through (To The Other Side) – The Doors
16. Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel

Disc 2
1. Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane
2. Let’s Get Together – The Youngbloods
3. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) – Scott McKenzie
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) – The Byrds
5. Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In - The Fifth Dimension  
6. Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson
7. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night
8. Stoned Love – The Supremes
9. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – B.J. Thomas
10. Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) – Randy Newman
11. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynard Skynyrd
12. Running On Empty – Jackson Browne
13. It Keeps You Runnin’ – The Doobie Brothers
14. I’ve Got To Use My Imagination – Gladys Knight & The Pips
15. Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
16. On The Road Again – Willie Nelson
17. Against The Wind – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
18. Forrest Gump Suite – Alan Silvestri

5. One Tree Hill –  No judgement!  Zip it and just check it out.  Listen/buy HERE, check out the MySpace, buy the 2nd Volume that benefits the National Breast Cancer Association HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. I Don’t Want To Be – Gavin DeGraw 
2. Kill – Jimmy Eat World 
3. Re-Offender – Travis 
4. The Good Kind – The Wreckers (Michelle Branch & Jessica Harp) 
5. Overdue – Get Up Kids 
6. Funny Little Feeling – Rock-N-Roll Soldiers 
7. Glad (Acoustic) – Tyler Hilton 
8. Shoot Your Gun – 22-20s 
9. Sidewalks – Story of the Year 
10. When the Stars Go Blue – Tyler Hilton / Bethany Joy Lenz 
11. Everybody’s Changing – Keane 
12. Mix-tape – Butch Walker 
13. The First Cut Is the Deepest (Acoustic) – Sheryl Crow 
14. Lie in the Sound – Trespassers William 

6. Wicker Park — It’s just good.  Nice and moody.  And, I don’t know about anybody else, but I find Lover’s Spit to be some prime baby-makin’ music, if you know what I mean (and I think you do).  Oh, and not to even mention that The Postal Service covers Phil Collins!  What?!  Yeah, it’s, “Wow!”  Listen/buy HERE, check out the MySpace, and check out the track listing below …

1. Maybe Tomorrow – Stereophonics 
2. Everybody Is Someone – Lifehouse (exclusive) 
3. A Movie Script Ending – Death Cab for Cutie (acoustic version) 
4. How to Be Dead – Snow Patrol 
5. Lover’s Spit – Broken Social Scene 
6. Retour A Vega – The Stills  Listen  
7. Flowers in December – Mazzy Star 
8. When the Day is Gone - The Legends 
9. When I Goosestep – The Shins (rare non-album track) 
10. Light Switch – Jaime Wyatt 
11. These Days – Mates of State 
12. All I Do – +/- 
13. We All Have a Map of the Piano – Mum 
14. Against All Odds – Postal Service (rare non album track) 
15. Strange and Beautiful – Aqualung 
16. I Know You Are But What Am I? – Mogwai 
17. The Scientist – Johnette Napolitano & Danny Lohner (exclusive)

7. The Sound of Music — Again, shut it!  This is a pick of nostalgia for me.  I can’t help it, and certainly won’t try.  My grandma and I flitted about to some Julie Andrews when I was just a wee one.  I have very fond memories of this soundtrack, so just … turn your head, if need be.   Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. Prelude And The Sound Of Music 
2. Overture And Preludium (Dixit Dominus) 
3. Morning Hymn And Alleluia 
4. Maria 
5. I Have Confidence 
6. Sixteen Going On Seventeen 
7. My Favorite Things 
8. Do-Re-Mi 
9. The Sound Of Music 
10. The Lonely Goatherd 
11. Edelweiss 
12. Laendler 
13. So Long, Farewell 
14. Ent’acte 
15. Climb Ev’ry Mountain 
16. My Favorite Things 
17. Something Good 
18. Processional And Maria (The Wedding) 
19. Sixteen Going On Seventeen (Reprise) 
20. Do-Re-Mi (Reprise) 

8. Grease — C’mon!  It’s … well … Grease!  No matter who you are, where you live, or what you consider to be good music, you know you can throw down the jam to Summer Lovin’.  It’s okay, there’s no need to be ashamed.  We’re all right there with you.  Have “a blast” with this one!  (Ha!)  Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. Grease – Frankie Valli 
2. Summer Nights – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 
3. Hopelessly Devoted To You – Olivia Newton-John 
4. You’re The One That I Want – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John  
5. Sandy – John Travolta 
6. Beauty School Dropout – Frankie Avalon 
7. Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee – Stockard Channing 
8. Greased Lightning – John Travolta 
9. It’s Raining On Prom Night – Cindy Bullens 
10. Alone At The Drive-In Movie (Instrumental) – Jim Jacobs/Warren Casey 
11. Blue Moon – Sha-Na-Na 
12. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Here To Stay – Sha-Na-Na 
13. Those Magic Changes – Sha-Na-Na 
14. Hound Dog – Sha-Na-Na 
15. Born To Hand Jive – Sha-Na-Na 
16. Tears On My Pillow – Sha-Na-Na 
17. Mooning – Louis St. Louis & Cindy Bullens 
18. Freddy My Love – Cindy Bullens 
19. Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Queen – Louis St. Louis 
20. There Are Worse Things I Could Do – Stockard Channing 

9.  Legends of the Fall – There is some beautiful, beautiful music going on in this movie.  Seriously, beautiful!  Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. Legends Of The Fall 
2. The Ludlows 
3. Off To War 
4. To The Boys… 
5. Samuel’s Death 
6. Alfred Moves To Helena 
7. Farewell/Descent Into Madness 
8. The Changing Seasons, Wild Horses, Tristan’s… 
9. The Wedding 
10. Isabel’s Murder, Recollections Of Samuel 
11. Revenge 
12. Goodbyes 
13. Alfred, Tristan, The Colonel, The Legend… 

10. Saturday Night Fever — “C’mon and put on my, my, my, my boogie shoes, and boogie with you …”  Mmmm-hmmmm … 70’s … yeah, baby!  Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees 
2. How Deep Is Your Love – The Bee Gees 
3. Night Fever – The Bee Gees 
4. More Than a Woman – The Bee Gees 
5. If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman 
6. Fifth of Beethoven – Walter Murphy 
7. More Than a Woman – Tavares 
8. Manhattan Skyline – David Shire 
9. Calypso Breakdown – Ralph MacDonald 
10. Night on Disco Mountain – David Shire 
11. Open Sesame – Kool & the Gang 
12. Jive Talkin’ – The Bee Gees 
13. You Should Be Dancing – The Bee Gees 
14. Boogie Shoes – KC & the Sunshine Band 
15. Salsation – David Shire 
16. K-Jee – MFSB 
17. Disco Inferno – The Trammps

11. Dirty Dancing — Yes, I am a total girl.  Deal with it!  Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley
2. Be My Baby – The Ronettes 
3. She’s Like the Wind – Patrick Swayze 
4. Hungry Eyes – Eric Carmen 
5. Stay – Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs 
6. Yes – Merry Clayton 
7. You Don’t Own Me – The Blow Monkeys 
8. Hey Baby – Bruce Channel 
9. Overload – Zappacosta 
10. Love Is Strange - Mickey And Sylvia 
11. Where Are You Tonight? – Tom Johnston 
12. In The Still Of The Night – The Five Satins

12. Elizabethtown — I read somewhere that Cameron Crowe made this movie around the music he chose.  I know he got a bit of bad reviews for this one, but I really loved it.  So, “Come pick me up, take me out, fuck me up, and steal my records,” as Ryan Adams would say.   Listen/buy HERE, check out the MySpace, and check out the track listing below …

1. 60B (Etown Theme) – Nancy Wilson 
2. It’ll All Work Out – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 
3. My Father’s Gun – Elton John 
4. io (This Time Around) – Helen Stellar 
5. Come Pick Me Up – Ryan Adams 
6. Where to Begin – My Morning Jacket 
7. Long Ride Home – Patty Griffin 
8. Sugar Blue – Jeff Finlin 
9. Don’t I Hold You – Wheat 
10. Shut Us Down – Lindsey Buckingham 
11. Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) – The Hombres 
12. Hard Times – eastmountainsouth 
13. Jesus Was a Crossmaker – The Hollies 
14. Square One – Tom Petty 
15. Same in Any Language – I Nine

13. Almost Famous — While we’re on Cameron Crowe, might as well, right?!  Yep, yep, yep.  You put Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel, and Cat Stevens on a CD together, and you’ve got yourself a winner.  End.Of.Story.  Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. America – Simon and Garfunkel 
2. Sparks – The Who 
3. It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren 
4. I’ve Seen All Good People: Your Move – Yes 
5. Feel Flows – The Beach Boys 
6. Fever Dog – Stillwater 
7. Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart 
8. Mr. Farmer – The Seeds 
9. One Way Out – The Allman Brothers Band 
10. Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd 
11. That’s The Way – Led Zeppelin 
12. Tiny Dancer – Elton John 
13. Lucky Trumble – Nancy Wilson 
14. I’m Waiting For The Man – David Bowie 
15. The Wind – Cat Stevens 
16. Slip Away – Clarence Carter 
17. Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman 

14. Titanic — Minus the whole Celine Dion thing, the composing is truly mesmerizing.  It puts me in some sort of trance every time I listen to it … a good, relaxing trance, that is.   Listen/buy HERE, and check out the track listing below …

1. Never An Absolution 
2. Distant Memories 
3. Southampton 
4. Rose 
5. Leaving Port 
6. ‘Take Her To Sea, Mr. Murdoch’ 
7. ‘Hard To Starboard’ 
8. Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave 
9. The Sinking 
10. Death Of Titanic 
11. A Promise Kept 
12. A Life So Changed 
13. An Ocean Of Memories 
14. My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From ‘Titanic’) 
15. Hymn to the Sea 

15.  Grey’s Anatomy, Vol. 2 — It has an acoustic version of Chasing Cars, for crying out loud!  When he says, “All that I am, all that I ever was, is here in your perfect eyes, they’re all I can see …” it’s enough to make me do something truly stupid … like dissolve into a puddle of melty nothingness.   And, no, I have no excuse.   Listen/buy HERE, check out the MySpace, and check out the track listing below …

1. How to Save a Life – The Fray 
2. War on Sound – Moonbabies 
3. I Me You – Jim Noir 
4. Kaboom! – Ursula 1000 
5. Miss Halfway – Anya Marina 
6. Multiply – Jamie Lidell 
7. Universe & U – KT Tunstall 
8. Monster Hospital – Metric 
9. How We Operate [Radio Edit] – Gomez 
10. Grace Master – Kate Havnevik 
11. Sexy Mistake – The Chalets 
12. Bound by Love – Gran Bel Fisher 
13. I Hate Everyone [Clean] – Get Set Go 
14. Homebird – Foy Vance 
15. Chasing Cars [Acoustic] – Snow Patrol

Happy December!  ‘Tis the season, m’loves!

Harry Potter 5

{ December 5, 2006 @ 5:50 pm } · { Movies }
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Awwwww, yeah!  July 13, 2007, baby!  Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix will hit theaters.  IT.IS.ON!

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YAY!  Am I the only one quite literally jumping for joy about this?!  They just keep getting better and better, no?  Cannot wait …

Yep, I’m a total dork for this Harry Potter stuff.  I can’t even help myself.  The books are just really, dang good.  If you have not read them, perhaps because you have been trapped under some sort of massive rock for the last 8 years, you should check them out right this second!  Love, love, love ‘em, I do. 

Speaking of, am I the only one who is chomping at the bit, ready as ready can be for the 7th book?!  Sheesh, that one is taking forever.  I know it’s going to be fantastic, though, so I suppose it’s pretty well worth the wait.  Still, I’m impatient!  I want my HP 7, and I want it now!   

A happy Tuesday, it certainly is!

5 Suggestions

{ November 29, 2006 @ 6:32 pm } · { Books, Movies, Music }
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Music: 9- Damien Rice (Buy)

Song: The Animals Were Gone - Damien Rice (Listen) (Lyrics)

Movie: For Your Consideration (Time/Theater) (Review)

Book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Buy)

Website: Your Story … Did That Really Just Happen?!

(Okay, so that last suggestion is a total shameless plug.  ;)   The other four are not, however.  They are genuinely fantastic in a completely unbiased sort of way, so check ‘ em out.  Now!)

Happy Hump Day!

“The Last Kiss” (My Take/Review)

{ September 17, 2006 @ 1:38 am } · { Movies }
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“The Last Kiss” was amazing.

There is no other way to say it, I absolutely adored the movie. I appreciate anything that is honest and evokes genuine emotion. Hands down, this movie did both. I can understand how someone younger might not understand the plot quite as well as I, and other late-20/early-30-something’s might; however, the message is resoundingly clear, no matter your age. To me, it was all summed up in the conversation on the porch between Michael (Zach Braff) and Stephen (Tom Wilkinson). I don’t want to give too much away (or butcher the actual, exact dialogue from the film), but I will give the line that was in the trailer … “What you feel only matters to you.” For anybody who has ever really loved, cared about, truly and deeply felt something real for another person, this line makes perfect sense. It is one of those that seems so simple, but is so deep in meaning and value that most of us completely miss it every time. The conversation went on to say something about how it is what you do to the ones you love that matters most. This is so, incredibly true. Only you know how you feel. It means nothing to the one you feel it for until you show them, PROVE it to them. How can someone know the flutters in your heart if you don’t only show them, but make them feel the flutters as well? Again, this is where most of us miss it. We think that our feeling is enough. In truth, it usually isn’t. Love is almost inconsequential if not reciprocated, felt, and equally respected by both people in the relationship. To me, “The Last Kiss” proves this point very clearly.

The time in the character’s lives is definitely a pivotal one. I know because I am rapidly approaching that age. Well, I’m there, actually. While I am a few years shy of their ages, I very much know exactly what is being stated and conveyed throughout the movie on a very personal level.

There is also an older, 30-year marriage that is portrayed in the movie between Anna (Blythe Danner) and Stephen (Tom Wilkinson). I have obviously never been married, much less been one half of a 30-year marriage, but I can imagine that it would involve some of the feelings and problems shown by the two. Between the lack of passion from one, and the need of it from another, I could still completely identify.

Aside from the very basically profound statement at the core of the movie, the acting was also phenomenal. I am continually amazed by Zach Braff in his ability to be humerous, emotional, clueless, unlikeable, loveable, and incredibly sexy all at the same time. The real trick is that he does it all seemingly with such ease. Jacinda Barrett also did a fantastic job at playing Jenna, Michael’s pregnant girlfriend. I, for one, have been cheated on, and I can say with authority that she played the part to a T. The physicality, the psychotic emotions, the uncertainty, the feeling of being torn between the love that begs you to stay, and the pride that screams for you to go; she played all incredibly well. With that, I must again mention Zach Braff’s performance. His portrayal of a man who is the cheater being seduced by a younger, very beautiful woman was perfect. The reluctance mixed with the flattery and carnal want, then the blaming and lying. He acted it out so well. Both performances were amazing, truly. Also well worth noting is Rachel Bilson, who played Kim, Michael’s seductress. She is obviously beautiful and could simply sit in front of a camera, not doing anything, and be totally believeable in this role; however, she manages to bring a more likeable, vulnerable aspect to her character that is unexpected. She makes it impossible to not like Kim, even feel a little sorry for her when all is said and done. I suppose that is one reason I enjoyed the movie so much; each and every character, no matter how undesireable their behavior, was very well understood and easy to identify with.

I enjoy movies with some truth attached to real life. Sure, I also enjoy movies that take me away from real-life problems and emotions, the struggles that we all deal with from day to day. More than anything, though, I like movies that make it possible for me to see something on screen that I can also pinpoint inside of myself. In turn, I have an uncanny amount of respect for movies that really move me. With most people how they are today, sincerity and genuine emotion are often cast aside and have somehow even become the victim of tremendous balking. It’s a shame that this vulnerability in looking inside is as absent as it is in most aspects of life these days. This movie does not ignore any part of relationships, which means it does not ignore the problems and doubts and questions and fears that must be faced to fully connect and make any union work. We should all allow ourselves to feel more, and be more honest about who we really are. “The Last Kiss” does that with its characters. In fact, when you really sit down to think about it, the movie accomplishes this to an almost overwhelming degree.

I recommend it to everyone. In fact, if any of you where I am want to go again this week, count me in. I’m there!!

“The Last Kiss”

{ September 15, 2006 @ 5:18 pm } · { Movies }
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“The Last Kiss” comes out today!! I haven’t even seen it yet, but am still going to recommend that everyone see it this weekend. (I’m going tonight.) I haven’t been this excited about a movie in a long time. It looks like it’s going to be REALLY, REALLY good!!

The trailer can be viewed here … www.lastkissmovie.com .

Don’t forget that the soundtrack kicks some massive boo-tay, too. You can listen to snippets, as well as purchase it here … Soundtrack .

I will, of course, give my thoughts, feelings, opinions, and such on the film after I see it TONIGHT!!

Happy Friday!!

Oh, AND!!!!!!!!!!!!! … go here … www.rehearsals.com to see some footage of the soundtrack being performed live. It is so, freaking fantastic, I don’t even have the words …

One last thing … I’ve seen that I’ve gotten a crazy number of hits on here in association with “The Last Kiss” quotes. I, myself, don’t have those posted. I would add a few that I remember, but don’t want to flub any of the lines. There is a website, however, that deals with that very sort of thing. As soon as they are added, quotes from the movie can be found here … “The Last Kiss” Quotes .