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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
- LoveHistory
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Don't watch much tv anymore, but when my husband is home we occasionally catch up on some his favorite comedy shows when seasons are finally uploaded to Netflix. This week we've been watching Season 3 of Parks and Recreation. Very funny. I love the Ron Swanson character. His Pyramid of Greatness cracks me up.
Last movie we watched was Bright Star about John Keats. Interestingly enough, I spent part of the movie trying to figure out where I'd seen the actor (Paul Schneider) playing Mr. Brown. Then it dawned on me: the city planner in the first two seasons of Parks and Recreation. I feel like I'm playing the Kevin Bacon game.
Last movie we watched was Bright Star about John Keats. Interestingly enough, I spent part of the movie trying to figure out where I'd seen the actor (Paul Schneider) playing Mr. Brown. Then it dawned on me: the city planner in the first two seasons of Parks and Recreation. I feel like I'm playing the Kevin Bacon game.

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- Vanessa
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- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I haven't seen the film Never Let Me Go, but loved the book (if 'loved' is the right word as it's quite a harrowing read).
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
[quote=""Vanessa""]I haven't seen the film Never Let Me Go, but loved the book (if 'loved' is the right word as it's quite a harrowing read).[/quote]
I didn't mind the movie but I think it missed something. When it comes to this type of subject the book will probably be better than the movie in that a book can express so much more than actors can portray on a screen in a limited time frame.
It is a very thought provoking film(and book)and I finished the movie with the thought that if this really is the 'future' then I would want out..For how do we value life? And who among us can play God? But what really got me was to see cruelty coated by 'kindness.'
A challenging and haunting film.
Bec
I didn't mind the movie but I think it missed something. When it comes to this type of subject the book will probably be better than the movie in that a book can express so much more than actors can portray on a screen in a limited time frame.
It is a very thought provoking film(and book)and I finished the movie with the thought that if this really is the 'future' then I would want out..For how do we value life? And who among us can play God? But what really got me was to see cruelty coated by 'kindness.'
A challenging and haunting film.
Bec

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On Showtime, I saw a Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One in and enjoyed it.

Bodo the Apostate, a novel set during the reign of Louis the Pious and end of the Carolingian Empire.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXZthhY6 ... annel_page