Cast: Miles Teller J.K. Simmons I honestly had never heard of this film prior to J.K. Simmons winning the Golden Globe for Supporting Actor. Since this film hadn't been on my radar for long before the Oscar Nominations were announced, I had no idea what to expect when I saw this movie. I had read… Continue reading Best Picture Nominee: Whiplash
Author: CJ Dawn
I'm a girl who enjoys books, movies, tv and music with aspirations of someday becoming a published author.
Looking Back at NaNoWriMo: What I Learned
Sometimes inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Back in the fall I was watching an episode of Castle, where Richard Castle (played brilliantly by Nathan Fillion) goes into an elementary classroom to try to find a child who witness a murder. Castle’s plan is to get the students to write stories, hoping one of… Continue reading Looking Back at NaNoWriMo: What I Learned
Best Picture Nominee: Boyhood
Cast: Ellar Coltrane Patricia Arquette Ethan Hawke Lorelei Linklater Boyhood has been on my list of films to watch for months before the Oscar nominees were announced, though I had no doubt of it's nomination given all that I was hearing. The idea that they filmed this over the course of 12 years fascinated me,… Continue reading Best Picture Nominee: Boyhood
The Mockingbird Returns
Fans who have been waiting 50 years for a follow-up to Harper Lee's classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, finally got their wish when she announced yesterday that her novel Go Set a Watchman - actually written before Mockingbird - will be released this summer. According to the press release from HarperCollins, Lee states, "In the… Continue reading The Mockingbird Returns
Best Picture Nominee: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Cast: Ralph Fiennes Tony Revolori Jude Law Edward Norton I saw this movie for the first time on a flight from JFK to Shannon, Ireland. I had heard so many good things about it I really wanted to see it. However, I ended up unable to stay awake to pay attention to the entire film.… Continue reading Best Picture Nominee: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Not Another Dumb Blonde 