Love in Thoughts

Günther: Maybe it’s true that people are only truly happy once in their lives. Just once. And then they are punished for it. For the rest of their lives. The punishment is that they never forget that one moment.

The Pleasure is all Mine….

Jöns: Love is the blackest of all plagues, but you don’t even die of it, and usually it passes. – The Seventh Seal

Beautiful Men – Joe Kavitsky / Sex by Crucifixion

Joe says, “You need to be comfortable with who you are. Know what you are willing to stand for and how far you are willing to go to realize your dreams…sometimes people will try to compromise your art. It is at those definitive moments where decisions must be made. By understanding your own belief system [...]

The Divine Sophia Loren

In 1962, Sophia Loren, among 21 other awards, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance. Loren has won 50 international awards, including one Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Laurel Award. (source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Loren)

Torch Song Trilogy

Arnold: There’s one more thing you better understand. I have taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, build furniture – I can even pat myself on the back when necessary – all so I don’t have to ask anyone for anything. There’s nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect and anyone who [...]

The Dreamers

Matthew: I was one of the insatiables. The ones you’d always find sitting closest to the screen. Why do we sit so close? Maybe it was because we wanted to receive the images first. When they were still new, still fresh. Before they cleared the hurdles of the rows behind us. Before they’d been relayed [...]

Requiem for a Dream

Sara Goldfarb: I’m somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they’ll all like me. I’ll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It’s a reason to get up in the morning. It’s a reason to lose weight, to fit in the [...]

8½

Guido: “What is this flash of joy that’s giving me new life? Please forgive me sweet creatures; I didn’t realize, I didn’t know. How right it is to accept you, to love, you… and how simple! Luisa, I feel I’ve been set free. Everything looks good to me, it has a sense, it’s true. How [...]

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

“I’ve got to do something about the way I look. I mean a girl just can’t go to Sing Sing with a green face. ” – Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany’s – 1961)

Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte

Jewel Mayhew: Well, right here on the public street, in the light of day, let me tell you, Miriam Deering, that murder starts in the heart, and its first weapon is a vicious tongue. (Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte – 1964)

Renaissance (2006)

Though I’m not a big fan of anime, I decided to watch this movie last night as it was highly recommended on the net blogs I follow. Knowing very well how harsh I am as a critic of sorts of all the moves I watch, I decided to keep an open mind on this particular [...]

Say What….???

Beautiful Men – Alex Pettyfer (Golden Child)

Alexander Richard “Alex” Pettyfer was born 10 April 1990 in Stevenage. Pettyfer is an English actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of Stormbreaker. Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for [...]

A Psychotic Episode (Puppet on a String)

I had the day off yesterday, and for the first time in a long time, I decided to stay in bed and do nothing. I watched two movies that totally changed me on many levels. I know it’s hard to believe two movies can do that in one day, yet their message was excessively strong [...]

Daniel Brühl – The Face Behind Acting

After watching Ladies in Lavender http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377084/ and Was Nützt Die Liebe In Gedanken (Love In Thoughts) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325733/  I had to post something about this guy. He captivated me with his way of acting which is so natural and it just flows. Born Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo on 16 June 1978 is a Spanish/German actor. He is best known [...]