Dhoom 2

by | May 25, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday

Because I have been sick I am re-posting my first Foreign Film Friday Dhoom 2. This is a Bollywood movie- so there is singing and dancing, beautiful outfits, many costumes changes, and the sudden use of English slang in the middle of the Hindi. Dhoom 2 is full of...

Were the World Mine

by | May 11, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday

Were the World Mine is a sweet indie movie, about a young gay boy living in a small town. He is picked on and shunned by most of the boys in his all-boys school. Then Shakespeare comes along. The senior play is A Midsummer’s Nights Dream and magic happens. *girly...

Sexy Sherlock

by | May 4, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday

I am re-posting this because 1- I have a lot more friends now *waves to you all* and 2- Season Two of Sherlock starts Sunday night on PBS!!!!!! I am so excited. I LOVE Sherlock Holmes stories from the old Basil Rathbone to the new Robert Downey Jr.- I am also ashamed...

High Kick Girl

by | Apr 27, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday

So this high school Japanese girl has managed to become a great marital artist, yet in all of her training has missed the spiritual lessons of Karate. Anyway her teacher refuses to give her a black belt. In her desire to prove her strength, she makes a stupid (she is...

The Trip

by | Apr 20, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday

So these two comedians/impressionists travel through Northern England to review restaurants. For me this movie was a bit low on the food porn in spite of the fact that eating was a major part of the story. It was fun and the country side beautiful, but I didn’t get...