· Visited Carrie Bradshaw’s old stomping grounds on Sex and the City [1st photo].
· Enjoyed champagne on ice with fresh strawberries at NYC’s Fig and Olive [2nd photo].
· Saw Death of a Salesman on Broadway starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Linda Emond, and Andrew Garfield – it was so intense, moving, and emotional! [3rd photo].
· Finally caught up with Revenge. I can’t believe the season finale! The show needs to hurry up with season 2, I won’t be able to wait for too long.
· Saw The Five Year Engagement starring Jason Segal and Emily Blunt - I’ve heard mixed reviews of the movie, but I actually enjoyed it.
What are you up to this weekend? Have a happy Friday!
This past weekend I went to the cinema to see The Iron Lady, starring the incredibly talented Meryl Streep. Streep played the lead role of Margaret Thatcher, for which she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress (Drama). With a budget of around $14 million, the funds were used quite impressively, considering the quality of the film and the portrayal of Margaret Thatcher over six decades. The prosthetics designer, Mark Coulier, did an amazing job turning Streep into Thatcher. Alexandra Roach, who played young Margaret Thatcher, also did a stunning job in her role as the ambitious, passionate, and smart leader.
Meryl Streep with her Golden Globe 2012
Though the film focuses in large part on Thatcher’s dementia and aging, we witness flashbacks in Thatcher’s old age to different times throughout her life and career. Streep noted to the United Press International, “All of us understood through a process of a year before we started shooting what we were wanting from this piece. That it was going to be, not a docudrama, not a chronicling of Margaret Thatcher’s political life. That it would be a very particular look back through her own eyes at selected memories, not in chronological order, in a jumble of memory, regret, glory days. That it would all be part of a reckoning at the end.”
This was one of my favorite quotes from the movie. “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become…habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny! What we think we become.”
The Iron Lady really made me think about life, aging, and what it means to be a leader. It is powerful, moving, and in its own way, heartbreaking, for many different reasons.
Oscar nominations are today…I feel confident saying that Meryl Streep will receive a nomination for Best Actress, and I do hope that Mark Coulier is given the recognition he deserves, as well.
Update: Oscar nominations have been released! And not only is Meryl Streep nominated for Best Actress, but Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland have been nominated for Makeup!
♥ Advent Christmas Calendar – even if you’re not religious, these calendars are the yummy way to count down to Christmas! (buy them here)
It’s officially December! The holiday season has finally arrived and I can’t wait to start celebrating. All I need to do is get through another week of work and then its time for me to bake up a storm and watch The Big Bang Theory all morning/day/night. I also have a long list of movies, books, and recipes that I want to get started on. Enjoy your first weekend of the last month of 2011! Before that though, here are the things that I have been watching and craving…
♥ New Year’s Eve movie – star-studded + romance + new beginnings
Though it may seem trivial, where you watch a movie might make a difference on what you think of the movie and how much you enjoyed it. You could be anywhere, but if you’ve got the best seat in the house then you’re set! If you are watching an old black and white film, seeing it at the drive-in would give it that classic feel. A fast-paced action adventure movie just looks better on an IMAX screen in the theater. Romantic comedies or dramas can be watched comfortably in the privacy of your own home where your sobbing won’t bother others in the audience. It can be nice to curl up in your bed and watch a movie, but there’s also nothing like the “movie experience” of hearing others’ reactions and laughing together in a theater. I’ve watched movies in uncomfortable, sticky theaters, and while it didn’t completely ruin the movie for me, I certainly didn’t enjoy it or the experience as much as I could have. I prefer my movie experience to be complete with blankets, pillows, and food (currently enjoying this).
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