Dear readers, I am SO sorry that I let you down and didn’t write anything for ages (years!). Life has a nasty habit of throwing you a bunch of curveballs and the last couple of years have been filled with a lot of stressful situations that just took over, and so at weekends I didn’t …
I had to wait almost 2 weeks to go see the new Star Wars, because of course it was released in the UK the day before my flight home for Christmas, and as much as I’m a Star Wars fan, I wasn’t going to dump the family to go see it over the festive season. …
I kinda like Ridley Scott. I prefer the stuff his brother Tony did, but they’ve also worked together so much (see The Good Wife), that you sometimes have to stop and think “which one was that?” I’m a big fan of Kingdom of Heaven, G.I. Jane, 1492: Conquest Of Paradise, Thelma & Louise. Later movies, …
Back in 2002, a movie inconspicuously rolled into cinemas worldwide, no one prepared for the phenomenon it was about to create. I’m talking of course of Gurinder Chadha’s amazing Bend It Like Beckham. The premise, Indian football-loving girl breaks all the rules in order to follow her dreams, seemed a bit far-fetched, yet oddly well-timed …
As a half-German, I’ve been around my motherland a few times, but mainly in the southern half. As a child/teenager I’d been to Munich, Bonn, Cologne, Aschaffenburg, Mittenwald and Wiesbaden, where my family lives. So when I was invited to a wedding in Melle, which is a small town between Hanover and Osnabrück, I thought …
Many great movies either make it straight to DVD, so you don’t know they exist until you stumble upon them, or are only shown on TV (in another country!) which means access is limited. The Normal Heart is one such movie. Shown on HBO last May, it’s a star-studded version of Larry Kramer’s play. Set …
Awards season is upon us, and with it an astonishing amount of biopics. “Same procedure as every year” I guess (check here if you don’t understand that reference). Anyhoo, after seeing The Imitation Game (which I didn’t review, but it was a great movie), The Theory Of Everything is the second contestant I’ve checked out. …
You know those movies that just make you feel good when they’re done? Well 2014 has seen quite a few of them, like Belle, The Fault In Our Stars, If I Stay, The 100 Foot Journey etc. Latest in line is Love, Rosie, based on Cecilia Ahern’s book Where Rainbows End. As with PS I …
While Coldplay have been around for quite some time (1998!) I only found out about them back in 2005 when a friend of mine told me she wanted to go see them live (it was their Twisted Logic tour, celebrating the album release). I still remember the first song she played me, sitting in her …
If, like me, you possess an extensive movie library, you will know that some of your favourite movies are completely unknown to everyone else. And it bugs the hell out of you, that a movie you’ve seen twenty five billion times doesn’t even stir a “oh I think I’ve seen the trailer” recognition moment. So …
I recently discovered Mozzarella sticks (yes, I know, I’ve been missing out) and when I had some leftover mozzarella from my Mediterranenan Chicken, and I was about to eat gnocchi with pesto sauce (store bought, I’m not at THAT stage yet- lol) I decided to try them out myself! I found a couple of recipes …
This review comes with a massive delay since the film isn’t in cinemas anymore, but I hope you’ll be intrigued enough to maybe get the movie on DVD when the time comes. If you enjoyed Hugh Grant in everything, especially Music And Lyrics, and if you remember Marisa Tomei from Only You and Crazy Stupid … Continue reading
Every now and then, a movie comes along that will change you a little bit as you watch it. A movie that will make its way into your heart faster than you can say its name. Pride is most definitely one of them. From the moment it begins, the comedy-drama draws you in, ready to … Continue reading
After The Fault In Our Stars, If I Stay is the second painful teen rom-com hitting our screens this year. And it’s just as beautiful as the first. Based on the book by Gayle Forman, the surrealist story follows Mia Hall as she has an out-of-body experience while in a coma. Mia (Chloë Grace Moretz) … Continue reading
In the past decade, food-related movies have sprouted (see what I did there?) every few of years or so, each making you salivate more than the last. You only have to remember dribbling in front of Chocolat, Simply Irresistible, Julie and Julia, Ratatouille, No Reservations, Chef etc. The French (obviously) have their own string of … Continue reading
If you’ve ever been called a hopeless romantic, or gotten into an argument with friends about whether love is dead or not, then you’ll understand how I feel at times. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs of course, and if you’ve been hurt before, you’re twice as likely to believe it’s all rubbish and … Continue reading
I’m back in the homeland for the holidays and driven by boredom yesterday, a friend and I ventured into a toy shop (it’s not that silly considering we both work with children). While I get that the Barbie section is pink (and boy, do Barbies nowadays look like sluts), and the baby section is a … Continue reading
If you’re into Indie musicals (or movies about music), and if you liked Once, then Begin Again is your lucky ticket. The plot focuses on the two main characters and their separate back stories that eventually merge into the present: Gretta (Keira Knightley) is the talented but shy girlfriend of sudden new pop sensation Dave … Continue reading
I love quiche. There are so many different versions, with vegetables or fish, but the classic is still my favourite: quiche Lorraine. Thanks to Wikipedia, I now know that: “The word “quiche” comes from French, which ultimately borrowed the word from Lorraine Franconian “Küeche” (meaning “cake”). Central Franconian typically unrounded the “ü” [y] and shifted … Continue reading
I have friends who still read a lot of “teenage” fiction. Sometimes, so do I. I do own the John Green book, I just haven’t read it yet. Nevertheless, I went to see the movie yesterday and (obviously) cried my eyes out. For those of you who’ve been living under a rock for the past … Continue reading
Odeon cinemas made Belle the movie of the month. And rightly so! Not only is Belle an(other) compelling stand against our slave trading past, but its cast is simply brilliant. When Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode, with way too little screen time) finds out he has a daughter from a liaison with a black … Continue reading
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