Film

I really like writer Dave Eggers. Ever since I read A Heartbreaking Work Of A Staggering Genius , I have been following his career. With that said, I’m really excited about a new movie that he and his wife, Vendela Vida, wrote together called Away We Go.

Away We Go is about a couple who found out they are expecting their first child, so they decide to travel around the US in order to find the perfect place to start their new family. The movie looks so charming. It seems to have the right amount of drama and comedy that equal out to be a very real story.

Making this movie more appealing is Sam Mendes (Kate Winslet’s husband), who is known for directing Revolutionary Road, Road to Perdition, and American Beauty.

I get very excited about the Oscars, so when I came across these beautiful photos of some nominees taken by the wonderful Annie Leibovitz, I had to share them.

These are photographs of movie partnerships with undeniable chemistry!

Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger

Ron Howard and Tom Hanks

Penelope Cruz and Woody Allen

Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet

More great lines from the film:

“You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You can swear and curse the fates, but in the end, you have to let go.”

” Its a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed, is you.”

“For what its worth, its never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no limit… start whenever you want… you can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that stop you. I hope you feel things that you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”

I saw this over the Christmas break and my brother already wrote about it. But I can’t stop thinking about the film. It was so well made. The Cinematography (Claudio Miranda), the Screenplay (Eric Roth; Munich, Ali, Forrest Gump), the Make-up, New Orleans, the acting, and of course the Director (David Fincher; Zodiac, Fight Club, The Game, Se7en). I was so moved by the writing; it was like poetry. It was defiantly one of the best films of this year. Brad Pitt is very subtle in his performance and I am hoping he wins an Oscar.

Quotes from the movie:

“We were ment to lose people, that’s the only way we know how important they are.”

“I was thinking how nothing lasts.”

I was reading about how successful Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are because of Imagine Entertainment. They apparently have a position that pays $150,000.00 a year that is called “cultural attache”. The job description:

Keeping Grazer abreast of the Zeitgeist in music, politics, culture, and pretty much everything else.

Reading four or five books a week.

Introducing him to one fascinating person a week from every conceivable walk of life.

Wow, I want this job!

I was watching Vicky Christina Barcelona (a great movie) and realized how great of an actress Penelope Cruz is. I have always liked her and her movies but she really made this movie. I think she is looked over and she should have won the Oscar for Volver.

I am confident enough to say that Wes Anderson is my top 4 favorite directors. Maybe even top 4 favorite people. Will you marry me?

I want to see this movie immediately! Danny Boyle is such a great director. I loved Trainspotting, Millions, Sunshine, and even The Beach! So I’m sure I will not be disappointed.

“I’ve only seriously tried to kill Liam once. I think that’s a pretty good record. In fact, I deserve some sort of commendation.”

-Noel Gallagher on his brother and fellow band mate.