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He ends up moving in with this charming gay couple and they learn to become a family. I found the movie funny, refreshing and really quite entertaining. It is unfortunate that certain political agendas make it so difficult for the gay community to adopt a child when there are so many children in need of one of the most basic human necessities which is a family and someone to love them. If more people would open their minds and hearts to the fact that just because a couple is of the same sex, doesn’t mean that they can’t give a child the love and encouragement they so need to grow up to be strong, loving, positive individuals that can help enrich the world in which we live. Title: Breakfast with Scot Director: Laurie Lynd Writer: Michael Downing and Sean Reycraft Starring: Noah Bernett, Benz Antoine and Cameron Ansell Genre: Drama, Comedy Language: English Released: 200 7
The traumatic event in her case was rape, however, the healing that she discovered could work with other types of trauma as well. At the beginning of the film, Melinda is shown sitting on the floor, looking into her mirror. Her sallow eyes clearly displayed her misery and her mouth had what looked like stitches sewn across her lips to keep from speaking. Unable to communicate her pain, her life quickly began to deteriorate. What saved her, was the encouragement of her art teacher who helped her finally find a way to unload her feelings without the use of words. She was so completely taken aback when he critiqued her her first project and she realized that he actually got what she was trying to say and she didn’t have to say a thing. I thought the film was very touching and presented the viewer with a means to ending the pain of loneliness and finding a viable path to healing.
Title: Speak Director: Jessica Sharzer Writer: Laurie Halse Anderson and Jessica Sharzer Starring: Kristen Stewart Genre: Drama Language: English Released: 2004
If you like to hike, or would like to take a glimpse as to what it is like to be a serious hiker and travel by foot along the 2,170 mile chain of Appalachian trails that run from Main to Georgia, then this is an amazing movies to see. I like to hike, but I don’t know that I have it in me to take several months of my life off to make this incredible journey by foot. The movie has no plots or action or drama, so if that is what you are looking for, than this is not your movie. But if you are looking for a laid back movie, where you just go with the flow and experience something real, then this movie will do just that. The one thing though that really ties this film together is the music that was composed specifically for the film by Jay Nash. I swear that sometimes it was the music itself versus the actual characters in the film that was telling the story. It just took you down the earthy trail in sort of a mindless meditative way. So, for a step outside life in the fast lane, try taking the off beaten path of the Appalachian trail and learn what it takes to “hike your own hike”. Title: Southbounders Director and Writer: Ben Wagner Starring: Amy Cale Peterson, Scott Speiser and Christopher McCutchen Genre: Drama Language: English Released: 2005 Music composed by: Jay Nash Title:
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I’ve had a burst of creative energy lately and created several new peace mandalas. This one I was quite please with. It was created from a picture of living coral and I titled it life because it appears almost alive. If you look closely, there is a resemblance of five angels with wings spread surrounding the center.
I had a chance to hear a drum team play for a local venue last year and the vibrations from the beat of the drums thundered so powerfully throughout the room that you could literally could feel the vibrations penetrate your body. It was intense and electrifying to the point you had to remind yourself to breathe. Having experienced such a performance was one of the things that drew me to this movie. “The Drummer” is about a young man named Sid from Hong Kong who plays the drums for a rock band in the evenings. His father, a local gang leader with a mean streak, tries to get Sid out of trouble after Sid is caught sleeping with the rival gang leaders mistress. His father sends him away to hide out in the outskirts of Taiwan which is where he stumbles upon some Zen Buddhist drummers practicing for a performance. It is here that he finds his peace and his purpose. The movie did have its imperfections, and there were a few violent scenes, however, the drum scenes which included drummers from Taiwan’s U-Theatre, made up for any imperfections as their energy was above and beyond shear exhilaration.
Title: The Drummer Director: Kenneth Bi Writer: Kenneth Bi Starring: Jaycee Chan Genre: Independent Film/Drama/Film Movement Language: Mandarin / Cantonese Released: 2007
This man has talent. Who would have ever thought that cutting up cardboard boxes would create such artistic visions of green beauty. Check out Mark Langan’s site for more of his amazing projects. He has also done some pretty complex corporate logos that are incredible.
It is about a little boy named Carlos played by Adrian Alonso who lives with his grandmother in Mexico while his mother works in the United States trying to earn enough money to bring him to the States to live with her. In a nutshell, the grandmother dies and the movie is about how Carlos risks his life crossing the border and then how he tries to find his way back to his mother. A warm and feel good type of movie that encourages us to examine and appreciate the small gifts in our own life which we may already have but take for granted. For example living with the ones you love most. Personally I don’t understand the anger in the politics of immigration control and think instead of looking at the situation from the outside in, one should stop and watch a movie like this to see it from the inside out. What a whole new perspective you get when the shoe is on the other foot. Adrian Alonso gave a solid performance for one so young and carried his part well. A great family movie and well worth the watch.
Title: La misa luna / Under the Same Moon Director: Patricia Riggen Writer: Ligiah Villalobos Starring: Adrian Alonso and Kate del Castillo Genre: Drama Language: Spanish Released: 2007
So many people suffer from almost disabilitating disorders, where if addressed and diagnosed, they could live normal and healthy lives without fear. But instead of facing the subject head on, we tend to avoid it, or quietly tip toe around it, or we pretend we don’t see it, even when it stands there looking at us straight in the eye. Phoebe draws us into her world where we begin to realize how helpless it feels to not have control of thoughts and actions and how hard it is to relate and fit into her surrounding world when no one understands what she doesn’t understand herself. Ella Fanning was brilliant and the movie was quite enchanting. Title: Phoebe in Wonderland Director: Daniel Barnz Writer: Daniel Barnz Starring: Elle Fanning Genre: Independent, Drama Language: English Released: 2008
They ended up loving this film so much that we had to watch it twice. It was very entertaining, especially in the beginning. Danny played by Rhys Ifans, is just your regular old bloke who is kind of in a rut with his job, his life, and his relationship with his girlfriend. He decides that he just needs to get away from it all and take a vacation. So what does he do, he ties a bunch of helium filled balloons to a lawn chair and off he goes. He ends up on the vacation of his life and discovers a whole new identity. The movie was fun, it moved quickly and I recommend it for the entire family. It will make you want to do something really crazy like tie a bunch of balloons to your chair and take off for the ride of your life.
Title: Danny Deckchair Writer: Jeff Balsmeyer and Lizzie Bryant Released: 2003 |
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