sweet disposition

First of all, Sasha and I are so very pleased and excited to receive our first blog comments! Thanks to you lovely commenters, we love all your blogs so much, and the comments definitely made our day, even week!!!

Now, to get to business. 500 Days of Summer. WOW.



This is one of those movies that really sticks with me, that makes me consider things in my life differently, and that makes me want to try new clothing styles. For instance, Zooey Deschanel's pants! I covet ever pair of wide-legged high waisted pants she wore, and I only dream of pulling them off like that.

But beyond the gorgeous and amazing Zooey, the movie as a whole was beyond what I expected. I didn't expect to fall so madly in love with Joseph Gordon Levitt, for one thing. I left the movie unable to stop thinking about him, especially his dance number to Hall and Oats!



One final bit of love for this movie is the soundtrack. It so typical to love the soundtrack of an indie movie, but it fits the film so well. And I love the use of full songs; it's like the movie is made up of many music videos that all make a story. I love Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette for the same reason.

Overall, 500 Days is both a style and life inspiration for me!

a sample of the silver screen

The other day I went to the movies and realized that I love trailers almost as much, if not more than I love movies themselves. It was this trailer for Where the Wild Things are that really triggered my realization:



In the past, I've gotten obsessed with trailers and watched them over and over again.







AND here are some trailers for upcoming movies that I CAN NOT wait for.







and this one which isn't on YouTube

http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/only/


I LOVE MOVIES!

priceless

This weekend I finally got around to watching the movie Priceless or Horx de Prix (the French title) with Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh. I first saw the trailer a couple of years ago and got the poster for free at a movie theatre in New York City, but I had never gotten around to watching it. Then last week I saw the DVD nearly hidden in the 50% off used DVD shelf at Hollywood Video! I couldn't resist as it was $5.99 and I felt kind of guilty having the poster up in my room without actually having seen the movie.


Here's the (very cheesy Americanized) trailer:


It was a cute movie, very predicdible and similar to most other French romantic comedies that I've seen. The basic gist of the movie is that two penniless people fall in love and run away together, leaving behind their sugar mommies and daddies. But I walked away from the movie wishing I could have someone footing the bill of a life of shopping, dining, and luxuriating on the French Riviera. And wishing that I was as stunningly gorgeous as Audrey Tautou.

These are the only pictures I can find that show Audrey in all her slinky, sexy glory.


All I want is to walk around France in loose, classic dresses and strappy heels. Someone find me a benefactor!