BLACK SWAN

Black Swan is absolute insane, disturbing, beautiful, madness and I loved every single minute of it. If you're not into strange thought provoking films then see it for nothing, but Natalie Portman's performance. I literally wanted to reach into the screen and hand her an Oscar. She does complete justice to the film as does Mila Kunis and, really, the entire cast. The movie is a great workout for the brain and eventually you won't be able to separate dreams from reality (in a good way). Black Swan is a well deserved front runner for the Academy Awards and will leave you thinking well after the movie is over.

                    ****Stop what you're doing and see it now!

TRON: LEGACY

Fabulous. Tron has left my mind bamboozled. I have dreams about the grid and have found myself buying countless merchandise from the film. Like Avatar, it doesn't possess incredible plot, but it sure as hell is visually pleasing. You won't be able to keep your eyes off the screen. Plus, Jeff Bridges is a riot. He gives off that lovable comic relief I believe every film should have. And me oh my, the soundtrack is so much fun! This movie was totally up Daft Punk's alley so their scores were PERFECT (not to mention their awesome little cameo as DJs in the movie). This movie was definitely special so I have to give it two ratings...

       1. This is for your average movie goer:
       ***See it in theaters

       2. This is for your Jeff Bridges obsessed sci-fi loving movie goer like myself

      (or those who loved the old Tron):

       ****Stop what you're doing and see it now!

                    This was definitely a breakout role for Garrett Hedlund

                    as Sam Flynn, but I think I was more focused on his abs

                    than his acting...

My Movie Famine Is No More!

I was in the bit of a "movie famine," where I hadn't seen too many blog worthy films, but boy has that changed. The last three movies I have seen were WONDERFUL and definitely worth your time. Here's a little fancy scale I've concocted to help you follow my movie reviews:

                          * Not worth your eyes and brain

                          ** Rent it

                          ***See it in theaters

                          **** Stop what you're doing and see it now!

Fabulous!

Over the weekend I was lucky enough to visit an open house for FIDM (the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) and meet one of my favorite designers, Project Runway's own, Nick Verreos. He gave an amazing presentation that conisisted greatly of the use of the words "fabulous," "fierce," and "sister." He may be a flaming homosexual, but that doesn't stop my undying love for him. God, I can't even get over how friendly he was to the crowd. Everyone got a little bit of one on one time (including awesome photos taken) with him and recieved an autograph personally written for each audience member. What can I say? Nick Verreos is one fabulous and fierce sister!

This is a Barbie outfit he designed on season 2 of Project Runway (He won the challenge, obviously). If you are a female and not in love with this design....you're insane. Sorry.

Snape, Snape, Severus Snape...

My last exciting night out was without a doubt the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1. Or, for the sake of time, Hp7. In my opinion, if you're nerdy enough to attend a Harry Potter premiere, please dress up. You can't just go half way with the art of being a nerd. The full package is required. Luckily, my friends understood that concept. We waited in line for seven hours, but time flew by quickly while we were playing HP trivia and practicing spells. (Yes, I'm that awesome). When the theater opened it was basically a violent wizard free for all to get the best seats. I'm a bit of a pacifist, so I was not one of those maniacs, but let me tell you: people were being less than friendly smacking their wands around. The movie itself was excellent (although, as a huge Potter fan, I'm required to say that), but it was really the whole experience that made the night so epic.

Here's a link to a house quiz, because everyone deserves to know their Hogwarts house: http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/HarryPotter/Docs/Quiz-House.html
HUFFLEPUFF UNITE

Time is of the Essence

Terribly sorry for my absence from the blogging community (I know my one follower must be devastated). Lately my days have consisted of procrastination, massive piles of homework, and whatever little time I have left I like to dedicate to my best friend, Sleep. I would, however, like to get back to sharing my random whozits and whatzits with you guys. Starting...now!