Golden Globe Winners!!

Ok so it's about a half an hour into the show, and I'm not doing too well on my predictions but I am pleasantly surprised anyway.  Chris Colfer took Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series and Andrew Garfield was amazingly gorgeous presenting The Social Network...though I absolutely predicted that last occurence.  Below are the winners in no particular order.  Oh and remember there are only nine days until the Oscar nominations!  I know, I know you're super excited. 

*Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale-The Fighter
Predicted: Christian Bale

*Best Original Song in a Motion Picture
Diane Warren-"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"-Burlesque
Predicted: Tangled "I See the Light"

*Best Original Score in a Motion Picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross-The Social Network
Predicted: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

*Best Animated Film
Toy Story 3
Predicted: Toy Story 3

*Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chris Colfer-Glee
Predicted: David Strathairn (But of course I said Chris SHOULD win)

*Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Drama
Katey Sagal-Sons of Anarchy
Predicted: Julianna Margulies

*Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Drama
Steve Buscemi-Boardwalk Empire
Predicted: Bryan Cranston

*Best Television Series-Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Predicted: Mad Men

*Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Carlos
Predicted: The Pacific

*Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening
Predicted: Annette Bening

*Best Actor in a Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino-You Don't Know Jack
Predicted: Al Pacino

*Best Actress in a Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes
Predicted: Claire Danes

*Best Screenplay-Motion Picture
Aaron Sorkin-The Social Network
Predicted: Aaron Sorkin

We're about halfway through the show and I'm now doing totally awesome on my predictions!!  I should absolutely get paid to do this.

*Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch
Predicted: Jane Lynch

*Best Foreign Language Film
In a Better World-Denmark
Predicted: Biutiful-Mexico/Spain

*Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy
Laura Linney-The Big C
Predicted: Toni Collette-United States of Tara

*Best Actor in a TV Series-Musical or Comedy
Jim Parsons-The Big Bang Theory
Predicted: Steve Carell (And he totally should have won since it's his last year on The Office)

*Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo
Predicted: Melissa Leo

*Best Director
David Fincher-The Social Network
Predicted: David Fincher

*Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy
Glee
Predicted: Glee

*Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti-Barney's Version
Predicted: Kevin Spacey-Casino Jack (But I did say that Paul definitely deserved the win)

*Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama
Natalie Portman-Black Swan
Predicted: Natalie Portman obviously

*Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy
The Kids Are All Right
Predicted: The Kids Are All Right

*Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama
Colin Firth-The King's Speech
Predicted: Colin Firth

*Best Motion Picture-Drama
The Social Network
Predicted: The Social Network (though I would have secretly loved an Inception upset)

Golden Globes

Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a complete film nerd.  I say "nerd" in the most affectionate way possible...in the way that Mark Zuckerberg is a technological nerd.  No, I'll never make billions of dollars from my hobby/passion but I have a feeling that I also won't be sued by my best friend for it either.  Oh I just want to throw in a quick "yay" for Natalie Portman's win a few seconds ago at the Critics Choice Awards (which I am currently watching) for her utterly heartbreaking performance in "Black Swan".  It was absolutely the best female performance of the year, maybe of the past decade.  She carried that film on her diminutive shoulders. 

Onto the Golden Globes, broadcast this Sunday, which I consider the second most important award show of the year.  I know, I know what's so important about an award show anyway?  Well guess what?  This is my blog and the Globes are important to me.  They take my mind off of my everyday life, and I'm grateful for anything that accomplishes that. 

Key:
*Pink: Probable Win
*Blue: Should Win
*Red: Will win & should win

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Black Swan (2010)
The Fighter (2010)
Inception (2010)
The King's Speech (2010)
The Social Network (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy:
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Burlesque (2010/I)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Red (2010/I)
The Tourist (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)
Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)
James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)
Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (2010)
Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice (2010)
Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)
Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)
Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)
Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyJohnny Depp for The Tourist (2010)
Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)
Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs (2010)
Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyAnnette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010)
Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)
Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)
Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (2010)
Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)
Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)
Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010)
Mila Kunis for Black Swan (2010)
Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)
Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

Best Director - Motion PictureDarren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)
David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)
Tom Hooper for The King's Speech (2010)
Christopher Nolan for Inception (2010)
David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko
The King's Speech (2010): David Seidler
The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Burlesque (2010/I): Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler("Bound to You")
Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren(You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")
Country Strong (2010): Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home")
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010): Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey("There's A Place For Us")
Tangled (2010): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman
Alice in Wonderland (2010): Danny Elfman
Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer
The King's Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat
The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Animated Film
Despicable Me (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
The Illusionist (2010)
Tangled (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful (2010)(Mexico/Spain)
The Concert (2009)(France)
The Edge (2010)(Russia)
I Am Love (2009)(Italy)
In a Better World (2010)(Denmark)

Best Television Series - Drama
"Boardwalk Empire" (2009)
"Dexter" (2006)
"The Good Wife" (2009)
"Mad Men" (2007)
"The Walking Dead" (2010)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)
"The Big C" (2010)
"Glee" (2009)
"Modern Family" (2009)
"Nurse Jackie" (2009)
"30 Rock" (2006)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Carlos" (2010)
"The Pacific" (2010)
"The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba for "Luther" (2010)
Ian McShane for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)
Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)
Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)
Édgar Ramírez for "Carlos" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionHayley Atwell for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)
Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)
Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)
Romola Garai for "Emma" (2009)
Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or ComedyAlec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)
Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)
Thomas Jane for "Hung" (2009)
Matthew Morrison for "Glee" (2009)
Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or ComedyToni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)
Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)
Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)
Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)
Lea Michele for "Glee" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)
Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)
Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)
Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)
Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)
Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)
Piper Perabo for "Covert Affairs" (2010)
Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)
Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Scott Caan for "Hawaii Five-0" (2010)
Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)
Chris Noth for "The Good Wife" (2009)
Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)
David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)
Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)
Kelly Macdonald for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)
Julia Stiles for "Dexter" (2006)
Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)

Full List of Nominees

Upcoming Movies to Look For: Trailers

*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond
Opening: December 19, 2008
It's an interesting concept: A man that ages backwards. The trailer has a bit of a "Big Fish" mystical feel to it, as though you never really know if the whole thing is just a story inside a story. Obviously however, if Benjamin is aging backwards, he'll die as a baby instead of as an old man. And while the trailer doesn't give much away, I can tell that it's going to be a tear jerker, where the audience is left wondering "What it all means?" or "What's the meaning of life?"


*Burn After Reading
Starring: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand
Opening: September 12, 2008
If this movie was being directed by anyone else, I'd think it was going to be ridiculous...but it's the Coen brothers. They've cornered the dark/sarcastic comedy film market over the years with films such as Intolerable Cruelty, and Fargo. No Country for Old Men being an obvious exception, because I there was absolutely no comedy involved in that movie. Burn After Reading is about a couple of moronic gym employees who attempt to sell a disk containing the secret memoirs of a CIA agent. Brad Pitt's character, Chad, is completely ludicrous and I'm totally loving that. He's gorgeous and all, but Pitt's at his best when he's playing someone who's not afraid or doesn't realize that he's making a fool out of himself (See The Mexican and Mr. and Mrs. Smith). The trailer looks good, and I'm always up for a Clooney/Pitt collaboration.




*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes.
Opening: November 21, 2008
The trailer doesn't give us much to go on, but it does catch our interest. I suppose that's the point of a teaser trailer. We can guess that Tom Riddle/Voldemort's upbringing and early childhood are going to be important aspects in this film, the sixth in the series. We're given a very quick glimpse of Dumbledore's pensieve, where Harry is able to view his mentor's memories from his full and magical life. The films have gotten much darker, and much better in quality, since the first installment seven years ago. I doubt there will be much happiness in this film, other than the long awaited hookup between Harry and Ginny Weasley. Makes me want to belt out a little "kissing in a tree".




*The Duchess
Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper
Opening: September 5, 2008
This is the story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who lived extravagently during the 18th century. I'm hoping it proves to be better than the mistake that was 2006's Marie Antoinette (starring Kirsten Dunst as the ill-fated queen), because it seems to have that "I'm rich, beautiful, and arrogant but I've got a soft side that only my true love can understand" feel to it. I do usually like Keira Knightely however, so perhaps it'll turn out to be more Oscar-worthy than Razzie-bound.



*The Edge of Love
Starring: Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Rhys
Opening: June 20, 2008
Sienna Miller and Kiera Knightley become the best of friends, and fall in love with two amazing men: William Killick (Murphy) and famous poet Dylan Thomas (Rhys). Unfortunately Thomas and Knightley fall in love, and the love triangle dares to tear the friends to pieces. It's got the feel of a sweeping historical drama, so of course Knightley had to star as the leading lady. Is there a shortage of young, beautiful British actresses? Or is she really that good? Last years Atonement was my pick for Best Movies of the Year, so I'm hoping that The Edge of Love is just as beautifully done. The film's already been released in the UK, with no apparent date set for US release, which is unfortunate. Oh well, I've gotten used to most of the best films and televison shows coming out of the UK.

The Best of the Best, and Worst of the Worst (Continued)

It did take me quite awhile to pin down which film was this years best so far. I knew right away which was the worst, probably because it was so unbelievably horrible, but figuring out the best was much more difficult.

The Best: Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day
Starring: Amy Adams, Frances McDormand, Lee Pace, Ciaran Hands

I thought that this looked like a fun movie, but I wasn't expecting it to turn out to be as good as it was. Amy Adams is fabulous as vain actress Delyssia Lafosse in pre-World War II London. She's juggling three different men, a struggling career, and the schedule of the most talented social-climber. Enter Guinevere Pettigrew (McDormand), she's a governess who mistakenly takes a job as Lafosse's social secretary. This means keeping all the men separate, despite the fact that they're constantly attending the same functions. Two of Lafosse's men are for career advancement, but her true love is poor, piano playing Michael (Pace), who loves her for exactly who she is. I don't know how Adams kept up the super hyper-pace she does throughout the film, and I thought I'd find her annoying, but she turned out to be as lovable as her Enchanted character. She makes this movie absolutely POP. McDormand is wonderful as Pettigrew, who is truly incapable of anything but kindness, and whose eyes are opened wide to Lafosse's entirely different world of privilege and extravagance. She grows to deeply care for her charge, as they realize that they're much more similar than they appear.





*Other notable worthwhile movies of 2008 (so far): Charlie Bartlett, Definitely, Maybe, The Dark Knight, Wall-E, 21, Wanted, Penelope.

The Best of the Best, and Worst of the Worst

Ok, so it's a bit past the half year point, but I figured it was close enough. It's my blog after all, I'll do what I want. Thanks to being on almost constant bedrest, I watch A LOT of movies. A lot of them are good, but even more of them tend to be in the "suck" category. So obviously, with all of this movie viewing going on, I have an opinion about which was best, and which was the worst film.

WORST
The Other Boleyn Girl
Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlet Johansson, Eric Bana



Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!! That was my general feeling after viewing this movie. To be fair, I was a bit biased towards hating the film before I even sat down to watch it. I'm a huge fan of Tudor history, and most especially of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, and the mother of legendary Queen Elizabeth I. She's by far my favorite historical character. Most history fanatics find that they either love Anne or hate her. And most of the people who hate her don't know much about her at all. They think of her as the woman who broke up the two decade long marriage of Henry and Katherine of Aragon. When in reality, Anne wasn't at all interested in Henry. He violently pursued her, until she agreed to be with him. Anne refused to become another of Henry's mistresses, as her elder sister Mary had been. She told Henry, who was passionately in love with her (if Henry VIII could have possibly loved anyone other than himself) that he could only have her if he married her, and made her queen. Henry had long been tired of his marriage to Katherine, as she could not provide him with a living male heir. Of their many pregnancies, only one daughter, Mary (later to become Queen Mary I) survived past childhood. Henry figured that by getting rid of Katherine, he could have both Anne and a son. But the Pope would not provide Henry a divorce from Katherine, as he had already granted them a dispensation to marry in the first place. Katherine had originally been the wife of Henry's elder brother, Arthur; but when he had died in his teens, she became engaged to Henry. Because no divorce could be achieved through the Catholic Church, Henry broke from Rome and invented the Church of England. He married Anne, and she gave birth to Elizabeth in 1533. Unfortunately for Anne, she also couldn't give birth to a living son. She had two miscarriages before Henry had her executed in 1536 on trumped up charges of adultery, treason, witchcraft, and even incest.

In the movie, The Other Boleyn Girl, Anne (Portman) attracts the attention of Henry (Bana) on a trip to their home. After a riding incident, his affections transfer to Mary (Johansson), who becomes his mistress. Mary doesn't want to sleep with Henry, as she is newly married to Henry Carey, but she does it for the good of her family. After Anne secretly marries Henry Percy, she is sent to France to think about what she's done. Mary becomes pregnant with the king's son, and to keep Henry's attention on their family, Anne is called back from France. Anne however, angry that Mary "stole" Henry's affections, and revealed her marriage to Percy to their parents, jumps at the chance to punish her sister. Henry falls madly in love with Anne, and in a matter of two or three scenes, breaks with Rome and marries her. We all know what happens from there.

Mary Boleyn was a renowned bed-hopper. Anne, who had originally been in the Netherlands at the court of Archduchess Margaret of Austria, met Mary in France as part of the wedding party of Henry's sister Mary Tudor. After a few months, the French king dies, and Mary Tudor makes the long trip back to England. Mary Boleyn becomes famous for sleeping around the French court, and is even called "A great whore. The most infamaous of all." by the new king, Francis I. Mary was then sent back to England in shame and disgrace, and was lucky enough to make a good marriage, and become a maid-of-honour to Katherine of Aragon. Soon after, Mary began an affair with Henry, her second royal lover. She did give birth to two children: Catherine Carey (born 1524) and Henry Carey (born 1526). Most historians now discount the theory that either child was fathered by Henry VIII, especially Henry Carey, as he was likely born long after the affair had ended. The rumor that he might have been Henry's was based on a comment that one man made about the resemblance between the two. The movie states that Henry Carey is in fact the son of the king, and completely ignores that Mary had a daughter two years earlier who was much more likely to have been Henry's.

Anne did not steal Henry from her sister. Mary was promiscuous, and was used as such by the king until he bored of her and threw her aside. Their affair was long over when Henry took notice in a completely un-interested Anne. Also, she didn't simply whisper sweet nothings of Reformation in his ear and he broke with Rome. Anne was powerful, but she was still only a woman in a mans world. It was Henry's decision to break with the Catholic Church, fueled by his up-and-coming Secretary, and passionate Protestant Thomas Cromwell. Anne, like her entire family, was a Protestant, but it was Henry's desire for a son, and to be rid of Katherine that was behind his decision. The Church of England wasn't created solely so that Henry would have ultimate control, but also to rid England of the massive amounts of corruption brought in by the Catholic Churches. After all, the holy houses were incredibly rich, while the people of England were incredibly poor.

Huge inaccuracies aside, the movie in general was simply very badly made. It rushed through a decade of information in a few scenes, and didn't allow the characters any development at all. Portman did a nice job with what she was provided, but the rest of the cast was seriously lacking. Jim Sturgess was wasted on the role of George Boleyn, who was nothing like his historical counterpart. Eric Bana was very good-looking but he made Henry seem almost bipolar. He loved Mary, didn't want Mary, loved Anne, hated Anne, and all in under two hours. And Johanssen was just ridiculous. My favorite scene of hers was after Anne was executed, and she just simply walks out of the palace with Princess Elizabeth, and raises her in the country. Not only did Mary not attempt to contact either of her siblings before their executions, but there's no evidence that she ever had any contact at all with her niece. As though she could just walk out with the daughter of the king. Elizabeth might have been declared a bastard, just as her sister Mary was, but she was still Henry's daughter.

Bias aside, the movie sucked, and don't even get me started on the book upon which it was based, because that's just crap. While Showtime's The Tudors is also full of historical inaccuracies, it does give a much better depiction of the relationship between Henry and Anne. Each season is ten hours long, so character development is not really a problem. And Natalie Dormer (Anne), whose Emmy snub has seriously pissed me off, brought me to tears with her pre-execution performance. Check it out.



Other notable horrible movies of 2008 (so far): Over Her Dead Body, The Love Guru, The Eye, The Ruins, Meet the Spartans, 10,000 BC, 27 Dresses, Mad Money, The Hottie and the Nottie,

Support The Endometriosis Association

I was diagnosed with Endometriosis in late 2005. It became my entire life, and forced me to have three painful surgeries (including a hysterectomy in 2007 when I was 21). It's estimated that 70 million women and girls world-wide have endometriosis in some stage. It can be incredibly painful and debilitating.

The Endometriosis Association is an education foundation designed to assist women who have the disease, and their families. There is still so much we don't know about endometriosis, and at this point there is no known cure. Check out the Endo Associations website to, at the very least, learn a little something. Please consider donating to assist with the continuation of education by the Association, and research.
Below is a brief explanation, from the linked website, of what Endometriosis is.

http://www.endometriosisassn.org/index.html

What is Endometriosis?Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease that affects 5 1/2 million women and girls in the USA and Canada, and millions more worldwide. It occurs when tissue like that which lines the uterus (tissue called the endometrium) is found outside the uterus -- usually in the abdomen on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments that support the uterus; the area between the vagina and rectum; the outer surface of the uterus; and the lining of the pelvic cavity. Other sites for these endometrial growths may include the bladder, bowel, vagina, cervix, vulva, and in abdominal surgical scars. Less commonly they are found in the lung, arm, thigh, and other locations.
This misplaced tissue develops into growths or lesions which respond to the menstrual cycle in the same way that the tissue of the uterine lining does: each month the tissue builds up, breaks down, and sheds. Menstrual blood flows from the uterus and out of the body through the vagina, but the blood and tissue shed from endometrial growths has no way of leaving the body. This results in internal bleeding, breakdown of the blood and tissue from the lesions, and inflammation -- and can cause pain, infertility, scar tissue formation, adhesions, and bowel problems.

Popping the Cherry

So I've jumped on the whole blogging thing, though I'm not really sure about it. I always figured that I didn't have anything interesting to say. I mean I'm a 23-year-old English student...that doesn't exactly scream excitement. So I suppose this is just going to be a place for me to rant and post my many, many opinions on numerous subjects of insane importance...well importance to me anyway, which is to say that they're significant to everyone.

I LOVE movies, watching and going to them is one of my favorite pastimes. I'm an old fashioned type of girl, and I can't think of anything more fun than sitting in a theatre, with a bag of popcorn and good friends. I don't sleep more than a few hours a night, so I'm lucky enough to have seen the creme da la creme of bad late night cinema. But that means I'm extremely opinionated about the crap that I watch. I also really love to write, it's what I want to do.  I'd like to write the next great American novel, but I'm not really sure what that means, and I'm certain a billion other people have said the exact same thing.