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Hi. I just watched Like Crazy and could not agree more with your commentary. Short and succinct, but absolutely spot on. I study Communication and Media in the UK, but we have touched on some film theory and narrative analysis. I would really love to go deeper into that, but I'm not sure I would find a way to find a Master's in that field, or that that would be a practical decision anyway. Anyway, I look forward to following your blog! All the best, Lily x

Yeah I think narrative analysis is so interesting, I'm in a class on it now! I'm a film major in the US. I think doing a Master's/PhD in that field would probably be your best bet if you want to teach or something like that (which would be awesome!) but if that's not really want you're into, its probably not super practical. I have a ton of movies from SXSW that I'm behind on posting, so look forward to those.

Love, Grace x

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Happiness.

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This film really spoke to me because of the whole long distance relationship aspect of it and how well it portrays those kinds of relationships. I'm in a long distance relationship, so the portrayals of the silence before departure, the inability to communicate, the loneliness of both people really touched me. These two people go through so much in the course of this 90 minute movie, and I really love some of the techniques that were used. The jump cuts, the long shots, and the fact that we don't really know how much time passes in the movie were really effective. It was very open-ended, which is sort of frustrating. It reminded me of The Graduate with this end shot that is just these two people reflecting on their situation, and I feel like by the end of the movie Anna and Jacob are only together because of the trouble they went through to be together. I think they're in love with who they used to be but have lives that have been separated so much that they no longer know how to interact with one another. Go see this film, especially if you're in or have been in a long-distance relationship.

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Like Crazy. Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence.

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The Artist was possibly my favorite film of 2011 (even though I saw it in 2012) and it is on the fast track to the Oscars. As a film student, the concept of visual storytelling is hammered into your head again and again, and this was the perfect example of such storytelling. With music, a few dialogue cards, and an incredible range of expression from all of the actors involved, this relatively simple story draws the viewer in and makes them fall in love with something they were probably reluctant to see in the first place. I mean, who wants to go to a silent, black-and-white film anymore? I’m so glad this is getting the recognition that it is — it gives me hope for the film industry and its viewers.

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The Artist. Directed and written by Michel Hazanavicius, with Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo.

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executions:

by Simon Hellsing

Such a gorgeous poster idea!

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Mavis wakes up in this position at least four times in this movie. Too. Much. Drinking.

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So, I definitely expected this movie to be a lot different than it was. The poster with all of the preppy pink and green and the Hello Kitty shirt makes it look a lot more Hollywood than it is. It took me about forty-five minutes to figure out that this film is much more indie than it looks. Maybe I'm just slow -- it was made by the creators of Juno and Up In The Air, so I probably should have figured all of this out sooner. Anyways, it turned out to be a interesting, if not a little slow at times, character study of a woman still acting like the teenagers she writes about in her young adult novels. I'm still not sure if I thoroughly enjoyed it --  most of the movie is painful to watch because of Theron's great acting that makes one cringe -- but it was a quite fascinating look at an adult who has to come to terms with being grown up.

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Young Adult. Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt.

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James can be kind've a manwhore sometimes, but we continue to love him. I had an argument with the boyfriend about whether his lover in this movie is pretty. I think she is (and would be even more with different hair), but he disagrees. Opinions?

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GoldenEye. Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco.

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I Love You Phillip Morris. Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann.

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Best part of The Muppets, in my opinion.

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The Muppets. Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Chris Cooper, and the Muppets. Guest appearances: Rashida Jones, Zach Galifinakis, Emily Blunt, Selena Gomez, Whoopi Goldberg, John Krasinski, Neil Patrick Harris.