“We are dealing with something that has never occurred on this planet” My husband and son just returned from Chernobyl last week – very taken with the 2 day tour and all the haunting sights. We all watched this series together this week. If you have not seen it yet – please do. Among my […]Read Post ›
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett wrote Good Omens, released 1990, when my daughter was born. So I missed out on it then. This summer my daughter and son made me read it, and we have watched the 6 piece adventure streamed from Amazon. I simply LOVE it! The way I loved Narnia and JRR Tolkiens […]Read Post ›
Amanda (Something to Ponder About) asks us: ”Have you ever experienced a ‘Sliding Door’ moment? Those moments when you made a choice in life, that led to significant changes for you?” I have always loved the movie, Sliding Doors, and seen it several times over the years. Gwyneth Paltrow is never wrong either. But first […]Read Post ›
Review of Looking For Infinity: El Camino (2014) Director: Aaron C. Leaman This is a philosophical documentary, runtime 58 minutes. The text on the DVD says: ”Looking for Infinity: El Camino is an immersive voyage along the ancient pilgrimage route El Camino De Santiago.” The film is said to be “an emotionally driven […]Read Post ›
”A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” (http://www.vivianmaier.com/) Vivian Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an American street photographer born in New York City. Maier spent most of her youth in France, but returned to the U.S. in 1951 where she took up work as a nanny. In her […]Read Post ›
I choose wood this time, for Cee. This very old cupboard of wooden lockers I found at the long bowling club in Galashiels, Scotland. I just adore it. Still very much in use!
A film tunnel that twists and turns..turning back time….A big surprise where we least expected it! Kristianstad was once a real film city and renowned as ”Little Paris” This tunnel contains old film memories of the great days back then in 1905 and the 20th C. This week Kristianstad celebrated its 400 years´ jubilée – […]Read Post ›
När jag hade läst Markus Zusaks Boktjuven var jag förtrollad av hans språk och att en så ung författare kunde skriva så fängslande och använda så spännande grepp. Förra veckan såg jag filmatiseringen av romanen, och jag blev inte besviken. Få filmer gjorda på goda böcker blir riktigt bra – den här blev det. Gå […]Read Post ›
Efter storslagen fantasy kände jag att jag behövde en mer verklighetsförankrad film – det blev den verklighetsbaserade Philomena, med en av mina favoritskådespelare, Dame Judy Dench. Filmen är baserad på Martin Sixsmiths The Lost Child of Philomena Lee från 2009. Philomena blir gravid som väldigt ung och därmed hårt straffad av det katolska Irland. Hon […]Read Post ›
”Hobbit: Smaugs ödemark” Bild ur SvD Del två av trilogin gör Tolkien rättvisa Hobbit: Smaugs ödemark är fortsättningen på Bilbo Baggers äventyr då han färdas tillsammans med Gandalf och de tretton dvärgarna som leds av Thorin Ekensköld för att återkräva dvärgarnas förlorade rike Erebor. Regi: Peter Jackson I rollerna: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, […]Read Post ›
