Wednesday, May 25, 2016
What the Beck???
Now that the weather is turning, I have been
working in the garden edging and weeding.
Some days it is back breaking work!
I'm gettin' there!
My little Japanese Maple is slowly
growing up and out. This is a great tree
for your yard IF you have a protected
area. They are pretty fragile.
Bucket List Update
Academy Award Nominated Movies
1971 A
Clockwork Orange
starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick
Magee
plot – A sexually explicit movie where
a young man kills a woman after breaking into her home. He is sent to prison
and volunteers for a new behavior mod program, which brain washes him to do no bad. He attempts suicide, but lives.
This movie was pretty violent and I didn’t like it at all.
1973 Cries
and Whispers
starring: Liv Ullmann, Ingrid Thulin,
Harriet Anderson and Kari Sylwan
plot – This is set in Stockholm in the
turn of the 20th century. One sister is dying of cancer. Her two sisters are present, but are detached and
self-involved. The maid is the only one
who cares and helps her.
I hated this movie because it is another foreign film that has to
be read. I like to hear the words, and reading the subtitles gives me a
headache.
1978 The
Deer Hunter
starring: Robert DeNiro, Christopher
Walken, John Savage, Meryl Streep, John Cazale, John Savage, George Dzundza
plot – Lifelong friends from
Pennsylvania make a last hunting trip before being sent to Vietnam. The war changes who they are and affects
their lives long afterward.
I had trouble with the violence and the inhumanity of war shown on
the screen. I know a lot of people like to see it, but it is enough to know how
awful it without witnessing it.
1979 Breaking
Away
starring: Dennis Christopher, Barbara
Barrie, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Paul Dooley
plot – The story of a young man who
loves biking. His personal
ambition
is to win a race between the college team and the townies.
This was a GREAT movie. I didn’t anticipate liking a movie about biking, but it was a great
story. This one is worth seeing.
1986 A
Room with a View
starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Julian
Sands, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Daniel Day Lewis
plot – A very British love story.
This move was not for me. It was quite formal, very elite, but the
acting was wonderful.
1990 Goodfellas
starring: Ray Liotta, Robert DeNiro,
Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino
plot – A based in truth movie about
organized crime in the 1970s.
The main character was a mobster and informer named
Henry Hill. This had a great cast and seemed very realistic.
When I saw the list of actors, I knew that it would be a “mobster”
film. I enjoyed the movie and knew that most people would love this movie.
1993 The
Remains of the Day
starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma
Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeves
plot – The setting is post WWII
England. This is the story of a relationship between a butler and housekeeper.
This shows many events of the time.
This was a very “Downton Abbey” type of movie. I really liked it
and Hopkins and Thompson are believable in their roles.
Chef Kiley Fields
This monstrous leaf is a collard green
After getting all of the water was out, the greens 
After preparing the collard greens, we 
The next step was to dice up the onion
THESE WERE FABULOUS!!!
