Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook

Around this time last year, I wrote this blog, reviewing my top ten favorite movies of the year. I don’t think I’ve even seen ten films this year, let alone be able to pick favorites! That whole living in the middle of nowhere thing put me a little behind, and I have yet to ever download a movie to my computer. Anyway, I have a ton of films on my ‘to see’ list, and one…

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Best Films of 2011

I saw a lot of great films last year and thought it would be a fun writing exercise to make a list of my favorites.  Of course there’s a long list of movies I still want to see, but this is my roundup to date. Most of these are available to rent now, so if you’re in the mood for some popcorn and a good flick, here are my recommendations: (The title of each film…

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Back to the Wild: The Spirit of Christopher McCandless Lives On

I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ~ Henry David Thoreau At sixteen years old, I checked out  Thoreau’s book Walden at the library which, looking back seems like oddly heavy material for a teenage girl. I’m positive I did not read the entire…

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