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Liebster Award Number 3!!

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I am so honored to be nominated again. I love the idea of this award because it welcomes new, awesome bloggers into the community. It feels good to be receiving but also giving back to the WordPress blogging community. I’d like to thank my wonderful nominator: Realwgeegiemidget for the opportunity to highlight other fellow bloggers! Make sure to check her out!

Now, some info on just what the Liebster Award is all about.

The Official Rules Of The Liebster Award 

If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award AND YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, write a blog post about the Liebster award in which you:

1. thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.

2. display the award on your blog — by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a “widget” or a “gadget”. (Note that the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post.)

3. answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you.

4. provide 11 random facts about yourself.

5. nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 1000 followers. (Note that you can always ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display a widget that lets the readers know this information!)

6. create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer.

7. list these rules in your post. Once you have written and published it, you then have to:

8. Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)

My nominees are:

Simpleheadgirl

Raulconde001

The Narrow Lens

My Food Mission

CURIO

Congratulations! Here is your award to cut and paste to your blog.

From – https://iheartfilmblog.com

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Questions for me:

  1. How did you choose the name for your blog? The name is a result of my love of film.

  2. How did you decide on the subject of your blog? I’ve always loved film and studied in college. One day I thought I’d like to share my love with others. Hence my blog.

  3. If you could choose a film to be reviewed in this blog which one would you choose? The Princess Bride.

  4. Why? It’s a classic and I’d love to read your take on it.

  5.  Which of my film reviews would you pass onto a friend if you wanted them to see the film with you? Galaxy Quest.

  6. Why? Loved your review focusing on Alan Rickman. (He’s so great) Also, your review provides a great synopsis of the film and makes the case for watching.

  7. Which of my TV  reviews would you pass onto a friend if you wanted them to watch the programme with you? Dallas.

  8.  Why? I love your enthusiasm and insider facts. I too was a fan and never missed an episode. I feel the same way about the Dallas sequel and love your reference to George Lucas and the Star Wars pre-sequels which I detested.

  9. If you could move anywhere as an expat where would you move? Italy.

  10. Why? Just saw the new Michael Moore film “Where to Invade Next” and Italy looked mighty good to me. Plus I’ve always wanted to travel there and I’m currently making plans to visit in 2017.

  11. Final question… What 3 tips would you give for a first time blogger?  1. Write what you’re passionate about. 2.Think, what would I like to read in a blog post. What draws me in? 3. Read other blogs and comment. You might get ideas for your own but mostly it’s great to be part of the community and get feedback from fellow bloggers.

Random facts about me:

  1. I’ve performed in Community Theatre as Actress and Singer. “Little shop of Horrors” was my favorite.

  2. Political junkie.

  3. Love Minions.

  4. Would rather be hot than cold.

  5. Love watching HGTV.

  6. Love classic films from the 30’s and 40’s.

  7. Beach vacations are my absolute favorites.

  8. My other WordPress blog – Livinginthemoment2015 is about finding inspiration in my fight against both Colon and Breast cancer.

  9. I enjoy a good peanut and jelly sandwich.

  10. Bette Davis is my favorite classic actress.

  11. I am a wife and mother of two beautiful children.

Questions for my nominees:

  1. What’s been your favorite vacation?

  2. Coffee or Tea?

  3. What’s your favorite film from the 1980’s?

  4. What inspired your blog name?

  5. Favorite post from your blog?

  6. What prompted you to follow my blog?

  7. Favorite time of year?

  8. What inspires you to write?

  9. Where would be your dream vacation?

  10. What TV show would you prefer to promote your blog?

  11. What’s your favorite cartoon from childhood?

So now’s your turn nominees. Please comment on this post so I know you’ve accepted and I can keep a look out for your post.

Congratulations!

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Maurice White – Your Music Lives On!

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Maurice White

December 19, 1941 – February 3, 2016

Love, Peace and Happiness spring to mind when I think of Maurice White, the founding member of the groundbreaking band Earth, Wind, and Fire whose passing we learned about on Thursday, February 4th.

Earth, Wind, and Fire were the soundtrack for the 70’s and in my life because of Maurice’s inspirational and energizing lyrics. “The band drew inspiration from funk, jazz, R&B and Latin music – as well as Sly Stone and James Brown – for a unique sound that set the tone for soul music in the Seventies”. (Rolling Stone)

It’s  impossible to pick a favorite from the incredible music they made. “Keep Your Head to the Sky” and “Devotion” come to my mind at this moment of reliving memories and feeling the loss of an integral part of personal, as well as, music history.

Maurice White’s passing is a major blow not only to the music industry but his fans especially.

Rest in happiness.

 

To Remake or Not To Remake. That is the Question.

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I’m on the record saying I hate remakes. If it was genius in the first place, why mess with it? If it stunk, why bring it back? Are you so ego driven Mr. Director that you feel your “version” outshines, oh say, Alfred Hitchcock‘s Psycho? Or Mr. Director, do you so lack creatively that you cop-out and warm over some – why was it made in the first place (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) flick?

That being said, there are those exceptions. Websters’ definition of a remake is: to make again or anew as in a new form or manner. If a film can pay homage and capture the essence of the original but also bring freshness, I consider that film to be a great remake!

 

This classic has a great remake:

 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

 

Directed by Don Siegel and Produced by Walter Wanger, the film starred Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. This 1956 sci-fi thriller taps into a hideous nightmare, what if we went to sleep and awoke as a “pod person?” (Our physical self but void of emotion.) This movie in and of itself is an update of the 1950’s fear of space, atomic energy, and aliens. However, instead of giant mutated spiders, this tale is of an invasion from within.

 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

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“From deep space the seed is planted.”

Directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams, this remake ups the ante. It honors the original sense of foreboding but the degree of terror is raised to a pandemic level.

There’s a scene in the original involving a dog that alerts the “pod people” that “Becky” (Dana Wynter) isn’t one of them. In this version they remake the dog scene but takes it to a much freakier place.   Outstanding!

I won’t give away the ending but, holy crap, that was frigging frightening!  Totally fresh update!

 

A box office success, Invasion of the Body Snatchers was well received by critics and is considered by some (myself included) to be among the greatest film remakes.

To Remake or not to Remake. That is the Question.

In this instance – YES!