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The Best Movies and Shows for More Refined Tastes
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items A list of films and series for those looking for something other than the typical fare, especially for those who enjoy historical and period dramas and visuals with a message. Step outside the ordinary blockbusters to find more meaning and food for t...
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Amazon Prime just turned this on after something else finished up one night. I decided to just go with it and I'm so glad I did. It had so many good elements all combined into one-- romance, humor, intrigue, mystery, danger, spookiness, theatrics, dr...
The Paradise: The Complete Series (DVD)
If you're an F. Scott and/or Zelda Fitzgerald fan, you may find this series as delightful, daring, and delicious as I did. This tells the story of the author and his wife as they meet, fall in life, adjust to married life, and then deal with the disa...
Z: The Beginning of Everything - Season 1
I just started watching this PBS series recently and I quite like it so far. At first, it provided a difficult glimpse into what young girls in arranged marriages might have experienced back then, although I daresay that, in this series, the groom in...
Marie Antoinette DVD
I just started watching this PBS series recently and I quite like it so far. At first, it provided a difficult glimpse into what young girls in arranged marriages might have experienced back then, although I daresay that, in this series, the groom in...
Marie Antoinette Season 2
I watched this 2-part documentary that plays out like a movie with narration.after starting the current Marie Antoinette series, but finished Season 1 and haven't wanted to pay the steep price to continue. 😅 So I'll continue with that later and I sw...
Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen
I recently watched this mini-series and was super interested to see what would happen, especially since all of the promo photos feature these 2, even though she's married to a much older man (family member of the guy shown). 👀 I just saw this actor ...
Middlemarch (DVD)
Even though I generally know the storyline, this ended up being quite mysterious and riveting. It's always interesting to see a man torn between his ego/pride and the prospect of turning a new leaf, especially when a woman in her purity is the cataly...
Jane Eyre 2006 [DVD]
Movies and Films
Sometimes love surpasses gender.... This has to be one of the most surprisingly good movies that I've seen in a bit. Set in the times when only men acted in the theatre playing women's roles, there is one in particular that is most beloved. This is t...
Stage Beauty
2nd movie in a row in which Joaquin Phoenix is caught between 2 girls. Never knew he was such a playa. But, in all seriousness, this is a great example of how we choose wounded and broken people when we are wounded and broken. Sometimes we have to le...
Two Lovers
"There's different kinds of love, darling. Some people you love no matter what. And others you love if the situation is right. To me, the best kind of love is the "no matter what" kind." A story of family dynamics, love of all sorts, and the lessons ...
Inventing the Abbotts
This was my 1st foray into the Marie Antoinette story and I love how fanciful and colorful this version is. Kirsten Dunst plays the role in a very fun and fantastical way.
Marie Antoinette (Widescreen)
I've read the book, I've watched other versions, but I still keep coming back to the ingenious version by Baz Luhrmann over and over again over years. The shots, the actors, the party scenes, the scenery, the soundtrack, the dancing- SO much to love ...
The Great Gatsby
I expected this to play out as Hugh Grant's typically roles- with him being cocky and conniving. I was surprised it turned out quite differently... He plays composer Chopin, who suffers with lung issues. Author Baroness Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin i...
Impromptu [DVD]
2 words: Mads Mikkelsen. Need I say more? The true story of an ordinary man who wins a queen's heart and starts a revolution. Good for those who like foreign language movies with subtitles (I like to read anyways, LOL).
A Royal Affair
I watched this movie that was directed by Madonna about an English king and American socialite who both leave their partners and the royal life behind in order to be together. It was a little confusing as first, as it constantly switches between a mo...
W.E.
"The heart asks pleasure first and then excuse from pain." -- Poet Emily Dickinson. The sad and tragic take of the famous poetess. It can be dark and daunting at points, yet eye-opening and enlightening.
A Quiet Passion
"Helen, listen, sometimes we are plonked into people's lives when they just need to be cheered up and reassured. And it turns out that, for some reason, it's your job. We don't know why. In your case, it's my job.." **********************************...
I watched this movie recently. I know I watched it many years ago, but didn't really remember anything about it, so it was like watching it for the 1st time. But it was very interesting to me. "I suppose being a Gemini does have its down sides." This...
I watched this movie recently. I know I watched it many years ago, but didn't really remember anything about it, so it was like watching it for the 1st time. But it was very interesting to me. "I suppose being a Gemini does have its down sides." This...
Sliding Doors - 21st Birthday
I tend to like a good Woody Allen movie in spite of myself. This was recommended by someone else, so I decided to give it a watch.
"Golden age thinking is the idea that a different time period is better than the present one. It's considered a flaw in the romantic imagination of people who have difficulty dealing with the present."
I watched this to see the displays of masculine and feminine energy. But I also really resonate with the concept of Golden Age thinking, as I tend to fall into that. 💭
"Golden age thinking is the idea that a different time period is better than the present one. It's considered a flaw in the romantic imagination of people who have difficulty dealing with the present."
I watched this to see the displays of masculine and feminine energy. But I also really resonate with the concept of Golden Age thinking, as I tend to fall into that. 💭
Midnight in Paris