Renaissance 2.0
Here’s the classic “I Can See Clearly Now” by Johnny Nash. The original video of him singing this on the streets of Washington DC is no longer on Youtube or anywhere else for some reason. This video is from the Mightnight Special from 1973. It’s hard to not feel good after hearing this song. It…
I just watched “He’s Just Not That Into You” and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had expected it to be lightweight and kind of a chick flick but it was neither. There was plenty in this well-written story for men and women both. Lots of laughs but there were some surprisingly touching scenes and serious themes….
The Last of the Mohicans is a thrilling motion picture with plenty of action and romantic scenes to please men and women equally. There are some memorable moments that I still think about from time to time such as this waterfall scene. The speech Daniel Day-Lewis gives Madeleine Stowe is powerfully moving. “You stay alive!…
The movie “City Slickers” is an underrated movie in my book. It’s not only hilarious but there are many heart-warming memorable scenes such as Billy Crystal’s speech at his son’s school and the one where Jack Palance (Curly) shares his secret of life theory. He said it’s One Thing and Billy asked what that one…
It should be no surprise that “Dead Poet’s Society” is one of my all-time favorite movies. After all, the name of this blog is “Seizing the Day” and clearly inspired by the Carpe Diem phrase from the movie which means Seize the Day! Even after all these years, I still think of this movie a…
I can’t wait to see the new movie “My Sister’s Keeper” and the book it was based on. It seems like such a wonderful story with a fantastic cast. Here’s the trailer and the full song that was used in it, “Life is Beautiful” by Vega 4.
I love “Stealing Heaven” (1988) which is based on Margret Meade’s book that covers the true legend of the forbidden 12th century romance between Abelard and Heloise. He was a renown and controversial philosopher and she was a stunning beauty with extreme intelligence that drove the monastery crazy with all of her brilliant questions and…
The movie “Someone Like You” starring Ashley Judd and Hugh Jackman was surprisingly good and entertaining. They were wonderful in their roles as friends who learn that love can be right there under your nose the whole time while searching everywhere for it. It also had some really sweet moments, especially the ending when they…
Switchfoot does a great job with “This is Home”. It makes me think of that old saying “You can’t go home again”. I’ve grown to understand that saying more with time. We can always physically travel back to the place where we grew up, but we can’t ever really go back to that time and…
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) is one of my favorite movies ever. it’s such a deep and thought-provoking film on so many levels. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslett were amazing in their roles. The directing and editing were astounding as the story jumps in and out of Joel’s memories perfectly. At the core…