Category Archives: film

“100 Foot Journey ” Film Review

Posted on August 16, 2014 by annetbell

Two giants, not only in film and entertainment, but in the world, came together to produce this film “100 Foot Journey”.  The theme of journey begins  in the title.  An Indian  family of cooks ends up in the south of … Continue reading →

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“The Banality of Evil”

Posted on August 2, 2014 by annetbell

Hannah Arendt was a German Jew, a  political theorist, and one of the most admired thinkers in the world then and still well respected today.  This review is about her film of the same name, “Hannah Arendt.”   She coined … Continue reading →

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Eric’s Way to Santiago

Posted on July 27, 2014 by annetbell

This is an inspirational Sunday piece of love, faith, family and just the things  what makes life worth living.   I wanted to include the trailer of “The Way” but for some reason, I can’t copy and paste it. . … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Cage Dwellers

Posted on July 11, 2014 by annetbell

One of the things I love about film is being transported to places I have never seen, been, or even imaged.  My latest trip was to Hong Kong while I was at Hollywood Drive-In with  Grace, Henry and Alice.   … Continue reading →

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“John Adams” HBO Miniseries, The History of America

Posted on July 5, 2014 by annetbell

We decided to re-watch this wonderful miniseries based on the writing of the Pulitzer Prize winning author, David McCullough.  History comes alive with the superb acting, writing and story!   Yes, the inspirational  story of beginning of the United States … Continue reading →

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“America”, the film

Posted on July 3, 2014 by annetbell

Dinesh D’Souza is an immigrant from India. He is an unapologetic believer in American exceptionalism. His first political film was “2016 Obama’s America” was a box office hit making 33 million. The premise is whether the world is better off … Continue reading →

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Music Monday The Four Seasons and “Oh, What a Night”

Posted on June 23, 2014 by annetbell

This is  the real Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Over the weekend, we saw Jersey Boys staring Frank Valli and the Four Seasons so for this Music Monday, I decided to  combine it all into one post. Clint Eastwood was … Continue reading →

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“Russian Ark” A Film

Posted on June 11, 2014 by annetbell

The “Russian Ark” was released in 2002. It could have been one of many international films of culture and history filmed in one country or other from around the world, but it is forever  innovative  because of the filming technique. … Continue reading →

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Are We Famous Yet?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by annetbell

Originally posted 4/01/13 by ATBell The two episodes of Indian TV on which we had cameo appearances were aired over this weekend. Basically, the first hour or part 1 was on Saturday, and the part 2 on Sunday night. For … Continue reading →

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“Million Dollar Arm ” A Film

Posted on June 3, 2014 by annetbell

“Million Dollar Arm” is a film based on a true story or the audience  would never believe the primace.  An American baseball scout , Jon Hamm from the very popular TV show “Madmen”, goes to India to scout Indian Cricket … Continue reading →

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