Book Review: The Unexpected Miss Bennet (2011)

                                               (Note: I love the cover for this book!) It is hard to believe this is only my fourth book review. Goodness, I own over five-hundred books and read over a hundred aContinue reading “Book Review: The Unexpected Miss Bennet (2011)”

Month of Art: Day 14 Derelicta or The Abandoned One (1495)

(Derelicta (1495), Sandro Botticelli) (Word of warning, I put in a lot of historical facts.) Sandro Botticelli, born 1445 in Florence, Italy, is one of the best recognized artists of the Early Renaissance. Known best for The Birth of Venus and Primavera, his art style epitomized the budding Italian world and its adoration for Classical antiquity. (The BirthContinue reading “Month of Art: Day 14 Derelicta or The Abandoned One (1495)”

Cinderella (2015) Review 4.9/5

Directed by Kenneth Branagh and released March, 2015, Cinderella had worldwide commercial success, making five times it initial budget. Given that Disney for some weird reason has released various other live action remakes of their classic movies, I was not surprised when they announced this movie. After the remake Maleficent (2014) came out, I concludedContinue reading “Cinderella (2015) Review 4.9/5”

Inside Out (2015) Review 4/5

  Released into theaters June, 2015 by Disney/Pixar, Inside Out has unsurprisingly become the animated blockbuster of this year. With amazing ratings among critics and fans, who praised it for its ingenuity and creativity, it will most likely remain the most talked about animated film of 2015. When the trailers came out, I was not tooContinue reading “Inside Out (2015) Review 4/5”

Month of Art: Day 13 The Book of Kells (ca. 800)/ The Secret of Kells (2009)

I decided to do something a little different for this post, since I have not written one for awhile. (SORRY). Yesterday, as I sat pondering what new and incredible artwork I could showcase, I remembered The Book of Kells out of nowhere. At first, I was trying to find something Russian or Mongolian to postContinue reading “Month of Art: Day 13 The Book of Kells (ca. 800)/ The Secret of Kells (2009)”