Still going mad. Peeps, you have no idea.
More about last year, and this.
Taking care. I lost 13 pounds in ’09, and resumed the wearing of contact lenses. How did I manage the weight loss? Stopped eating sweets, stopped eating seconds, started walking more. Dancing with iPod-clone. 2010: Will continue to pay attention.
Oh, Boy. Yes, Boy [...]
I haven’t seen it in years, but I really liked “The Majestic” starring Jim Carrey. Since the film pretty much opens in
(now I can’t think of the word) screenwriting jam session, I was hooked at the start. Problem is, the producers want to render Peter Appleton’s (Carrey) script unrecognizable with ludicrous alterations. Appleton storms out, [...]
I was saving this one as it’s kind of a gimme. Not many people HAVEN’T seen Forrest Gump, and the triumphant end to his cross-country marathon run. I’ve “borrowed” a still from the film, here. What a shot, eh?
So what did you think of Forrest Gump? I haven’t seen it in years, and I think [...]
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Marshall Point – Maine
When I remembered this setting, I immediately felt the same emotion that poured into me the first time I saw the film Pearl Harbor. This is an epic film, one that encompasses romance, history, tragedy. A picture that has something for everybody. It starts off slow, recounting the childhood friendship of the two male protags, [...]
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Diamond Head, Hawaii
This is amusing. As I was perusing movies that feature (no matter how small) lighthouses, I was delighted to see one of my very favorite movies on the list: DOUBLE JEOPARDY with Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. Really a big favorite. There are many scenes in and around water, so I thought, sure, there [...]
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Sheringham Point (Vancouver)
Mackinac Island. Any romantic film lover will recognize this beautiful setting in Upper Peninsula.
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouse: Round Island – Michigan
[Point Arena's] original tower, razed after the 1906 earthquake, was first lit in 1870. The replacement, a 115 foot beacon that was placed into service in 1908, celebrated its centennial last year.
Continue reading about Movie Lighthouses: Forever Young (1992)
…beautiful Twr Mawr has no gallery, no conventional lantern room. It was, in fact, modeled after a popular windmill design.
Point Montara lighthouse has a secret past, beginning in Wellfleet Harbor on Cape Cod 128 years ago. Hard to imagine, moving an entire lighthouse so far.
