Looking For A Good Chill This Weekend?

A little shameless plug over! Yes, I'm redirecting you to my other blog, I Adore Books and Film. If you are looking for a book to pick up, or maybe even curious about what movie to see or rent because it's a three day weekend, well, I've got you covered. However, you might find a trending theme among my referrals. Don't hate! I love horror!

To start, I came across an indie author whom I had to share. His compilation of short stories and poems reminds me of one of my favorite books growing up "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark". Do you remember bringing home the scholastic form and ordering your books through them? Yes, the book I speak of is a classic. In fact, you can't find the original book with the original artwork anymore.

So to continue on, it is why I enjoyed New Death and others by James Hutchings. It is a very well written and Poe'ish in theme.

To read my review as well as a sample of the first short story, click The New Death. It's an eBook that is only $0.99. You can't beat the price for well written fiction. 

Next, is my pick for movie goers looking to see something exciting this holiday weekend. And for starters, if you have not seen The Woman In Black yet, you should. It's that good. 

The more I talk about this film with my husband, the more we both agree about how much we really liked the story. And for those who keep writing reviews, questioning the young actor regarding his next moves. Let me give my reply. 1) These are not baby steps he's taking. The boy has been naked on Broadway! And got rave reviews for his performance. He is a great actor that need not be scrutinized, for his age or choice of film. I think Radcliffe is doing just fine and his performance in this film was very believable. In fact, he said in an interview that the character was supposed to be close in age to him. With that being said, The Woman In Black is the perfect ghost story. To read my full review, click The Woman In Black. 

And last, if you're looking for a movie to rent, than I've got you covered. Attack The Block! 

Many of you are not familiar with this film because it was in limited release last year. However, it did make many film critics top ten film list for 2011, which makes one wonder just how good this film actually is. So I rented it and was quite impressed. It was actually pretty damn good!

Set in South London, we follow a group of gang members who are essentially, young teenagers. We watch them attempt to rob an unsuspecting passer by and begin to loath them and almost fear them, because there is nothing worse than a young man who will do anything to boost his ego. It's about them maintaining a certain level of respect in their hood, I guess you could say. However, in there foolish attempt to be thug-like, they kill an animal which they later come to find out is an alien. Realizing the creature looks foreign, they bring the corpse up to their drug dealer's apartment, who lives in the same building as the kids (don't be horrified by their actions, I promise the film is entertaining!) But just as they are discussing the origin of the body, they notice streaks of light from the sky. And just like that, it's on like donkey kong. Larger, meaner and quite arguably, uglier aliens attack their building looking to take revenge on the kids for killing one of their own. And the movie then becomes a fight for survival. 

But what makes this story so good are the characters, themselves. You despise them for everything they stand for but see them later as troubled youth. It's only then, do you begin to cheer for them hoping they will redeem their past, through their heroic actions against the aliens. The boys then take upon themselves to not only fight for their survival, but for their neighbors as well. So put it in your Netflix que, now!

Have a safe three day weekend.! 

Spend Valentine's Day with Ryan Kwanten!

Thanks to kiTT for reminding me!!

Tonight on my favorite show, New Girl with Zoe Deschanel, Ryan Kwanten will make an appearance. If you're not watching this show, you are missing out. Last week, my daughter and I were in tears laughing. It was that funny!! Team Schmidt!!

So to promote tonight's episode, the cast including Ryan Kwanten reminisced on their favorite Valentine's Day traditions.



So what's your memory of Valentine's Day? Know what mine is? When I was in elementary school, I had a crush on a little boy named Elmer. He was... my everything. On Valentine's Day he gave me his Valentine's Day that we made in school earlier that day. I died... And then the little girl that I walked home with, took my Valentine and threw it in the trash because she liked him. I have never forgiven her since.

Lionsgate Will Film 5th Twilight Movie If Meyer Writes It

I found this article on my favorite film blog, Slash.com and had to repost it! If only...

Slash.com article via Russ Fischer

When Lionsgate bought Summit Entertainment a couple weeks back — or when Lionsgate bought Twilight, I might say to be more direct — Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said he would like to continue Twilight, either on film or television.

Now, during a conference call to report Lionsgate’s third quarter earnings for 2011, Rob Friedman, the co-chair of the studio’s motion picture group, says they’re ready to make a sixth Twilight film if Stephenie Meyer will write another book.

THR reports that Friedman said, If she (Meyer) wishes to do it, we’ll be there to support her.

If this was a J.K Rowling series they were talking about, the author would probably be able to silence the talk with little more than a withering glance. But Stephenie Meyer doesn’t seem to be so dedicated to a full-stop end for her signature series. In 2009 she left the door open for another book:

I am a little burned out on vampires right now. I think I need a little break. I might go spend some time with my aliens. I might do something completely different. I’ve got to cleanse the palate. I may come back to it. I did envision it as a longer series. But I wrapped Breaking Dawn in a way that I felt satisfied with, so if that moment didn’t come, I’d be okay.

A few years ago Meyer was writing a fifth book, Midnight Sun, which was actually a rewrite of the first Twilight novel from the perspective of Edward Cullen. She quit writing that book in 2008 when the first twelve chapters of the unfinished novel were leaked online. She said,

If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn’t dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.

At that point she also said that she wanted to leave the book alone for a couple years, and perhaps go back to finish it when it seemed like people had forgotten about it. Given the continued popularity of Twilight, that forgetting doesn’t seem very likely.

The DVD and Blu-ray release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 take place late tonight, and a trailer for Breaking Dawn Part 2 will premiere in front of The Hunger Games when that film opens on March 23. 

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And with that, I say Happy Breaking Dawn DVD Release Day! Who's picking up their copy at midnight? Not I! I actually forced asked my dad to pick up my copy from the NEX because he could also pick up my Breaking Dawn stamped coin as well. Let's hope he doesn't get trampled in the stampede. 

Side note: How do you feel about Meyer writing a fifth book? Would you want the series to continue? Or are you content with how it is? I personally would love for her to finish Midnight Sun. I can't stand uncompleted projects. But, as you know. Stephen King was famous for this. In fact, he would write a project and let it sit for at least a year, not wanting to edit any of the magic that he would initially create. I think now that time has passed, Meyer would be in a good place to finish Midnight Sun. She is probably more aware of Edward and his actions than she ever was. However, most likely those thoughts are skewed based on fan input. 

I have a sneaky suspicion that she will not let this series die and will revisit the Cullens in the near future. Most likely by next year. 

This is why Vampires shouldn't drive Audi. Hilarious Superbowl Commercial!

Here is the sneak peak of the hilarious commercial that will air this Super Bowl Sunday for Audi involving one naive vampire! Love it!