Catherine's Movie Blog

 Hello. It has been a while since I have written something for this blog. 2 years to be exact. This started out as an assignment for a class, which then became something that I enjoyed as I continued on. When the class was over, I sort of just forgot about it. Recently, I have thought of reviving this blog, and I thought as a way to start things off, I would do a catch-up of what has been going on. Since my last post, a lot has happened in my life. I completed my associate's degree in Liberal Arts in May of 2020. It is one of my proudest accomplishments, considering that it was right in the middle of a pandemic. My school was able to have a socially distanced commencement ceremony in September of 2020, for which I was super grateful. I applied to a local 4-year university last summer and I got accepted. I have now completed my first year at my new school and I am a Cinema and Media Arts major. How fitting. I really have found my calling with cinema and I am truly happy. I have no i

As I'm thinking of more content to post on this blog, I figured that I would discuss my top 5 favorite Best Picture films of all time, as someone suggested to me on Twitter. There have been so many films that have won Best Picture, some that have totally deserved it and others that are questionable. To win Best Picture, a film has to have it all. It has to have the right screenplay, the right actors/actresses, the right director, the right crew, etc. When it all comes together, it becomes something special and the Academy rewards that with the most prestigious award there is. I have seen quite a bit of the Best Picture winners and narrowing it down to my top 5 was so challenging. This list is based on my opinion and my opinion alone.  My first favorite Best Picture film is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . This film won the Best Picture award in 1976 with its release in 1975. Everything about this film just works. The positive dynamic of the cast is shown throughout the film

When I posted a review after watching The Social Network , I wasn't really expecting many views but I was definitely surprised by how many people looked at it. Since that review did so well, I thought I would review a movie that I watched this past week on a whim, Black Swan . I was scrolling through my TV and noticed that all of these movies were free for around a week and I saw that Black Swan was listed as free on demand. I have wanted to see this movie for years because of what it was about and how great Natalie Portman is as well. I was expecting to love this movie and hopefully, my thoughts will be coherent enough to follow along. Black Swan is a psychological horror film that came out in 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, this film follows Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) a ballerina who dances in New York for a company. It is announced that there is going to be a ballet that is going to be a new take on Swan Lake where the main role is the Swan Queen, a portrayal of both

After not knowing what to write this week for my blog, I went to Twitter in hopes that someone would be able to help me. One thing that stuck out was talking about my most anticipated movies of 2019. I thought that this was a good idea and am surprised that I haven't talked about them yet. This year doesn't seem to have as many original movies as in the past and with that, there are only five films that I am anticipating this year, as of April 6th, 2019. The first film that I am excited to see is already out in theaters and that is Us , Jordan Peele's second directed film. I saw Get Out for the first time last April for my American Cinema final. I had no desire to see it because I am not a horror fan. After seeing that film, I loved it more than I thought I was going too. It is a horror film with social messages and it was clever. When I heard that he was coming out with this film, I knew that I had to see it on the big screen, definitely during the day. I have heard no

Today in my Social Media class, we watched The Social Network and I thought that it was a fitting choice for what has been talked about so far. After finishing the film, I wanted to write my initial thoughts about the film, or rather what I could decipher immediately after finishing it. I feel my mind is spinning a million miles a minute right now but here are my thoughts about the movie after watching it. The Social Network is a drama film that came out in 2010 and was directed by David Fincher. This film follows the creation of Facebook through Mark Zuckerburg, Eduardo Saverin, and others with showing flashback scenes of the creation process and the problems that Zuckerberg later faced after the matter. Some of the stars of The Social Network include Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, and many others. According to IMDb, this film was nominated for eight Oscars and ended up winning three Oscars. This film won Best Adapted

With sharing some of my favorite actors of all time last week, I figured that it would only be fair to share some of my favorite actresses. To be honest, there are not a ton of actresses I love but there are five actresses that I enjoy watching on the silver screen for their versatility and talent throughout the years. One of my favorite actresses is Meryl Streep. She has been around for a long time and has proven that she can really do it all from comedy to drama and has done some musicals. She has also done projects for Disney. With every role she portrays, she dives into the character so deeply to make it believable and authentic and not come across as ingenuine. I haven't seen a lot of her work but I plan on watching more of her because she is very talented. It is no surprise why she gets nominated for an Oscar what seems to be every year. Another actress I love to watch is Amy Adams. She is another actress that can do it all. She is very likeable from interviews I have seen