You can get something for nothing

Yesterday I got a text from AMC movie theaters saying they were giving away up to 4 free tickets to the movie Begin Again.  Being the daughter of my mother, I figured there had to be a catch.  You can't get something for nothing.  Mom wondered if it was a movie they didn't think anybody would go to.  I had heard good reviews of the movie so Mom and I went to go see what the deal was.

Well we got to the theater and the tickets were actually free.  And if I wanted to, I could use the coupon for 2 more tickets any time this weekend.  We were pleasantly surprised.

The movie was awesome.  It is the story of Gretta (Keira Knightly) a song writer who got dumped by her boyfriend (Adam Levine) who is a rising music star.  Gretta is singing in a club one night and is discovered by a down and out record ex Dan (Mark Ruffalo).  Dan and Gretta decided to team up record a record on the streets of New York.

I enjoyed this movie a lot.  The scenes on the streets of New York made me feel like I was actually there.  The soundtrack was very catchy (I am actually listening to it as I type).  Keira does an awesome job of singing.  It was an interesting look into the music industry.  I found myself rooting for these characters.  I cared what happened to them.  I also love the main theme that you should follow your heart and not sell out just for fame.

Mom enjoyed the movie too.  I did get a kick out her saying Keira sang much better than Adam.  Guess we won't be getting her any Maroon 5 albums anytime soon.

This movie was written and directed by John Carney who wrote and directed the movie Once.  If you liked that movie (which I did) you will like this one as well.

So I learned a valuable lesson today. You can get something good for nothing.  Thanks AMC.

Movies I REALLY want to see: Saving Mr. Banks

This week the trailer for the Disney film Saving Mr. Banks came out.  I had heard that Tom Hanks  would be playing Walt Disney in a movie, I just didn't know that it would be this one.  Saving Mr. Banks tells the story of how Mary Poppins made the journey from book to the big screen.  I am super psyched for this movie.  I adore Tom Hanks.  Emma Thompson playing P.L. Travers, the author of the Mary Poppins books, has me all kinds of giddy.  Emma is one of my favorite actresses.  I even have a bunny named Beatrice, after her character in Much Ado about Nothing.  This movie also intrigues me as we get to see the conflict between an author not wanting to see her beloved book made into a movie.  As a librarian I always worry when a favorite book of mine is made into a movie.  Because the books are 9 times out of 10 always better than the movie (and this comes from an avid movie goer).

The trailer does make me think that this will be a tear jerker.  While I normally boycott films that make me cry (a believe me, the older I get, the easier I cry), I will pack my box of Kleenex and go.

So I shall be saving up my pennies because come Christmas time, I will be seeing Saving Mr. Banks

Welcome to my blog

Greetings!

I'm T and this is my movie blog.  Why did I start a movie blog? Well I have always had a passion for movies.  Then when I became a librarian, I eventually got to be the AV selector for the local public library I work at.  Getting to buy movies everyday is a movie nut's dream come true.

In April 2012 I found out I had breast cancer.  It was an eventful year to say the least.  I am now disease free.  Hooray!  During my cancer journey, I had a blog, Rantings of a Mad Librarian, that updated my family and friends on how I was doing.  I really enjoyed doing that, so I thought, why not blog about movies.  So here we are.

This is purely for my own enjoyment.  I hope if you stumble across this for some reason, you can get some enjoyment out of it too.

TTFN

T