notes from vivace

I've been hooked on TCM for years now. I just always remember being a fan of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Audrey Hepburn, K...

I've been hooked on TCM for years now. I just always remember being a fan of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Audrey Hepburn, K...

I've been hooked on TCM for years now. I just always remember being a fan of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Audrey Hepburn, K...

I've been hooked on TCM for years now. I just always remember being a fan of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Audrey Hepburn, K...

Sing Street.  Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) is growing up in Dublin. The year is 1985 and the economy is in the dumps. His father hasn't ...

10 Cloverfield Lane. The movie opens with Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) dealing with a breakup. She gets into her car and drives int...

I caught 18 movies during the fall and winter. Here are my rankings: Oscar Worthy Movies I know a number of these movies didn't make...

The Hateful Eight . The setting of this movie is Wyoming just after the Civil War. John Ruth (Kurt Russell) is a bounty hunter. He is tran...

The Revenant . Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his son Hawk (Forrest Goodluck) are out hunting. They are part of a fur trading expediti...

I finally saw The Revenant this weekend. With that, here's my list of Top 10 2015 movies. 1. Sicario -- perfect crime drama. 2. Caro...

The Big Short . This movie studies a handful of individuals who went against the conventional wisdom that all was well with America's ...

Carol. It has been awhile since I saw this film, but I just can't get over how lovely the movie is. The movie has taken on a fairy ta...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens . Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has disappeared, driven by the fact that his nephew Ben Solo/Kylo Ren (Adam Dr...

Creed . Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) has a troubled youth. But then fate arrives. Mary Anne Creed (Phylicia Rashad), wife of forme...

Brooklyn . Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) lives in a small Irish town. She is unable to find full-time work so via the Catholic Church, she is able...

The Peanuts Movie . Honestly, what a sweat and simple movie. The over-arching story line is about Charlie Brown and his crush on the Littl...

Spotlight . This movie is based on real events regarding a massive cover-up by the Boston Catholic Archdiocese regarding child molestation...

Spectre . I suspect that re-watching the previous Daniel Craig movie versions of the James Bond series would have been useful. There were ...

Room.  Ma/Joy (Brie Larson) and five-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) are being held captive by Old Nick (Sean Bridgers). They are held capt...

Steve Jobs . The movie opens with Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) and his marketing executive Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet) preparing for ...