notes from vivace

As I always mention when making these yearly lists, some of these bands/singer songwriters have been around for awhile.  It just so happens ...

Big Eyes.  We meet Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) as she is getting ready to flee her home.  She and her daughter, Jane (Delaney Raye), jump int...

The Internship . Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen. They sell watches. Unfortunately, their boss decides to shut d...

300: Rise of an Empire.    Before taking a look at this movie, it is always interesting to read up on what liberties were taken in a movie....

RoboCop. Will humans every lose their humanity via programmed robotic technological?  With tech devices such as Google glasses, maybe that...

Ian . This bands lists their influence as being Andy Kaufman.  I have to disagree.  I think their music is inspired by various indie rocker...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies . When it comes to sequels related to movie series like Harry Potter and Hunger Games, you feel l...

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit . I have to admit I'm a Tom Clancy fan. But as for this movie: I doubt we'll be seeing a sequel any ti...

The Rebel Light .  They make you think about spending a warm summer afternoon at a Southern California beach.  Then they bring out the trump...

Go . Claire (Katie Holmes) is having a conversation with some individual in a cafe. She's saying how random life is. We then flash ba...

It was time to do a hit and run at Silverlake Lounge.  I really wanted to see ZiBBZ and I also really wanted to make sure I headed home befo...

Escape Plan. Not the worse movie, not the best movie.  Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) is a security specialist.  His specialty is to esc...

The Singles . I saw them at Brokechella back in April.  I say take The Beatles and add in a touch of The Rolling Stones and you have The Si...