Destination: Provençe, France
Movie: The Grocer’s Son (Les Fils de l’epicier)(2008)
Some time ago, a reader recommended this movie, and it finally made it to the top of my Netflix list. Thank you, whoever you were–stand up and take a bow for introducing The Grocer’s Son.
When I thought about why I enjoyed this movie, it became [...]
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Well another year of Oscars are history, and as usual, I had not seen enough of the Acadamy Award nominees to judge, and those that I DID want to win did not.
Today, we have a guest article from the web site Dream of Italy. Thanks to owner of the site, Kathy McCabe, and author of this article, Michael Lowe. The Twilight Movie New Moon releases November 20.
Destination: Volterra, Italy
Movie: New Moon
Pixar’s movie UP sends mixed messages about travel.
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Destination: France
Movie: Charlotte Gray
I rather wish that I had read the novel,Charlotte Gray (1999) by Sebastian Faulks, because the story seems too complex for the simplified love story that dominates the film, Charlotte Gray (2002). However, I would not want to miss the atmospheric French village that plays an important role in the movie.
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Celebrate Grandparent’s Day with Heidi, a book about a little Swiss girl and her Grandfather.
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Destination: Ireland, Oklahoma
Movie: Far & Away, Directed by Ron Howard
Stars Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise look so young in this 1992 film. The story takes a snooty rich girl and a poor peasant lad from Ireland, where they are escaping what was known as the land wars of Ireland* to Boston** and finally to [...]
Destination: Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.
Movie: Jaws, from the book by Peter Benchley
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I suggest you hit the play button above to listen as you read….
Bum-Bum-Bum-Bum the beat of the John Williams background music of the movie Jaws (1975) kept going through my head as the van driver edged along the beach road and pointed [...]
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Destination: Paris
Book: Paris Movie Walks: Ten Guided Tours Through The City of Lights! Camera! Action!, by Michael Schurmann
I was going to say “You don’t have to be a movie fan to enjoy this book.” But who among us is NOT a movie fan? And who has seen a movie set in Paris and NOT [...]
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