Already considered a shoo-in for the Oscars, Darren Aronfsky’s Black Swan is the critics’ favorite movie this winter. So it was with high expectations that I entered the theater. Two hours later I walked away impressed but definitely not swept away. The Plot Black Swan is what it promises to be; a dark psychological thriller. Set in the highly competitive scene of the New York ballet scene, the story is about a young and ambitious …
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Up in the air. In Suspension. In limbo. This Oscar nominated movie is all about uncertainty. Narrated through the eyes of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) , a corporate consultant whose job is to layoff people. Up in the Air is clearly a movie of the times. On the surface, you would believe that this story is about being a frequent flyer, about calling the airplane your home and about the privileges of being a premium …
Goodbye England’s roseMay you ever grow in our heartsYou were the grace that placed itselfWhere lives were torn apartYou called out to our countryAnd you whispered to those in painNow you belong to heavenAnd the stars spell out your nameAnd it seems to me you lived your lifeLike a candle in the wind… by Elton John Few from our generation will ever forget the day Princess Diana died. It will be even harder to forget …