31 Days of Notable Women-Flonzie Brown-Wright, author and lecturer

Flonzie (Goodloe) Brown-Wright became the first black woman to be elected County registrar. She is now an author and lecturer.

She appeared in the movie “STANDING ON MY SISTERS’ SHOULDERS”, a powerful documentary that reveals a missing chapter in our nation’s record of the Civil Rights movement. It depicts the movement in Mississippi during the 1950 and 60s from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it and emerged as its grassroots leaders. Their living testimony offers a window into a unique moment when the founders’ promise of freedom and justice passed from rhetoric to reality for all Americans. A film every American should see and never forget.

Source: http://www.sisters-shoulders.org/heroines.html

The Things we do for Love……

Ain’t love grand? Today (because I love my hubby) I’ll go with him to see the new Bond movie, although I think that Daniel Craig is the WORST Bond I’ve ever seen, and I’ve watched them all.

My favorite, of course, was Sean Connery, then Timothy Dalton, then Pierce Brosnan. I didn’t care for Roger Moore, but he wasn’t as awful as Craig, who plays “Bond as Thug” rather than a sexy international spy with a self deprecating sense of humor and the instincts of a lady’s man.

Sigh….the things we do for love. eh?

(To be fair, I did drag him along to “Eat, Love, Pray”!!

Short video is a tear jerker… “Eight Below”

If you can rent “Eight Below”, it’s a great story, but a tear jerker.

Here’s a trailer for the movie…

http://www.youtube.com/embed/YBIwCdvhgX4?rel=0

Movie Review of “True Grit”

I had forgotten the story line, it had been so long since I saw the original, so it was like a new story to me.

There are several portrayals of strong characters; Jeff Bridges as the crusty old US Marshall Rooster Cogburn, and Matt Damon’s Texas Ranger was memorable, but the standout was newcomer Hailee Steinfeld as a determined 14 year old girl who wanted to catch her father’s killer and “see him hang”. She has such presence and forcefulness on-screen, it was surprising and refreshing to watch her!

As usual, the Cohen brothers served up some gruesome scenes of violence, but it fit in with the time period of the old west and they kept it down to a minimum, so it was somewhat acceptable. (Truth to tell, I had to look away a couple of times.)

Probably not one I’ll add to our burgeoning collection of movies, seeing it once was enough!

Energetically, Diane Tegarden
“Getting OUT of Limbo-A Self Help Divorce Book for Women”;”Light Through
Shuttered Window- A Compendium of my Poetry”;”Anti-Vigilante and The
Rips in Time”- available at http://www.firewalkerpublications.com and http://www.Amazon.com

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Movie Review- Black Swan

OK, yesterday we went to see “Black Swan”, and I have mixed feelings about it.

The story is about a young woman’s journey to become the lead dancer in her ballet troupe. Both Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis do an excellent job in their lead and supporting roles, building their characters with subtle detail and believability.

I hadn’t read any reviews and didn’t know about the gory violence/horror aspects of the film and had to look away in several parts. At the end, the audience sat in shock, not moving and barely breathing.

The ending wasn’t completely believable, and left many people feeling as if the movie wasn’t over yet. I guess you’ll have to see it for yourselves, to be the judge of that.

I think Natalie Portman will probably win an Oscar for this role.