I Dreamed A Dream

One of the most enjoyable experiences of my life was to go with my Family to see Les Miserables live in the Capitol Theatre. I loved it and have seen it several times since. Last night I went with my girls to see the new movie version. It was perfect.The Actors were phenomenal and each one fit the character the portrayed. The scenery was outstanding and the sets were spectacular. My all time favorite song is, "Empty Chairs and Empty Tables," and it was performed so well I had tears. I loved this movie so much that I am going to go back and see it this evening.

I went last night to see the movie again and it was twice as good. I paid attention to the scenes and the costumes. There are some Academy Awards here for sure. At the end of the movie, the both times I saw it the audience clapped, The final scene and song gave me goose bumps. I highly recommend this movie. I believe I would see it again, and I will definitely have a copy in the future.


So I went and saw this Movie for a third time ans it is still emotional and full of feeling. I have never done that before. I will probably go and see it again but not for a day or two. I can't  get the songs out of my head. I use them to sing myself to sleep.


Yes, I did see it for the fourth time. I was very tired and I slept through parts of it, but it was still very entertaining. I thought an interesting touch was that Colm Wilkinson who played the original Jon Valjon, played the priest. I have heard a lot of criticism of Russel Crowe, but I thought he did an excellent job. He just kept getting better. Amanda Siegfried got better with each showing to. Marius was outstanding. In his singing and his acting.

The Life of PI

Yesterday I saw the movie, Life of PI. If I could use only one word to describe this movie, it would be beautiful. It is the story of a young boy from India. His father has a zoo, and due to economic hardships they decide to move to Canada and take the Zoo animals with them in the hopes of selling them. Traveling across the Pacific on a Japanese Freighter, they encounter a terrible storm and the Freighter sinks, with the boy being the only survivor. His is in a lifeboat with an injured Zebra, a Hyena, a Baboon, and an unexpected Bengal Tiger who is a stowaway. Through natural selection the Boy and the Tiger end up alone on the lifeboat. The story tells of the battle between them, and then a truce for survival, and then friendship. It is a beautiful story, well filmed, and well acted. There is a point that brought me to tears. The end has a twist that will make you think about the story. A must see, and I loved it.

Lincoln The Emancipator

I am not a movie critic by any means, but I wanted to share my experience with the movie Lincoln. This is going to be, hands down, the Oscar winner for best picture. The star, Daniel Day-Lewis will, hands down, will win the Oscar for Best Actor. And there will be various other Oscars for this Movie. The movie is about the three months leading up to the passing of the 13th Amendment. The Law that gave Freedom to the Slaves. It also shows how the end of the Civil war came about after the Amendment was passed.  Day-Lewis channels Lincoln to the point where you believe you are watching a documentary. You know what is going to happen but the excitement builds to the passing and you actually want to stand up and cheer. There are a few movies that I have seen where the audience actually applauds at the end and this was one of them. I would highly recommend this movie and I will probably go see it again.

PERSONAL POLITICAL OPINION......Read at your own risk.

I find it ironic that the Republicans passed this bill with the help of a few bribed Democrats. And yet the Black population is entrenched in the Democratic party today.