Woody Allen Film by Film
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Since he first vented his neuroses on the big screen in 1965, Woody Allen has enjoyed a career...
Big Data is Not a Monolith
Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Hamid R. Ekbia and Michael Mattioli
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Big data is ubiquitous but heterogeneous. Big data can be used to tally clicks and traffic on web...
Lonely Planet Fast Talk Spanish
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Although English is relatively widely...
Grey's Anatomy - Season 1
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The cleverly written series follows five first-year interns and their supervisors at Seattle Grace...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated If You Could Go Anywhere in Books
Sep 12, 2019
The people she meets in Italy welcome her with open arms, ready to accept her into their large extended family. They're a nice bunch of people who want to hear all about her life in the desert and living in a "cave". They show her how to make Italian cuisine and she shares her own recipes with them.
Then there's Alessandro. He's related but not by blood and there's a connection between the two of them. Both want to travel; both lost parents at an early age. But Alessandro had a rough start to life and doesn't want any sort of commitment with anyone or anything.
I loved some of the secondary characters like Stefano and Cristina. They were fun; there arguments over the music that played and their nights out/nights.
I like that this is set in Rome, a city I have visited myself so I understand some of Angie's joy at seeing some of the famous sites. And a little time in Venice, too. Another city I've had the fortune of visiting.
And lastly, cover love! How cute is this cover? I love it!
Midnight in Europe
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Paris, 1938. As the shadow of war darkens Europe, democratic forces on the Continent struggle...
Norms in the Wild: How to Diagnose, Measure, and Change Social Norms
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In Norms in the Wild, distinguished philosopher Cristina Bicchieri argues that when it comes to...
Here in Berlin: A Novel
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Long-listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence A New York Times Book Review Editor's...
The Unbreakables: A Novel
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A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses,...
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Gareth von Kallenbach (971 KP) rated Miss Bala (2019) in Movies
Jul 2, 2019
Gina Rodriguez is really good in this film. I thought her performance was definitely the best part of this film. Otherwise the performances were a mix bag of good and bad. Cruz Cordova in particular failed to really come across as a scary, but sensitive, cartel leader. The cameo by Anthony Mackie was a surprise. The story is really interesting and there were times that were suspenseful. The action was decent with some good scenes. The issue was there were also some campy performances and scene set ups that felt rushed. The film was shot decently and the music fit well. The end, which I would not dare spoil, really fell short of all of the buildup.
Before looking for a trailer for this movie I did not know that this was a remake of a 2012 film of the same name. I would be interested to see this film to compare the two because I enjoyed the story. This film missed on some points but really did entertain me for the hour and forty-four minutes. I would say that you could save this for streaming or rental. I don’t think that it would be a movie I would watch again in the theater.