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Life Is Beautiful (1979)
Life Is Beautiful (1979)
1979 | Action
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"The next one would be Life Is Beautiful. I could barely speak after seeing that film. I was so moved by it. And again, actually, come to think of it, it’s a very dramatic and comedic film all at once. It’s a true mash-up. The drama of it, though, is the driver, and it’s done so skillfully, and it is so heartbreaking. And the relationship between father and son is so moving and the lengths to which the father will go to try and protect his son under the absolute worst of circumstances is so valiant and catastrophic, really."

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Rian Johnson recommended Paper Moon (1973) in Movies (curated)

 
Paper Moon (1973)
Paper Moon (1973)
1973 | Classics, Comedy, Drama
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"I’m a film school nerd, so I’ve got about a hundred favorite movies. I’d feel like I was cheating on all of them if I narrowed it down to five movies. But con man movies I can do. In no particular order, I guess the first one I’d name is Paper Moon, which, for me, is just a perfect film. It’s also one of the first con man movies I saw that was less about the mechanics of plot and more about the relationships between the characters, and this father-daughter relationship, which is really beautiful. Just a pretty wonderful movie."

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#Junkie (GearShark, #1)
#Junkie (GearShark, #1)
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
4.5 stars

I would have gladly given this five, maybe even ten if it was possible, if the book had ended with a HEA but since it's being stretched into two books instead I'm dropping it half a star. Not much really because I bloody loved these two and their gradual realisation that they wanted each other. It wasn't like a lot of other M/M books I've read where a lot of the relationship happens between chapters. This was all so detailed and I loved every minute of it.

I can't wait to continue Drew and Trent's story.
  
Heller's Punishment (Heller, #4)
Heller's Punishment (Heller, #4)
J.D. Nixon | 2012
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
About time!!

Am I allowed to give a book 5 stars simply because after 4 books our two main characters finally got around to having sex? It seems to have taken an age but I'm a happy reader right now.

Of course that's not the only reason I gave it five stars because once again Tilly ended up doing some crazy security jobs and ended up battered and bruised once more. I really like her loyalty and grit! And the relationship with Daniel and Niq--I still love those boys!!

Will be buying book 5 in the morning!
  
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
2010 | Drama
Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps- is a good film. Its suspenseful, dramatic, thrilling and action packed with drama.

The plot: Following a long prison term for insider trading, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) finds himself on the outside looking in at a world he once commanded. Ostensibly hoping to repair his broken relationship with his daughter, Gekko forges an alliance with her fiance, Jake (Shia LaBeouf). Although Jake comes to view Gordon as a father figure, he learns the hard way that Gekko is still a master manipulator who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Its a good film.
  
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Stevie Nicks recommended Out of Africa in Books (curated)

 
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
Karen Blixen | 2011 | Biography
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"This memoir recounts the time Karen Blixen (a Danish author) spent in Kenya from 1914. When I saw the 1985 movie version with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, it just killed me and inspired me to read the book. Both make me sob so much I can hardly breathe. Later, my assistant gave me a beautiful old copy, which makes me treasure the story more. I even stayed in the Karen Blixen suite at the Hotel D’Angleterre in her native Copenhagen. The relationship between Blixten and the Safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton broke my heart. It’s a book about finding and losing love"

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