Picture Perfect

I was Youtube-ing the other day, and some how ended up on the documentary part of it. So happy I did and so happy to be able to write about it.

"Born Into Brothels"

Getting the chance to live abroad for a quiet a long time, I got to meet incredible people around the world. The different cultures and beliefs were the two things that mesmerized me the most. Especially the Hindu religion. 

They believe; if you were to born as a cleaners son, you WILL be a cleaner. End of story. Your destiny was written long before you were born.

The name of the movie scared me a little, but after seeing the poster for it, I decided to give it a shot. 

The documentary is narrated by the Director / Writer of the story, Zana Briski. Zana is a photographer and is especially interested in the lifes on women in the Red Light District of Sonagchi, Calcutta, INDIA.

Imagine a building complex just for prostitues, illegal alcohol, drugs and gambling. 

While Zana was living in Sonagchi (yes, she moved into the complex), she starts providing cameras for the children of the prostitutes and gives them photography classes. It's amazing how you can help them connect with the world and with each other through art. 

Very funny and amazing kids indeed.

These Kids!!

This humorous and heartfelt story portrays the power of art and the courage of those willing to chage their own lives.

Oh, and, did I mention it won the Oscars for The Best Documentary in 2005? Because it did.

I was super excited to write about this movies, so please please watch it. You can also find out more about what Zana and her others calleagues are doing if you click here.

ENJOY

xoxo

Salut Mikael!

I love French. Anything French is good and you know it.

French Fries, French History, French Fashion, French Kiss, French Art, French Movies, ...

"Tomboy"

I changed 3 schools and 1 country between 1st and 12th grades. Which was crazy.

 First time was when I finished 4th grade. I think it was the hardest since I was pretty young, and my life was all about my friends.

I was feeling very scared, thinking how in the world was I going to fit in with the kids in the new school? Thanks to my delirious self, that never was a problem, I jumped right in.

Although Laure approached a different way. 

After her family moved to a different neighborhood, she had the entire summer to hang out with the kids from the area, and start the new year in a new school with them. 

The story begins when she introduces herself as a boy, Mikael.

Dressing like a boy, acting like a boy, looking like a boy is so much easier when you're 10 years old. 

Being the new kid, spending the entire summer with "his" buddies, playing and laughing around also brings some attention from the girls of the block.

woof! Look at those eyes!

It's not only hard pretending, but knowing your lie will be out once the school starts.

Great movie written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Loving her name (hihihi).

A must see;

ENJOY

xoxo

Love, Love, Love

I'm going to Istanbul for the weekend! 

I've missed my family so much, it will be a great break from all the studying. Mostly what I'll do is; sit back, relax, eat and go to a wedding!

"Across the Universe"

I'm actually going for the purpose of my friends wedding. He'll be the first person among my friends to get married, so it makes this wedding three times more exciting. I'll be dancing like crazy to celebrate the night and probably will cry the next day because my feet will be sore.

I've choose this movie because we are all about the love this week. I wanted to at least share some of that love with you! 

I am a HUGE fan of "The Beatles" and have almost all their songs on my ITunes. In 2008, I was in a small city called Winnipeg in Canada for a month as an exchange student. There I've met a lot of cool, different people. One day we went to a DVD store to check it out and I came across with this movie. When my friends realized I haven't seen it, they made me buy it and watch it. ASAP. I thank them so much for that. A great storyline of the movie with amazingly covered Beatles songs. All night after watching the movie, I was singing the songs. All night long. I feel horrible for my roommates at that time.

A love story between a rich American girl and a poor British boy. You might say it's too typical, but it really isn't. There aren't any crazy parents trying to stop them falling in love. Movie shows how beautiful love is and all the different ways to show your passion. Starring the handsome Jim Sturgess and also Evan Rachel Wood.

Everyone should have this in their movie collection and the soundtracks on their ITunes!

ENJOY!

xoxo

Every Creature Deserves Love

Welcome back to ME.

I've been a bad bad girl by not updating. But I think it's a good way to prove that I'm not a sit-at-home nerd. My break was AHmazing, and now I'm back in Barcelona for my university. 

"Born to be Wild"

The flight from Istanbul to Barcelona is around 3 to 3.20 hours. Its a good amount of time to watch movies, eat and sleep. With my personel screen to choose from, I managed to pick which ever I wanted to see.

I've been in love with animal since I was a baby girl. All of them. When I saw the animal documentary on the selection from the plane, I had to go for it. 

The documentary is 40 minutes long. Short and sweet. It sets in two different locations; Malaysia and Kenya. 2 different stories that has so much things in common; care for animals. The movie starts with an elephant orphanage in Kenya. While I was watching it, it seemed so familiar. Maybe because I HAVE BEEN THERE! I have visited that orphanage when I was volunteer working in Kenya (2009)! And of course I cried when I realized that. The second location in Malaysia is an orphanage for orangutans. Beautiful, clever and funny animals. And I haven't even told you the best part, it is narrated by Morgan Freeman.

Both organizations are run by women. Strong women. DR. Mary Galdikas for orangutan.org
&
Daphne Sheldrick for sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

I know how you guys are. No photo, didn't happen. So here is a picture of me in the elephant orphanage, posing with a baby rhino!

Hope you'll be as touched as I was! It's a documentary that is NOT boring at all. So give it a chance to surprise you.

xoxo

Gotham City Shall Survive!

Hello, Hello!!

What a great day to finally update my blog. I'm back in Turkey and enjoying every bit of it, though it is way too hot. The best thing to do on a hot day is to either stay home and turn the A/C on or go to the movie's which they turn the A/C to the maximum level. And thats exactly what I did.

"The Dark Knight Rises"

I have been waiting for this movie for a while now. I do enjoy Hero movies, maybe because I always wanted a superpower or to save the world or something. Even though Batman has no superpowers, his good looks cover that up for him.

In Turkey, there are only 2 IMAX theaters and only one is in Istanbul. When my mom started to check for tickets I made her buy the one from there. If I'm going to see it, I prefer doing it the correct way.

I think this was such a great final for the Dark Knight Trilogy. It wrapped up perfectly, covering everything from the original story and expressing it in a very realistic way. Christopher Nolan is THE god of the cinema. He directed it, produced it and wrote it (alongside other writers). He has hand full of movies, but all of them succeeded the top of the charts. 

I don't think I have to tell you what the movie is about, you should be able to guess since its a Batman movie. 

The Cast was incredible; Morgan Freeman, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon- Levitt and more. I suggest you to wach it even though you may not be an super-hero fan. Just go see the actors acting in their full capability.

ENJOY

xoxo

Words fall short of expressing my sorrow for the losses from the Aurora Shooting. Peace, prayers and blessings.

Kings of the TV

My first review on Television Shows!

Hurray!!

A little update on my busy life; I finished my internship! I had a great one that lasted for a month, and now its time to chillax. Next week I'll be attending a wedding in Madrid, and who knows, maybe I'll even upload a picture of me and my friends for the first time on my blog!

Television Shows. Unfortunately, in our time, it is VERY difficult to find a good one worth spending your time on. You should be happy you found out about this blog, because I have an amazing one that I discovered this year. I hope most of you are already a fan.

"Game of Thrones"

A T.V. series that is based on a book. How grateful I an that they didn't make a movie out of it, but a series. Why? Because this way it lasts longer and I can enjoy it more and more each time! 

It takes place in the Medieval times.How fabulous. Kingdoms, lords, ladies, swords, wine, warriors and their suspiciously good looking hairs. It is a British production so everyone is obviously British. Which makes it even better, because the British accent just makes everything seem more realistic. According to me, the series' about noblety. Families fighting for the throne!

he is so big!

If you haven't heard about it, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING? And if did, but haven't seen it, now it is your chance! Each episode is like a movie, around 50 minutes. But I assure you, you'd wish them to be even longer.

ENJOY

xoxo

The Glorious 60's

Sometimes I ask myself; how would it be if I lived in the 60's?

Probably nothing crazy would happen. BUT, if i was in UK... I would not be responsable for my acts.

"Pirate Radio"

a.k.a.

"The Boat That Rocked"

If I had to describe this movie in one sentence, that would be; Great acting meets great music. In my opinion, 60's changed the revolution of music. Added a whole new dimension to it! 

Rock n roll, for me, evolved in the UK. I know it was found in The States, but still! The Beatles, Teddy Boy, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Who and many many more amazing bands are from United Kingdom.

So why am I talking about music in a movie blog? Because this movie is all about it! It's about a pirate radio station in the middle of the sea, on a boat, forecasting rock n roll music. In those days, it was considered as bad influence on people, so they banned it. Can you believe it? Niether can I. We see only one American here, Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Everyone else is British, since its a movie from Britain. I'm positive you'll know the actors once you see them, but if I tell you their names now, you probably won't recognize.

Reminds you of a famous album cover? I hope so! 

Your laughter is guaranteed. And also singing along. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Let me know what you thought about it and which song was your favorite!

ENJOY

Oh Kevin...NO!

Summer Lovin'!

So, I'm still in Barcelona, but no, not working on that tan. I'm actually working in a company as an intern.  It's going great! I think thats a good enough excuse for not have been keeping up with my posts, but I am back now and will update as often as I can!

"We Need to Talk About Kevin"

Amazing movie and amazing acting! Honestly, Tilda Swinton, she is incredible! She always appeared a little odd to me, until now. For a while, I was sure she was an Oscar nominee. I don't even think the judges saw the movie. Can't wait to see more acting of her. Ezra Miller -Kevin- was unbelievable. Someone to play such role like that needs a pure talent. And he has got it! 

The movie is OBVIOUSLY about Kevin. He is an odd kid that always had a difficult connection with his mother. He always does strange things, but the last thing he does was never ever crossed anyones mind. A dark and twisted movie. It's creepily superb.

I watched it with my mother, and in the end we had different opinions by the mothers behaviour. If you have already seen it, what did you think about it? If you haven't seen it, watch it and leave your comments in the comment section!

"He is just a sweet little boy."

How to Live Your Life

I'm super excited about this post.

Last night, a cute cute friend invited me and another friend over for a dinner + movie night. After having a healthy meal, we sat on her cozy couch to watch a french movie. I love international movies, but last night, I just did not feel like reading all these subtitles! But let me tell you, it was worth 100 times. 

" Intouchables"

It is already in my top 10 favorites. I felt so many emotions while watching it, its ridiculous. Of course I loved it because it was also based on a true story, and as I mentioned before, I have a thing for those kind of films.

It is about a black man from the ghettos of Paris applying for a job just to get welfare payments. The job he applies is for care-taking of a neck-to-toe paralyzed man. The movie starts when he gets hired and how he changes both their life by not pitying Phillipe ( paralyzed man) and helping him to live his life.

It's a comedy- drama, just how I like it. I laughed so much watching it, I cried. And of course I also cried because how touching it was ( hahaha like always!).

I don't care what you have to do, but find a way to watch it! It is still in the theaters in some countries. If not, download it, buy it, rent it or do something else, but WATCH IT. It is beautiful.

And here is a picture of the real people that the movie is based on! 

Abdel Sellou & Philippe Pozzo di Borgo 

Enjoy and let me know how you like it!

xoxo

Anything for Music

Don't hate me! I have an excuse for my long absence.

I had my finals and of course I was stuck at home with my Redbull's and trashy food. But since I am done, I am BACK! Hurray!

I have a great movie suggestion for y'all, and I'm pretty sure you have not heard about it.

"For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story"

I have seen this a while ago on T.V in Turkey. I don't think you have seen it, because, it was a TV movie. It never aired in the theaters! Such a bummer because I really enjoyed watching it. I have a passion for movies that are based on true stories. I really get into it and get influenced by it. 

Arturo Sandoval is a trumpet player from Cuba. It shows his great love for jazz and his family. The movie is up until they defect to the U.S. Given the fact that Andy Garcia is also from Cuba, makes it all more real. I think that is a great reason he really fitted in the role.

Arturo Sandoval himself & Andy Garcia

Just a pre-warning, the trailer seems very cheesy. What did you expect? Its a HBO film, they like to make it look like that. But I hope by now I got your trust in my taste, and you will like it.

Hope you will enjoy it!

xoxo

I'm Everywhere!

Yelloooooooow

I have good news for you guys! I thought the only people that checked my blog was my parents, but apparently not! I am getting clicks from all over the world and that made me super happy! I just wanted to thank y'all!

Since you guys are liking my posts and my taste in movies, I decided to open a Facebook page. I'll be sharing more interesting things there so give me a chance a check it out!

https://www.facebook.com/TheAwkwardMonster

Enjoy it and don't forget to like it!

xoxo

How far would you go?

Past 2 days were literally crazy. 

Two very important games; Barca vs. Chelsea on tuesday and R. Madrid vs. Bayern Munich on wednesday!

I never mentioned you my love towards Barca.. I am LOCA about it! Since I moved to Spain, I became a huge fan, and a hooligan in some occasions.

"Green Street Hooligans"

Perfect timing to suggest a great movie. On tuesday, I actually went to Camp Nou ( Barca's stadium for those who don't know) to watch the game. When I was on my way there, I saw the Chelsea fans loading their bodies with beer. British people are the pro's of being a hooligan. And this movie is exactly about that.

While watching it, I laughed, cried ( yes, I cried, AGAIN), got super nervous, excited. Experienced all emotions!

It begins with a Harvard student getting expelled and moving to England to live with his sister. That's when he discovers "football" and the great supporters.

It's not a happy movie when the teams always win and the fans are only cheering. But it's about how far they go. You'll see that football is not just a sport you watch to enjoy, but a community that collides people together and creates a rather odd brotherhood.

in my heart, he'll always be FRODO
Let's see if you're a hooligan or not! You'll know after you watch it.

xoxo

VISCA BARCA

NOT just another Prison Movie

I know I've been very bad with the posts. Since I am back in Barcelona, I had so much things going on; work,work and work ( don't be surprise, I do study!).

I am a girl that enjoys very girly stuffs. Getting a manicure, dress shopping, make-up, colourful things AND crime movies. I don't know if this applies to everyone but for me,  LOVE IT!  I can actually watch one I love couple times a week when I discover it. And this movie is one of them.

"Felon"

The movie starts with a man murdering a intruder that entered his house. But what law says, you can only kill if the man is in your house, and UNfortunately he kills the man in the front lawn. Thats how the movie starts. He goes to jail and tries to not get in trouble so he can get out of there ASAP. But, once you're in, you gotta survive.

Whose side are you on?

Don't forget to check out the trailer!!

Hope you'll like it as much as I did. And please tell me some movies for me to review!

Xoxo

All for Fun?

I'm back in Istanbul!

It's Easter, so I have 2 weeks off. The best way to celebrate it by going back home.

Yesterday, I met with a friend whom I've known for almost 14 years! So happy that we managed to keep in touch for this long. So, with her, I went to the movies.

" The Hunger Games"

OH MY GOD. I hoped the movie had no ending. It's a pretty long movie, 142 minutes. I assure you, you will not want the movie to end. Why? Because the action level is so high, you just want to keep getting excited. At least thats what happened to me. There of course very great actors such; Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and even Lenny Kravitz!

I do not want to tell more about the movie because I really don't want to be a spoiler. So do me a favor, AND GO TO THE THEATER TO WATCH IT. Action movies are not the same when you watch it at home.

Hope you'll enjoy it and please keep me updated with your feedbacks!

xoxo 

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