After the second song of the musical Anna and the Apocalypse, my teen viewing consultant looked at me with puzzled eyes. “Mom,” she said slowly, “This is…good!” And it is. While I spent my entire first watch of this movie trying to figure out what it was, I watched it again the next day and found it weirdly affecting for a zombie musical set during Christmas in the fictional town of Little Haven, Scotland. The … Continue reading Movie Review: Anna and the Apocalypse →
Can you believe it’s November? I’m officially back from vacation. I went to Florida to visit family and hit up Disney World. My body is incredibly sore and I’m doing my utmost to get back into the land of the living. I slept for a glorious eleven hours last night! … If you’ve purchased any ebooks from the Harlequin website, here is some incredibly important news about your books: Harlequin is changing their approach to … Continue reading Links: The Kiss Quotient, the Cell Block Tango, & More →
NB: This guest review comes from LibrarianJessi. This review is a little bit different as it’s not really a review of a book or movie. Instead, LibrarianJessi is reviewing a musical! LibrarianJessi, librarian, bibliophile, romance evangelist, and Broadway nerd.I fangirl over every musical I can possibly see and review them through the lens of a romance reader. Musicals and romance novels have a lot in common: meaningful exploration of human relationships, obstinately optimistic worldviews, snide … Continue reading Guest Review: Waitress →
Sarah: Am I the only one who gets a little zing! of excitement with the production company logo and music at the start of a movie? I think it’s a leftover reaction from going to a movie as a kid – which was a Big Deal of excitement. Carrie S: Clothes! Elyse: My fashion goals are to have a cape like Dorothy’s. Carrie S: Three minutes in and I’m already in love with Jane Russell. … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes →
Carrie: I dunno if the problem is my TV or what but the colors in the opening credits look like they were produced on some serious LSD. All I can think of is Channing Tatum dancing in Hail Caesar. Sarah: This is going to be an interesting Matinee because I am not a big musicals person. I get why other people love them, and I’ve been crew and tech and assistant stage manager for a few, and … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: South Pacific →
After many (many) submissions for our Movie Matinee we have a fantastic list of films past and present to take us well into the future for our monthly re-watch. This month, a movie that received a hefty number of reader nominations: South Pacific. This is the 1958 movie version of the 1949 musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, based on the book Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener. The book won the Pulitzer, the movie won … Continue reading August Movie Selection: South Pacific →
