The Young Victoria comes to the U.S.

I already posted about this movie but now it has been released in the U.S. so I want to plug it again. A group of us went the day after Christmas and we all loved it. From what I have read, it is a fairly accurate tale of the early reign of Queen Victoria. If you love period dramas, you will love this. You can bet I will be purchasing the DVD when it becomes available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-YPoBU7_aQ

http://www.theyoungvictoriamovie.com/

2 movies I recommend "except for one little scene"

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8jM0Ef5NvA

Dear Frankie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGJFMoTxZ5M

These are two movies that are not widely known but that I dearly love. This blog is for movies, etc. that are of good report or praiseworthy and I think these are. But I must caution because they both each have a scene that might be considered objectionable. In Mrs. Palfrey, there is a love scene. I fast forwarded through that and the rest of the movie is wonderful and very touching.

There is a bad swear word in Dear Frankie. Just know that when she is talking to her husband when he is in the hospital and he starts yelling, he uses the f word.

I love both of these movies and recommend them both with the reservations that I have listed above. After you watch them, I would love to know what you thought of them. Here are the trailers from youtube. I have to say that they are both better than the trailers make them look.

Emma 2009 from BBC

I didn't think anything from the Gwyneth Paltrow/Jeremy Northam version could be improved upon, but I loved this new adaptation. I had to admit that when I heard the main character would be played by Romola Garai, I was a bit skeptical. It's not because I don't think she is a good actor- I actually think she is brilliant. I couldn't envision her as Emma. I was wrong. She did a great job. There were a lot of things I didn't like about this adaptation, but there were also many things I loved about it. It really throws new light on different aspects of the story that I hadn't thought of before. This is scheduled to for Masterpiece on PBS in 2010 (I believe January 24,2010). It is definitely worth a look!

Here is the trailer for it. I think even the trailer is fun to watch:


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/classic/index.html

Cranford continues....

I loved the Cranford series when it came out. I own the DVD and everyone knows that I love the author Elizabeth Gaskell, so you can imagine that I am happy to hear that there will be more Cranford coming. It is scheduled for Sun. December 27th at 8 p.m. KUED channel 7. I already know that there is an extremely high likelihood that I will love it!

The Young Victoria

This has already been out in the UK for some time but will have a limited US release December 18, 2009. I hopes it comes here. I would love to see it on the big screen. I know for certain that I will be purchasing this DVD. I thought it was a lovely story and the two main characters were perfection, especially Rupert Friend as Prince Albert. I loved this movie! The music is beautiful, too. I already have the music on my iPod.

New movie from Australia- Broken Hill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMBmqYvgfg

Audience Alliance is a company committed to making good movies that can be seen by the whole family. I saw this last week and I thought it was very good. Here is a review that was in the Salt Lake Tribune:

5-minute movie reviews: 'Broken Hill,'

The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 09/10/2009 06:08:36 PM MDT


Broken Hill

Opens Friday at area theaters; rated PG for thematic elements and some language; 98 minutes.

There's not a second of this Australian underdog drama that you can't see coming from across the Outback, but some charms emerge in the telling. Teen Tommy (played by newcomer Luke Arnold) dreams of being a classical composer, so when he and a cute American student (Alexa Vega, all grown up from "Spy Kids") get in trouble, he gets them an assignment training a prison choir and band -- all while keeping the secret from his sheepherder dad (Timothy Hutton, rocking a hard Aussie accent). Writer-director Dagen Merrill (son of legendary Utah filmmaker Kieth Merrill) artfully captures the Australian settings and Luke's flights of musical inspiration, and he finds a new heartthrob in Arnold. By the movie's musical finale, which cribs liberally from the ending scenes of "August Rush" or "Mr. Holland's Opus," it's hard not to be rooting for this heartwarming movie.

A great tv series from the UK is finally showing here in the U.S!

Click on this link for more information:
http://www.kued.org/?area=programs&action=seriesDetails&id=19045

I have watched this on youtube and I really love it. If you liked the Cranford series you will love this. Why can't they make tv programs like this here in the U.S? The series will be on Sundays at 10 p.m. on Channel 7 here in Utah. Check your PBS station to see if and when it is playing in your area. I love it!

Here is a great show that I can heartily recommend....

I have loved reading these books by Alexander McCall Smith and this tv series brings the country, settings and characters to life! I especially love the three main characters. I would love to hear what you think of it. If you don't get HBO, you could try watching it on youtube.

Forever Strong the movie

Kevin and I saw this at the dollar movie but it was so good that I wish I had paid full price at the regular theater. We just don't go to movies that often! But these are the kind of movies I like to support. We took our kids the next day and they all loved it too. It is a great movie for teenagers to see. It's always hard to find something for them that is good but also cool! This makes being good cool and it is very inspirational. I will definitely buy the DVD when it comes out and I will probably buy a few extras to give for presents. Go see this and tell me what you think. You might have to wait until the DVD comes out now.

The movie Valkyrie

I went to this movie with Mom, Bob, and Shelli. This is a true story that I was not aware of. I was very moved by the courage of these people.



For more information on this movie, here are a couple links:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985699/