Well, I thought I might also post a review of Uptown Girls, the movie I watched last night. It was actually my second time seeing it (I saw it for the first time a little over a year ago).
The movie begins with one of the main characters, Molly Gunn, who is the daughter of a rock legend who died when she was young. She feels very alone in the world because of what happened to her parents, but covers it up because her father's inhertiance was left for her, so she lives off of that. She is very immature- she has never had a job even though she's 22, her apartment is a complete mess, and she still is obsessed with guys. However, when Molly's manager steals her inheritance, life isn't going to be so easy for her anymore. She is now forced to do something she's never done before- get a job. She then is hired as a nanny for an 8-year-old girl named Lorraine "Ray" Schleine (played by Dakota Fanning). You couldn't imagine two people more different from each other. Ray is a spoiled, snobby "eight-year-old going on forty". So basically, Molly is childish and immature, and Ray is already acting like an adult. The only music she will listen to is Mozart, and she also takes ballet but refuses to ever do "freestyle" dancing. But we soon see that Ray's mother is always too busy with her job to pay any attention to her, and her father is very ill and is confined to his bed. Like Molly, Ray is painfully alone in the world, only she finds a different way to cover it up. One night, Molly talks to Ray about how they are both going through the same thing, and she also tells Ray what happened when her parents died. Molly explains to Ray how she ran away after her parents died, and wound up in Coney Island, an amusement park in New York where the movie takes place. She went on the teacup ride and she explained to Ray how it felt like she was still on that ride, confused and scared with everything around her all in a blur. This is when Ray and Molly really start to understand each other. A few days later, Molly gets the news that Ray's father has died, and her mother, in a panic, asks Molly if she's seen or heard from Ray, who didn't come home from school that day. Molly immediately figures out where Ray must be and goes to Coney Island. Sure enough, she finds Ray sitting in one of the teacups as the ride is getting ready to start going. Molly climbs into the teacup and they both go on the ride together.
In the end, Ray finally learns to be a child and Molly learns to be an adult, because they both taught each other how to act their age. Molly decides to finally get her life together and moves out of her friend's house where she was staying to get her own apartment. She also goes to Ray's end-of-the-year ballet recital. The movie ends with Ray's solo, where she does a special performance for Molly to one of the songs that Molly's father wrote for her. We see that Ray has finally loosened up, because her solo consists of modern and freestyle-type dance moves.
So I definately recommend this movie. It is has both comedy and drama in it, and has a very enjoyable storyline, although it does get a little sad at the end. Overall, it's a great movie and I'd give it 4.5 out of 5 stars!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Yay! No school today!
Well, since today is President's Day, we have school off! How nice it is to have long weekends like this. :)
Well, today I thought I might write a little bit about one of my favorite actresses, Dakota Fanning. You might know her from the movies I Am Sam, Uptown Girls, The Cat in the Hat, War of the Worlds, Dreamer, Charlotte's Web, etc. Three things gave me the idea to write about her, 1. Dakota turns 13 on February 23, in 4 days, 2. I was watching Uptown Girls last night, a movie that Dakota starred in when she was eight, and 3. My mom made a comment last night about her newest movie, an independent film called Hounddog, which we haven't seen since it's not a movie that's being released in theaters.
Well, the first time I heard about Dakota was when I was at my friend's birthday party and we went to see The Cat in the Hat at the theater. I thought the girl who played Sally was really good and I wondered who she was, so I looked her up and found out that her name was Hannah Dakota Fanning (she has the same first name as me, even though she uses her middle name!) and I had also seen her in her small role in Sweet Home Alabama. At that time, Dakota had a new movie coming out soon, called Man on Fire, although I couldn't see it since it was rated R. But I still watched Dakota's interviews about the movie at that time and I was able to see clips of her in the movie, since she wasn't in the violent parts. I immediately liked her a lot. She was a great actress who could play both silly parts in comedy movies and emotional parts in dramas. And in her interviews, she was always kind, down-to-earth, and very mature. I was so glad to see that seeing how a lot of celebrities are these days. She is also really great with her fans. I read such a great story about a fan that got to meet her and her sister Elle on the set of Charlotte's Web (you can read it here: http://www.elle-fanning.org/sarahstory.php ). I have never met Dakota but I wrote her a fan letter last year and she was kind enough to send me an autographed picture back with a little note (it was personalized too- she wrote "To Hannah" at the top). I also love how she and her sister Elle have such a great relationship, even though they are both actresses. Dakota says that there is no competition between the two of them and that she is just really proud of her sister. And of course, I ended up seeing most of Dakota's movies. I've seen all of them except for Man on Fire, Charlotte's Web, and Taken (which was actually a mini-series that aired on sci-fi). And of course I haven't seen Hounddog, since it's not in theaters, and it is also (apparently) "obscene".
Oh, wow, I'll never forget all of the drama over Hounddog that started in July, when word got out that in Dakota's new movie, she was playing a sexually abused girl in the 1960s who finds a safe haven by listening to the music of Elvis Presley. She was supposedly raped on-screen and also shown naked. I was worried when I first heard about this, but I couldn't imagine that Dakota would ever do an "obscene" movie, or that her parents would let her. On a message board about Dakota, everyone was completely spun up- many people were panicked, slamming Dakota's mother for letting her do the movie, and even saying that Dakota was probably on her way to becoming "the next Lindsay Lohan." Others said that we haven't seen the movie yet, so we can't judge it, and, since we were such loyal fans of Dakota, we should support her and not be so judgemental until we find out more. It turned out, though, that the media was exaggerating to try to start drama, like they always do. I suppose they saw it as a great opportunity to get everyone all spun up, since Dakota is so popular now and has so many fans. According to Dakota, and others who saw the movie, she was raped in one scene, but it was done in a close-up shot of her face so you could only see her facial expressions, and she was also wearing a body suit. Of course, this movie is meant for adults, and I don't plan on seeing it if it ends up making it into theaters, but I am still a fan of Dakota. I'm still going to support her because I, like the other fans, am confident that she would never do anything like what the media was saying. She has always been one of the nicest Hollywood stars and has always had morals. I have faith that she will not end up like Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton. I think that both she and Elle have a very bright future ahead of them. Go Dakota and Elle! And happy birthday to Dakota (it's a little early, but I figured I'd say it now in case I don't have time to post on her birthday)!
Well, today I thought I might write a little bit about one of my favorite actresses, Dakota Fanning. You might know her from the movies I Am Sam, Uptown Girls, The Cat in the Hat, War of the Worlds, Dreamer, Charlotte's Web, etc. Three things gave me the idea to write about her, 1. Dakota turns 13 on February 23, in 4 days, 2. I was watching Uptown Girls last night, a movie that Dakota starred in when she was eight, and 3. My mom made a comment last night about her newest movie, an independent film called Hounddog, which we haven't seen since it's not a movie that's being released in theaters.
Well, the first time I heard about Dakota was when I was at my friend's birthday party and we went to see The Cat in the Hat at the theater. I thought the girl who played Sally was really good and I wondered who she was, so I looked her up and found out that her name was Hannah Dakota Fanning (she has the same first name as me, even though she uses her middle name!) and I had also seen her in her small role in Sweet Home Alabama. At that time, Dakota had a new movie coming out soon, called Man on Fire, although I couldn't see it since it was rated R. But I still watched Dakota's interviews about the movie at that time and I was able to see clips of her in the movie, since she wasn't in the violent parts. I immediately liked her a lot. She was a great actress who could play both silly parts in comedy movies and emotional parts in dramas. And in her interviews, she was always kind, down-to-earth, and very mature. I was so glad to see that seeing how a lot of celebrities are these days. She is also really great with her fans. I read such a great story about a fan that got to meet her and her sister Elle on the set of Charlotte's Web (you can read it here: http://www.elle-fanning.org/sarahstory.php ). I have never met Dakota but I wrote her a fan letter last year and she was kind enough to send me an autographed picture back with a little note (it was personalized too- she wrote "To Hannah" at the top). I also love how she and her sister Elle have such a great relationship, even though they are both actresses. Dakota says that there is no competition between the two of them and that she is just really proud of her sister. And of course, I ended up seeing most of Dakota's movies. I've seen all of them except for Man on Fire, Charlotte's Web, and Taken (which was actually a mini-series that aired on sci-fi). And of course I haven't seen Hounddog, since it's not in theaters, and it is also (apparently) "obscene".
Oh, wow, I'll never forget all of the drama over Hounddog that started in July, when word got out that in Dakota's new movie, she was playing a sexually abused girl in the 1960s who finds a safe haven by listening to the music of Elvis Presley. She was supposedly raped on-screen and also shown naked. I was worried when I first heard about this, but I couldn't imagine that Dakota would ever do an "obscene" movie, or that her parents would let her. On a message board about Dakota, everyone was completely spun up- many people were panicked, slamming Dakota's mother for letting her do the movie, and even saying that Dakota was probably on her way to becoming "the next Lindsay Lohan." Others said that we haven't seen the movie yet, so we can't judge it, and, since we were such loyal fans of Dakota, we should support her and not be so judgemental until we find out more. It turned out, though, that the media was exaggerating to try to start drama, like they always do. I suppose they saw it as a great opportunity to get everyone all spun up, since Dakota is so popular now and has so many fans. According to Dakota, and others who saw the movie, she was raped in one scene, but it was done in a close-up shot of her face so you could only see her facial expressions, and she was also wearing a body suit. Of course, this movie is meant for adults, and I don't plan on seeing it if it ends up making it into theaters, but I am still a fan of Dakota. I'm still going to support her because I, like the other fans, am confident that she would never do anything like what the media was saying. She has always been one of the nicest Hollywood stars and has always had morals. I have faith that she will not end up like Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton. I think that both she and Elle have a very bright future ahead of them. Go Dakota and Elle! And happy birthday to Dakota (it's a little early, but I figured I'd say it now in case I don't have time to post on her birthday)!
Monday, February 12, 2007
Snack Attack lyrics
Well, today was pretty much a normal day, except that Mr. Richardson turned on music today during class. The song "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder was playing, and Mr. Richardson started singing along and dancing to it. But we're pretty used to that stuff happening now. It's Monday, unfortunately (my least favorite day! lol), but at least after this week, we'll get a long weekend since next Monday is Presidents Day. Yay!
Well, I happened to be flipping through my folder today, and I found this weird song we had to sing in choir at the beginning of the year! Although it wasn't really a song, because we just spoke the words in a rhythm. But I'll post the lyrics to "Snack Attack" here, so you can see the bizarre lyrics for yourself. lol
Home from school, feelin' beat. Got to find some food to eat.
Check the fridge, closet too, any food will do.
Chorus: We're havin' a snack (clap) snack (clap) snack attack.
Candy, popcorn, cracker jacks.
A snack (clap) snack (clap) snack attack.
Got to get our bodies back on track.
I don't know if I should. Pizza's looking awfully good.
Pepperoni, cheese on top. Now some soda pop!
Repeat chorus
Try some fritos or doritos. How about a bag of Cheetos?
Home-baked chocolate cake topped off with a shake.
Repeat chorus
Just wolf it down and hit the sack.
Nacho chips, lick your lips. Save room for some double dips.
It's all right to take a bite of everything in sight.
Repeat chorus
One last thing before we go, one thing that we'd like to know:
If junk food's bad as bad can be, why does it taste so good to me?
Repeat chorus
Well, I happened to be flipping through my folder today, and I found this weird song we had to sing in choir at the beginning of the year! Although it wasn't really a song, because we just spoke the words in a rhythm. But I'll post the lyrics to "Snack Attack" here, so you can see the bizarre lyrics for yourself. lol
Home from school, feelin' beat. Got to find some food to eat.
Check the fridge, closet too, any food will do.
Chorus: We're havin' a snack (clap) snack (clap) snack attack.
Candy, popcorn, cracker jacks.
A snack (clap) snack (clap) snack attack.
Got to get our bodies back on track.
I don't know if I should. Pizza's looking awfully good.
Pepperoni, cheese on top. Now some soda pop!
Repeat chorus
Try some fritos or doritos. How about a bag of Cheetos?
Home-baked chocolate cake topped off with a shake.
Repeat chorus
Just wolf it down and hit the sack.
Nacho chips, lick your lips. Save room for some double dips.
It's all right to take a bite of everything in sight.
Repeat chorus
One last thing before we go, one thing that we'd like to know:
If junk food's bad as bad can be, why does it taste so good to me?
Repeat chorus
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
I'm back
Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted, but I'm back. Everything at school is going ok. I had a math test today, which Mr. Richardson claimed to be the easiest test he's ever given. Luckily, though, it was pretty easy. In choir, we've started singing this song called "We Can." And this guy who is a student at one of the colleges around here has started coming to observe our class because he wants to be a choir director, and he wants to see what it's like to be one. Yikes. After seeing our class, he'll probably be going back to the university and begging them to let him change his major. lol. My friend and I agreed that observing our class would be more like seeing what it's like to be a zookeeper.
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