If Angelina Jolie Wasn’t Going To Be Cleopatra, Who Would You Choose To Be the Queen of the Nile?

As you know, Angelina Jolie is slated to play the ill fated Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra,

Angelina Jolie

lover to both Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, and an iconic figure both in history and in cinema. However, if Angelina Jolie wasn’t going to be Cleopatra, which of the following actresses would you choose to play the legendary role?

Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Paula Patton

Paula Patton

Beyonce Knowles

Beyonce Knowles

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

I know who I would chose. Can you guess?

Tags: Angelina Jolie, Cleopatra, Halle Berry, history, Hollywood, legends, movies, poll, Rosario Dawson, vote, women, Zoe Saldana

Clash of the Titans Out on DVD Today!!

Clash of the Titans starring Sam Worthington

“Release the Kraken!” Oh, how I love it when Zeus says that. And yes, I have been accused of geekery every now and again, but believe me, there are far worse vices than love of mythology.

The Clash of the Titans reboot starring Sam Worthington as demigod Perseus, Liam Neeson as the mighty, philandering Zeus himself, Ralph “I love to play villains like Voldemort etc…” Fiennes as crusty old Hades, and last but not least, the gorgeous Gemma Arterton of Bond Girl fame as Io.

Blast from the past_Clash of the Titans 1981

I thoroughly enjoy men in skirts, and my DVD collection just would not be complete without the new and improved version of Clash of the Titans. I will place it right next to my old 1981 version. And for the record, I really enjoyed the remake. I thought it was slick and dazzling in all the right places. Despite the many nay sayers who liked to say, “BOO!”, I recommend it. You’ll learn a little about mythology if nothing else. And of course you’ll get to replay that line by Zeus, “Release the Kraken!” as many times as you want! Come on, admit it. You secretly love that line! I know I do!

Clash of the Titans is available practically everywhere today. Are you going to get a copy? Well, get Kraken!

Tags: awesome, Awesome Movies Playlist, Clash of the Titans, DVD, entertainment, movies, mythology, reboot, Sam Worthington

Inception & What Everyone Ought To Know About Tom Hardy

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Tom Hardy as Eames in Inception is sitting pretty in Hollywood too!

Now, we all know that Leonardo DiCaprio has a home run with Inception, and was there ever any question? (But will it beat Avatar…..) Anyhoo, Leo D. is easily recognizable, as is Ellen Page — I mean after Juno, no one could utter the name Diablo Cody without the name Ellen Page being uttered within the same breath — and so is Joseph Gordon-Levitt (remember him on 3rd Rock from the Sun? Loved that show!) and Ken Watanabe (awesome in Memoirs of a Geisha and The Last Samurai, just to name a few). But let me ask you this, do you recognize Tom Hardy?

Well, if you’re like me, you may have had a little brain tickle when you saw his face, and his oddly intriguing, and endearing, slightly crooked of tooth grin. (When Winona Ryder rocked the overlapping front tooth, the masses called it a snaggle tooth. The media can be so mean to women. I, for one, loved her snaggle tooth! Believe me, I’ve seen snaggle teeth, and they aren’t cute like that…anyway, I digress…) You may even have sighed. But do you remember him? For about 30 seconds, my brain flipped quickly through my rolla-dex of men I’ve seen on screen before, and voila! Search villain category….have you guessed it yet? Being the smart and savvy readers that you are, of course you have.

Here is a Villain Extraordinaire I actually thoroughly enjoy remembering. He’s left an indelible mark on my mind for some reason. Is it Freudian or Jungian or some such? I have no clue, but I’m sure there is a reason Tom Hardy as this particular villain left such an impression on me. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed Tom Hardy as Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis.

Shinzon_Tom Hardy in Star Trek Nemesis_What a villain!

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I cut my own teeth on Star Trek….I’ve seen them all!

Here’s some other memorable Tom Hardy fare:

Blink and you’ll miss it, but here is Tom Hardy as snide Raumont in Marie Antoinette, directed by Sofia Coppola and a brilliant movie I might add! A must see!

Tom Hardy as Raumont in Marie Antoinette_The dandy on the right!

I told ya I seriously went to my rolla-dex on this one! It was hard to look away from Gerard Butler, Idris Elba and Thandie Newton in this movie, but I’ve got an eye! Here’s Tom Hardy as Handsome Bob playin’ it to the hilt in Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla.

Tom Hardy as Handsome Bob in RocknRolla sure is handsome!

And of course, I have to mention his role in Inception. What do you think of him as Eames?

Tom Hardy as Eames in Inception_Move over Joseph!

What is your favorite Tom Hardy role? Well, I think you may know mine. The next movie I’m excited to see him in is Warrior, and let’s not forget Mad Max, of course. What side of Tom Hardy will we see next I wonder? Whatever side it is, I’m sure we’ll be entertained. (Did you think I was going to say his good side? )

~P.S.~ My review of Inception….coming soon!

Tags: Awesome Movies Playlist, Did You Know?, entertainment, Good Movie Alert!, Leonardo DiCaprio, movies, On the Casting Couch, Tom Hardy

The Last Airbender : Where Is M. Night Shyamalan’s Career Headed?

According to this graph posted by Cesar Kuriyama, it’s going downhill. Yikes! I like M. Night Shyamalan movies. I’m a fan. But even I must admit I wasn’t too keen on the Lady in the Water flick. Sorry M.

Ouch!

I want to see The Last Airbender. I’m hopeful. I want to like it. I tend to stay away from reviews until I see any movie. That way I can draw my own conclusions and go into the movie without any predestined judgement. I guess I’ll have to make a point of seeing some of Mr. Shyamalan’s movies I haven’t seen yet before I can comment honestly on which direction his career is headed. At least he’s making movies, though. That’s pretty cool!

What do you think of M. Night Shyamalan’s cinematic groove? Uphill? Downhill? Plateaued? Do you agree with this graph? Let me know what you think!

Tags: directors, M. Night Shyamalan, mindbending, Movie Comments, movies, The Last Airbender

Wonder Woman! Who Do You Think Should Play the Amazon Herself?

Who do you think should play Wonder Woman? We have a bevy of actresses to choose from. Cast your vote here and tell us here in the comments section at The Scribe’s Desk why you want to see that actress as Wonder Woman! I hear that Beyonce’s name has been mentioned. Wow! Now that would be something!

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis

Megan Fox

Megan Fox

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Can you guess who my Youngling thinks should play Wonder Woman? Want a hint? She’s not a choice on this poll!

Tags: Beyonce, Kristen Stewart, Megan Fox, Mila Kunis, movies, nostalgia, poll, vote, Wonder Woman Movie, Wow!, Youngling

If You Want To Know What To Expect On This Blog, Read This

Nothing happens unless first we dream ~ Carl Sandburg

I am a writer. I like to write about the things that interest me. This is one of the simple things that makes me happy. I wanted to share with you the kinds of things you will find here on this blog. It’s probably a little different than what you might be expecting; but my wish for you is that you have as much fun reading the things I write here as I have in the thinking, and the writing of these words and ideas.

You see, like myself, this blog is a myriad of facets and elements. This blog is a labyrinthine collection, and a meandering mosaic of writing. It’s filled with the things I find not just interesting, but also amazing, intriguing, entertaining, engaging, appealing, silly, and ponder-worthy. Sometimes the posts will be short. Sometimes they will be long. Sometimes they will fall somewhere in between, or have just one line. 99% of the time, you’ll see images. I like to use images a lot. I am a very visual person, and I think images spice up the posts quite nicely. And the categories, well, as you will see, my list is unusually long; and that’s OK, because I like to write about a lot of different things. That’s where the whole eclectic writer thing comes in. Besides, there’s no real hard and fast rules for blogging, is there? Aren’t personal blogs meant to be as original and unique as each individual writer is?

So on any given day, at any given time, I could be writing about what cucumber sandwiches remind me of, my much beloved Youngling and my much beloved others, my adventures in reading, or my random musings and attempts at philosophy. You may also notice the odd run on sentence, as I tend to be quite loquaciously articulate at times.

One thing you will discover without fail, is that I love movies. This blog is filled with my unique contemplations of cinema, and with the exploration of my understanding and interpretation of movies of all kinds. I have an obsessive kind of love affair with movies. More than anything else other than writing, reading, and spending time with my Youngling and beloveds, I love spending time with movies. I am not ashamed to say that I am a BIG TIME movie geek, and you will find A LOT of inner musings and odes to the movies I adore on this site.

So, if you are looking for a more tailored, streamlined or rigid read, this may not be your 4 o’clock cup of ginseng tea. But if you just want to visit a friendly place created by a dreamer, have some fun, and free your mind from the daily grind, then this is the pumpernickel for you!

So be well, and happy reading! I hope you have as much fun as I do. And that, my dear readers, is my wish for you.

Your Brighter Scribe…

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.“
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Tags: blogging, books, Brighter Scribe, movies, reading, writer, writing, Youngling

Russell Crowe : My First Sighting via The Quick & the Dead

The Quick and the Dead_Wikipedia

My earliest Russell Crowe sighting was in The Quick & the Dead. This movie was back in the day when Sharon Stone was a HUGE star. Sharon Stone was fairly fresh off Basic Instinct (if you can call 3 years fresh in Hollywood) and she was still pretty popular. Anyway, she was the headliner in this flick that starred old goodies like Gene Hackman, and young faces like Leonardo DiCaprio (boy, did he look young and fresh faced. He looked like such a wee babe!).

Now keep your eyes peeled…wait for it….and there! My first Russell Crowe sighting ever!

Russell Crowe as Cort in The Quick and the Dead

Russell Crowe played Cort, a reverend who used to be one of Herod’s henchman who Herod (played by Gene Hackman) forces to enter into the quick draw competition. I saw this movie in the theater, and back in the day, I would have darn near forgot that Russell Crowe was even on screen if it hadn’t been for the fact that he had a story line! I was a teen and hence I only had eyes for Leo D. (BTW, I love any excuse to use the word hence!) Isn’t it funny? When you’re young it’s all about looks. When you’re old(er), it’s all about substance. What does that say about me? Yeah!

Anyhoo, just 5 years later, RC would go on to win an Oscar. Amazing how quickly things can change. Who would have thought he would have been an Oscar winner? I know I never did. But as I said before, things have certainly changed. Now that I am a woman of substance, I only have eyes for Russell Crowe (unless he’s acting with Leo D. Then I have to split screen time evenly because they are both so stellar in the talent department.) because: a) he has amazing mad talent, and b) Virtuosity was easy on the eyes. (I have substance, really!)  Many of RC’s movies are on my Favorite Movie List. Truth be told, he’s one of my favorite actors. I am so not hearing the buzz that he is not as strong a box office buzz as he used to be, and YES I loved Robin Hood!

Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, movies, Oscar, Robin Hood, Russell Crowe, Sharon Stone, The Quick and the Dead, Virtuosity

Russell Crowe’s Best Movie Quotes

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe has some of the best movie quotes of all time. Here’s a few you might be familiar with. Can you guess which movies these quotes are from?

“Are you not entertained?”

“Rise and rise again until lambs become lions.”

“There’s a click before the strike. Listen to the clock.”

“What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

“I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them.”

“Strength and honor.”

“At my signal, unleash hell.”

“There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is.”

“Just because I’m carrying the joy of killing your family inside me doesn’t mean we can’t be friends.”

Can you guess which Russell Crowe movie is my favorite movie to date? Can you tell which quote is from the movie I’m stoked to see? Which 2 quotes are from movies he was in before he was the famous Russell Crowe we know and love today? One of those movies I just watched last weekend and I will be posting about it tomorrow. Can you guess them all? Leave your answers in the comment section! The person with the most correct answers will win a guest post on The Scribe’s Desk!

Tags: Hollywood Walk of Fame, movie quotes, movies, Robin Hood, Russell Crowe

What Is Your Favorite Russell Crowe Movie?

If you had to choose between these 3 movies:

Gladiator

Gladiator

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

and

3:10 to Yuma

3 10 to Yuma

which would be your favorite?

Want to do a fun poll? Leave a comment and let me know what your fave is! Once you see Robin Hood, do you think that will be your new fave?

Tags: gladiator, movies, poll, Robin Hood, Russell Crowe

My Ironman Confusion

Paul Bettany_Reel Movie News

I thought it was Jude Law who played the voice of Jarvis, Tony Stark’s super computer, but it was actually Paul Bettany. Can’t believe I confused the two! I’m a big fan of Paul Bettany. Just watched him in The Young Victoria. But I’m also a fan of

Jude Law_Starpulse

Jude Law, who does star in Sherlock Holmes with RDJ. Oh well, I am getting old, and you know what they say about your hearing, eh? I’m looking forward to Ironman 2. Are you?

Tags: Ironman, Ironman 2, Jude Law, movies, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr., Tony Stark