Just discovered Andy Grammer. WOW!
Fun and upbeat, good lyrics and nice rich voice. I'm going to have to check out his albums. Believe this was his debut single.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
When "The King's Speech" first came out in theatres I watched it on a whim. There wasn't anything out I was crazy to see and I liked Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter and thought, "why not?". I am so glad I did.
Both Carter and Bonham do an excellent job in the film and Geoffrey Rush was wonderful as the speech therapist, Logue. It is an inspiring story of love and support of the queen, the king's courage in overcoming a debilitating stutter, and the friendship that grew between the king and Logue.
I recently watched the film again with my husband and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. I did find myself wondering about the accuracy of the film. As I watched the first time around, I remembered from history classes the story of the king who abdicated his throne for an American divorcee. But I don't remember anything about the brother who took his place...not as interesting as the scandal, I guess.
In researching the accuracy of the film, I found that liberties were taken. Churchill supports King George VI in this film, but he actually supported King Edward VIII retaining his throne despite the scandal. There was a familiarity between the king and Logue that is unlikely at that time period. King George VI is believed to have had a stutter but there is a question if it were truly as bad as portrayed. But Logue was engaged by the King, so obviously it was severe enough to request that help.
Both Carter and Bonham do an excellent job in the film and Geoffrey Rush was wonderful as the speech therapist, Logue. It is an inspiring story of love and support of the queen, the king's courage in overcoming a debilitating stutter, and the friendship that grew between the king and Logue.
I recently watched the film again with my husband and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. I did find myself wondering about the accuracy of the film. As I watched the first time around, I remembered from history classes the story of the king who abdicated his throne for an American divorcee. But I don't remember anything about the brother who took his place...not as interesting as the scandal, I guess.
In researching the accuracy of the film, I found that liberties were taken. Churchill supports King George VI in this film, but he actually supported King Edward VIII retaining his throne despite the scandal. There was a familiarity between the king and Logue that is unlikely at that time period. King George VI is believed to have had a stutter but there is a question if it were truly as bad as portrayed. But Logue was engaged by the King, so obviously it was severe enough to request that help.
Even knowing liberties were taken regarding the historical accuracy, the story is wonderful and the movie well worth seeing.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Vince Flynn and Social Media
Vince Flynn writes a series about covert operations starring Mitch Rapp. I've read everything in the series and love the way Flynn writes. I find I'm all about the characters. If the characters make me care about what will happen with them, I will almost always go back for more.
Luckily I have quite a few favorite authors or the wait between books would drive me crazy. Flynn does an awesome job using social media to promote his work. His home page lists his complete works along with what is coming. He gives away a book a month to fans that he posts on the site. He also has a newsletter that comes out regularly. Recently I was reading an interview excerpt on his site and he was asked what he was listening to (Adele) and reading (Patrick Rothfuss). I was currently reading Rothfuss second book and had just started listening to Adele. I had to grin to think we had even that much in common.
Now Vince Flynn has a website for his latest novel, American Assassin, which actually tells the beginning of Mitch Rapp's story. There is a contract with CBS for the movie rights and you can tell this site is already building hype by his fan's posts. I'll definitely have to see it when it comes out!
Luckily I have quite a few favorite authors or the wait between books would drive me crazy. Flynn does an awesome job using social media to promote his work. His home page lists his complete works along with what is coming. He gives away a book a month to fans that he posts on the site. He also has a newsletter that comes out regularly. Recently I was reading an interview excerpt on his site and he was asked what he was listening to (Adele) and reading (Patrick Rothfuss). I was currently reading Rothfuss second book and had just started listening to Adele. I had to grin to think we had even that much in common.
Now Vince Flynn has a website for his latest novel, American Assassin, which actually tells the beginning of Mitch Rapp's story. There is a contract with CBS for the movie rights and you can tell this site is already building hype by his fan's posts. I'll definitely have to see it when it comes out!
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