Scene Stealer

I recently saw the new The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I enjoyed the movie, but what I liked most of all was the incredible house featured in it. Sure, it was the home of the villain, but the minimalist architecture, huge planes of glass and white furniture made me forget about all that!

Photos from here via here. 

Screen Style

I'd happily go to Rome any time. But as summer winds down I'd especially like to steal away for a day. I'd wear a full skirt and crisp top and tool around town on a scooter, a la Roman Holiday.

* Blouse

* Skirt

* Belt

* Scarf

* Espadrilles 

* Vespa

Paris

This weekend my husband and I went on a perfect low-key date. We finally saw Midnight in Paris. What a neat movie! I liked the unconventional storyline, and all the images of Paris were stunning. A few minutes into the film, Will turned to me and whispered, "Well, I guess we need to go to Paris now." Yes, please! We've both visited the city but never together, so I hope it happens someday. In the meantime, I'll just gush over the beautiful photography by Irene Suchocki (find more of her work here, here and here).

Photo from here. 

Screen Style

Dirty Dancing is one of my all-time favorite movies. While I've loved its characters, storyline, dancing and music for years, the fashion of the film somehow seems right as I think about spring and summer. Maybe I'll knot a white shirt above jean shorts or pair an embroidered top with white cropped pants. Hopefully I'll dance the night away in a swooshy pink dress and metallic sandals. Who's with me?

* White shirt

* Jean shorts

* Embroidered top

* Cropped white jeans

* Sneakers

* Pink dress

* Sandals

So Excited

It's going to be a busy night! After a photo shoot for work, which should be a lot of fun itself, I'm meeting up with a group of girlfriends for cocktails and Sex and the City 2!

Now I just have to figure out what to wear. Cute shoes are a must, of course!

Photo from here.

Inner Child Dream Home

Growing up, I loved the movie Swiss Family Robinson. It was one of the timeless movies my mom recorded for my sister and me (I'll also have a special place in my heart forever for The Sound of Music thanks to my mom). While there was much to remember fondly about Swiss Family Robinson, perhaps the element that captured my imagination the most was the family's home. It was incredible! It had several different rooms, all nestled into tree branches.

While this Bali home, featured in Cookie, is a bit different it's also amazing. I love its breezy, open-air quality coupled with gorgeous patterns and sumptuous woods. This home deserves its own movie, in my opinion!

Here, let's pop in for a little look:

Photos from here.

So Sad

I am so saddened to hear about the passing of Patrick Swayze. His cancer diagnosis and the rapid progression of the disease was heartbreaking. He had such talent and I always liked how strong of a connection he and his wife, a fellow dancer, shared.

Dirty Dancing is my all-time favorite movie. I saw it for the first time when I was seven or eight, and my sister and cousin watched it over and over every time we got together. Swayze's Johnny was just the ultimate hearthrob, and we never got tired of watching him. I think we all identified with Baby and hoped we'd fall for such a guy someday. It's a great love story, and great coming-of-age story and to this day, I adore the movie.

While I know there are many different reasons to mourn this loss, I'm heartened and thankful for what Swayze and his movie means to us.

Swept Away

I watched a gorgeous movie today. Out of Africa certainly isn't a new release -- it was made in 1985 -- but I had never seen it but long wanted to.

Meryl Streep is exquisite, of course, and I very much enjoyed how she portrayed Karen Blixen, a woman who was strong, independent and brave yet also loved deeply and yearned for partnership and companionship.

Robert Redford was great, too, as Denys Finch Hatton, the man who loved Karen as much as he loved his own freedom. I didn't anticipate that he and Streep would make the movie so sexy! From their candlelit dinners in the middle of the African bush to the scene in which he washed her hair, the movie was filled with romance.

I also was swept away by the incredibly beautiful scenes of Kenya. I've only been to that country once but I would love to see it again someday. But whether or not that happens, I'll likely watch this movie again.