Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard is one of the weirdest and interesting movies I have ever seen. Gloria Swanson is very creepy and yet fascinating in her role as Norma Desmond, the aging star and antagonist of the movie. I wasn't familiar with any of the actors before I watched this movie, except for William Holden who was good in "Sabrina."

Breaking Dawn

I started reading on Sunday night and finally finished it this morning. I thought it was a really good ending to a great series. I'm gonna miss the characters and their adventures. I'm looking forward to the movie coming out in December. I hope they don't ruin the books like they did with 'Blood and Chocolate.'

British Literature: Neoclassical/Romantic

Don Juan by Lord Byron
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
The Monk by Matthew Lewis
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

Where the Light Is

So last night I watched John Mayer's new concert dvd. I loved this dvd and he sang all my favorites from his last couple of albums. My favorite John Mayer song is a song off the Continuum album called "Belief." I just love the lyrics. It is so relevent to the war in Iraq and the battle between human beings, whether it be over religion or politics.

Belief

Is there anyone who
Ever remembers changing there mind from
The paint on a sign?
Is there anyone who really recalls
Ever breaking rank at all
For something someone yelled real loud one time

Everyone believes
In how they think it ought to be
Everyone believes
And they're not going easily

Belief is a beautiful armor
But makes for the heaviest sword
Like punching under water
You never can hit who you're trying for

Some need the exhibition
And some have to know they tried
It's the chemical weapon
For the war that's raging on inside

Everyone believes
From emptiness to everything
Everyone believes
And no ones going quietly

We're never gonna win the world
We're never gonna stop the war
We're never gonna beat this
If belief is what we're fighting for

What puts a hundred thousand children in the sand
Belief can
Belief can
What puts the folded flag inside his mother's hand
Belief can
Belief can

Beyond the Sea

I watched Beyond the Sea last night for the second time. I love biopics and this one tells the story of Bobby Darin. It stars Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin and Kate Bosworth as Sandra Dee. Before I saw this movie, I wasn't familar with Bobby's story, just his songs like "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash," "Beyond the Sea," and "Dream Lover." I was familiar with Sandra Dee from watching one of my favorite movies, Gidget. I even did a research paper and presentation on it for my Critical Approaches class this semester, comparing Dee's version to the book written by Frederick Kohner. After I saw this movie, I saw "That Funny Feeling" which Bobby and Sandra starred in together and the remake of "State Fair" that Bobby was in. Kate looks so much like Sandra, it's uncanny.