Monthly Archives April 2017

RIP Erin Moran yet her major character Joanie Cunningham died years ago as her real life became a poster woman for the destruction of a child actress.  A story that has been told by Hollywood over and over again where drugs alcohol replace the pain of not being in front of the spotlight.  Erin Moran seemed to be one that could avoid such a path as she was surrounded by cast members who continued to move up the Hollywood channels  (Ron Howard, Henry Winkler) who could have kept her on a rung or two as long as she wouldn’t allow such poison in her soul.  It was a slow death that was recorded on Extra and other reality shows in which we saw the ending coming but couldn’t stop her brakes. RIP Erin Moran may your death inspire Hollywood do more to protect it’s greatest asset their talent.

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Did I hide this film from my brain and only allow parts to seep out or was it possible I watched it in different language of the mind, for it sure felt as if it was a Deja Vu movie? There were parts that I felt I had experienced before but maybe I didn’t because they’re so common in films such as these.  Could it be that I felt so comfortable in the extraordinary talents of Dakota Fanning that it felt as if it was so real as if it already occurred?

Hide And Seek is a wonderfully crafted film with extraordinary acting and cinematography that moves you at a four star pace but falls short at the climax as if you paid for that experience instead of loved it.  Still Dakota Fanning performance is so incredible and there are enough great scenes, including the ending, that makes it worth watching maybe even again.

*** 1/2 Hide N Seek- I’m adding an extra 1/2 star because of Dakota Fanning.

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While they and their loved ones might have suffered they have brought us pieces of art/music that I’m not sure would have been created without their sickness.  Suffering through mental health issues is truly painful for those that battle with it and their loved ones that watch the effects of such an illness yet unlike many of the horror movies it doesn’t have to lead to violence but a creativity the “normal mind” couldn’t conceive of.  Of course any condition whether of the body or mind needs to be treated but when such treatment occurs the insanity that they have gone through may enable us to see/hear/or view the world in a whole different lens. Maybe a movie should touch on that aspect of what the world gained through those that suffered in-between.

Talent with mental health issues

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Normally I don’t care about my ” right to privacy” but when a ticket is the result I feel a bit violated. For how can someone fight a computer that says you went past a red light over a month ago and you can’t even recall or see the actual violation? They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words except when you can’t really see it.    For if you try to defend yourself in a court of law you could convict yourself as being the one behind the wheel and face points on your license as well increases in your insurance rates. They are also so smooth in making the penalty high enough for revenue purposes but low enough not to make you want to waste your time fighting it.   Something doesn’t seem Kosher w spy camera’s becoming our police force as well as judge and jury but how does someone fight what can’t be seen with our eye’s and with our minds?

For those who believe they have enough with their marriage and they’d rather die then live this way maybe this trailer (below) may make you think again. For those that you leave may never fully escape your life or the one’s you love.

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