Being married to the founding editor of a movie review website can have its perks, one of which is sometimes getting advanced screeners of great flicks. This was the case with film festival darling, Barry Munday. With a supporting cast that includes veteran favorites Jean Smart, Malcolm McDowell (Fun Fact: I met him when I [...]
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Vickie Howell’s Movie Mondays: Barry Munday
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on October 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Vickie Howell’s Movie Mondays (TV Edition): Boardwalk Empire
Posted in Knitting, Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last night was the much anticipated premiere of HBO’s new series, Boardwalk Empire. The two-hour episode played like an epic film, artfully acted (I’m so thrilled that Steve Buscemi finally has a vehicle to call his own, and that the Dawson Creek kid–aka Michael Pitt– has another meaty role to add to the mix!), masterfully [...]
Movie Monday: A Single Man
Posted in Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Julliane Moore and Colin Firth in the same movie? Go on; I’m interested. Directed by fashion designer/icon, Tom Ford? Even better. Set design and costumes to feed my obsession with 60′s fashion? Sign me up! A Single Man has all of those things and, as a special gift to us knitters, a flirty male character [...]
Vickie Howell’s Movie Monday: Johnny Belinda
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This week’s Movie Monday selection was a reader request, 1948′s Johnny Belinda. This is both a sweet and scandalous story that (if you can get past the across-the-board unfortunate attempts at Irish accents) that still holds cinematic weight even 60+ years after its release. Here’s a glimpse at the role that knit and crochet wear [...]
Movie Monday: Whiteout
Posted in Knitting, Movie Mondays with Vickie Howell on July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Over the weekend we watched 2009′s Whiteout and although it wasn’t my favorite thriller of all time, it did have a couple of great, knitted pieces in it! Cable & Fair Isle Hat Kate Beckinsale as “Carrie”, wearing a Chunky Cabled Cardigan Recommeded Knitting: Caron’s Chunky Jacket, by Kelly Klem Cropped Cabled Jacket Caron’s Crocheted [...]
