Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! 

I hope all of you are having as great of a day as I am. I absolutely love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday. I love how into it people get, including google!. This year I painted my face like a Day of the Dead Sugar skull because I was lacking costume ideas and I was researching it anyway for an art project. After work and class today, I continued my movie marathon by going to see What Happened to Baby Jane? with some friends at a local independent movie theatre. And I got dinner at Boloco because I had a coupon for a free burrito because of the hurricane and they had discounted pumpkin shakes! Both of which were delicious! Now that I'm in for the night, I'll be watching Vampire Diaries and the Nightmare Before Christmas with my roomie until I'm too tired to keep my eyes open.





How did you spend your Halloween? Did you dress up? Tell me all about it in the comments or link to your Halloween posts below!

 

Halloween Week Movie Marathon

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love it. Because it is on a Wednesday this year, i figured I'd take advantage of its mid-week position by celebrating all week. So I'm watching as many horror/thriller/scary/creepy movies as I possibly can. Here's my marathon schedule as I watch them. Are you doing anything for Halloween week?

1. Rear Window. 1954. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Jimmy Stuart and Grace Kelly.
     A man with a broken leg spies on his neighbors through their open windows. He sees suspicious activity in one of the apartments that suggest a murder has taken place. An amazing classic Hitchcock film. Also who doesn't want to watch Grace Kelly sneak into an apartment in heels?

2. The Perfect Host. 2010. Directed by Nick Tomnay. Starring David Hyde Pierce and Clayne Crawford. 
     A criminal on the run takes refuge in a house where his host is having a diner party with his imagination. This film is so carefully constructed and full of unexpected twists. A really interesting take on the psychological thriller. [netflix]

My Weekend: Tattoos, "The Room" and working

This weekend was a fun one. I got another tattoo. Yes I know I just got one but you only live once right? And tattoos are something I love and I always knew I'd be covered. This time I got a skeleton key on my bicep. I'm pretty happy with it and I'm suffering through the gross healing process now. This is my biggest tattoo ink-wise and my first piece with color. Molly, my roomie, also got one on her forearm and we took a picture with our "battle wounds" in the T because people kept looking at us with these giant bandages on our arms. 

In addition to the tattoo, I went to see a midnight showing of The Room. If you haven't heard about this movie you need to Youtube it IMMEDIATELY! It's probably the worst movie ever made in history and I've seen some shitty movies. I can't even explain it. Other than The Room and my tattoo, I've been working a ton. A lot of my coworkers went home for the long weekend and I picked up a bunch of shifts. That's my fancy name tag.
 

Ten Reasons I Love Moonrise Kingdom

 I saw Moonrise Kingdom last weekend with my friend Kayla. We had a great time and thought the movie was exceptionally good; I think it's a perfect summer movie. If you haven't seen it yet here are my top ten reasons, no particular order, why you need to drop everything and get to the nearest theatre in which it's playing.

1. Sam and Suzy. The main characters of this movie are 12 years old and madly in love. They are pen pals and decide to run away together. Seriously though, I'm 19 and no one has never offered to run away with me via letter. Where's my Sam? 
2. The costumes. Sam is always in his Khaki Scout uniform and a raccoon fur hat. It's the cutest thing ever. Suzy is in an adorable, pink A-line collared dress, knee highs and "Sunday School" shoes. Whoever designed the costumes for this movie is probably going to start a 60's mod revival.
3. The narrator. The movie opens with this guy setting the stage so to speak about the setting and the approaching storm. It's awkward, but hilariously fitting for the film. He's so random. Also he's a cartography instructor.
4. Lightening. Sam and Suzy should probably have died based upon this force of nature. But they don't and it makes the story so funny and heart warming.
5. The Wedding Scene. Sam and Suzy are wedded but it's not legally binding anywhere. That whole scene is adorable and hilarious,
6. Tilda Swinton. She makes a small appearance in this film. She's just the best. Her name in the film is "Social Services" and that's her job. She is only referred to as that and refers to herself as that. And she sits in a tiny chair and uses a tiny phone.
7. Cinematography. This film is shot beautifully. Everything in it is perfect. Everything is so warm and then the storm scenes are so dark. It's just perfect. 
8. Awkward romance. There is a scene on the beach where Sam and Suzy dance in their underwear. It's so cute and innocent. There is an awkward kiss and feeling up scene and it is how everyone's first kiss should be.
9. The ending. I don't want to be a spoiler but the last two minutes of the film is so freaking adorable. That painting!
10.  The "feel" of the movie. The whole movie has a vintage 60's feel. It was just so fun and campy. It's easy to see why everyone loves the film.

Have you seen Moonrise Kingdom? What did you love about it? Comments make my day!
xo, Kristen
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