Louisiana

This film immediately caught my attention when I first saw the trailer and I wasn't disappointed. Headstrong Hushpuppy, played by the talented newcomer Quvenzhane Wallis, lives with her father Wink in a coastal area known as The Bathtub. Hushpuppy is fiercely independent, living in her own house, and has been toughened up by her father. When he falls ill, she sees visions … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Based on one of my favorite F. Scott Fitzgerald stories, this film definitely lived up to the hype that surrounded it. Benjamin is born looking like an old man and gradually becomes younger. Abandoned by his father, he comes to live with a maid at a nursing home in New Orleans. Benjamin travels the world and is reunited with Daisy, the granddaughter of one of the tenants. … [Read more...] about Film Friday: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button