Based on the popular novel series, Beautiful Creatures is a Southern Gothic fantasy about star-crossed lovers: a witch and a human. Ethan dreams of a life outside of his small town until he meets Lena, the mysterious new girl. Lena comes from a magical family and must decide whether to use her powers for good or evil. The film stars Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Jeremy … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Beautiful Creatures
New Orleans
Visiting Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World
If you're visiting New Orleans, Louisiana any time other than Mardi Gras season, it's hard to understand what the festival is all about. It's much more than beads and binge drinking. The Carnival celebrations date back hundreds of years. A visit to Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World allows visitors to see the work that goes into the stunning floats year after year. Kern's … [Read more...] about Visiting Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World
Visiting the Old New Orleans Rum Distillery
On a visit to New Orleans, my friend and I were looking for something to do before our late-night bus home. She did some research on her phone and found a distillery on Frenchman Street, where we were staying. Obviously, we had to check it out. The nice folks at Celebration Distilling, the company behind Old New Orleans Rum, picked us up from the French Quarter, driving us … [Read more...] about Visiting the Old New Orleans Rum Distillery
Film Friday: Beasts of the Southern Wild
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
Film Friday: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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