lazy winter vacation

Hi everybody!

Probably my post won't be as interesting and gripping as my flatmates will post. The reason is simple: the few days of my winter vacation I spent at home when Ania B, Agnieszka and Zosia were in Slovakia on winter camp. I had really nice, lazy, movie days-off.

I love cinema. I am not only talking about movies but also about the whole cinema vibes. I spent lot of the evenings (and one morning) watching films to make up for movies backlogs. I made also a good preparation before the Oscars, so I know what's going on:)

My post will be about movies. I guess my friends will write about the Jewish winter camp, so you will have full view of our vacation:)

And the winner is... Slumdog Millionaire! It wasn't a surprise for me. I saw this movie in very curious circumstances: with my sister's Indian friends. They didn't like the film. The were saying it is artificial and biased. From my point of view that's really decent movie! I liked the music and the story very much. I think it also shows somehow the condition and the needs of people today (crisis etc...). I am very happy that such a film got the mail award.

About the Milk I had some doubts if it will be picked out. But fortunately it was! Lovely Sean Penn!

I really didn't like Brad Pitt. But it has changed when I saw him in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I wouldn't say it is my favourite movie ever but I was encharmed with the sense of fairy tale.

What I wouldn't say about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I am saying about WALL-E!!! I love this film. Simple, lovely and charming! I was thinking that won't be awarded because there were not enough of special effects, but finally somebody appreciated the simplicity!

The Dark Knight is one of the movies I won't say a word about. First: because I haven't seen it, second: everybody blame me for my attitude to Batman... So hashhh...

The Duchess is one of the films (Happy go lucky was another of this group) which I thought will get award and I would be very sad about it. Happily The Duchess had one only in costumes...

The Reader is still a movie I am going to see. Hopefully I won't have to wait for that for next winter vacation when I find some time...

I hope you forgive my that my post this month is not so moishe-like... Enjoy movies!

Ania, MH Warsaw