Movie review: Hope, loneliness linger in “Kisses”
The fugitive romance “Kisses” is many things. Irish writer-director Lance Daly’s feature is a lyrical charmer with serrated edges. How can a story about two neighboring 11-year-olds on the lam in a big city not be? Pascale Machalani – Bahebak Ana Bahebak (English subtitles)
Departures is surely the gentlest, sweetest movie about death that you will ever see. A cellist named Diago (Masahiro Motoki) comes to the rueful conclusion that he’s not talented enough to make a career as a musician; having just returned to his hometown with his wife Mika (Ryoko Hirosue, Wasabi), he answers a job ad for what he thinks must be a travel agency… only to discover that compan…
Of course that’s Johnny Depp narrating When You’re Strange, the 2010 documentary about the Doors: who else but Hollywood’s biggest fan of counterculture history? The film’s other prominent attraction is the treasure trove of heretofore unscreened footage from the band’s heyday, including backstage material, film-school stuff, and a curious project shot by (and starring) Jim Morrison after the grou…
Perhaps the most charming movie of all time, Amélie is certainly one of the top 10. The title character (the bashful and impish Audrey Tautou) is a single waitress who decides to help other lonely people fix their lives. Her widowed father yearns to travel but won’t, so to inspire the old man she sends his garden gnome on a tour of the world; with whispered gossip, she brings together two cranky…
Giuseppe Tornatore’s beautiful 1988 film about a little boy’s love affair with the movies deservedly won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film and a Special Jury Prize at Cannes. Philippe Noiret plays a grizzled old projectionist who takes pride in his presentation of screen dreams for a town still recovering from World War II. When a child (Jacques Perrin) demonstrates fascination not only for movies bu…
No one uses color like Chinese director Zhang Yimou–movies like Raise the Red Lantern or Hero, though different in tone and subject matter, are drenched in rich, luscious shades of red, blue, yellow, and green. House of Flying Daggers is no exception; if they weren’t choreographed with such vigorous imagination, the spectacular action sequences would seem little more than an excuse for vivid hues…
Over 800 years old, the gondola is a regarded as a symbol of romance. Although thinking of a gondola may bring thoughts of Venice Italy, the gondola ride found in Newport Beach can be just as romantic when it comes to the symbol of romance.
Once you sit in the black yet sleek gondola, you’ll be steered into the fairy-tale setting of the hidden canals beyond Newport Beach. Most of the time, the individual steering the gondola will appear discreet yet mysterious, hearing nothing and saying nothing.
With this sense, the boat will almost appear to be moving by magic, gliding along with nothing to disturb the soft music. Occasionally, you can hear the splashing of a fish breaking the surface of the water, which actually adds to the music and the tempo of the gondola ride.
With the gondola floating so close to the surface of the water, you’ll feel as if every sense you have is being tapped. The warmth of the sun, the smell of the water, and the lapping of the waves will set your mind off like never before.
As you travel through the canals, you’ll find yourself wondering if the houses are deserted and just how romantic the atmosphere and setting make you feel. Even though you may have the urge to dangle your fingers in the water, the relaxing feel of the gandola will make you feel as if you are too relaxed to move a muscle!
When the sun sets, you’ll pass other gandolas as they travel through the canals. On a couple ride, the gandola can help to rekindle the flame or just take you to a whole new world. Once you return to the docks, you’ll probably find yourself wishing that the ride would never end.
If you’ve never experienced a gondola ride, it’s one thing that you simply must try. As a wedding ride, honeymoon ride, couple ride, or just a couple of friends, the gondola ride is something that will make you feel as never before.
While there are a few providers of gondola rides in Newport Beach, each one offers you the ride of a lifetime. The gondola ride brings a touch of romance to Newport Beach, which is something each and every couple should have the pleasure of experiencing.
If you plan on visiting Newport Beach or if you already live in the area, a gondola ride is something you shouldn’t hesitate to try. It brings a whole new sense to the word romance and can easily make you forget everything that has troubled you in life – if even for a brief moment.
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The war between the North and the South takes hold on the Freeman. As the Fitzgeralds struggle to make it through the winter of 1862-1863 after a poor year of boating on the C&O Canal, the Civil War draws ever closer to being fought aboard the Freeman. George Fitzgeralds unexpected return from the battles of the Civil War pits him against David Windover, an ex-Confederate spy, who now works and…
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Young, sexually curious Serenity has always desired both men and women, so when she heads to college in Washington, D.C., she’s excited to explore her own carnal limits when she hooks up with Sadie Smith. But soon her life will change forever. Brand new is this dangerous and exciting underworld Sadie initiates Serenity into, with all its sex and secrets, and Serenity can’t help but become furt…
When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her stepgrandfather, the chief justice of the California Supreme court, her distraught mother turns to her old college roommate, Josie Baylor-Bates, for help. Josie, once a hot-shot criminal defense attorney, left the fast track behind for a small practice in Hermosa Beach, California. But Hannah Sheraton intrigues her and, when t…
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