picnic + a movie

last night i went to the ravinia festival. it's the oldest outdoor music festival in the united states! there are a series of outdoors concerts & performances held from june to september. it's in highland park, il.


we arrived early and sat in the grass to enjoy a picnic. then we took our seats in the amphitheater to watch the lord of the rings -- the fellowship of the ring. the chicago symphony orchestra and an adult & children's choir performed as the movie played on a giant screen. it was amazing and i had a great time! i hadn't watched that movie in so long; i forgot how much i liked it. not to mention how good looking the character aragorn is, hehe.

i'm with you in rockland

this past weekend i went to the music box theater with my boyfriend steve and our new chicago friend, stephen. we saw howl. i really liked the movie. james franco (allen ginsberg) and jon hamm (jake ehrlich) looked very handsome. i loved all the outfits and hair. i adored the scene with allen ginsberg and his boyfriend peter orlovsky outside sitting back to back. so cute!

howl

i'm so excited about the movie howl! james franco stars as allen ginsberg. the release date is september 24, 2010.

here is the trailer for the film...

movies i love

this weeks suggestion: welcome to the dollhouse (1995).



update: this is the last "movies i love" post. i  usually post this every wednesday.

movies i love

i was originally only going to do this up until the last week of january, but if anyone wants me to post movies i love on wednesdays in february too, i will. let me know what you think.

this week's movie: ghost world (2001).



also, all 5"x7" prints in my etsy store are on sale until 2/14! here is the link: o me, o life

xoxo.

movies i love

i hope everyone that reads my blog is enjoying the movie suggestions i've been posting on wednesdays now.

this week's suggestion is 13 most beautiful.... songs for andy warhol's screen tests. it's a collection of silent film portraits shot between 1964 and 1966 by andy warhol with music added.

movies i love

every wednesday for the next few weeks, i want to introduce movies to you that i love!

today i'd like to introduce to you...the virgin suicides (1999).