Music, Movies & Memories

47 Meters Down is a 2017 British horror film written and directed by Johannes Roberts  starring  Claire Holt  and  Mandy Moore. The film was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment in the United States, a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment. The film follows the story of two sisters who go on holiday in Mexico.  Lisa ( Mandy Moore ) and Kate ( Claire Holt ) met two Mexican guys who invite them to experience the close-up encounter with the great white shark. Lisa at first was hesitant to go with the two strangers they've just met in the bar until she was convinced by her sister Kate to enjoy the activity and trust the guys as they were just like the other tour guide whom they can depend on. The suspense started when Lisa and Kate entered the cage and go down under the vast ocean to meet the killer sharks. The cable that carries the cage starts to fray and the cage fell off 47 meters down to the seafloor. The film's underwater cinematography is creepy and visually engaging. T

'All About Eve' is a 1950 American film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck under 20th Century Fox film production. The film garnered 14 Oscars nominations and won six including Best Picture. It is the only film in Oscars history to receive four female acting nominations, Davis and Baxter for Best Actress, Holm, and Ritter for Best Supporting Actress. The film was selected by American Film Institute as one of the best American films at #16. 'All About Eve' tells the story of Margo Channing (Bette Davis), an aging Broadway actress who is worried for her paling glitter in the theater industry. Her close friend Karen Richards (Celeste Holm) introduced her to Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) an obsessed fan who is willing to do all odd things just to be like her idol Margo. Eve became closed to Margo until she got the chance to substitute for Margo's role in a play. The mischievous Ms. Eve never stop her evil plan to destroy Margo

Perturbed by the noise of barking dogs, I woke up in the middle of the night. The cold wind coming in from the open windowpane brought shiver to my half-naked body. Feeling a bit dizzy, I managed to stand and walked a few pace to reach out to that open window. I closed it down. Then I looked around the room and realized that my laptop hadn’t been shut down from the whole afternoon of displaying meaningful visuals to me. I sat down in front of it and went to click aimlessly on the folders buried within the nodes of the treeview, showing my hard drive’s file structure. Then I stumbled on it. Movies. I went on and clicked more ‘till I ended up on the group of movies categorized as classic movies. I had my eyes fixated on a rather peculiar movie that had a title, “A Walk in the Clouds”  and subconsciously asked myself, "How often do I watch a classic movie?" I guess, once, or twice in four years?  Well, I can't remember, really. To sum it all, I ended up watchi

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Michael Jackson's Thriller - From his 1982 album of the same title, 'Thriller' becomes the most influential music video of all time. The video was released on D ecember 2, 1983. It was a major success for both Michael Jackson and MTV which had its first world premiere music video, it is one of the first songs that used the music video as a promotional tool. 'Thriller' became synonymous with 80's pop culture and it was inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, the first ever music video to receive such honor.

'West Side Story' is a 1961 film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical of the same title. Directed by Robert Wise (Sound of Music) and Jerome Robbins, the film was inspired by the characters of William Shakespear's tragedy Romeo & Juliet set in 1950's New York City. The film garnered a total of 11 Oscars nominations and won 10 including Best Picture, a record breaker for any film musical. The film's major achievement is the inclusion of Rita Moreno (Best Supporting Actress) as the dazzling Anita who gracefully nailed the song and dance number 'America'. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins were popular in the world of stage play even before they did West Side Story and it's been manifest in their collaboration on this film. 'Somewhere' is probably the most popular in the film's array of music, it is often a competition piece in a singing contest. West Side Story remains as one of the best choreographed and one of the greatest musical film