As I watched the Golden Globes on Sunday, I mused about the two ceremonies I had attended, the first when I was nominated for THE LION IN WINTER and second time when friend, Anthony Hopkins was nominated for SILENCE OF THE LAMBS….. I went along as his pal, because Jenni, his wife was stuck in…
Jane in London…nice weather for December 6 hours watching the update board on my flight from Chicago to Boise and then the interesting news …..”we have lost the pilot, he hasn’t arrived to take the flight and it is now cancelled”. Weariness and panic set in, but United Airlines hand out little pieces of paper…
NELSON MANDELA -A Great Man GoneHello everyone, the Year is nearly over and I am in the UK trying to sort out my life here, the practical elements that is, where to live, getting rid of a lifetimes ‘stuff’ and seeing many dear and missed friends…… missed while I am living in the US. I…
I think I may have mentioned that, being a member of the Academy and BAFTA, I get to vote during the Awards season. This is a an honour and a privilege that I covet, as I love watching movies. Well here’s two more to add to the current list…I watched Fruitvale Station, which is a…
janemerrow.com Just Talking! Saw one good film this week and two pretty bad ones: Saw RUSH and really loved it, of course Formula One racing is thrilling to say the least and a sexy sport. The acting was excellent…didn’t know Chris Hemsworth is so good and the direction, Ron Howard of course, terrific, plus…
janemerrow.com, this and that for cool November day Just saw “12 Years a Slave“‘ what a great film, such a bleak sad story. Wonderful performances by everyone, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt.. The tragedy of slavery, which started over a 2000 years ago and still goes on today, is one of the darkest blots on the page book…
I am definitely getting there, re the Website, after a few days of frustration and miscommunication. If those who built the Affordable Health Care site had this multiplied by at least 500, I feel sorry for them. Actually I don’t. Sometimes we take on more than we should and then it causes anger and frustration…
Hello everyone and thank you for taking a look at this! It’s sort of fun having a brand new site, but issues abound and I am working to make sure we get over these! So bear with me and we will get there……I hope. All the best Jane
The Awards Season is Hotting up! While I was in LA I saw three movies, one wonderful, one a bit so-so and the third, interesting but challenging. These included “The Counsellor”, interesting but challenging to watch and “Kill Your Darlings”, a true story about the early careers of some of America’s great poets. I went…
