VISIONFEST 11 Snapshot Trivia Winner! #NaBloPoMo #filmfestivals #BlogHer #WordlessWednesday

Congratulations to Herman Turnip at Terrible Analogies who answered last week’s Snapshot Trivia question correctly.

The question:
Name the actor in this photo, who attended VISIONFEST 11 and then name his most recent film.

The Answer:
Garrett Swann, who last starred in “Camp Casserole.”

Fun Facts:
-In the movie, Swann plays a husband who gets to sample new casserole dishes on a regular basis while gaining access to much more than he and his friends expected.

-“Camp Casserole” won a record-breaking five Independent Vision Awards during this year’s VISIONFEST film festival. The movie was nominated for a whopping nine awards, so Steve Balderson and company took home most of the gold!

Be on the lookout for some top list posts on iconic motion pictures and more, made possible thanks to Herman Turnip!

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31 Day July Challenge at the Movies...Continued! #NaBloPoMo #HeckYeah #atthemovies

As I try to make it through this little heat wave in my city (today, the heat index was like 101 degrees!), I wonder....does watching movies where the weather is the total opposite of what we’re experiencing help to provide an escape to comfort, if for only a few hours?

Since it’s hot where I am, a movie like “Hanna” would probably be more enjoyable to help cope with the current atmosphere than say.... “Summer of Sam.” What movies make YOU feel more comfortable in your environment? In the meantime, join me in continuing Heck Yeah’s 31 Day July Challenge.

8. How often do you go swimming?
Not very often. In fact, I never go swimming....unless you count that one time when I was at a cousin’s house for a party during my childhood....and I wouldn’t exactly call that swimming....more like, floating around in the water like Gabrielle Union and that drug smuggling guy in “Bad Boys 2.” They didn’t do any swimming at all while conducting business in the waters at the beach.

9. What is your ideal summer destination?
Well, I feel like I need to travel more to make a more informed and better choice when determining my ideal summer destination but for now, I’ll go with Six Flags Great Adventures theme park and The Boardwalk in Atlantic City. If this question is referring to ideal places to visit for a summer vacation or something, I’d choose Florida because I would like to go there one day.

Then again, Dustin Hoffman seemed to enjoy a summer full of relaxation and forbidden recreation.....all without leaving town in “The Graduate.” Maybe he’s on to something that we should pay more attention to. After all, summers at home are much cheaper and you get more bang for your buck.....no pun intended regarding “The Graduate.”

10. Describe your perfect summer day.
My perfect summer day includes air conditioning, lemonade, a DVD player, something sexy like “Unfaithful” starring Diane Laine, something action-packed like “Live Free or Die Hard” starring Bruce Willis and something dramatic like “Little Children” starring Kate Winslet.

11. What 10 songs do you have to have on your summer playlist?
The ten songs on my summer playlist are, in no particular order:

Motivation - Kelly Rowland
Let Me Go - Marsha Ambrosius
Impossible (from the “Mission Impossible 3” soundtrack) - Kanye West
Another Way to Die (from the “Quantum of Solace” soundtrack) - Jack White featuring Alicia Keys
Marathon - Raheem DeVaughn
Does She Know - Trey Songz
All the Boys - Keri Hilson
Firework - Katy Perry
She Ain’t You - Chris Brown
The Nearness of You - Norah Jones

12. Describe your perfect summer evening.
My perfect summer evening would include a visit to a movie theater to watch something that was just released so that I could still watch new films or streaming and old movie that I haven’t watched yet, on Netflix.....oh, and some water! No popcorn, thank you!

Now its YOUR turn! Answer these questions OR pick one to answer from the 31 Day July challenge, in the comments section!

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The Heat is On: Movie Scenes that Make You Sweat #NaBloPoMo #atthemovies

This week’s monday movie meme is all about the Heat Wave. Those of you who live in colder climates or haven’t experienced one are truly lucky because the summer heat is a force to be reckoned with. First, thanks to The Bumbles for using my topic suggestion for this week’s meme.

“Do the Right Thing”

That scene where Spike Lee rubs ice all over Rosie Perez probably set the tone for foreplay among couples across the country during the early 90s. In an attempt to cook down from the summer heat, a-blazing outside, Mooke and Tina are stirring up their own little heat wave indoors. Anyway, this movie is about a pizza delivery guy on the hottest day of the year in Brooklyn. The heat brings out the worse in locals, as they spew hate and violence toward each other.

“Sleepers”

One silly prank by a group of young boys playing around in the hot city streets of Hell’s Kitchen in New York sets the tone for the rest of this sad film. The summer scenes at the beginning of “Sleepers” are among the most important scenes in the movie.....partly because it provides important information for viewers to learn before the plot progresses and also partly because it depicts these young kids at their most innocent and vulnerable stage.

While the heat took a toll on these kids during that one summer, it is nothing compared to what they endure later in “Sleepers.” In fact, one could argue that they would trade their saddest moments for a trek out in the summer heat any day of the week. The hot scenes are one of the happiest of times in this movie, although their lives are never the same again. Brad Pitt, Robert DeNiro and Kevin Bacon are among the starring cast members in “Sleepers.”

What Movies Have YOU Watched that were too Hot for Comfort?

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