Scribblings

Book to Movie: The Time Traveller's Wife

Like many other people, I have that dream to someday write my own book. It's a dream I've had since I was a little kid, and even though I actually enjoy writing short stories more, I still hope to one day have a book on shelves in bookstores all over the world. Sometimes I think to myself that I have some pretty cool ideas, especially compared to some of the less accomplished of the millions of books out there, but then I read a book like The Time Traveller's Wife and wonder why I even bother. Audrey Niffenegger's debut is so imaginative, funny and romantic, and gave me such an incredible emotional high, that I doubt I will read a better book for the rest of the year. And how they ever want to turn this into a movie, I have absolutely no idea, but I wish Gus van Sant and the other people involved a lot of luck!

Five Movies in Five Minutes: Scarlett Johansson

At this moment, there aren't that many actresses more popular than Scarlett Johansson. She has made a name for herself with the combination of plenty of acting skills, mostly shown in interesting, small movies like Lost in Translation and Ghost World, and looks. Not only is Scarlett beautiful in a non-Hollywood way, she also possesses a body that has fanboys everywhere going crazy, search terms like 'Scarlett Johansson Boobs' clogging up the internet all over the world. For the discerning Scarlett-scholar and people who have never heard of her but want to know more, I'll try to dig up her five most interesting movies so far.

Sin City: True Romance

Is Sin City the most romantic movie of the year?

You wouldn't say, but that violent film noir you've been hearing about, Sin City, is actually probably the most romantic movie of the year! You're probably raising your eyebrows now, wondering what I've been using, but think about it: In Hitch, the most successful romantic comedy so far this year, the leading character hardly suffers for love. Yeah, he gets a rash on his face and his heart broken a little, but that's nothing to all the beatings the heroes of Sin City have to endure to make sure their women are safe.