♥ Hiding away in the basement of an historical Portland building lies Videoport. This is your movie store, certainly not your parents’. And, unlike Blockbuster or Netflix, Videoport is not out to temporarily exchange the biggest box office hits for your dollars as though they are sex slaves. Instead, this independently owned movie rental place is [...]
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Videoport | Favourite Portland Haunts
Posted in Our personal history, Portland, Weekend Rentals, tagged maine, movie, purchase, rental, store, video, videoport on April 11, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Style + Inspiration | Shirley MacLaine
Posted in Things I Love, Weekend Rentals, tagged actor, actress, favorite, favourite, inspiration, shirley maclaine, style on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
♥ I’m not sure if I’ve ever had a favourite actress. But recently I’ve been really charmed by Shirley MacLaine’s older films. Somewhere between her pixie perfect looks, her sweet + subtle sound, and the way she can be both goofy and graceful is just so inspiring! She plays a convincing role whether she’s a [...]
The Apartment | Weekend Rental
Posted in Style, Weekend Rentals, tagged classic, golden age, jack lemmon, movie, rental, shirley maclaine, suggestion, the apartment on November 2, 2011 | 8 Comments »
♥ They just don’t make movies like they used to. Whenever I finish watching a classic film like this one, I just feel so good. The entertainment industry seems incredibly different in the golden age, and I can’t get enough of their romance, style, and way of life. Plus, I’ve never before realized how much [...]
Essential Summer Movie List
Posted in Lists, Weekend Rentals, tagged adventure, essential, friday night, fun, movie, outdoors, perfect, summer, summer movie list on September 15, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Now let me preface this by saying that I usually don’t endorse sitting inside during the summer months… However, seeing as there are only a few days left of this magical season, and today it is raining where I am (prime movie watching weather), I will pass along to you the Essential Summer Movie List [...]
Sunday Night Movie: The More The Merrier
Posted in Weekend Rentals, tagged 1942, 1943, breakfast at tiffany's, classic movies, george stevens, the more the merrier on August 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Oh, this is such a charming old film! It’s a snapshot of a world that my generation knows nothing of; World War 2 era Washington D.C. The humour is certainly different from what we see in movies today. It’s simpler, but so chuckle-worthy. All of the characters felt a supreme responsibility to their country and [...]
I Need Your Help…
Posted in Our personal history, Weekend Rentals on August 3, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Ryan and I knew from the start that we didn’t want to get sucked into the world of cable (it truly is a world of its own). There’s so much on TV that is interesting, and addicting, and intriguing, that we like to just leave it all alone. I know that when I had cable [...]
Mischief Managed.
Posted in Our personal history, Reading, Weekend Rentals, tagged books, deathly hallows, end of an era, era, harry potter, history, jk rowling, movies, philosopher's stone, sorcerer's stone, story on July 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I was thinking last night, as I watched the previews before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 began, that this would be the last time I ever watched a Harry Potter movie on the big screen. I thought about when I first heard that lovely tinkling little tune now so reminiscent of a magical [...]
Netflix vs. Good Old Fashioned Video Stores
Posted in Portland, Weekend Rentals on June 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do the employees of Netflix have an extensive cinematic knowledge spanning generations? Will they gab with you about the ins and outs of your favourite movies, laugh with you at quotes, and suggest movies from the deepest darkest corners of the abysses that make up the history of moving pictures? Just wondering! xx. Julia
The Last Star of Hollywood’s Golden Age Dies at 79
Posted in Style, Weekend Rentals on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today, at the age of 79, surrounded by her family, Elizabeth Taylor passed away. I joked this morning, right when I first heard, about how I wanted to watch National Velvet tonight to recall Elizabeth Taylor before she looked like Robert Smith (it’s something I’ve always thought, but never had the guts to say — [...]
It’s 15 Degrees In Maine & I’m Dancing Like It’s 1965!
Posted in Music, Weekend Rentals on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ryan recently enlightened me to the world of Horror Surf music with the viewing of the hideously lame, yet hysterical, film “Psycho Beach Party” and I have to say, I am quite in love. There’s something so satisfying about sitting down to a B-horror film with a snack, or letting it roll in the background [...]
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