movie interiors: the notebook

 

Oh Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, why oh why did you have to break up?  The Notebook was on tv this weekend (unedited no commercials!) so of course I had to watch it again.  The house in this movie that Ryan Gosling's character Noah restores is so incredibly beautiful.  I wish we had been able to see more of it!  The exterior is flawless with it's gorgeous columns and that amazing wrap around porch (per Allie's request).  There are so many amazing spots to sit and relax outside, with views like that, I would have a hard time deciding!  One of my favorite parts of this house is the painting studio he made for her.  So simple and perfect.  I miss the days where all supplies were sold in glass bottles and metal tins.  Noah's workshop is incredible also.  Can you imagine working out there with the fresh air all day just making furniture?  Such a beautiful home.

I've also created a new facebook fan page for my art.  Here's the link if you'd like to join me there:  Morgan Kendall Art  I deleted my old fan page because they wouldn't let me change the name and I want all of my art, not just photography represented.

inspiration

My absolute favorite shot from Anna Karenina.  It was the perfect ending to a perfect film.  It has stayed with me for months after I first saw it.  I will hopefully have a series of movie stills from this soon.  Just have to take the time to shoot them.

oh anna

I finally got to go see Anna Karenina this weekend after waiting forever for the limited release to spread a little more.  I was not disappointed.  From the very opening sequence I knew I was going to love this film.  I have truly never seen anything like it before.  It takes place almost entirely in this gorgeous old theater and transitions from scene to scene seamlessly.   In the beginning it's almost like a ballet as you watch the characters move around from place to place and at one point when Levin decides to leave society for the country, the back of the theater opens up and they are outside in the snow.  The sets and costumes are utterly breathtaking (a definite oscar frontrunner) and the acting is superb.  This is one you have to see in theater to appreciate all of the details. 

movie stills: bright star

I recently rewatched Bright Star with Ben Wishaw and Abbie Cornish.  Oh how I loved this film.  It's so quiet, sad, lovely, and tender with beautifully captured shots of rooms bathed in light from the windows, fields of wildflowers, gorgeous old trees, and a room filled with a butterfly garden.  It is the sweet and sad tale of the life of poet John Keats.  These stills look like paintings from the same era the film was set in.  If you haven't already seen it I would highly recommend it.