Ellipsis Movie Of The Week... Bunny Lake Is Missing

 

"This doll had almost been loved to death.

 You know loved inflicts the most terrible injuries on my small patients."

~Doll-maker referring to Bunny's Doll

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Adapted from the book by, Merriam Modell (Evelyn Piper)

Click Here To View The Official Trailer On IMBD

I don't want to say much about why I love this movie so much, and I don't want to give much of the plot away, because it should just unfold in it's tightly wound, suspenseful, noirish manner. Is it a whodunit? Is it a Who could have done it? Who would have done it? Everyone is suspicious, and sometimes Bunny's mother suspects herself! Did anything happen at all? Watch this amazing film and find out! And I know I say it every time but... WHAT A CAST! And as a bonus, there's a nifty performance by, The Zombies! This isn't the song featured in the movie, you'll have to actually watch the film to hear that one, but it's one of my favorites!

She's Not There

Ellipsis Christmas Movie Countdown #25

 

"It is a truth universally acknowledged fact

 that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces."

-Bridget Jones (Rene Zellweger)

Bridget Jones's Diary

By Helen Fielding

Bridget Jones's Diary... a Christmas movie? You bet it is! It begins somewhere around Christmas, and follows Bridget through a year of  highs and lows and life as a "singleton" in her 30's, in London! Single women world wide can identify with Bridget's life, in fact, some married women can too! I saw a lot of Bridget in my own life, like my ability to make a fool of myself, while attempting public speaking. And I, like Bridget, had the worst taste in men, until the right one came along. Christmas and New years are but co-stars in this movie, but it's enough to make it a honest view of life during the holidays, during a year in the life of all women, but especially, Bridget Jones's.

Ellipsis Christmas Movie Countdown #8

 

"If you look for it, I've a sneaky feeling that you'll find that love actually is all around."

~Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister

Love Actually

What a cast!

Love is the star of this movie. The kind of love that is universal. The dagger to the heart love, first love, the love you have to let go of. Heartbreak love, selfish love, and love that is eternal. The absence of love, love of enduring friendship and. of course, the love of one another. If you aren't in the mood for a syrupy Christmas tale, at least watch the first five minutes for the Christmas son sung by Bill Nighy. It almost steals the whole movie, but frankly, love always be the star!