Favourite Flicks: In Time

I wasn't too keen on watching this film. I tend to add anything I haven't seen before to my Lovefilm list which ends up in me watching a lot of rubbish. And I wasn't keen on watching a film starring Justin Timberlake because well, I couldn't imagine him being a convincing actor. 

But lo and behold, this film was a very pleasant surprise! :)

The concept is rather interesting... Imagine if money no longer existed. It has been replaced with the currency of time. So, instead of paying £3 for a coffee (I live in London!) you'd pay 3 minutes. A car? Well, that would set you back 5 years! You also get paid in time, you pay your rent in time and if you run out of time, well, you just drop down dead. You could literally watch your life ticking away, as in this picture below. Oh, and people can beat you up and steal your time. Watch your back, folks!

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It doesn't stop there... You stop ageing when you're 25 and you have the potential to live on forever. This leads to a lot of confusion as to whether the man you're meeting is somebody's father, grandfather or even great-grandfather. Awkward. It's a little weird seeing Olivia Wilde playing Justin's mother. Even weirder when you find out it's her 50th! It's a strange ol' world.

The film sees Justin taking on the hypocrisy of his odd society, escaping his ghetto and seeing how the other half lives. This makes him deeply unhappy and he becomes a futuristic Robin Hood, stealing time from the rich and giving it to the poor, literally saving lives. It's a very interesting story which raises all sorts of questions about our own world.

Have you seen this film? What did you think?

Hannah xo

Favourite Flicks: Zombieland

Carrying on yesterday's theme of zombies, my favourite 'zom-com' is the downright hilarious Zombieland. If you cross Scott Pilgrim with Shawn of the Dead, you'd probably end up with something resembling Zombieland.

Part post-zombie-apocalypse survival guide, part love story and a whole lot of laughs and gore, this is a little different from your usual zombie flick. Zombies have of course taken over the world and this is a tale of fighting for survival against all the odds. You'd think that this would bring the few survivors closer together, right? Wrong. It's hard to trust anybody in Zombieland. Watch out for a cameo from a Hollywood star playing himself ;) Classic! Expect a rollercoaster ride as anything goes in Zombieland.

Necessary viewing, I insist that if you haven't seen it already then you must. Enjoy!

Hannah xo

Books I Love: The Hunger Games Trilogy

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Wow.

Oh my goodness.

I just finished this trilogy in about six weeks. I just couldn't put this stuff down!

I'd heard all the hype which had naturally completely put me off but then my friend insisted that I simply HAD to read the books. As I'd never heard my friend raving about a book before, I figured I should finally see what all the fuss was about. And I'm soooo glad I did :)

For those of you that have seen the film, the books are a whole world darker. There's so much twisted violence in these books that there's no way this will ever be accurately portrayed in the cinema - totally not suitable for children.

I would never spoil these for you but trust me, if you haven't already read these books, DO!

Hannah xo

Favourite Flicks: Made in Dagenham

I watched Made in Dagenham for the first time yesterday and I loved it! It's about a group of female Ford machinists in the 60s who decided to bravely stand up and say that it wasn't ok that they were being paid a lot less than the men. Rita (played by Sally Hawkins) finds herself leading the cause whilst trying to juggle her other responsibilities as a wife and a mother, and not always receiving the support that she hopes for.

The 60s fashion is to die for and I love the sight of all the women cycling to work together to start their shift. A film which leaves you feeling proud to be a woman ;) (if you are a woman!)

Hannah xo

Favourite Flicks: The Birds

I know, I know. This is an old film and I'm waaaaay behind the times. There are many classics I am yet to see but I count myself lucky that there is still so much for me to discover! I was very lucky to be introduced to some amazing classics while studying for my degree and that has made me rather keen to continue discovering these hidden gems :)

I found a boxset of Hitchcock films when we moved house. It turns out that my boyfriend had it stashed away somewhere so that I'd somehow managed to miss it for two years... Maybe that shows how unobservant I am ;) I broke it open the other day and this was the first film I watched...

I will certainly be watching more Hitchcock films, I absolutely loved it and was very sad that it wasn't a longer film. I was surprised by how much it affected me. I wouldn't say it was a terrifying film but it certainly has its moments, unexpected and quite shocking. And of course there is the vintage fashion to enjoy ;) Most definitely worth another watch! Have you seen The Birds?

Hannah xo

Favourite Flicks: Crazy Sexy Cancer

I just watched the most incredible documentary! It's a film made by Kris Carr and it follows her soon after she discovers she has a rare form of incurable cancer and her efforts to do everything she can to stabilise her condition. She discovers new age medicine, dietary regimes and meets other strong ladies fighting the big C.  It's a hugely inspiring film, one that teaches you that you can't take your health for granted and you should enjoy life each and every day!

I highly recommend you see this! :)

And if you like what you see, check out the lady's blog here!

Hannah xo

Little pieces of information...

Below are 5 completely non-important and totally random Hannahisms. Completely useless pieces of information that make me, well, me!

1) Once I've started reading a book or watching a film, I HAVE to finish it no matter how much I think it sucks. However, when it comes to a TV series, I give it three episodes and then I'll allow myself to scrap it. Oh, and I HAVE to watch a series from the start and in order.

2) I love lists! I seriously am a listaholic, please do feel free to send me to list rehab. My favourite list is the one I've always kept of the artists I've seen live. It currently looks like this...

8th Time Lucky

30 Seconds to Mars (x4)

65 Days Of Static

AC/DC

A Day To Remember (x4)

A Fine Frenzy

Aiden (x4)

Alexisonfire (x3)

Alice Cooper

Alkaline Trio

All Forgotten

All Or Nothing

All Time Low (x3)

Alter Bridge

An Albatross

Anarbor

Angels and Airwaves

Anthrax

Anti-Flag (x3)

Architects

Armor For Sleep

Armstrong

As I Lay Dying

Atreyu (x2)

Attack! Attack! (x7)

August Burns Red

Azriel

Band Of Horses

Basshunter

Bayside (x3)

Beans On Toast

Beat Union (x2)

Between the Trees (x2)

Biffy Clyro (x3)

Billy Talent (x2)

Billy Vincent

Black Cards

Black Eyed Peas

Black Gold

Blackhole

Black Stone Cherry

Black Tide

Bleeding Through

Blue October (x2)

B.O.B.

Bon Jovi

Boys Like Girls (x4)

Brand New (x3)

Breathe Carolina

Brigade

Bring Me The Horizon (x3)

Broadway Calls

Buckcherry

Bullet For My Valentine (x3)

Butch Walker

Cancer Bats

Canterbury (x4)

Carpathia

Cartel (x2)

Cee Lo Green

Chiodos (x2)

Circa Survive

Cobra Starship (x3)

Covergirl

Cute Is What We Aim For (x2)

Dave Melillo

Deaf Havana (x3)

Def Leppard

Deftones

Dirty Pretty Things

DJ Shadow

Dopamine

Dragonforce

Dream Theater

Eighteen Visions

Electric City

Elliot Minor (x2)

Emarosa

Emery

Enjoy Destroy (x3)

Enter Shikari (x5)

Envy Of The State

Envy on the Coast (x2)

Escape The Fate (x3)

Every Avenue

Example (x2)

Exit Avenue (x2)

Exit Ten

Explosions in the Sky

Failsafe (x2)

Faith No More

Fall Out Boy (x3)

Family Force Five (x3)

Fearless Vampire Killers

Fightstar (x7)

Fin

Finch

Flood of Red (x4)

Foo Fighters

Forever The Sickest Kids (x2)

For The Fallen Dreams

Forward Russia

Four Year Strong (x5)

Foxboro Hot Tubs

Framing Hanley

Francesqa (x3)

Frank Turner

From First To Last

Fun.

Funeral For A Friend (x5)

Funeral Party

Furthest Drive Home (x5)

Futures

Gallows (x4)

Gaoler's Daughter

Gary Numan

Gavin Butler

Gay For Johnny Depp

Girls Can't Catch

Glamour of the Kill (x4)

Glassjaw (x3)

Godsized

Goldfinger

Good Charlotte(x6)

Gossip

Green Day (x3)

Halifax

Hard-Fi

HelloGoodbye

Hello Mexico

Hexes

Hey Monday

HIM

Hinder

Hit The Lights (x3)

Hollow Earth Theory

Hollywood Undead (x4)

Horse The Band

Hundred Reasons (x2)

I am Ghost

I am the Avalanche

Iggy And The Stooges

Imelda May

Immercia

In Case Of Fire (x3)

Incubus

Inme

Innerpartysystem

Iron Maiden

I See Stars

Jack Durtnall

Jettblack

Jimmy Eat World (x2)

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Johnny Get The Gun

Journey

Just Surrender

Karnivool

Kelly Clarkson

Kenai

Kids in Glass Houses (x12)

Killswitch Engage

Korn

Lacuna Coil

Lanterns on the Lake

LCD Soundsystem

Lichens

Lights

Limp Bizkit

Lissie

Lost Alone

Lostprophets (x11)

Lower Than Atlantis (x2)

Machine Head

Madina Lake (x7)

Mammal

Marilyn Manson

Matthew P

Maximum The Hormone

Mayday Parade (x2)

Mazes

McFly

MC Lars

Meg & Dia (x2)

Melée

Metallica

Metro Station (x2)

Me vs. Hero

Mike TV

Mindless Self Indulgence

Mission District

Missy Elliot

Modestep

Moneen

Motion City Soundtrack

Motley Crue (x2)

Mount Kimbie

Mucc

Munroe Effect

My American Heart (x4)

My Chemical Romance

My Passion (x2)

My Takeover Effect

Never Means Maybe (x3)

Never Shout Never

New Device

New Found Glory (x2)

Nickelback

Nightbeast!

Nine Inch Nails

No Plato (x2)

Oceans Upon Us

Oh No Not Stereo

Ortega

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

Our People Versus Yours

Our Time Down Here

Out Of Sight (x3)

Owl City

Paige

Panic! at the Disco (x2)

Papa Roach (x3)

Parachutes

Paramore (x5)

Parkway Drive

Pdex

Pendulum

People In Planes (x2)

Pierce The Veil

Pink

Placebo

Plain White T's (x2)

Plastiscenes

Polar

Prima Donna

Prego (x3)

Problem Kids

Protest The Hero

Pulled Apart By Horses

Pussycat Dolls

Rage Against The Machine

Rammstein

Ray Davies

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Reemer

Revelin Sky

Rise Against

Rooney

Sacred Mother Tongue

Said Mike (x2)

Saosin (x2)

Save Your Breath

Saving Aimee(x5)

Say Anything

S Club 7

Second Sense

Senses Fail

Serj Tankian

Set Your Goals (x3)

Shadows Chasing Ghosts (x2)

Shapes

Shibby

Silverstein (x4)

Simple Plan

Skindred

Slayer

Slipknot (x2)

Snoop Dogg

Sonic Boom Six

Sonny Moore

Sophie Ellis Bextor

Sorrell Waldie

Staind

Stars Of The Search Party

Steel Panther (x2)

Stone Gods

Story Of The Year

Strike Anywhere

Suicide Silence

Sum 41

Take the Crown

Taking Back Sunday(x10)

Taking Dawn (x2)

Tall Ships

Tek One (DJ set)

Telegraphs

The Academy Is... (x2)

The Audition (x8)

The Big Pink

The Blackout (x25)

The Blackout Crew

The Bronx

The Color Fred (x2)

The Crave (x2)

The Defiled

The Drums

The First

The Ghost Inside

The Ghost of a Thousand (x2)

The Gutter Twins

The Jonas Brothers

The Like

The Maine (x2)

The Mexicolas

The New 1920s (x2)

The Offspring

The Pattern Theory

The Rising Dogs

The Rocket Summer (x2)

The Saturdays (x2)

The Secret Handshake

These Monsters

The Sleeping

The Spill Canvas

The Swellers

The Temper Trap

The Tony Cannam Set

The Used (x3)

The Xcerts 

This City (x2)

This Providence

Thrice

Thursday

Tonight is Goodbye(x6)

Trigger The Bloodshed

Trivium

Tubelord

Turbonegro

Twenty Twenty

Twin Atlantic (x2)

Underoath (x2)

Upon A Burning Body

Upon Clouds

Valencia

Vengaboys

Versaemerge

Watch Out Vegas

We Are Fiction

We Are Scientists

We Are The Ocean (x7)

Weezer

We The Kings (x4)

When All Else Fails

Whole Wheat Bread

Wild Nothing

Yashin

Yellowire

You Me At Six (x17)

Young Guns (x4)

Young Legionnaire (x2)

Your Demise

ZZ Top

Hmm... guess I'm a gigaholic too... My longest list is my Lovefilm list which currently stands at 926 titles, eek!

3) I used to have a tradition of having a Lord of the Rings extended editions marathon on Easter Sunday which usually involved also eating a ton of pizza and chocolate brownies too, heaven! It all started on a particularly lonely Easter Sunday while I was living in Barcelona. My flatmates had gone away for the weekend and I was missing my family and friends back in England and it sucked! My tradition was broken this year when my man whisked me away to Brighton for a romantic weekend away :)

4) I find that I get very nostalgic on Bonfire Night. I always think about where I was and who I was with in the years before. I also wonder what my life will bring me for Bonfire Night the next year...

5) I got my first television job straight out of university off the back of entering a competition! It was for the chance to be a 'slave' for a channel at a music festival for a weekend. I was offered a permanent position and a move to London the next day and the rest is history!

What makes you 'you'? I'd love to know!

Hannah xo