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 Hot Flick: Dirty Dancing Havana Nights

Common misconception about this movie? It’s a shitty sequel to the classic Dirty Dancing. It’s not, folks! Chronologically, it’s actually a prequel and takes place during the Cuban revolution. I’ve never seen the original, but there’s something about Patrick Swayze that frightens me, and the idea of him in tight pants is ever scarier. But the dancing and music in this movie is HOT! Romola is again super cute, and Diego’s hot and great too. The whole plot that went along underneath the whole dancing theme was awesome too.

Cute Flick: Penelope

Yup, I’ll fully admit I bought this for one reason and one reason alone: my uber huge crush on James Mcavoy. Although I wasn’t blown away by this movie, it was a cute, modern day fairy tale story, and had a deeper meaning (as all fairy tales do) that we should love ourselves for who we are, how we’re born, not how others want us to be.

MINDBENDING Flick: Donnie Darko

 Now, I’ll admit that the only thing I could remember from this movie when mentioned was “Haha, bunny, looks stupid.” But when I realized they had a sequel “S. Darko” with an actress I’ve just gotten into (Daveigh Chase, read about her in Nylon’s Young Hollywood article) I decided I ought to try the first one too, considering I’d heard from a friend it was supposed to be really good. And dude, let me tell you, it was. It literally knocked me flat. Whenever time travel comes into the mix, I’m always left both amazed and a little “Huh?” But this movie did a really good job at leaving the viewer totally informed. I thought it was awesome, and am still not so patiently waiting for the arrival of S. Darko in my mailbox!

 

 Good Read: The Virgin Suicides

I’ve been a fan of Jeffrey Eugenides ever since reading his intriguing book “Middlesex” (never have I enjoyed reading a school assigned book so much), and though I was hesitant to read his first novel at first only because I wasn’t sure it’d live up to the legacy of Middlesex, I went ahead and ordered it anyway. I’m already nearly done with it and it’s really amazing. It’s darkly humorous and just beautifully written, and I was sucked in right away. There’s someting about it that totally downplays the idea of suicide, almost making it logical and beautiful, and then a part of it that emphasizes how selfish and crushing an act it is. I had an aunt that committed suicide, and I was in no way offended by this book, really. I just enjoy Eugenides’ style of writing and I wish he’d written more. I also ordered the movie, so I’m excited to read that once I do finish the book. That’s a recommendation to everyone, you should read the book THEN see the movie–if you plan on reading the book, that is. A book’s no fun to read after seeing the movie.

 Good Deal: H&M Dress

I got this little cutie for only $10 at H&M. Though some of their stuff tends to be more expensive than this awesome sale, they have some really good finds a lot of times. They manage to stay fairly cheap while still being really fashionable. I got this lighter version, and my friend Rachie got the darker, and we do NOT look like we just came off the farm like some chick was saying about the dresses when she saw them. It’s got one of those stretchy tops that keeps the girls in place too!

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