Negative Stars and Heart Tattoo

Negative Stars and Heart Tattoo Design
Here is a rather simple but pleasing tattoo design of two hearts being interlinked with each other surrounded by negative star tattoos. It is inked in black and gray as a ankle tattoo for a girl. The heart tattoos are symbols of love while the "negative star" can have the same meanings of traditional star tattoos. The interpretation of this tattoo into meanings, can represent a quest to find an everlasting relationship that is shared between two people.

WINTER'S BONE: The Film Babble Blog Review

WINTER'S BONE
(Dir. Debra Granik, 2010)


A chill can be felt in the opening scenes of this spare backwoods drama. We meet 17 year old Jennifer Lawrence, who looks a little like a rough edged Renée Zellweger, living with her mentally ill mother and 2 younger siblings (Ashlee Thompson and Isaiah Stone) in a humble home in the Ozarks. Lawrence is told by the local sheriff (Garret Dillahunt) that her drug dealing father has gone missing after putting up their house for bond. If he doesn't make a court date in one week's time they will lose the house.

Lawrence is determined to find her father, dead or alive, no matter how treacherous and uninviting the terrain. Lawrence's father's meth head brother Teardrop (John Hawkes) warns her against sticking her nose in places it doesn't belong, but her fierce drive to protect her family keeps her going. "Talkin' just causes witnesses" she is told by Dale Dickey - just one of many scary folks she confronts on the trail.

It's a washed out and grim looking film and for the first half it's such a slow burner that a strong sense of the inevitable is impossible to shake. Unfortunately its grueling build has little in terms of payoff. There are several effective scenes, including a greatly played exchange with a military recruiter that reveals the full extent of Lawrence's character's naivety, but the chilling mood can't withstand the glacial pace.

Although it was based on a 224 page novel by Daniel Woodrell, WINTER'S BONE may have made for a better short film, but as a full length feature it feels stretched out with too many periods of dead air. It's a less than gripping non thriller that barely skirts by despite good performances by its cast (particularly the stoic Lawrence) and its stark cinematography by Michael McDonough. But if dead air and a hard to shake sense of doom are what you're looking for - WINTER'S BONE has it in spades.

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Bob Marley - Celebrity Portrait Tattoos

Bob Marley Tattoo
Bob Marley was a musician and singer of reggae style music. He wrote songs that touch the hearts of many with topics ranging from love to the hardships and struggles of everyday life. Even now his music is still played among our younger generations. He has inspired hope and strength for many people with the lyrics of his music. Bob Marley passed away in 1981 due to cancer. With the inspiration he gave to many people through his songs, his music and memory still lives on. In remembrance of this talented artist some fan's have opted to get a tattoo of Bob Marley as in this portrait tattoo design.

Hope - Breast Cancer Awareness Tattoo

Breast Cancer Awareness Tattoo
If you are thinking of getting a tattoo to commemorate a loved one or yourself battling breast cancer. Getting a pink cancer ribbon tattoo is a good choice as it symbolizes the whole ordeal of awareness and fighting cancer. It is a symbol of hope, strength, courage, love and for many it can be a symbol to never give up or give in. Tattoo ideas for cancer ribbons are not too hard to find. As we see in this picture, which displays a well thought out tattoo design of implementing the pink cancer ribbon into a lettering design of the word "HOPE".

Baby Portrait Tattoo - Realistic Art

Baby Portrait Tattoo
Portrait tattoos is an art form that is magnificent and beautiful when done right.They are commonly tattooed in black and gray that takes a surprisingly real-life look. Tattoos of portraits are usually designs of a love one or someone special. But many people also love to ink portraits of their favorite celebrity or the image of "Jesus". Mothers and fathers love to tattoo the image of their child on their body as a symbol of love for their children as in the case of this "baby portrait tattoo".

Dove Tattoo - Back Tattoo Design

Dove Tattoo Design
The flight of doves as soon as they are released is a breathe taking moment to watch. Their wings opened to the wind as they fly to the open skies, releases an emotion that is very much spiritual. But what does a dove tattoo mean?
There are many meanings that are associated with dove tattoos. Dove tattoos can convey meanings of purity, innocence, love, the holy spirit, and is a symbol of peace. Tattoos of doves being released is a symbolism that refers to releasing a person or one's soul to the heavens. White doves tattoos are beautiful in their simplicity nature and are very popular among bird tattoo designs.

Happy Anniversary A-Z (Well, W)

A few weeks back Patrick Goldstein on his LA Times blog asked “Is there any Hollywood movie that isn’t having an anniversary this month?” He could reasonably have said this year as well because every time I surf the net or pick up a magazine there is a anniversary piece about a classic or cult movie that came out 20 years ago, 25 years ago, 30 years ago and so on. There are quite a few good articles so I thought I’d compile a far from complete listing of some of the best ones. Here goes:

AIRPLANE! (Dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, & Jerry Zucker, 1980)

The gag-a-minute disaster film satire just turned 30 (USA release date July 2nd, 1980) and there are a gaggle of tributes including this New York Times piece:

"Surely It's 30 (Don't Call Me Shirley)" - Matt Zoller Seitz

There's also this well worth checking out piece:

"Airplane!, one of the best comedies ever made, celebrates its 30th anniversary (with videos)" - Scott Wampler (Examiner.com)

BACK TO THE FUTURE (Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1985)

This anniversary, the film's 25th, was marked by what's been called a "twitter hoax" involving a photoshoped picture of Doc Brown's Delorean dashboard. You can read about it here:

"Debunked: 'Back To The Future' Twitter Hoax" - Jeff Sneider (TheWrap.com)

Pretty funny but Conan O"Brien's tweet was funnier:

“Today's the 25th anniversary of "Back to the Future" - The movie that popularized DeLoreans, Flux Capacitors, & almost nailing your own mom.”

THE BLUES BROTHERS (Dir. John Landis, 1980)

1980 comes up a lot here - it was quite a summer. Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi's musical car chase extravaganza was definitely a highlight as these links attest:

"Remembering 'Blues Brothers' 30 years later" - Christopher Borrelli (Chicago Tribune)

"30 years later and 'Blues Brothers' still on a mission from God" - Steve Spears (Tampabay.com)

"The Blues Brothers Gets Vatican Seal Of Appoval" - Ron Hogan (Popular Fidelity - popfi.com)

CADDYSHACK (Dir. Harold Ramis, 1980)

Score another for 1980 with this much beloved country club golf comedy which pitted the slobs against the snobs. Read on:

"Is it Really the 30th Anniversary of 'Caddyshack'?!" - Jane Boursaw (filmgecko.net.)

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Dir. Irvin Kershner, 1980)


The second (or the 5th if you want to split hairs) film of the ginormously popular STAR WARS series is widely thought by many, including me, to be the best stand alone installment. Here's some links to those who think likewise:

"Report from the 30th Anniversary Empire Screening" - Pablo Hidalgo (starwars.com)

"The Empire Strikes Back Turns 30, As Do Fans Pyschic Scars" - Mike Ryan (Vanity Fair)

"Empire Strikes 30: Ars looks back at a amzing film" - Ben Kuchera (artstechnica.com)

FLETCH (Dir. Michael Ritchie, 1985)

Chevy Chase's newspaper reporter wisecracks through one of his best comedies, if not the best. This is by far the best column I've found yet on the film's birthday:

"White losers rejoice: Fletch celebrates 25 years" - Peter Hyman (thephoenix.com)

GOODFELLAS (Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1990)

It's too early for tributes just yet - the film was released on September 19th, 1990. Until then here's the news of Spike TV's anniversary tribute:

"Spike TV celebrating 'Goodfellas' 20th at Guy's Choice Awards" (merinews.com)

Stay tuned to this space for more on GOODFELLAS 20th...

JAWS (Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1975)

Too many to list here but here's some of the cream of the crop of 35th anniversary wishes to what many claim was the first summer blockbuster:

"'Jaws' 35th anniversary: Remembering the first summer blockbuster" - Andrea Reiher (zap2it.com)

"Jaws' 35th anniversary: How Jaws changed summer movie blockbusters" - Michael Avila (csmonitor.com)

"35th Anniversary of Jaws Begins in a Junkyard" - Robert Falconer (cinemaspy.com)

MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (Dirs. Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones, 1975)

Last year it was reported that there would be a 35th anniversary celebration at Doune castle in England (where much of the movie was shot):

"Monty Python reunion planned for Doune castle" (pythononline.com)

I couldn't find any other info - a date for the reunion or anything so if you know what's up with it please email me.

PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (Dir. Tim Burton, 1985):

"Los Angeles Film Festival: Paul Reubens to mark 25th anniversary of 'Pee Wee's Big Adventure'" - Susan King (latimes.com)

PSYCHO (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)

"Hitchcock's Psycho at 50, The sounds of violence" - Jack Sullivan (WSJ.com)

RAGING BULL (Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1980):

"Brutal Attraction: The Making of Raging Bull"

- Richard Schickel (vanityfair.com)

THE SHINING (Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1980)

"The Shining - 30th Anniversary - May 23, 1980"

WILD AT HEART (Dir. David Lynch, 1990)

Actually other than some notices about 20th anniversary screenings I haven't found a good anniversary appraisal for this one. I just rewatched it and really loved see it again so maybe I should consider doing one. Hmmm.

I know there are a lot of significant anniversaries I've missed - REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955), THE APARTMENT (1960), MASH (1970), NASHVILLE (1975), and many many more so please let me know what else we should be celebrating in the comments below. Looks like a followup is in the cards.

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