Love? Life? Joy!
Who doesn’t love a musical? The old Hollywood types are the best – big gowns and even bigger tunes, usually demonstrating the vocal capabilities of some soon to be superstar. Hello, Dolly! is one such film and was also the first in the ‘feel good film series’ that I hadn’t seen before. That kind of situation doesn’t happen for me... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
When School of Rock was initially released, I was going through my ‘film snob’ phase and refused to watch ‘kids films’. That’s also why it took me so long to watch 13 Going on 30, but that’s a story for a different post. I hadn’t seen much from Jack Black before and just dismissed the film as one of those... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
It Happened One Night, or so the story goes. Boy meets girl and rather than an instant infatuation, there’s an instant annoyance. But suddenly, one night, their eyes meet across a crowded room and bam! they’re in love. Well, that’s how it worked for Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, and that’s how it has happened ever since! (Image via) Gable... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
Zach Braff is kinda talented, huh? A lot of TV actors come across as one trick ponies, but it turns out that Zach Braff isn’t just a great sitcom actor, he can also turn a pretty quick phrase and is a bit of a whiz behind the camera too. And he also worked on the film’s soundtrack. I’ve got a... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
London’s Hidden Gems Having moved to London only recently it has become somewhat a mission of mine to find awesome and unusual restaurants in central that don’t break my bank balance. And whilst even the trusty old chains seem to work out as quite a lot of £££’s for what you actually get I’m learning that there are some hidden... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Ilona's Weekly Munchies London's Hidden Gems
I’m something of a bookworm. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a big reader. I know, I’m a film buff, too, so I can’t have much of a social life, right? Well, no, but that’s not the point of this post! I guess I always loved losing myself in fantasy worlds. My parents bought me a lot... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Emma's Book Club
Zombieland is many things – a buddy movie, a road movie, a bromance, a rom-zom-com (thanks, Edgar Wright, for penning that term after Shaun of the Dead), but most of all, it’s a proper comedy. Jesse Eisenberg is the geeky college kid trying to get home to his parents after a zombie apocalypse kicks off. Along the way, he meets... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
No one likes criticism. NO ONE! We all have experienced negativity at some point or another and sometimes it ain’t a pretty picture! When an onslaught of abuse followed the news that Ben Affleck would play Batman in the new Man of Steel movie (dir. Zac Snyder) everyone and their best mate seemed to want to add their tuppence worth. And... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Wise up! Yazmin Joy
Do you ever feel like you are in over your head? That everything has suddenly decided to happen at the same time and you are completely overwhelmed? Sod’s Law never ceases to amaze me with its impeccable timing. Why does everything have to happen at once? Now I have to admit something to you. I am a stressy person. I have... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
(Photo via) Yay! It’s the first official feel-good film post! I’m so excited to be able to share some of the most heart-warming, inspiring and hilarious films with you. My fellow aliljoy writers have voted for the first title: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. My mum raised me on rom-coms, so it’s no surprise that I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week