1 January 2008

2007 Year in Review: Memorable Events

Back in 1996, I decided to make a list of the most memorable events of my life for the year. I came up with exactly 20 events and ever since then it’s been my annual exercise to recall the 20 memorable events of the year on New Years Day. Similar to Time magazine’s [...]

1 January 2008

2007 Year in Review: Movies

Since I’ve been reviewing movies on Panorama of the Mountains all year, this is the first chance I’ve had to look back and make a list of all the movies I’ve seen in one year. In addition to listing and linking to the reviews I’ve also rated them on a five star system. [...]

1 January 2008

Movie Review: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) tells a familiar story. A young man and woman, auto mechanic Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) and Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve) who works in an umbrella shop, fall madly in love. Guy is drafted into the army and Geneviève discovers she’s pregnant. In Guy’s absence, Geneviève is slowly convinced [...]