Benjamin Phillips

My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Welcome
  • Blog Posts
  • About Me
    • 50 Facts About MOI
    • Me, on the Inside
  • Writing
  • If I Die
  • MS

Category Archives: review

Movie Resolution Week #37

October 9, 2012by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

September 8: Murder by Death This was a fun movie, very much like Clue, which I also love. “Flames…flames…on the side of my face.” I remember finding that in Family […]

Read Article →
cinema, film, movie, review

Martha’s Back

October 6, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

A lot of people dislike Martha Stewart, which is something I have never understood. They say she’s a convict, I say hell yeah! Not only is Martha a brilliant cook, […]

Read Article →
baking, celebrity, cooking, culture, food, genius, Martha Stewart, Paris, review, television, tv, vegetarian

Movie Resolution: Week 36

October 3, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

September 1: Fifth Avenue Girl This picture was described as a screwball comedy, so I set it to record. I don’t know what kind of humor the people who write […]

Read Article →
cinema, film, movie, review

Frank Lloyd Wright in Mason City

September 27, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Months and months and months ago, I read about a hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright reopening in Mason City. This delighted me for a number of reasons. Some of […]

Read Article →
architecture, art, celebrity, culture, family, fashion, Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic Park Inn, interior decorating, interior design, Iowa, Mason City, review, sexy, travel

Movie Resolution: Week 35

September 25, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

August 26: Four’s a Crowd I was watching this movie, which was alright, nothing great, and thinking, “Hmmmmmmm, this is familiar.” Then I remembered that I had seen it long […]

Read Article →
cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 34

September 19, 2012by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

August 19: The Great Dictator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkCx3xQ6XKQ This movie is a masterpiece. It should be required watching for the world. You should check it out now. Criterion did an excellent restoration, […]

Read Article →
cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 33

September 14, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

August 12: Listen, Darling Of all the Judy Garland films I’ve seen so far, I enjoy the ones where she is young the most. She was so charming, infectious almost. […]

Read Article →
cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 32

September 10, 2012by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

August 5: The Strange Life of Timothy Green This film would make more sense if it were titled, The Incredibly Irritating Life of Tree Boy: Donde Está El Plot? It […]

Read Article →
cinema, film, movie, review

Movie Resolution: Week 31

September 3, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

July 29: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days I enjoy these movies, such mindless fun. The books look like a drag, but the children I work with seem to […]

Read Article →
Anne Rice, archaeology, Bette Davis, cinema, film, Meryl Streep, movie, review, Roseanne

Movie Resolution: Week 30

August 30, 2012by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

July 22: Go Chase Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKLatb21680 Long ago, or not so long ago, I can’t really remember and I can’t be bothered to look, anyway, long ago I told you […]

Read Article →
cinema, film, Marilyn Monroe, movie, review

Post navigation

← Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 9 Next →
Follow Benjamin Phillips on WordPress.com

Quotes

“If you don’t do it, you won’t have done it.” –Patsy Stone

“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

“My only ambition in life is to wear size 28 jeans.” –Karl Lagerfeld

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

Most Viewed Posts:

  • Why Don’t You #29
  • WHY DON’T YOU? #256
  • LONDON: What Would Patsy Do?
  • Things I Loved/Hated This Week #18
  • Things I Loved This Week #107

ARCHIVES:

ME:

BASICALLY ME:

ALSO ME:

TRANSLATE:

Join 1,348 other subscribers
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Welcome!

  • 112,048 visits

ADMIN:

  • Create account
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Benjamin Phillips
    • Join 985 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Benjamin Phillips
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...