Hocus Pocus

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entertainment, Halloween, Hocus Pocus, humor, movie

This ‘article’ was sent to me by a friend whom I made watch the Hocus Pocus movie in honor of Halloween.  He didn’t happen to find it as amusing and funny as I did; he actually said that if it were up to him he wouldn’t watch it again.  But because I like the movie and it is October he sent me the top ’23 Reasons Why Hocus Pocus is the Best Halloween Movie’.  Most of the reasons, I admit, are ridiculous and there are quite a few spelling and grammar mistakes, but these types of posts are published for their entertainment value.

The movie is basically set in Salem and focuses on the lives of three witches who cast a spell to come back to life when an event happened. I don’t want to spoil the movie it you haven’t seen it, but events unfold and it is up to the three young main characters to put the witches back to ‘sleep’ and save all of the children in their town.  Hocus Pocus came out in 1993, but is still being played on many channels including ABC Family as part of their ’13 Days of Halloween’ TV special, so obviously it is considered a hit….even though the website International Movie Database (IMDB) gave it a rating of 6.2 out of 10 stars.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/reasons-why-hocus-pocus-is-the-best-halloween-mo

‘Spell Block Tango’

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Chicago, creative prayer, Disney, Lyrics, music, video

I came across this video while searching for creative inspiration for a project.  I have seen the movie version of the ‘Cell Block Tango’ from the musical Chicago.

This was a spoof of the same song but done very creatively using the very well-known villains from the Disney franchise.  Although not child friendly as most Disney related things are, it is still defiantly not as ‘rated-R’ as the original that it was based off of.

The chosen villains include Cruella DeVil from 101 Dalmatians, The Evil Queen from Snow White, Ursula from The Little Mermaid, The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, Scar from The Lion King and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.  The lyrics of the original song were altered to fit perfectly with each villain.  In comparing the two videos, the melodies and basic concept of each one matched very well.  The creative differences and the extent of the attention to detail on the spoof are done very well.  The facts from each movie are written into the persona and histories of each ‘murderer’ except for the fact that the murders of the characters are all falsified.  The set design matches the basic set of the Chicago musical; with the lighting, props and the smoke/fog.  The make-up element of the video is also well done.  I don’t see it as overdone, just enough to add character and make it obvious as to which villain is which. Overall, the creative, production, written, make-up and acting elements were all very thought out.

CELL BLOCK TANGO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA6R1DMb-Z8

SPELL BLOCK TANGO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUZIw95ueM

Barbie’s Wedding Album

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Barbie, Ken, photography, Wedding

Beatrice told Rock n Roll Bride: “Barbie & Ken were married at Faraway Castle, in Plasticity. The bride bought her dress from The Fairy Godmother shop and her shoes from the Cinderella Store. The groom wore a suit from The Prince Charming Emporium. The couple met more than 50 years ago (yes I know they look young). Barbie was tired of waiting so she asked Ken to get married.”

I had found this post a while back and recently someone sent it to me again.  A very talented and obviously quirky and creative artist, Beatrice de Guigne, had the honor of shooting Barbie and Ken’s Wedding.  Beatrice has her own company and is know as an ‘award winning destination wedding photographer’ (http://beatrice-dg.com/).  Her work is exquisite and she really knows what she is doing.

Her work on Barbie’s wedding was nothing short of humorous and entertaining.  It also showed some of the really cliche shots that have become a staple in wedding photography: the shoes, the dress and the table settings.  She did a great job of lighting each pose and getting things to stay in place, an as most of us girls know, making Barbie stand in her heels on her own is no easy task!

I read on her personal blog page (http://blog.beatrice-dg.com/barbie-ken-lexplication) that it took her three days at two hours a day to shoot the whole ‘ceremony’, and then an additional two hours to edit the photos afterwards.  This time doesn’t even begin to count for the months of collecting that she had to do in order to have all the right clothes and props for the shoot.  It took time, thought and determination to get what she wanted out of the experience and it gives everyone else something new, different and fun to look at in terms of wedding photography.

The blog post that led me to this creative album can be found here:
http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2011/08/real-wedding-album-barbie-ken.html