As with Star Wars, the George Lucas-produced Indiana Jones trilogy was not just a plaything for kids but an act of nostalgic affection toward a lost phenomenon: the cliffhanging movie serials of the past. Episodic in structure and with fate hanging in the balance about every 10 minutes, the Jones features tapped into Lucas’s extremely profitable Star Wars formula of modernizing the look and feel o…
Amazon.com essential video Released in 1962, this first James Bond movie remains one of the best, and serves as an entertaining reminder that the Bond series began (in keeping with Ian Fleming’s novels) with a surprising lack of gadgetry and big-budget fireworks. Sean Connery was just 32 years old when he won the role of Agent 007. In his first adventure James Bond is called to Jamaica where a col…
The third episode in Steven Spielberg’s rousing Indiana Jones saga, this film recaptures the best elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark while exploring new territory with wonderfully satisfying results. Indy is back battling the Nazis, who have launched an expedition to uncover the whereabouts of the Holy Grail. And it’s not just Indy this time–his father (played with great acerbic wit by Sean Conn…
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st Century Los Angeles. He’s a “blade runner” stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human.The story of Blade Runner is familiar to countless fans. But few have seen it like this. Because this is director Ridley Scott’s own vision of his sci-fi classic. This…
Oscar Wilde’s clever parody provides an entertaining twist on the traditional gothic horror story. A gauche, materialistic American family moves into the English mansion of Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of the resident ghost. Wilde creates an unforgettable gallery of characters, from Hiram B. Otis and his children to Lord Canterville and the chain-clanking ghost Sir Simon. This brillian…
What does your choice of jewelry say about you?
Let’s take the black dress you might wear to a date, to a formal dinner or for a party. How would you accessorize it? Specifically, what jewelry would you wear with it?
Consider the following style types.
1. The Diva
Drama is her thing. She wears head turning signature pieces that are dramatic, but not tacky. She favors the best that money can buy. The largest gemstones, preferably diamonds, rubies or sapphires. Her jewelry feature nothing but the best, most exquisite and expensive wearable artwork.
She might wear a stunning necklace with large gemstones, that look like they worth as much as a small island. She is likely to favor dramatic chandelier earrings with diamonds cascading down her neck.
Her jewelry is likely to be gifts from her suitors. On the other hand, she might have bought them on a whim if she has the money. If not, she pass off costume jewelry as the real thing and no one might be any wiser.
Rules don’t apply to her. She makes her own rules. She could even wear an elaborate necklace and shoulder length earrings and an armful of diamond bangles and get away with it.
If she wears only a pair of earrings, you can bet those are huge diamonds worth a small fortune. Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Taylor and Beyonce are examples of divas in terms of style.
2. The Trend Setter
She is the girl or woman who sets the trends. In school, she is likely to have a group of wannabes who would do anything to be like her. What she wears is often aped by the fashion conscious crowds. She has mind of her own and is adventurous, daring to try new accessories and gets away with combinations that might make others look silly.
Jewelry wise, she is likely to wear what others are not yet wearing. She wouldn’t be caught dead wearing anything that is so last season, so the jewelry she wears probably just appeared on the fashion runways for future seasons.
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex In A City is a definite trend setter.
3. The Sporty Beauty
You know the look. Glowy skin and an athletic body. Some of the top female tennis stars are sporty beauties. As are athletic women who turn heads wherever they go. The classic Bond girl can be regarded as a sporty beauty. She might wear one or two great pieces of jewelry with a simple outfit that shows off her figure.
Or she might wear something basic all the time, like a tennis bracelet or a pair of ear studs. Kournikova is a sporty beauty. As is Chris Evert who started the tennis bracelet craze.
4. The Minimalist
She might not even wear jewelry. A simple dress with an amazing cut might be all she needs. Her look may naturally beautiful or ultra sophisticated. If she does wear jewelry, she is likely to wear one elegant item at any time. Maybe a pair of pearl stud earrings. Or a pendant.
5. The Practical Fashionistica
She is smart. Unless the jewelry is a gift from a guy, she is likely to buy high quality costume jewelry to wear. After all, who could tell the difference these days. She wears what is needed to gift the outfit a boost. Likely a stunning pair of crystal earrings, a necklace that sets off her dress perfectly or whatever it takes that is within her budget.
Beads? Silver? As long is it looks good on her and goes well with the outfit.
Bracelets can make a great personal statement. What you wear tells people what you are like.
If you could have any bracelet in the world, which would be your favorite?
1. tennis bracelet
2. ruby bracelets
3. sterling cuff
4. medical id bracelet
5. rhinestone bracelet
What this is not is a previously unknown opera by Mozart; what it is, is a sheer delight, a pastiche by several composers, including Mozart, performed in 1790 at the same theatre and by the same company that, in the following year, presented Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. In fact, Mozart’s contribution to The Philospher’s Stone is limited to about five minutes of music, but his spirit pervades. This p…
In this animated version of the classic fairy tale, narrated by Robert Guillaume, Rapunzel has the misfortune of being born to a humble couple living next door to an evil “hoodoo diva” (Whoopi Goldberg) in New Orleans. When Dad (Meshach Taylor) gets caught sneaking some rapunzel herb from the wicked Zenobia’s garden for his pregnant wife’s jambalaya, he makes a deal with the diva that forfeits the…
A simple chore of chopping trees turns into a life lesson for a trio of peasant brothers in this fresh take on a classic tale as part of the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child series. Drexel, Axel, and Simpleton are three strapping boys who live with their father and mother in a small kingdom. When father sends the older sons to clear the forest, they encounter a wizard–dressed as a …
LIFE IS NOT A PICNIC FOR Z, A SMALL WORKER ANT WITH VERY BIG IDEAS. WHEN Z FALLS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS BALA, HIS ODDS OF WINNING HER OVER ARE ONE IN A BILLION. TO GET NOTICED, HE SWITCHES PLACES WITH SOLDIER ANT WEAVER….
Woody Allen as a worker ant with an inferiority complex? Sylvester Stallone as an affable soldier ant who discovers that digging tunnels is cool? The animation playground we all knew so well is turning into a theme park full of in-jokes for grownups. Antz explores age-old topics (one person–err, insect–can make a difference, individuality and social responsibility must exist side by side, war is…
79. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
80. 28% of Africa is classified as wilderness. In North America, its 38%.
81. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
82. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
83. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said “Elementary, my dear Watson”, Humphrey Bogart NEVER said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca, and they NEVER said “Beam me up, Scotty” on Star Trek.
84. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
85. Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokes model.
86. The sound you here when you put a seashell next to your ear is not the ocean, but blood flowing through your head.
87. More people are afraid of open spaces (kenophobia) than of tight spaces (claustrophobia).
You really do not have to spend too much in order to become younger-looking. In fact, you do not even have to suffer the risks of undergoing cosmetic surgeries and other procedures just so your skin will look firmer and your breasts a bit perkier. With just simple changes, you can actually shave about ten years from the way you look.
Here are six simple steps that will surely make you look more fit and young:
Get Some Beauty Sleep
Wrinkles and skin discoloration around the eyes will surely make you ten, even twenty years older than you truly are. If you want to look youthful and more vibrant, you have to make sure you sleep soundly for at least seven hours a day. Some celebrities even sleep a lot longer.
Sleep is important not only in preventing formation of eye bags and raccoon eyes, but also for making your mind more alert. It is during your deep sleep that your mind sorts things out and files the information it gathered for the day. If you don’t get enough sleep, most information (such as names, meetings, and telephone numbers) will not be properly stored by the brain and so you will find it difficult to remember them when you need them. Thus, you end up feeling and looking older than you are because you already have fuzzy episodes and memory lapses.
Flash Your Smile
Take one picture of yourself smiling and another one frowning. If you compare the pictures, you will see that you look a lot younger and better when you were smiling than when you were frowning. A smile is an inexpensive way to lift your face, so your wrinkles and other blemishes are not that conspicuous. Furthermore, studies have shown that when you smile certain brain chemicals responsible for happy mood are released. So the more you smile, the more you will be happy and less stressful.
Have Your Eyes Checked
Since there are thousands of hip and funky eyeglasses available in the market, you do not have to worry about looking old when wearing glasses. Thus, when you feel that you are already having difficult reading the papers or seeing the signs on the street, you better head to your eye specialist and have your eyes examined. Wearing eyeglasses is way better than squinting because the latter could further exacerbate your wrinkles in the eye area.
Do Some Weight Training
Have you noticed that people who are older have flabbier arms? As you get older, your skin’s elasticity is diminished so your skin becomes loose and sagging. The best way to counter this effect of aging is to lift some weights. If you do not know how to lift weights, it would be better to enroll in a gym for a while and learn from a certified instructor. Another benefit of weight training and exercise is the strengthening of your bones and muscles.
Cut Your Hair
Even if you look stunning in a Dallas-inspired coiffure, you will still look old because of your 80’s hairstyle. Go to your stylist and ask him or her for an updated hairstyle. Usually, a shorter cut makes people over 50 look younger. Follow the lead of Hollywood stars Sharon Stone and Shirley McLaine.
Keep Your Skin Moisturized
The first thing that you need to do to help moisturize your skin is to drink ample amounts of water. A person who is dehydrated usually has wrinkly skin and you do not want to have that. Water is important not only in getting rid of toxins, but also from moisturizing your skin from within.
It is also important for you to use moisturizing creams to help fight the signs of skin aging. For maturing skin, a moisturizer that targets wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and blemishes is needed. One anti-aging skin product that is effective in keeping your face hydrated, soft and wrinkle-free is Dermaxin. Know more about this product by visiting http://www.dermaxin.com.
About the Author:
Janet Martin is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found at the premier online news magazine. http://www.thearticleinsiders.com.
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Just awful enough to qualify as someone’s guilty pleasure, this convoluted thriller was supposed to cash in on the supposedly sexy teaming of Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone (then hot from her ample exposure in Basic Instinct), but their naked groping in a shower provides one of the film’s unintentionally funny highlights. Ray Quick (Stallone) is a former CIA bomb expert whose former colleague…
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