Week 12 (March 23rd-March 29th)

MONDAY:

My friend Abby and I went into central for a fun day on Oxford Street. We treated ourselves to a nice lunch and some shopping, although it was window shopping for me lol. Of course my favorite part was seeing the Disney shop which was all decorated for the new Cinderella movie :)

I liked curry before coming to London, but now I can't get enough of it haha
My delicious red curry from a little place called East Street

WEDNESDAY:

For my last audiovisual criticism class I was able to work more on my experimental film project, which I am glad to say is almost complete! I decided to call it "Siren Song" since I layered Marlene Dietrich's singing from the film Morocco (1930) into a repetitive, entrancing song. As a predominant femme fatale figure, she acts as a seductive and 'threatening' woman. One of my favorite sequences I have put together is the allusion to the femme fatale's connection with witchcraft. I used Georges Melies' The Cake-Walk Infernal (1903) in which woman are associated with evil when dancing with demons and the Devil himself.

SATURDAY:

Sarah, Abby, Becky, and I treated ourselves to a little 'Princess' Day by going out for afternoon tea and then seeing the new Cinderella film. It was absolutely stunning! Kenneth Branagh perfectly adapted the story to live-action without losing any of its Disney magic. We saw it at the Odeon theater in Leicester Square which is where the film's London premiere was held only a week ago! I have never been in such a large and beautiful cinema theater. It was an experience that I was glad to spend a few extra pounds on.
The Frozen Fever short premiered before the screening of Cinderella and I must say it was very disappointing. It reused several shots and jokes from the original film; made me cringe! If this is what the sequel will be, I am dreading its release. The only redeemable portion of the animated short was the "Snowgies", the miniature snowman created whenever Elsa sneezed.

Sarah, Abby, Becky, and I before going out for tea

Camellia's Tea House

I got the tea house's specialty Extravagant Earl Grey tea leaf blend.
It was delicious and aromatic! I may have to go back and purchase the blend
before I return back to Wilmington.

Had some time to kill before the movie so we stopped at the M&M store.
Abbey Road M&Ms haha

The new 4th plinth in Trafalgar Square.
Love that it is a skeleton horse!

Odeon theater in Leicester Square

Cinderella's glass slipper used in the film
It was on display in an exhibition outside of the theater

Next week I will be finishing all of my final essays that are due by the end of April. I want to finish them early so I won't have to worry about them while on my trip to Ireland and Barcelona. Not looking forward to this school work, but at least there is fun just around the corner!!