Watch | Read | Listen {April 2014}

Last month, I saw Divergent, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Mr. Peabody and Sherman, and all were absolutely wonderful. Divergent was just as I imagined when I read the book, plus it was fast-paced and emotional. The only word I would use to describe The Grand Budapest Hotel is delightful. It was funny and charming and I already want to watch it again. I saw Mr. Peabody and Sherman with my 9-year-old sister with a giant bucket of popcorn, and I really enjoyed it. It was funny and cute and pretty smart for a kid's movie.

P.S. -- I'm a part of Chels & The City's Annual Fashion Week this year!

Be sure to check it out! You might just win $50 to Target!

MOVIES

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America (Chris Evans) is living in Washington, D.C. and adjusting to the modern world when S.H.I.E.L.D. comes under attack. Captain America joins forces with the Black Widow (Scalett Johansson) to expose a conspiracy and fight off a terrible enemy -- the Winter Soldier. (April 4)

Hank and Asha

This romantic comedy is about Asha (Mahira Kakkar), an Indian woman studying in Prague, and Hank (Andrew Pastides), a New Yorker, who begin talking through video letters. They're two people who are looking for a connection, but when their relationship deepens they have to decide whether to meet face to face. Watch the trailer. I love rom-coms and this one looks wonderful!(April 11)

Transcendence

Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher of Artificial Intelligence who is working to create a sentient machine that combines the intelligence of everything with human emotion. After Dr. Caster uploads his own subconscious, his thirst for knowledge evolves into a quest for power, and it seems like there may be no way to stop him. This movie looks crazy interesting! (April 17)

Authors Anonymous

A group of unpublished writers meet every week to discuss their writing, but when one of their own, Hannah (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), gets an agent and becomes an overnight success tensions begin to rise. As her career takes off, the others in the group struggle to find their own path to success. Watch the trailer. As a writer, this is spot-on and hilarious! (April 18)

Belle 

Inspired by a true story, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), is the illegitimate daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral, who is raised by her great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson). Dido's lineage allows her certain privilages, but the color of her skin prevents her from fully immersing herself into society. Watch the trailer. (April 25)

Other movies coming out:

• 10 Rules for Sleeping Around (April 4)
• Afflicted (April 4)
• Alan Partridge (April 4)
• Draft Day (April 11)
• Oculus (April 11)
• Heaven is Real (April 16)
• Disney's Bears (April 18)
• Blue Ruin (April 25)
• Beneath the Harvest Sky (April 25)

BOOKS & MUSIC

The Chopped Cookbook by The Food Network -- From the culinary masterminds at the Food Network, this new cookbook has 188 delicious recipes, including go-to guides for making salad dressings and sauces. (April 8)

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor -- The conclusion to the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy; when a angel army enters the human world, Akiva and Karou must fight for their lives and their people. Humans, chimera, and seraphin will fight and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil. (April 8)

A School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani -- In this sequel, Agatha and Sophie are home, living out their Ever After, but life isn't a fairy tale. Agatha decides to go back to the school, but finds that everything has changed. Meanwhile, a dangerous war is brewing. (April 15)

Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty by Diane Keaton -- Academy Award Winner Diane Keaton writes about beauty, aging, her Annie Hall voice, and talks about the ups and downs of living in a world obsessed with appearances. (April 19)

Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball (April 8) | Francesca Battistelli's If We're Honest (April 22)

Lindsey Stirling's Shatter Me (April 29)

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