I’m still trying to watch The Last Station, Crazy Heart and A Single Man just so I can get done with voting for the Indie Spirit Awards, so crossing fingers that I get to watch those before the deadline…
It feels like I saw a lot of stuff these days, but the quantity might not be as much because I also saw a lot of TV shows, which would explain why I feel like I’ve seen a lot…
First, WTF is Vevo, right?
Unless you’ve been looking for a music video by an artist sign by one of the few record companies that have signed deals with Vevo, chances are you haven’t even seen the Vevo logo.
Vevo started out with a celebrity packed opening, yet bumpy. Some of the musicians that day were Lady Gaga, Rhianna, Mariah, Taylor Swift, and even Justin Timberlake… but nobody cares if your platform is buggy. Users complained of slow “buffering” times, wondering why it was buffering instead of streaming. International users were shown a big splash saying they couldn’t use Vevo because it was only for US residents, however, some US users were also given the big splash for no apparent reason.
In short, very few people like Vevo for one reason or the other.
Some can’t use it, some others hate the waiting, others hate the buggy player, others hate the loading time, others (those who get to use it) hate the music collection… you know, since there are no indie labels.
Then, YouTube began using specific Vevo links, which seems to work for non-US users. However, loading times are still an issue. Add to that that it seems to be very random when it decides to not let non-US users watch videos. For example, I can watch some videos on my WinXP computer, but I can’t wtch them on the Vista I’ve got at home. Both are same location, and same internet connection. What gives?
Vevo: What’s the Deal
5 Tips to Make Vevo Better
Add to that International viewing.
Well, hello there~
This has also been a pretty good year of movie-watching — obviously, in terms of number of films watched not quality. Just a couple films I’m dying to watch left…
Watched = orange
Dying to watch = yellow
It used to be really difficult to watch shorts before the Academy Awards gave its shorts prize, but now it seems many filmmakers have decided to show their work online… and well, people have taken into uploading more shorts xD Obviously, except for the BBC and Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’
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This totally slipped my mind. Winners were announced on January 6th.
Best Picture:
The Hurt Locker
Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor:
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress:
Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress:
Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay:
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Documentary:
Anvil!: The Story of Anvil
Best Picture Not in the English Language:
The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature:
Up
Best Cinematography:
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds
Best Score:
Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Editing:
Chris Innis and Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
And hello there, I just set out to write 50 film review in a year to get to become a member. Check out the guidelines so you can apply.
*drum-roll*
and the winner is… Pixar’s Up!
Big whoop!
Among the other winners of the night were Futurama, Robot Chicken, Fantastic Mr. Fox (for Writing), 2 wins for Monsters vs. Aliens, and 3 wins for Coraline and Princess and the Frog.
Check out all the winner here.
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2010.2 アオイユウ
Ugh, I miss Vancouver so fucking much.
It’s such a beautiful city, even with that crazy fog.
I used to walk those streets almost every day.
These were announced on December, LOL
And I didn’t even post on 2008 xD
But the Satellite Awards were out, sadly Toni Collete lost Best Actress Comedy in favor of Lea Michelle on Glee. And Toni lost her SAG nod… that means I got 2/4. Damn.
Anyway, I dunno how popular the Satellite is, but they do have some wacky choices.
First of all, there was no Avatar. Praise Geezus. LOL
These are the Top10 2009 Films according to them:
… and Seth Rogen.
I mean, really… Seth Rogen? Okay…
After the success that was Away from Her in 2007-2008, Sarah Polley is ready to get back to the director’s chair… this time around with a romantic comedy titled Take this Waltz. Polley wrote the script while editing Away from Her, and decided to finally finish it up.
The film, about a love triangle in which Michelle Williams’ character struggles with infidelity will have her starring opposite Seth Rogen and another man, yet to be cast.
via EW
Can I suggest Ryan Gosling? xD
Because you want to see Blue Valentine, right?