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Oscar Nominees Announced!

January 22, 2008 — 1 Comment

Nominees for this year’s Oscar nominations were announced while I was sort of sleeping, so I woke up to CNN’s news announcement! Kinda surprising on some categories, but take a look at the list yourself.

Thoughts? Marion and Julie Christie got a nod, so I’m freaking out, ha! It will all be decided next week in the SAG… but still then, it’s not for sure. Moreover, Ellen Page got a nod! I’m happy for her because I loved watching Juno, but I sure hope she doesn’t become my upset. If anyone should beat Cotillard, it should be Julie Christie. Oh yeah, one kind of a surprise was Laura Linney getting a nod instead of Angelina Jolie who had been getting a few more nods this season.

On the animated front, Persepolis against Ratatouille. Interesting who will win, I will give my vote to Persepolis but it’s most likely that Ratatouille will get this year’s Best Animated Feature, as Finding Nemo got it against Les Triplettes de Belleville.

Overall, La Vie en Rose got 3 nods (Best Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up) while Atonement got 7 nods. But that wasn’t enough to beat No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood, which got 8 nods each. People’s fave, Juno, got 4 nods… and Away from Her got 2 nods (including one for Sarah Polley, woot woot). Diablo Cody got a nod for Best Original Screenplay *woot woot*

The biggest surprise for me where the Foreign Film nods, which went to films that others haven’t even mention… which is great because it makes it really interesting to guess!!

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My Reasons Why the 90’s Ruled or Not – Part III

January 21, 2008 — 2 Comments

It’s another post of why the 90’s ruled! I was certain I had stuff to post, but now it’s slipped my mind. For the other parts, click on the following links:
My Reasons Why the 90’s Ruled or Not – Part I
My Reasons Why the 90’s Ruled or Not – Part II

When I was little, I had the pleasure to watch a lot of Disney stuff… stuff which my dad got hold of god knows how~ I only remember seeing the logo for something called Videorama. The thing is, he got me loads of tapes… Betamax tapes of old cartoons, and later we transfered them to VHS tapes. I got to watch The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Three Caballeros (1944)… oh man! I used to sing (and still sing) along to Os Quindins de Yaya!!! What other Disney… I mean, other than the classics like Snow White, or Sleeping Beauty… or The Little Mermaid, I got the chance to see Song of the South, Mouse Detective… I got the chance to see loads of Disney shorts, now included in the Walt Disney Treasures – Silly Symphonies and More Silly Symphonies~~ like Little Hiawhatta, Mother Goose Melodies, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Elmer Elephant. I mean, I grew up with those… and miss them loads!

I am of the opinion everyone should grow up watching those to appreciate and understand animation. Anyway, those are Disney of MY 90’s, but here’s a list of Theatrical Animated Disney Releases:

  1. The Little Mermaid (Nov. 1989) – so this is technically almost a 90’s
  2. The Rescuers Down Under (1990) – Bernardo y Bianca!!
  3. Beauty and the Beast (1991) – Modern Classic Disney!
  4. Aladdin (1992) – Prince Ali! Fabulous he! Ali-ah Bah Buah!
  5. The Lion King (1994) – Another Modern Classic Disney!
  6. Pocahontas (1995)
  7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
  8. Hercules (1997)
  9. Mulan (1998) – I’ll make a man out of you!!
  10. Tarzan (1999) – This is one of Amy’s faves… the animation is rocking!
  11. Fantasia 2000 – which was also a 1999 release

Another fantastic Disney/Buena Vista animated film, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), with one of my favorite characters! Jack Skellington! What’s this!! What’s this!!!

The 90’s also saw the BOOM! of animation master house Pixar (which was founded only 2 days before my birth date, on Feb. 3 1986! **snap**), that released Toy Story in 1995, following it with 1998’s release of A Bug’s Life, and ended 1999 with Toy Story 2.

That was back in the day, when all movie studios didn’t cash in on animation, and left animation to those who knew. Now the market is so saturated, we get at least 10 animated releases, instead of 1 or 2 quality ones. And sadly, 99,9% of them are on 3D, and classical animation has been long left to the sidelines, which is why I’m looking forward to some new Disney animation!

Holy Frijole! A whole why the 90’s ruled on Disney. ha! So I guess it’s fair to say Disney rocked in the 90’s/ Login off now, nites!

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Angel – S01x08 – I Will Remember You

January 18, 2008 — 12 Comments

This is one of the episodes that got stuck on my mind. I remember watching it on The WB, back when they showed The WB in Lima~ Oh the good times. I think it was the first crossover episodes, but I could be wrong. I felt really strong about this episode because, well… before I knew what a shipper was, I liked Buffy/Angel… and this episode was just so heart-breaking in the end. However, looking back on it~ hotness ensues. Probably one of the best Angel episodes I saw… but take into consideration I was not a big Angel viewer. At least not after Connor (?) was born…

For those of you who don’t know, in this episode where Buffy appears in the Angel show, he becomes human… and Angel chooses what is right, over what is easy~~ Oh you know what he chose! In the episode, Buffy and Angel kiss quite a lot… there’s the kiss when Buffy realizes Angel is truly human, then there’s the kiss… well, you know. ha! Then there are a whole lot of sweet moments between them, and ending in everyone’s tears~

Here are some graphics, thanks to no-address.org for the captures!
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The Notebook

January 18, 2008 — 3 Comments

Well, continuing with naming best kisses that I began with this kiss post, I thought I could also post about The Notebook. First of all, I was never into watching the film, until I saw it as a download… but I had to admit, I liked it~~ So I’m guilty of watching it again on cable. Ha! Pity Gosling and McAdams are not together anymore ‘coz they made an awesome couple.

Anyway, there are a bunch of kisses on the film, and the ending is oh-so-sad. BUT, the kiss I’m talking about is the one during the “I waited for you, I wrote to you for a year, It’s raining, and I want you” kiss. Hahaha, you know, THAT kiss. Both are soaked with the rain, she’s telling him she waited for Noah, and now it’s too late. And he tells her that he wrote to her, but she never responded, and BAM!

Here’s some simple graphics:
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Here’s Kent – Vapen & Ammunition

January 17, 2008 — 1 Comment

I know lyrics are online, but people might be still looking for them… mainly because Kent’s website is all in Swedish, ha! Makes it just a tiny bit harder to look around if you don’t know Swedish… though it’s pretty similar to English. Anyway, 99,9% of the credit goes to Kent.nu

And Julyssa, for giving me the album. She knows she rocks…

  1. Sundance Kid
  2. Pärlor
  3. Dom Andra
  4. Duett
  5. Hur Jag Fick Dig Att Älska Mig
  6. Kärleken Väntar
  7. Socker
  8. FF
  9. Elite
  10. Sverige

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Deezer Not Playing Songs?

January 17, 2008 — 1 Comment

Apparently Deezer’s brand new player (2.0) doesn’t allow right-clicking greyed-out songs. However, the following code seems to be setting a ‘french’ cookie so you can listen to them…

Taken from this Deezer forum topic;

javascript:function SetCookie (name, value){var aujourdhui = new Date();var expdate=new Date();expdate.setTime(aujourdhui.getTime()+(24*60*60*1000));document.cookie = name + “=” + value + “;expires=”+expdate.toGMTString()+”;path=/”;}SetCookie(‘COUNTRY’, “FR”);

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Juno Luv

January 16, 2008 — Leave a comment

Ellen Page - Juno PreggersThe last time I remember writing a review, it was for Golden Compass. This time I must express my luv for Juno… I instantly fell in luvvvv with the film, and we luvvv Diablo Cody for that. Ellen Page was superb as pregnant teen, Juno, though I admit Juno might be a little too smart to end up in shenanigans like that, but that’s besides the point. Ellen Page = Junoness.

Michael Cera is cute as Juno’s sperminator, while Simmons and Janney do great as the parents who don’t freak out… Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman appear as the couple adopting Juno’s unborn baby. Oh yeah! And I have to mention Valerie Tian as abortion protester/classmate Su-chin (who happens to be from Vancouver, woot woot).

Juno is enjoyable, well acted, and has a rocking soundtrack. It’s a must-watch for people, and it’s a must-have for me! Oh yeah, and how much did all those cute doodling-doodle-dos rock?

I leave you all with a kick-ass interview with Ellen Page from Curve online-mag.

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BAFTA Nominations

January 16, 2008 — Leave a comment

Okay, I admit it… I’m not as aware of BAFTA awards or nominations as I am of the Academy Award, or the GG… or lately, the SAG… but today we had a bunch of nominees~~

No Country for Old Men, Atonement, There Will Be Blood, The Lives of Others (last year’s Foreign Film winner at the Oscar), The Bourne Ultimatum, Eastern Promises are some of the nominees for Best Film and Best British Film. While the Coen Bros are a shoo-in in the Best Director category~ lol’ Also, they are among the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay, while Diablo Cody is in for a Best Original Screenplay. Oh yeah, and Ratatouille is a 99,9% winner in the Best Animated Film category.

In the acting categories, Daniel Day-Lewis, Viggo Mortensen, and Ulrich Mühe (RIP, for The Live of Others) are among the Best Actor category; while Julie Christie, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard will battle the Best Actress one. In the supporting roles, Javier Bardem and Cate Blanchett are most likely to win!

For a complete list of all the nominees, please click here!

The BAFTA winners will be announced on Feb. 10th!

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GG Winners Announced!

January 13, 2008 — Leave a comment

The Golden Globe winners have just been announced.!

Best Supporting Actress: Continue Reading…

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Films I Wanna See – Update

January 11, 2008 — 1 Comment

Well, apparently I’m rubbish at watching the films I want to watch… the lack of films on Peruvian theaters also doesn’t help one bit. Follow up to this post.

  • Across the Universe (2007)
  • The Other Boleyn Girl (Hopefully 2007)
  • Goya’s Ghost (2007?)
  • My Blueberry Nights (2007?)
  • The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
  • I’m a Cyborg, but it’s OK (2007???)
  • Martian Child (Oct 26, 2007)
  • The Savages (Sept. 7, 2007)
  • Fido (Jun. 15th)
  • Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (Jun. 1st)
  • Becoming Jane (Aug. 3)
  • Rocket Science (Aug. 10)
  • Margot at the Wedding (Oct. 19)
  • Persepolis
  • Juno
  • Gone Baby Gone
  • Lars and the Real Girl
  • El Orfanato

I’ve also seen the following that weren’t on my list…

  • The Kingdom
  • Eastern Promises
  • Eagle vs. Shark
  • I Am Legend
  • Den Osynlige
  • The Brave One
  • Backstage
  • All the King’s Men
  • Little Manhattan
  • The Water is Wide
  • Ballet Shoes 1975
  • Ballet Shoes 2007
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