Category: Motion

  • I’m Ready for Yeh Fitoor~

    You probably know I’m excited for Abhishek Kapoor’s Fitoor, of course, mainly because of Tabu xD but also because of the whole tortured emo broken-heart soul of the story. Plus, it’s Amit Trivedi’s music. I was (and usually always am) less excited about the leads… even less with Katrina “I can’ts but I tries” Kaif. Like- I don’t even know why I sat down to watch Phantom, because that’s hilarious.

    But I’m always surprise to hear people saying that Katrina sucks at dancing… because I’ve never seen that. I think the first time I saw her was in YRF’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan, and — okay, I was mostly in love with Saans [clip] because that’s a damn good sexy song. LOL — but I don’t remember her sucking in the Ishq Shava [clip] number at all. In fact, I remember I actually said she wasn’t a bad dancer.

    And I know everyone EVERYONE loves to hate and hates to love Sheila Ki Jawani [clip], but it appears on so many movies I’ve come to accept its catchy qualities despite movie and content. And even then when it appears people say she’s not a good dancer, she dances alright.My Kaif knowledge ain’t extensive, but even in Dhoom 3 [Kamli][Dhoom Machale Dhoom], she does totally fine. I can’t picture her at all doing Indian dance, but she totally nails modern and contemporary.

    They looked pretty good doing this. Who choreographed it?

  • Missed 2016 Yu Aoi Greeting~

    Oh, hey! I somehow missed this on my YouTube timeline- Yu Aoi’s 2016 New Year greeting xD

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytkL0LaH_BM

    I’ve lost most my Japanese powers in the past two years of no Japanese movies, music and television. LOL I can only make out the greeting xD I feel deflated because -crossing fingers- I may be heading to Japan for the holidays in a couple of months and scares the crap out of me because no one speaks Japanese in this trip~~~

    My dream is that I’ll meet Yu-chan and tell her how big a fan I am/was. xD Must also remember to stock up on movies (hopefully with subs) and/or Shiina Ringo concert DVDs and discography.

  • PepsiCo Bring Happiness Home 2016: The Monkey King Family

    Pepsi is prepping for the upcoming year of the Monkey in the Lunar calendar and Chinese horoscope with a commercial on the legendary Monkey King full of nostalgia and tradition. The recount of the generational Monkey King is a bit choppy, but it gets to its point.

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  • Indian Cinema of 2015

    I already published my list of 2015 Best Films, now I’m just segregating all the content from each other. I even have my Top10 Films Directed by Women.

    The journey, you guys, the journey is two-and-a-half years old [1][2][3][4][5] already and counting. I’m no longer tracking what I’m watching because it got way too complicated. And though the number of Indian films I get to watch is minuscule to the actual output; at 38 films this year (of 203), it’s the most I’ve seen in a year. It’s almost one movie a week (!!) and it almost reaches my mark of 46 (of 274) of last year. And it totally surpasses my 33 mark in 2013 when I started it all.

    *Note: Though 113 films (over 55% of the list) is English-based, not all of them are Hollywood movies. The number also considers UK, Canadian, Irish and Australian productions and some other mix-and-match co-productions.

    Of course, I’m way more comfortable navigating mainstream Hindi cinema than I am Tamil or other industries. But Anupama Chopra has just released her video of the Best and Worst of Hindi Cinema in 2015, so I got inspired to have my own segregated list. xD

    The Best of Indian Cinema 2015

    1. Dil Dhadakne Do (dir. Zoya Akhtar)
    2. Talvar (dir. Meghna Gulzar)
    3. Piku (dir. Shoojit Sircar)
    4. Masaan (dir. Neeraj Ghaywan)
    5. Dum Laga Ke Haisha (dir. Sharat Katariya)
    6. NH10 (dir. Navdeep Singh)
    7. Margarita, with a Straw (dir. Shonali Bose)
    8. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (dir. Kabir Khan)
    9. Baahubali: The Beginning (dir. S.S. Rajamouli)
    10. Angry Indian Goddesses (dir. Pan Nalin)

    The Worst of Indian Cinema 2015

    1. Dirty Politics (dir. K.C. Bokadia)
    2. Badlapur (dir. Sriram Raghavan)
    3. Phantom (dir. Kabir Khan)
    4. Katti Batti (dir. Nikhil Advani)
    5. Hawaizaada (dir. Vibhu Puri)

    Haha, Kabir Khan in both lists xD

    Still Pending~

    • Aligarh
    • Ayal Njanalla
    • Bajirao Mastani
    • Charlie (dir. Martin Prakkat)
    • Dilwale
    • Dhanak
    • Kothanodi
    • Main Aur Charles
    • Orange Mittai
    • Premam
    • Shaandaar
    • Tamasha
    • Thani Oruvan
    • Thoongaa Vanam
    • Umrika
    • Zubaan

     

  • Hilarious Van Houten Cocoa’s Mamametal CMs

    Japan does have some of the best commercials.

    Japan-based Latina YAMmie Roxanne just shared these hilarious commercials for Van Houten Cocoa, featuring a mom who goes metal when crap things happen at home— her son begrudging her for not waking him up, a husband who does nothing, and a daughter who arrives late without notice.

    And because lyrics are important, they have it subtitled— so don’t forget to turn the CC options on!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ZvoHXwi_k

    No info on who’s in charge of the campaign, but their website states there will be a Special Movie coming out soon.

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  • Anushka Sharma for the Film Companion’s FaceTime

    Anupama Chopra’s Film Companion just published their interview with Anushka Sharma, where she talks about being an actress in the Indian film industry, Hollywood gender numbers, being a producer and a public figure. It all comes down to the simple~

    At the end of the day you want respect.

    It’s a big on the long side (33min. long), but it’s worth it. Anushka is really outspoken and it’s great to listen to with her back and forth with Anupama.

  • Samsung Gear S2 – Turn the Bezel

    Love this commercial… I could totally sit through this a couple of times if I saw it on TV. lol

    I like the design of the watch a lot better than the Apple Watch, which seems kinda chunky and calls too much attention. But still shrugged at the fact that you need a smartphone to set it up.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_NMGHlCAX8

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  • Khamatova + Mironov Dance for The Puppet Syndrome

    I ran into this clip of what seems a rehearsal of Yevgeny Mironov and Chulpan Khamatova dancing for the sequences of The Puppet Syndrome. If you do get a chance, do check it out.

  • Best Ayu Sound: Sexy Little Things

    I’m not a very big fan of Ayumi Hamasaki, but I remember when I saw this video (and her this song) for the very first time, it held a lot of promise. Sadly, it didn’t. At least from what I was able to listen to~

  • Brown Eyed Girls Got Away with Warm Hole~

    Yup~ no typo there.

    They do have indeedy a song called Warm Hole (웜홀, womhol), which everyone’s trying to pretend it’s Wormhole. Considering the song, I wonder how that was gonna fly on a ‘live’ performance, but they did.

    The only minus? Lipsync. I’m sure they can come up with a way that JeA doesn’t have to do a choreography and just focus on the vocals, no? Music Core performance of Hot Shot, anyone? She was even great with the Sixth Sense bit. Nothing tops that Music Core performance. Legendary.