Category: French

  • Academy Awards: Best Animated Feature Nominees – Part I

    Most often than not, there’s a lack of foreign films in the Animated Feature (and in any other) field~ So how many times must we pass over great animation (not only for kids) to open our eyes? I started out with a qucik search for 2006 released animation (because I was discussing that year with a friend), but that didn’t do anything except make me skim through an article stating that “2006 was a great year for animation” – NOT! That there were 2 or 3 animated (3d CG) films each months totaling more than a dozen films of pretty much crappy quality… and if they were lucky they were worth a straight-to-dvd release is NOT a great year for animation. That just makes it a great year for movie business…

    2006 was the year I began hating 3d animation, because everyone seemed to be releasing their 3d films JUST to cash in.

    I ended up at the Academy Awards site to search all animated films nominated since the category began in 2001 with Shrek (the original not sequels) won. I also ended up on IMDb and their ‘Power Search’ tool to search for animated films with feature releases from the year.

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  • MixTape – Oldies-a-Mix

    Wow, my iPod has some old music~~ haha. I decided to do a list by year, and foudn that picking a song a year is tough!! And it was a long list, so I thought I could split this up in a few other mixtapes. This one it’s a more varied one starting from 1940 with Carmen Miranda, and ending in 1969 with the Jackson 5. xD After that, I have enough music to do a 10-track mix per decade (one per year). You think?

    1. Carmen Miranda – Mamãe Eu Quero – 1940
    2. Carmen Miranda – Chica Chic Boom Chic – 1941
    3. Carmen Miranda – Não Te Dou a Chupeta – 1942
    4. Edith Piaf – La Vie en Rose – 1946
    5. Edith Piaf – Padam Padam – 1951
    6. Edith Piaf – Bravo pour le Clown! – 1953
    7. Yma Sumac – Indian Carnival – 1954
    8. Edith Piaf – Non Je Ne Regrette Rien – 1960
    9. West Side Story Cast – America – 1961
    10. The Beatles – Hold me Tight – 1963
    11. The Beatles – Can’t Buy me Love – 1964
    12. The Beatles – Help! – 1965
    13. The Mamas and the Papas – California Dreamin’ – 1966
    14. The Beatles – With a Little Help from my Friends – 1967
    15. Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson – 1968
    16. The Jackson 5 – I Want Your Bacl – 1969

  • Demasiado Extranjero, Por Favor Cante en Inglés

    Esta es la traducción de inglés -> español del artículo que escribí para YAM 003 titulado “Too Foreign for your Own Good. Please Sing in English” en el que hablo de los más recientes lanzamientos de artistas de no habla inglesa estrenando material en el idioma para entrar en el mercado.

    Como el artículo es un poco largo, pueden leerlo después del break.

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  • Amy’s Current Nearly-Perfect Films

    … though a couple have been demoted half a star. LOL’

    Let’s see~~ From nearly 2000 rated films on my Flixster on Facebook application, this are at the top by rating… in no particular order…

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  • A Little Over a Month of Music

    I was horrible last time, and I’m actually pretty horrible at keeping track of the music lately. No idea why though~ Also, I’m pretty sure I might be repeating or missing some albums hahaha ~~ go figure that one too. Annyway, the list after the break!

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  • Be Still my Heart: Coco Avant Chanel

    The trailer for Coco Avant Chanel, about the life of Coco Chanel starring Audrey Tautou has hit the net a few days ago. Me wants to see~~~ I need a little French push at the moment with so much Asian in my life.

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    Looks good, non? I’m surprised Lainey is not over all of this by now. LOL’ I thought she;d be, btu oh well~~

  • Spirit Awards 2009!

    1.30hrs to the broadcast, but you can head… over  the Film Independent’s Spirit Award website, to see the LIVE blue carpet.

    Indie Spirits in my Room
    My TV, the Picture in Picture (PIP), and my computer set to Indie Spirits this afternoon~~~

    Well, I hope you’ve been watching- only 10 minutes to go… Melissa Leo was the cutest on the interview. The most fun there, actually… Ellen Page was there! Penelope Cruz… Richard Jenkins! James Franco, Mickey Rourke~~~ They also talked about Milk, and all about how they thought of rushing the opening of the film against Prop 8.

    This is actually quite an interesting live event, a LOT of talk about films and projects… and minimum glamour and dress talk. I mean, how many times should we hear “who are you wearing?” – Refreshing~~~ other than the missed interviews, even though Film Independent SHOULD get primary spot on the carpet, so no one can skip them~~~ and other weird camera movements…

    Kudos to them for the LIVE Event online~~ and hooray for NO RESTRICTIONS!!

    I think you can head back to their site just after the broadcast to watch the ceremony, and stuff.

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  • Rest of January, Half February Films~

    Last viewed films list before the Indie Spirit, and Oscar this weekend! I think I did pretty okay for a bit more than a month… you think?

    How’s YOUR movie watching?

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  • BAFTA Winners 2009

    Paving the way to Oscar… BAFTA were just handed out~~ My private predictions weren’t too far off, scoring 15/20… considering this is my first BAFTA prediction, I think I did ok~~

    Slumdog got 7 out of the 11 nods it had, including Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay and Score – Benjamin Button didn’t leave empty handed either (finally!, lol) – It took home 3 out of 11 nods, all in technical categories such as Best Visual Effects, Makeup and Production Design (which is Art Direction).

    Kate Winslet pushes forward as the favorite in the  Best Actress for winning for The Reader, Heath… well, like, is that a surprise anymore? I’m sure a lot of America will tune into Oscar night to see Heath winning. And Penelope Cruz pushes forward for an Oscar win as Supporting Actress for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona – and well, Mickey Rourke~~~ MAN, that’s a tough one to call. Sean or Mickey?

    Animation was a tough category, WALL-E ended up victorious against AWESOME animated films, Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir, which also lost Best Foreign Film against I’ve Loved You So Long (Il y a Longtemps que Je t’Aime)

    Read the whole list of winners here.

  • TOKYO! – in a City Near You!

    Just a few months after some Hawaiian residents had a chance to catch TOKYO at the Hawaii International Film Festival, Liberation Entertainment brings TOKYO! to a city near… or at least nearer you this March. Below the break for more info~~

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