Category: French

  • The Silence Beneath the Bark

    Also known by its French original title, Le Silence sous l’écorce. The animated short directed by Joanna Lurie follows two… little beings (?) who wake up as it begins snowing.

    The short was one of the few shortlisted for the Best Animated Short Oscar nominations, but it missed out on it just like Sensology.

    This style is challenging my eye to figured 3d, 2d and mixed media.

    There’s also a short making-of the short.


  • Il était une fois… les technologies du passé.

    Ahhh, there’s no better way to feel old than having kids say or do things to make you feel old. Yesterday, in fact, I was hanging out with my cousin and a kid asked him whether in “his days” there was Wii.

    LOL

    This clip also reminds me of The Past Decade According to Kids.

    Sorry, no subs… but pretty self-explanatory.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdSHeKfZG7c


  • Oscar 2010-2011 Watchlist

    I know, I know… I haven’t been blogging about any of the awards since I launched YAM. But hey! If you were following YAM on Twitter, you’d know I’ve been commenting on them~

    Did the Globes [Firth, Portman, Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Paul Giamatti, Melissa Leo + Christian Bale, + The Social Network wins for Movie+Score+Script+Director] Did the whole SAG Awards [Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Melissa Leo + Christian Bale (The Fighter) + The King’s Speech for Cast), and the Oscar noms aren’t really that surprising, but there were a couple of nice things.

    First, Yay Javier Bardem, Yay John Hawkes.

    Here’s my list of watched and not-watched films.

    Light blue – Watched
    Hot pink – Dying to watch.


  • Online Film Critics 2010 Nominations

    Another one for Black Swan O+O

    OMG, Natalie Portman news – still SHOCKING. xD

    Amazing Oscar timing.

    Also… YAY! Kim Hye-ja for Best Actress in Madeo/Mother again!

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  • Finally YAM Magazine Website

    I was beat last night. Full of anxiety xD

    But it’s finally out. Please, visit yam-mag.com leave a comment and subscribe ;P


  • You make me laugh: Golden Globe Nominations 2010

    Couldn’t resist to use this image as the main film here xD

    Can’t help myself, and I haven’t even seen The Tourist. Look, I love movie stars… I’m sure I’m going to go “oh, it isn’t THAT bad” but I can even say when things should be awarded or not. xD But then again… ratings~

    I’m just glad Timberlake wasn’t nominated in anything.

    And since we’re speaking about out of their league: Lea Michelle for Glee is completely out of her league in her category against Toni Collette, Edie Falco, Tina Fey and Laura Linney. Look, I love Glee – don’t really watch 30 Rock, didn’t warm up to Laura Linney in The Big C, don’t like Edie Falco’s Nurse Jackie character, didn’t completely loved Season 2 of United States of Tara – but Lea Michelle is out of her league. xD

    Toni Collette FTW!

    Because the list is oh so long, just posting film…

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  • Broadcast Film Critics 2010 Nominations

    Forgive the late post. xD

    Black Swan leads the Broadcast Film Critics nominations with 12 nods, including Best Film, Director, Actress, and Supporting Actress. In the newcomer award, Chloe “Hit Girl” Moretz earns two nods for Kick-Ass, as well as Let Me In… which could pretty much suck because that would mean her votes split… or she could win for Kick-Ass, just because Hit Girl is awesome.

    Why couldn’t they nominate her once for both like they do in Japan?

    Cool stuff from these nominations? Some love for I Love You Philip Morris! And nomination for Jennifer Lawrence for Winter’s Bone in Best Actress and Young Actor/Actress, that’s going against Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit in Supporting Actress and Young Actor/Actress – it’s on!

    Sucky about this? There’s no consistency in nominees… you’ve got categories with only 3 nominations — they’d better have nominated Madeo (Mother) last year, or I’m calling foul.

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  • New York Film Critics Winners

    New York actually liked The Kids Are All Right, at least in terms of acting and story… but they still awarded The Social Network for Best Picture, as well as Best Director.

    They also show some love for France awarding Carlos and The Illusionist.

    Hmm… cultural geographical question — is LA more willing to award Kim Hye-ja because the West Coast is closer to Asia? and the East Coast is nearer Europe? xD Even though New York’s Chinatown is pretty famous~~~

    • Picture: The Social Network
    • Director:  David FincherThe Social Network
    • Screenplay: Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart BlumbergThe Kids Are All Right
    • Actor: Colin FirthThe King’s Speech
    • Actress: Annette BeningThe Kids Are All Right
    • Supporting Actor: Mark RuffaloThe Kids Are All Right
    • Supporting Actress: Melissa LeoThe Fighter
    • Cinematography: Matthew LibatiqueBlack Swan
    • Animated Film: The Illusionist
    • Non-Fiction Film: Inside Job
    • Foreign Language Film: Carlos
    • First Feature: Animal Kingdom

    via Living in Cinema


  • Los Angeles Film Critics Winners

    First, let me spazz as the LA Critics surprise by choosing Korean Actress — awesomest ahjumma for the award season — Kim Hye-ja for Best Actress with her work on Bong Joon-ho’s Madeo (Mother). The pick kind of baffles me since I consider Madeo a 2009 Film, and Kim Hye-ja was even nominated in my first Experiments Awards.

    Still… *goes crazy*

    Then, the LA Critics also surprise with a tie for Director choosing Olivier Assayas for Carlos, as well as David Fincher for The Social Network. While adding a personal sting by picking Olivia Williams for Best Supporting Actress runner-up — RUNNER-UP!!!! — for her work on The Ghost Writer… beaten by Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom. LOL

    • Best Picture – The Social Network
      1st. Carlos
    • Director – Olivier Assayas – Carlos
      tie. David Fincher – The Social Network
    • Actor – Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
      1st. Edgar Ramirez – Carlos
    • Actres – Kim Hye-ja – Madeo (Mother)
      1st. Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
    • Supporting Actor – Niels Arestrup – Un Prophete (A Prophet)
      1st. Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
    • Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
      1st. Olivia Williams – The Ghost Writer
    • Screenplay – The Social Network
      1st. The King’s Speech
    • Cinematography – Black Swan
      1st. True Grit
    • Documentary – Last Train Home
      1st. Exit Through the Gift Shop
    • Foreign – Carlos
      1st. Madeo (Mother)
    • Animated Film – Toy Story 3
      1st. l’Illusionniste (The Illusionist)
    • Score – The Ghost Writer
      1st. The Social Network
    • Production Design – Inception
      1st. The King’s Speech

    via Living in Cinema


  • Australian Film Institute Noms, Yokohama Film Festival Awards, Plus Oscar Animated Shorts and VFX

    That’s the longest title I’ve ever written. I think. Not sure, but pretty~

    First, let’s start with Oscar talk. There are 10 animated shorts line-up for 3/5 spots at the Academy.

    • Coyote Falls
    • Day & Night
    • Let’s Pollute
    • Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, A Journey Diary)
    • Sensology
    • The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
    • The Gruffalo
    • The Lost Thing
    • Le Silence Sous l’Ecorce (The Silence Beneath the Bark)
    • Urs

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