Category: Sharing

  • 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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  • French & Saunders Clips!!

    Multiple post night! Or day… actually, I’m supposed to be writing about Yamato… but that could wait even though I’m gonna keep this for later posting.

    I just got an urge to watch French & Saunders xD Soooooo sooooo phunny.

    Check the rest of clips after the break, =P

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  • Yu Aoi Film Discussion – Otoko-tachi no Yamato

    Delay, again~~~ SORRY! xD Yamato took a bit longer to re-watch. I really feel it’s been just sitting… there… ANYWAY! Next up is Honey & Clover, which has also been just sitting there~~~ Promise to try to re-watch sooner.

    Something about the film:
    (from Wikipedia)
    Otoko-tachi no Yamato is a 2005 Japanese war film telling the story of Kamio, a teenage boy who ended up fighting in World War II on board of the biggest Japanese battleship, and its crew who ultimately met its death in battle.

    Genre: War, Drama
    Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyoka Suzuki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Kenichi Matsuyama, Shido Nakamura,Yu Aoi
    Appearances by: Kimiko Yo, Kayoko Shiraishi, Takahata Atsuko
    Duration: +2hrs

    Alert!!! Spoilers ahead!

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  • Criterion Collection, I Wants!

    Continuing the trend on pricey stuff – yes, beacuse we love the economy xD –

    *ironically* Thank you, Lainey… if it wasn’t for you mentioning Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love,  I wouldn’t have gone through all the Criterion catalogue and pretended to get a debt buying Criterion… because OH HOW I WISH I could buy more of those… especially since lately, so-called double-disc “special” DVDs have been SHIT.

    Yes, I’m talking to you The Dark Knight 2-Disc “SPECIAL” Edition~~~

    So… you know, just in case – gonna put this out there.

    But you know… any Kurosawa Criterion would be nice as well or Wes Anderson. Or you can be daring and buy this Twenty-four Eyes film (the 1954 film version of the made-for-tv film Yu did a cameo for…) or… you know something recent like Benjamin Button.

  • Variety + NP.com = NP, the Bio and April Fools

    NP.com went all overboard with this year’s April Fools joke. Funniest thing ever. You can head over here to experience it… or in case it’s gone~~ here’s a capture.

    You almost got me there, guys~~~

    NP.com - April Fools' joke - Variety

  • More Pricey Items

    You know how I complain about the prices of regular items in Japan? Well, yeah… $30USD seems a bit too much to me, who has hundreds of albums and hundreds of DVDs. – You could say I have a pretty small fortune… 75% of all those items are probably not collectibles, but who knows… perhaps one day they’ll be rare items. Doubtful, but could happen…

    Anyway, whenever I’m zapping and happen to catch Incurable Collectors (Coleccionista Incurable) on A&E, I think about the items I store away in my dusty room… and the ones my mom decided to give away *rolls eyes*

    For example, I found this Franz Ferdinand signed copy of You Could Have It So Much Better from 2005 – nearly $150USD – It was, in fact, signed when the group performed in Vancouver and they had a signing session in HMV (used to be Virgin Mega Store). Does that mean I also have a worth $150USD signed copy of the album? NIFTY! And my friend (who went with me) has the companion signed VIP access pass.

    Of course, we can get crazier than that… take John Lennon for example! A nearly $14K signed Sgt. Pepper LP, or… a John Lennon photograph by (and signed by) Robert Freeman at $12.5K, or… this John Lennon print at $5,5K,  or a Yoko+Lennon Lithograph at $5,2K, or this REALLY cool Rolling Stone Lennon portrait by Ronnie Wood at $1K.

    Still think you’re a crazy fan? LOL’ or are you intimidated a bit with those prices?

    You know, just for kicks… take a look at these Greta Garbo items just because I like her so much.

    This 1st Edition by Mary Webb which was read by Greta Garbo and signed at nearly $10k… yes, just ‘coz she wrote that. Or… this photograph that includes a letter (signed) to Garbo’s lawyer at nearly $3.5k, or simply this Garbo letter at $2.5k, or if you want to get simpler than that… you can always just buy a photograph of Garbo at just $695USD.

    I wonder if… if I had the money, would I try to buy those items??? Would you buy pricey items and collectibles if you could afford it?

  • Lily Chou Chou – Kokyu Re-Issue

    So this totally slipped my mind! I got the re-issue of Breathe!!! The Lily Chou Chou album from the Lily film by Shunji Iwai. The first time you see the film is so SO difficult~~ it’s such a hard theme, and characters you just want to slap around. I was a kid not long ago, and I felt so disconnected from THAT reality… yet, the film. You go back to it, and absorb it. The visuals, the music… it’s heartbreak.

    Salyu, her voice~~ I fell in love with the soundtrack. The album is an experience all on its own… perhaps more than Salyu’s other albums. It’s the film, it’s because the album is strongly connected to that reality that it works so well… perhaps, a bit poetic. It’s THAT magical. At least to me, and to all the people that had bought the first issue of the album~~~ and maybe the reason WHY it was re-released.

    I just want to know, from the people that bought the first run of copies… is it the same as the re-issue? Or has something changed? Hence, the re-issue credits in the album (including a re-design credit) ~ your thoughts?

    Lily Chou Chou - Salyu - Kokyu

  • 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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  • Artist’s Random Music Meme

    Forgive my ignorance, but why is this a Meme? LOL I don’t get why call them Meme. xD

    Julz didn’t tag me, but I’m doing this anyway~~

    INSTRUCTIONS:
    1. Choose ONE band/artist and put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
    2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.
    3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds.

    Picked band/artist: Faye Wong ‘coz I felt I needed an artist with a fair amount of songs… and now that I think about it, I also could have picked Shiina Ringo. BALLS.

    1. Are you male or female? 迷魂記 – Vertigo
    (though English name doesn’t seem correct)

    2. Describe yourself: 蝴蝶 – Butterfly
    (awww, metamorphosis? xD)

    3. How do you feel about yourself? 浮躁 (Fu Zao) – Impatience
    (hahahahaha, now imagine myself with other people. No wonder!!)

    4. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend: 小題大做 (Xiao Ti Da Zuo) – Making a Fuss
    (I still think it might be the wrong translation)

    5. Describe your current boy/girl situation: 掃興 (Sao Xing) – Disappointed (hahahaha)

    6. Describe your current location: 嗶一聲之後 – After the Tone (*beep* I’m not here hahaha)

    7. Describe where you want to be: 人間 (Ren Jian) – Mortal World
    (why????)

    8. Your best friend: 精彩 – Spectacular
    (oh, geez… they get the bust in self-esteem? And I get all the depressing ones~ LOL)

    9. Your favorite color: 夜妝 – Concealed Night
    (ok, you lost me there. Sounds like that SJP ‘barely mint’ color description. GAY!)

    10. You know that: 悶 (Men) – Bored
    (I’m bored?? xD)

    11. What’s the weather like? 無常 (Wu Chang) – Sporadic
    (Gosh! Talk about precise. First hot like humid hell, then fresh.)

    12. If your life was a television show what would it be called? 空城 – Empty City
    (hahahaha, my own version of I Am Legend??? BALLS.)

    13. What is life to you? 你喜歡不如我喜歡 (Ni Xi Huan Bu Ru Wo Xi Huan) – You Don’t Love as Much as Me
    (WTF, man. That’s sad. Damn it! Love as much as me!!)

    14. What is the best advice you have to give? 想像 (Xiang Xiang) – Imagine
    (sounds a little bit like me… or John Lennon)

    15. If you could change your name what would you change it to? 如果你是假的 (Ru Guo Ni Shi Jia De) – If You Were False
    (changing your name is false!! LOL’ or… I will have a very long name apparently)

  • Wah! OMG! Where the Wild Things Are Trailer!

    I was nutz over the poster I saw a while ago, coz it was oh so pretty. And now! Ooh la~~~~ Trailer!!!

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