Well, now that I’m much better I can continue going through Acerk’s and my own picks for Yu Aoi wishful thinking films. We are almost done, and I really wish more people would participate, not only commenting but also suggesting your own.
Anyway… here we go~
I would have liked to find out about this a bit sooner to report, but oh well.
The resurgence of Japanese cinema in the 1990s dramatically reconfigured the aspirations, practices and reception of one of the largest and most continuous film cultures outside of the United States. This three-day event features films by three contemporary Japanese filmmakers whose work has crossed national borders and been viewed outside of Japan, elsewhere, in the world: Shinji Aoyama, Shunji Iwai and Ryuhei Kitamura.
According to a forward by the USC Biological Sciences Blog, The School of Cinematic Arts and Visions and Voices will be holding a 3-day event showcasing 6 samples of Contemporary Japanese Cinema. The films are:
The event starts today Friday 19th, until Sunday 21st [more info on that website]. According to the information provided, there will be panels discussion. Today’s panel for Baton and H&A apparently includes Shunji Iwai. We would love to have a report on anyone attending the event. It would be awesome.
I found a review of Yoji Yamada’s Otouto, which will be closing the Berlinale this 21st – hopefully Yoji Yamada and the cast can be there. The review has possible spoilers~~~
So you’ve been warned!
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From the The Mainichi Daily News
by Tomomi Katsuta
Happy Chinese New Year!
Yes, it’s your favorite movie to hate. LOL
We’ve got a very cool issue this month, but I’m not gonna ramble what’s in it.
Just head over here to download it and read it.
Continuing with the If Only… Yu Aoi Edition.
We’re almost done with these, so if you haven’t
participated, you can message me. I’ll email you with details.
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by Acerk
I’m still trying to watch The Last Station, Crazy Heart and A Single Man just so I can get done with voting for the Indie Spirit Awards, so crossing fingers that I get to watch those before the deadline…
It feels like I saw a lot of stuff these days, but the quantity might not be as much because I also saw a lot of TV shows, which would explain why I feel like I’ve seen a lot…
This totally slipped my mind. Winners were announced on January 6th.
Best Picture:
The Hurt Locker
Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor:
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress:
Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress:
Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay:
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Documentary:
Anvil!: The Story of Anvil
Best Picture Not in the English Language:
The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature:
Up
Best Cinematography:
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds
Best Score:
Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Editing:
Chris Innis and Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
And hello there, I just set out to write 50 film review in a year to get to become a member. Check out the guidelines so you can apply.
*drum-roll*
and the winner is… Pixar’s Up!
Big whoop!
Among the other winners of the night were Futurama, Robot Chicken, Fantastic Mr. Fox (for Writing), 2 wins for Monsters vs. Aliens, and 3 wins for Coraline and Princess and the Frog.
Check out all the winner here.
Ohisashiburi desu. Like… really.
皆様 お久しぶりです。 アオイユウです。
暖かくなったり 雪が降ったり
なんだか忙しい窓外ですが体調など 崩されていませんか。
私はすこぶる元気です。先日 私も出演させていただいている映画
「おとうと」が公開になりました。観てくださった方 ありがとうございます。
楽しんでいただけたでしょうか。冬も残りわずかです。
皆様くれぐれも お身体ご自愛ください。
私は春から撮影に入る「雷桜」の準備、
乗馬の稽古を頑張ります。ではまた。
2010.2 アオイユウ
These were announced on December, LOL
And I didn’t even post on 2008 xD
But the Satellite Awards were out, sadly Toni Collete lost Best Actress Comedy in favor of Lea Michelle on Glee. And Toni lost her SAG nod… that means I got 2/4. Damn.
Anyway, I dunno how popular the Satellite is, but they do have some wacky choices.
First of all, there was no Avatar. Praise Geezus. LOL
These are the Top10 2009 Films according to them:
