Category: Films

  • quick me updates~ NY, I Love Ya (not) and other dvds

    Let’s see… just saw New York, I Love You.
    as far as my expectations, I was disappointed… I did like two of the shorts. I was entertained by Brett Ratner’s segment (Olivia Thirlby and Anton Yelchin), but my favorite has to be Joshua Marston’s segment with Cloris Leachman.

    Natalie Portman’s segment was okay… but her acting segment was kind of weak — plus, the bald cap she used (coz that was a bald cap, right?) bothered me a little because we know how her shaved head looks like.

    Because I wanted to see something new by Shunji Iwai, I had high expectations and was let down. Nothing really wrong with it. Christina Ricci is okay, and I guess Orlando Bloom is okay… but did it have to be him?

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    I also got my screener for Precious, which I have seen already… but it’s nice to get to watch it on my DVD player. I’m getting ready to vote for Independet Spirit Awards ^^ Second time around!

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    Amazon hasn’t published my DVD Review of Linda Linda… why is that? It was a perfectly fine constructive critic that would have made Linda Linda a better release. If they don’t publish it this week, I will publish it here.

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    I’m almost done re-watching Pushing Daisies…
    These are my last DVD buys:

    • Pushing Daisies Season 1
    • Pushing Daisies Season 2
    • The Animatrix
    • Linda Linda Linda
    • Kamikaze Girls

  • SAG 2010 Winners

    Sorry, I couldn’t blog the SAG live…
    my internet connection died on me at 8pm, and just got it back.

    I was kind of Okay-ish with my predictions xD

    And Yay for Michael C. Hall! And Yay for Glee!!
    A little boo for Toni Collette not winning though…

    And Yay Star Trek Stunts! xD

    Bridges, Monique and Waltz become the almost factual winners of the Oscar by now with these wins, which only leaves just a few days before nominations are announced xD

    Biggest “I Saw that Coming” Moment was Sandra Bullock possibly winning a Best Actress at the Oscar. I mean, seriously. Really??? I love Sandra Bullock, she’s funny… but get real!

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  • If Only… Cherry Blossoms

    Now, it’s my turn!

    if you’re interested in sending yours, leave a comment.
    thanks to all who have subscribed! xD check back often~~~

    3. Cherry Blossoms

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  • If Only… After Life

    We’re halfway through our lists now… xD

    by Acerk

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    3. After Life

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  • Tetsuya Nakashima’s Kokuhaku Teaser

    Seems like a good Nakashima-san project.
    I’m excited for it xD can’t wait for it…

    And that Masaki Okada, he seems to be everywhere, eh!?
    Check out the trailer via NipponCinema.

  • SAG 2010 Predictions

    Tomorrow’s the SAG Awards, so these are my predictions… with some explanations. I think some of my winning picks are a bit not logical, and this is why I’m explaining xD

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  • BAFTA 2010 Nominations

    Yay for Moon! Yay District 9!
    Yay Let the Right One In!! xD
    And I’m glad there’s some love for The Road. And Parnassus!

    The rest of nominees are your usual suspects…

    BEST FILM
    Avatar
    An Education
    The Hurt Locker
    Precious
    Up in the Air

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  • Doctor Parnassus is Horrorific

    I saw it yesterday in the morning, and I was very surprise to actually find out it was going to get release here. I was already getting used to the idea of watching it on DVD or cable.

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  • Peru Makes the Cut for Best Foreign Film

    What the title says~

    From the 65 eligible foreign films, the top9 have been chosen~ I’m being positive here, instead of saying films have been cut. xD Anyway, as a surprise (to many?) Claudia Llosa’s The Milk of Sorrow (aka. La Teta Asustada) made the Top9, alongside:

    • Argentina’s El Secreto de sus Ojos
    • Australia’s Samson & Delilah
    • Bulgaria’s The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner
    • France’s Un Prophete
    • Germany’s The White Ribbon
    • Israel’s Ajami
    • Kazakhstan’s Kelin
    • The Netherlands’ Winter in Wartime.

    At the moment, The White Ribbon and Un Prophete are lock-ins… it seems, so that leaves 3 more spots to fill. Which films will they be? I’ve seen The Milk of Sorrow and commented on them a year ago when the film won the top prize at the Berlinale. For a short review, and an article about the original title of the film plus other Peruvian films check out YAM003.

  • Best Posters 2009

    and the winner is…

    big omissions, in my opinion, for character sets where Alvin gets a nod instead of Where the Wild Things Are… However, there were some that got nominated, even if they didn’t win. WtWTA for “Serious Tagline”, Watchmen for “Character Set”, The Lovely Bones, Star Trek and Up in the Air for “Bravest Poster”, Adam for “Funny Tagline”, and 500 Days for “Best Poster”.

    Obviously, Antichrist won Creepiest Poster LOL

    And kudos to the Best Motion Poster, pretty cool.

    check out the nominees and winner at the IMPAwards Site.