Digital Content Question~

November 5, 2008 — 3 Comments

I do… I do like digital downloads, but can’t figured out WHY an eBook is as expensive as buying a book. Also, can’t understand why digital films are as expensive as buying a cheap DVD… and don’t get me started on music~~

Also… region restriction? Sucky. Digital should be for all.

Does anybody know good online stores for digital content available internationally?

*EDIT*
For eBooks, I seemed to have found ebooks.com, who answered my email wondering if international users have access to the books there. They told me that some books have region restrictions, but that most are available to anyone.

In Books, English, Films, Music, Rants digital content, online shopping, shipping (online ordering)

October Month of Films!

November 2, 2008 — Leave a comment

Heh… it’s only 2 weeks since last movie watching update, but I’ve been messing around with my Flixster, so better keep track here…

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Oh, forgive… I’ve been a bad movie watcher last month. LOL You will notice~

Here’s what I’ve been watching…

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What to Watch…

November 1, 2008 — 1 Comment

If you’ve got Cable Magico, that is… though I am pretty sure I’m double-checking times, don’t hold a grudge if I get a wrong date… blame the cable magazine~~

Tais-Toi! – Film Zone (75) @ 9pm on Sat 1st (so today, duh!)
Dr. Zhivago – TCM (68) @ 11am on Mon 3rd
Fried Green Tomatoes – Film Zone @ 1.40pm on Mon 3rd
Notorious Bettie Page – I-Sat (74) @ 7pm on Tue 4th
Volver – Cinecanal (76) @ 8.30pm on Wed 5th
Hear and Now – Cinemax (77) @ 8.30pm on Fri 7th
Madeinusa – Cinemax @ 9.15pm on Sun 9th
Bai fa mo nu zhuan – I-Sat @ 7pm on Mon 10th
This Film Is Not Yet Rated – I-Sat @ 7pm on Tue 11th
The Usual Suspects – Film Zone @ 9pm on Thu 13th
Intern Academy – Cinecanal @ 11.15pm on Thu 13th
The Good German – Cinemax @ 11.15pm on Mon 17th
The Virgin Suicides – Cinecanal @ 7pm on Thu 20th
Qian li zou dan qi – Cinemax @ 2pm on Sat 22nd
The Last King of Scotland – Cinecanal @ 7pm on Tue 25th
A Fish Called Wanda – Film Zone @ 7pm on Thu 27th
Boys Don’t Cry – Cinecanal @ 8.40pm on Sat 29th

Some of them I’ve seen actually… but it is to be note off~~~ INTERN ACADEMY. xD Not sure how that film will be, but it has none other than Carly Pope in the cast, so worth checking out for me. LOL’

In English, Films, Sharing, Spanish, Television cable magico, carly pope, hbo, i-sat, movie classics, tcm

November… again?

November 1, 2008 — Leave a comment

Wow, time flies! Really does… anyway, this month I was checking out some films on cable, and was interested in watching a few so I made a list. Yes, because I’m a geek… and there’s plenty of films, so I didn’t wanna miss one by overlapping them. Anyway, Little Fish was supposed to be on HBO tonight at 12.25am, and as you can see it’s 1am and it’s not on, so I went to the HBO Latin America site to check that out. Surprise!

As you can see… the HBO site (Peru schedule) has The Others listed as ‘now playing’ while there’s still 1.30hr for Little Fish, meaning it will be playing at 2.35am or so instead of 12.25am like the Cable Magico site and magazine say~~ which begs the question~ will the other films also be at other times?

In English, Films, Rants, Screencaps, Spanish, Television cable magico, hbo

Hana to ARISU Cast Goofing Around

So just a few minutes ago, I put on my Hana & Alice DVD, because I felt like watching something silly about nothing at all… meaning it couldn’t be a film, because I would have to pay close attention to it. This is my 2nd time watching the Making Of, and it’s serious but kinda funny. Well, apparently Japanese edition, and Taiwan edition have different Making Of’s – Well, I only could find clips on them on YouTube (JapPart9, JapPart15, TwClip) – the Japanese ones are pretty funny…

I’m trying to rip a clip of my own, but it seems to take forever without SmartRipper. LOL’ Will get back to you with that later on this post… in the meantime – Well, just wait!

Posted on October 22, 2008 In Celebrity, Clips, DVD/BR, English, Films, Fun, Japanese, Sharing funny, shunji iwai, yu aoi

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Yu Aoi Film Discussion – Niji no Megami – Rainbow Song

October 11, 2008 — 10 Comments

This 2006 film directed by Naoto Kumazawa had Shunji Iwai as producer and ghost-writer. It stars Hayato Ichihara as Tomoya, a young man working as staff in a television studio, who finds out his friend Aoi Sato (Juri Ueno) dies in an airplane crash.

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance… all mashed up together.
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Juri Ueno, Yu Aoi
Duration: Almost 2hrs.

In Celebrity, DVD/BR, English, Films, Fun, Japanese, Posters/Artwork, Reviews, Sharing shunji iwai, ueno juri, yu aoi, yu aoi film discussion

Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies) – Films that Changed your Life Forever

October 7, 2008 — 3 Comments

It’s time for a new “Films that Changed your Life Forever” post! If you check the link to my “Favorites,” you will notice that the film I’m about to talk to is the ONLY animated film that has made its way to my Top10. I am surprised myself, but here is my story…

In DVD/BR, English, Films, Fun, Japanese, Posters/Artwork, Sharing 2d classical animation, animation, contemporary classics, films that changed your life forever, hotaru no haka (graves of the fireflies), japan

Ten Steps…

October 4, 2008 — Leave a comment

The upload of the day! xD Marit sure does know how to tease listeners…

Just listened to it a minute ago… a bit later than I intended (it showed already 200 plays), but I was listening to the soundtrack of Kiraware Matsuko no Issho (Memories of Matsuko) – Man, that film gets me each time in the final “Okaeri”. Even the OST makes me mush inside…

Anyway, back on Ten Steps… of the 4 tracks released already, this is by far the more country-ish that I’ve listened I think. At first, I thought I was hearing a Dixie Chicks intro xD – But Marit’s got a talent for sounding sweet about not so sweet things… ha! “I’m about to break your heart,” she says… but she’s so chirpy! It’s scary x’D

In English, Films, Fun, Japanese, Music, Sharing comeback, fandom, marit larsen, mikako ichikawa, musings, new music, soundtrack

Yu Aoi Film Discussion – RIRI SHUSHU no Subete – All About Lily Chou Chou

October 3, 2008 — 18 Comments

This 2001 film directed and written by Shunji Iwai, stars Hayato Ichihara (Yuichi) and Shugo Oshinari (Hoshino), as two childhood friends that go through changes between their time in Junior High, and High School.

Genre: Drama (Some disturbing situations involving young people.)
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito, Yu Aoi
Written and directed by: Shunji Iwai
Duration: +2hr

In Celebrity, DVD/BR, English, Films, Fun, Japanese, Music, Posters/Artwork, Reviews, Sharing ayumi ito, contemporary classics, gorgeousity!, salyu, shugo oshinari, shunji iwai, yu aoi, yu aoi film discussion

Oct 1

Yu Aoi in Matsuko????

I always trust IMDb, I do… but you know, this trust has been slowly fading the more ‘non-occidental’ projects I watch…

The thing is… I watched Kiraware Matsuko no Issho (Memories of Matsuko) because I made a list from Yu Aoi’s IMDb filmography. I LOVED the film, but I did not see her… so I went on a cyber-hunt. If you google it up, you will most likely find my posts because apparently I’m the only one that’s bugged by this.

There are other sites who list her, but I’m inclined to say they are referring IMDb.

I have given up my hunt, I do not care if I see Yu in Matsuko… LOL’ I will believe that she’s not in it, but there will always be this notion that she might have been… this silly doubt in the back of my head.

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