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Shikashika @ Cinema Lounge in LA

August 5, 2008 — Leave a comment

Multiple post day!!!

So I am a member at Film Independent, and I just got my monthly issue.

The independent Spirit Awards will begin taking submissions from tomorrow, August 6th until
September 15th (early deadline) or
October 7th (final deadline).

With nominations being announced on December 2, right on time for award season… and the award ceremony will be held on February 21, one day before the Academy Awards which will be held on February 22.

Okay, onto the topic~ This month… this August 19th to be exact. Film Independent wil be showing Shikashika in their Cinema Lounge program. This month program includes these short films:

  • Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: Come Wander with Me
  • 10 Things You Can Do to the Earth (According to Satan)
  • A. Effect
  • CU@ED’s
  • Shikashika
  • Empty House

Shikashika
Directed and produced by Stephen J. Hyde.
Film in Peru, this rhythmic portrait documentary reveals the process of making a colorful shave ice called Shikashika.
Duration: 10min

Location: Poolside at the W Los Angeles – Westwood
Price: Free to Film Independent members and their guests.
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Happy Hour: 8:30pm – 9:30pm

Screenings are followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

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Good Storytelling Goes Beyond Language?

August 1, 2008 — Leave a comment

I know I’ve heard that one before… maybe in school? Maybe just talking among friends… but one thing is for sure, that a good story can be understood even with a language barrier.

Has any of you watch a film in a language that doesn’t resemble yours? I’m not talking about me watching La Vie en Rose with Swedish subtitles… though that was a challenge, but let’s face it~~ French, Spanish…. kinda helped a little bit, non?

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4 Luni, 3 Saptamini si 2 Zile – Finally in Lima!

July 31, 2008 — Leave a comment

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days PosterLast year’s award-winning Romanian film, “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” has finally arrived to screens in Lima. Mind you, just a few screens.

The film stars Anamaria Marinca as Otilia, a Romanian young woman who’s trying to help her friend to perform an illegal abortion in the 1980s.

It’s a well-acted film, and thought-provoking… which is really good if you like talking about the films afterwards…

I gave it a 4/5, and I’m probably gonna watch it again.

These are the time, but be sure to check Cine Terra.

Cineplanet Alcazar | 3:20 pm – 5:50 pm – 8:20 pm – 10:50 pm
Cineplanet San Miguel | 12:30 pm – 2:45 pm – 5:20 pm – 8:00 pm
UVK Caminos del Inca | 3:30 pm – 5:50 pm – 8:00 pm – 10:10 pm
UVK LarcoMar | 3:50 pm – 6:00 pm – 8:10 pm – 10:20 pm

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Animation Madness!

July 30, 2008 — 2 Comments

I don’t know how many of you had the chance to grow up with this animation around them, but recently I got to watch some animated films that I had seen as a child. I mean, many of us have grown up with Disney… or some with Hayao Miyazaki work. But how about Sullivan Bluth Studios?

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2008 Films Seen This Past Month

July 28, 2008 — Leave a comment

Aha! It’s time for a recap of films I have seen… truth be told, I haven’t seen AS MANY films as previous times, as I recall. There’s been entire weeks when I didn’t see any… and not even mentioning music~~ you will see.

Okay, so I managed to cross some names from my movie list. But the list has also increased a bit, LOL! Which means trouble, hahaha. This list of films is never ending.

So these are the films I’ve seen:

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Bright Weekend for Dark Knight

July 15, 2008 — 2 Comments

Ok, I admit it. I went to watch The Dark Knight today with my The Joker tee. Call me a crazy fangirl! xD Long story short, me likey. Go watch The Dark Knight this weekend, it won’t disappoint. Word. It’s dark, it’s serious… has action, gets you to the edge of your seat. And yes, the main attraction will be Heath Ledger’s freak interpretation of messed up The Joker. Okay! SPOILERS AHEAD! <-that’s a warning, I still don’t know how much spoiling I will write.

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IMDb Keeps on Removing Posts!

July 14, 2008 — 2 Comments

Does anyone know the criteria on how IMDb moderates their posts? Most importantly… its threads?

You see, I saw YPF over the weekend. Yes, dubious~~~ But I’m so gonna buy it! So there was this “talk dirty scene” with Carly Pope and Aaron Abrams from the segment “Friends” I knew the scene was in, but it still makes you burst out laughing.

Anyway, I went to the IMDb boards and someone created a thread about it over the weekend, so it was a surprise to visit and find that the thread has been completely wiped. Thoughts? Censoring, or spoilers?? The film is calle Young People Fucking, for dude’s sake!

IMDb - Threads Deletion

So I invite you to talk about the film (specifically the ‘talk dirty’ scene) in this post. Does anyone have the quote? LOL’

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Starring Academy Award Winner…

July 12, 2008 — 5 Comments

inside the gold’s following of Nine made me wonder…

Yes, Nine will have a pretty heavy list of credits when the trailer comes out. You can just imagine…

Nine… starring

Double Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis, Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard, Academy Award Winner Judi Dench, Academy Award Winner Sophia Loren, Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman, Academy Award Nominee Penelope Cruz
Directed by Academy Award Winner Rob Marshall.

Which made me, and other people, wonder if there had been other heavily Oscar Winner projects. I can’t really think of anything at the top of my head, but I was checking IMDb (and got side-tracked a little), and I didn’t come up with anything. Hahahaha.

From just trailers, I thought Burn After Reading did a pretty filled Academy Award credited film. Let’s see… I had to check some of the credits, but I don’t think it does as Oscar-studded as Nine. Here goes~~

Burn After Reading starring…

Academy Award Winner George Clooney, Academy Award Winner Tilda Swinton, Academy Award Winner Frances McDormand, Academy Award Nominee Brad Pitt, Academy Award Nominee John Malkovich

Written and directed by Academy Award Winners Ethan and Joel Coen.

I could even stretch this a WHOLE lot more and say Cold Mountain was pretty Oscar-studded. LOL. Considering some of the actors earned their nominations and winnings after the film xD. Check this out…

Cold Mountain starring…

Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman, Academy Award Winner Renee Zellweger, Academy Award Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Academy Award Nominee Jude Law, Academy Award Nominee Natalie Portman.

Directed by Academy Award Winner Anthony Minghella

Have you got any project that is Oscar-studded??

— Edit Feb 23 2009 —

After Penelope’s win last night/tonight ~ Here’s how the Nine trailer would be.

Nine… starring

Double Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis, Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard, Academy Award Winner Judi Dench, Academy Award Winner Sophia Loren, Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman, Academy Award WINNER Penelope Cruz
Directed by Academy Award Winner Rob Marshall.

or…

Starring all of these Academy Award winners:
Double-winner Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz.

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Tilda Swinton’s Rocking Film Fest~~

July 12, 2008 — Leave a comment

How rocking is Tilda Swinton?? Very rocking indeed!

Apparently, she will begin a film fest of her own called The Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams, in her hometown of Nairn in Scotland. No biggies, no red carpet madness… just love for movies. Best part of it? Tickets for the films (apparently Tilda’s favorites, and some others) will be £3 (GBP) or… baked goodies (yes, baked goodies… yum), meaning home-made cookies, home-made cupcakes or anything home-made stuff u can come up with, I suppose. Hmm… home-made cupcakes~~~ my aunt should send her some. Tilda would love. xD

Yes, I had the best banana cake-yness just two days ago. My aunt makes the best home-made baked goodies.

Festival will run from August 15 to August 23, and you don’t have to worry about uncomfortable seats because apparently Tilda will be using beanbags. I hope they’re not like my cousin’s beanbag… because there are nice beanbags, but my cousin’s is not one of them~~

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Viewers Against Only-Dubbed Films!

July 5, 2008 — 11 Comments

I am NOT against dubbing… I have read that some people with viewing difficulties prefer watching dubbed films, and I respect that. This is why I’m titling this “Only-Dubbed,” I don’t have a problem with dubbing a movie, but what bothers me is not having the option of watching the subtitled version of it.

Case and point, Continue Reading…

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