Category: Moving Media

  • Shikashika @ Cinema Lounge in LA

    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.

  • Sad ER – The End

    I recently found out ER is ending! I remember watching ER back in the day… I’m still missing Dr. Green, and am I the only missing Dr. Romano???? Am I the only one that screamed when the helicopter fell on him??? I know he was a prick sometimes, but he was a good doctor.

    I’ve sort of watched the show on and off…. more off than on, but the episode that stuck with me the most was the one were Lucy Knight died. All in the Family, I remember seeing it as a youngster~~~ Totally bawled my eyes. I miss Lucy~~~ Kelly Martin, I’ve seen her on a Hallmark thing the other day… I miss Lucy, LOL’ Lucy and Dr. Carter should’ve gotten together xD That scene lying on the floor after being stabbed, and them looking at each other… GAWD, heartbreaking.

    What’s the saddest ER episode you remember?? I also bawled like a baby when Dr. Green died, and Carter was reading the letter. You all must think I’m a big wuss crying in everything… but I don’t usually do. But family and friends sad moments get me the most. I’m the one who laughed at my friend in the theater when we went to watch Moulin Rouge. Satine dies in Christian’s arms, my friend bawls like a baby, and I’m mocking her for sniffing.

    Okay, maybe I can cry in private. Part of the bedroom acting experience. Ha! So what’s your ER sad moment?

  • Good Storytelling Goes Beyond Language?

    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!

    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

  • Animation Madness!

    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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  • Not Much Music this Month~

    So… it’s been a month since my last Music post. LOL’ Sadly (or maybe luckily for my credit card??), there hasn’t been huge changes in my iTunes library. xD There’s been just a few additions to it~

    First off, Sigur Rós – I was never a HUGE fan of them, but watching the NatGeo concert with Bjork was an incentive. I actually had a lot of fun with that one song they performed together, which had me giggling and tapping my upper legs and desk at the rhythm of their percussion~~ xD

    Anyway~ Here’s the list:

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  • 2008 Films Seen This Past Month

    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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  • We Love Juri Ueno, But Where’s the Yu Aoi Love??

    I had heard about the Nikkan awards of some sort, which are supposedly based on popularity… and well, I don’t feel up to typing the list of winners, so I’ll be linking to this lovely post that does and even lists the number of votes.

    Last Friends didn’t win for Best Drama… that’s sadness. And I was sorry that Eita didn’t win~~ I mean, no offense to Ryo and his Sousuke… but *sighs* Takeru~~

    I also understand Juri Ueno wining Best Supporting Actress, though she deserved a Best Actress. LOL’ xD I mean, did any of you watched LF for Michiru??? Really??? Cross your heart on that?? And poor Asami Mizukawa… she was supporting of the supporting~~ *sighs* this world is upside down, I tell you!!!!

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  • Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog – Act III

    Act 3 is OUT!!! All will be available until July 20, then you will have to wait for iTunes download or the DVD. I am waiting for the DVD, but go watch it while it’s free! xD

    Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

    If you fancy some singing… head over here.

  • Music for Free!?

    Over a year ago, I wrote a lengthy post on downloading stuff with P2P or torrents, as well as legal downloads. In that post I mention I only had 2 legal downloaded albums from iTunes (Canada), and yes… now I probably got a few more (I got two more just a couple of weeks ago), and AM still waiting for Amazon MP3 to go international… is it offering this service already?? I must test for my next digital purchase.

    **EDIT**
    Amazon MP3 is still NOT international.
    Amazon MP3 - Not International Yet

    Anyway~ do you buy music? Do you support your favorite artist? (more…)