Category: Books

  • Yu Aoi Film Discussion – Hito no SEKKUSU o Warauna – Don’t Laugh at my Romance

    Well, long time no see, eh?

    It’s been nearly 4 or 5 months since our last discussion, and I really thought there’d be more people discussing Tekkonkinkreet, but alas~ No one has commented on it. If you have just discovered Yu Aoi (either through Osen, or a random watch of either Hana & Alice, One Million Yen Girl or Lily Chou Chou) and have been hit in the face with like a meteor, I invite you to watch Tekkon as well. Any animation fan won’t really regret it.

    Anyway, we’re here to discuss Don’t Laugh at my Romance, or Sex is no Laughing Matter or Hito no SEKKUSU~~~ whatever your pick on names is.

    First a little about the film~
    Don’t Laugh at my Romance is a 2008 film adaptation of the the novel by Naocola Yamazaki, directed and sort of adapted by Nami Iguchi. It is about a 19-year-old student (Matsuyama) who falls in love/lust with his lithography teacher (Hiromi Nagasaku) at university, though he isn’t aware that his friend and classmate (Yu Aoi) is quite fond of him.

    Genre: Dramedy with Romance
    Starring: Kenichi Matsuyama, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yu Aoi, Shugo Oshinari, Yoichi Nukumizu
    Duration: a little over +2hrs

    Beware! Possible film spoilers~~~

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  • A day in the life of… Yu Aoi by Libraryman

    where did this come from?
    and when did it happen?

    About “A day in the life of…”
    In the limited edition series A day in the life of… photographers are portraying a day in their lives, fiction as non-fiction. The fourth publication in this monthly series is completed by Stockholm based artist Jenny Källman where she assembled pictures of young peoples everyday lives. She blends documentary shots of the social games of the street with more or less pre-arranged scenes. – from Libraryman Co., Ltd.

    A Day in the Life of... Yu Aoi

    Found out about it here. You can get the book here. Roughly $15-ish USD.
    Maybe Julyssa can scan bookstores in Sweden for it…

  • McDull > Harry Potter?

    Oh no, I didn’t~~~

    Oh yes, I did. LOL

    The newest animated McDull film… McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten (or McDull Wudang) seems to have made a bit of money since it’s release in mainland China and Hong Kong.

    McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten

    In this new adventure, McDull visits mainland China for the very first time, and learns taichi. ^^ – it may all sound so simple, after all… McDull is a simple piggy. But don’t be mistaken, he’s a piggy with a big heart. For some of my thoughts on McDull, read my comments on the Alumni film which has loads of silly but with a heart~

    And don’t worry… McDull himself is a Harry Potter fan. LOL – And his mom wanted to write a book too! After all, if JK could do it as a single mom, then McDull’s mom can certainly do it!!! xD

  • Winslet on a Miniseries Version of Mildred Pierce

    Joan Crawford - Mildred PierceIt’s been announced that Kate Winslet will be in a new adaptation of James M. Cain’s novel Mildred Pierce. This time around a miniseries… possibly involving HBO, directed by the Far from Heaven (Julianne Moore) director Todd Haynes. HBO does pretty good miniseries…

    but I dunno how to feel~~~

    Before, the novel was adapted into the movie that earned Fab Joan Crawford her Oscar for Best Actress in 1945.

    I loved the movie. It came with my Joan Crawford movie collection, and it made me want to slap Veda so so SO bad~~~ I’m fascinated by the way Crawford led her life… she took it all, man. Until the end.

    They don’t make them like that any longer. Stars love to bitch now. They want their privacy, but do nothing. They love the attention, but they bitch. That’s how they make them now…

    As you may also know… I’m also fascinated by Greta Garbo. Fell in love with the both of them. Garbo gave it all up for her privacy. That’s how you do it… stars now can’t.

    Also, my dad loved the movie too. xD
    Had so much fun watching it, and wanting to slap Veda around too.

  • Sexy Schoolgirls~

    Oh, you love them. I know you do. LOL

    It didn’t start with Britney, but I’m gonna pick on her just because I don’t want to search and post common photos of Denise Richards back in her Wild Things days. LOL

    Britney Spears - Baby One More Time

    There’s an article, by a dude that talks about this… again. Is it misogynistic? Regular fantasy? Wrong, right? Where do you draw the line? (more…)

  • ROAR! Trailer Galore with Where the Wild Things Are

    xD
    Two trailer postings back to back~~~
    and there’s another one coming…

    Where the Wild Things Are looks positively abso-bloody-lutely horrorific~
    A few couple more horrorific films than I thought there will be…

    Anyway, enjoy the trailer~
    Can’t wait! To watch it, and even get it hahaha

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  • Time Album + Mini-PB + DVD by Bibi Zhou

    It’s here, it’s here!

    Bibi Zhou - Time - Package

    Pretty photos courtesy of me (so please, respect hot pink watermarks LOL),
    plus a professional/sort-of-fan product review below the break~
    enjoy, and link back if you’re sharing! xD

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  • Ooh La~ The Lovely Bones Trailer

    By Peter Jackson, Ooh la la~~~
    This trailer is awesome, though at the moment

    [iframe width=”560″ height=”349″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/jvWXV-c2hWo?rel=0″]

  • The Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer Looks Wicked~

    Not Coraline or Alice in Wonderland wicked,
    but still worth watching~
    And it’s filled with celebrity voices…
    like George Clooney (Mr. Fox), Meryl Streep (Mrs. Fox), Michael Gambon,
    Willem Dafoe, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody
    Brian Cox, Anjelica Huston and even Wes Anderson who is also directing this
    stop-motion animated film… hmm,
    do I see a new Best Animated Feature nominee here?

    [iframe width=”560″ height=”349″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/n2igjYFojUo?rel=0″]

  • More Bibi PBs!

    :O

    ZOMG!
    a la Juri! DVD + Photobook!

    Mainland pop star Zhou Bichang (a.k.a. BiBi) turns movie director! Since signing with her new record company, the 2005 Super Girl first runner-up has directed three shorts that were first released on the Internet. They are now collected on DVD, allowing fans to witness her developing visual creativity and narrative flair. The first one, “Hide and Seek”, was highly popular in the 3rd Global Awards of Chinese New Media competition. BiBi plays an angel in the second chapter “Angel’s Corner”, which expresses her concern for various social issues, while the final piece “One Half Each Person” is more self-reflecting.The DVD comes with a 210-page full-color photobook, in which the bespectacled singer appears entirely without makeup. The book also includes photos she has taken around the world, as well as excerpts from her diaries written between April to December of 2008.

    Ooh la! Short films~~~

    Bibi Chow - Make Up Remover, Good to Be Myself

    Too bad it’s not subbed. But still, would be interested to see it.
    And it’s okay-priced. Would you consider? LOL