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The Show-Off Film Collection List~

Oh, Happy Chinese New Year! Let’s start my (supposedly) bad-luck Goat Year with the now-mandatory Letterboxd list of my film collection~

I have a really weird history with films– born in the late 80s, you’d think I would’ve grown watching loads of 90s kids stuff, but I actually grew up with a lot of Silly Symphonies (which were released in the 30s) and loads of Disney 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s stuff, plus a lot of more grown up 80s movies. Poltergeist, The Thing, The Fly and The Stuff were particularly scary stuff (and I’m pretty sure I was scared of yogurt or white stuff at some point).

I don’t ever remember buying any original VHS tape, except for the rare birthday gift of a Disney’s Sing-Along Songs chapter or that X-Men tape I have. My first DVDs buys were Coyote Ugly, She’s All That and Loser — you can’t blame me. I was a 15-year-old girl. The collection grew bigger, and possibly exploded during my years abroad. I’m nearing my 500th movie.

Posted on February 19, 2015 In Chinese, DVD/BR, English, Films, French, Japanese, Korean, Misc., Russian, Screencaps, Sharing, Spanish, Swedish 2d classical animation, 3d animation, adele, alfonso cuaron, amy adams, amy poehler, amy wong, ang lee, animation, anna kendrick, aoi miyazaki, audrey tautou, ayumi ito, bae doona, baz lurhman, ben affleck, bibi chow (zhou bichang), bjork, brad pitt, brendan fletcher, bruce lee, bryan fuller, canada, carly pope, cate blanchett, celtic woman, charlize theron, chiaki kuriyama, china, christian bale, christina aguilera, christina applegate, christopher nolan, chulpan khamatova, concert, contemporary classics, daniel radcliffe, danny boyle, darren aronofsky, david fincher, dead like me, diablo cody, disney, documentary/making-of, dr. horrible's sing-along blog, eason chan, eita, ellen degeneres, ellen page, emma watson, eric bana, eva green, evan rachel wood, ewan mcgregor, fandom, faye wong, firefly, france, gael garcia bernal, gong li, greta garbo, guillermo del toro, gwyneth paltrow, harry potter, hayao miyazaki, heath ledger, helena bonham carter, his dark materials, hugh jackman, independent, india, jake gyllenhaal, japan, javier bardem, jean pierre jeunet, jena malone, joan crawford, joe odagiri, joseph gordon-levitt, joss whedon, juhi chawla, julianne moore, juliette binoche, jurassic park, kate winslet, kenichi matsuyama, kore-eda, korea, kou shibasaki, kwai lun-mei, lars von trier, latin america, madhuri dixit, maggie cheung, maggie gyllenhaal, marion cotillard, martin scorsese, mary-louise parker, matt damon, mcdull, meryl streep, michael arias, michel gondry, michelle williams, mikako ichikawa, miki nakatani, movie classics, mtv, musical/choreography, naomi watts, natalie portman, neil patrick harris, nicole kidman, nobuhiro yamashita, olivia williams, performance, peru, philip pullman, pink, pixar, quentin tarantino, rachel weisz, rani mukerji, ranveer singh, rie miyazawa, roman polanski, russia, ryan gosling, ryo kase, salyu, sanjay leela bhansali, saoirse ronan, sarah michelle gellar, sarah polley, scarlett johansson, shahrukh khan, shakespeare, shinobu yaguchi, short film, shu qi, shunji iwai, silent films, spain, spike jonze, steve carell, studio ghibli, sweden, tabu (actress), taiwan, tetsuya nakashima, tim burton, toni collette, tony leung, ueno juri, vh1, vidya balan, vishal bhardwaj, wong kar-wai, yu aoi, zhang yimou, zhao wei (vicky zhao)

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350 Film Reviews and 30 Indian Film Reviews Later~

January 30, 2015 — Leave a comment

I just posted my 350th review, Jigarthanda [also in Español], which happens to be my 30th (sorta) Indian film review. So~ commemorating! Here’s a list of my first 30 Indian film reviews. You can actually see how my journey [1][2][3][4][5] has shaped up from DDLJ, KKHH and K3G YRF, SRK (and Kajol, though I posted her reviews later on) and Karan Johar-centric to Bhansali, Rani, Vidya, Madhuri, alternative Hindi cinema to regional stuff.

Here we go (in order of posting date):

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [tmb en Español]
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Chennai Express [tmb en Español]
Black
Khamoshi: The Musical
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Kahaani
U Me Aur Hum
Bombay Talkies [tmb en Español]
Hey Ram
Fanaa
But honestly~ these photo recaps are best [Part 1][Part 2]
Hasee Toh Phasee
Gulaab Gang
Moondram Pirai/Sadma
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Aiyyaa
Dedh Ishqiya [tmb en Español]
Siddharth
Goynar Baksho [tmb en Español]
CityLights
Kadal
Bangalore Days [tmb en Español]
The Hundred-Foot Journey [tmb en Español]
(I know, I know. Not strictly Indian but was produced by Reliance~)
Mardaani [tmb en Español]
Lucia [tmb en Español]
Happy New Year [tmb en Español]
Haider [tmb en Español]
Jigarthanda

And if you want to keep track of my reviewed Indian films, go here: English, Español.

Ooh, Tamil Looks Intimidating

December 22, 2014 — 4 Comments

I was watching Madharasapattinam last night, and I said to myself “let’s see about that Tamil.” If Amy Jackson could try, so could this Amy, amirite? However, I’m not gonna lie to you- Tamil intimidated me from the get-go. There’s something about those long *VERY LONG) words and all those Rs, Ps, Ks that just made my tongue a mess. But at least I can sorta tell the Tamil alphabet apart, which isn’t the case with Telugu and Malayalam. You have to admit it MUST look really foreigner to outsiders~

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I sorta can guess how it works, but I need a place/link where they teach you how to write the alphabet in order. For example, how do you begin writing the symbol for Ai (ஐ)- is it in one stroke? Do I do it like a toppled over 3 with an inverted one, or does it start more like an incomplete heart. Is A (அ) more like two strokes? And what about Aa (ஆ). And the I (இ) looks suuuuuper complicated. Is that on one go?

If anyone stumbling on this post knows Tamil, please, give me some pointers ;) I, at least, would love to pick some up.

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Top50 Songs of 2014

I’m the crazy lady of Best Of lists~ so here’s another one.

Do your thing~

But if you’re lazy, I’ve set up (almost) complete playlists on Xiami and YouTube.

Posted on December 15, 2014 In Chinese, English, Fun, Graphics, Japanese, Jobs, Korean, Misc., Music, Sharing, Spanish a-mei chang, a.r. rahman, amy wong, best of, big bang, blog, brown eyed girls, by amy wong, china, comeback, eminem, faye wong, imogen heap, independent, india, japan, jonsi, juanes, korea, latin america, marit larsen, milk@coffee, miyavi, musical/choreography, new music, new talent, rankings, seo taiji, shakira, shiina ringo, soundtrack, spain, stefanie sun, sunnyhill, sweden, taiwan, vishal bhardwaj, white stripes, yam, yuguo

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Early 2014 Music Highlights~

Last time it took me 2 years to get my 2012-2013 list out. LOL This year, I’m early. I’m pretty happy with my picks at the moment, so I hope nothing mind-blowing pops up in these last remaining weeks of 2014. In the meantime~ you know where to go.

Posted on December 11, 2014 In Chinese, English, Fun, Graphics, Japanese, Jobs, Korean, Misc., Music, Sharing, Spanish a.r. rahman, amy wong, best of, blog, brown eyed girls, by amy wong, china, comeback, digital content, distributors, imogen heap, independent, india, japan, korea, latin america, marit larsen, new album, rankings, seo taiji, shiina ringo, taiwan, yam, yuguo

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Experiment Awards: Best of 2013

I’m terrible with timing, aren’t I?

I’m always dissatisfied with my end of the year lists, but I supposed a WHOLE year of catching up is good enough for me to have a proper idea of what I like, right? I managed to squeeze in 227 movies, the rest is history. I hope you like it, that you don’t hate on me for not including some of your faves, that you celebrate that we loved some of others, and that you love me for introducing you to one title you missed.

Do your thing.

Posted on November 1, 2014 In Chinese, DVD/BR, English, Films, French, Fun, Graphics, Japanese, Jobs, Korean, Misc., Music, Russian, Sharing 2d classical animation, 3d animation, alfonso cuaron, amy adams, amy wong, animation, audrey tautou, awards, baz lurhman, best of, by amy wong, canada, carey mulligan, cate blanchett, china, disney, food, france, guillermo del toro, india, japan, judi dench, kore-eda, korea, lgbt, mia wasikowska, michel gondry, musical/choreography, nicole kidman, nominations, pixar, ranveer singh, russia, sanjay leela bhansali, satoshi tsumabuki, scarlett johansson, soundtrack, special effects, spike jonze, tilda swinton, tobey maguire, yam, yu aoi

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All My Male Biases Ranked

Now it’s time for the boys~

Who made it and who didn’t? I was surprised myself. LOL Don’t forget to comment and share ;)

Posted on October 13, 2014 In Chinese, English, French, Fun, Graphics, Japanese, Korean, Misc., Sharing, Spanish actor, amy wong, by amy wong, canada, china, christian bale, daniel day-lewis, daniel radcliffe, eita, ewan mcgregor, france, gael garcia bernal, hugh jackman, india, jake gyllenhaal, james mcavoy, jamie bell, japan, javier bardem, joe odagiri, joseph gordon-levitt, kenichi matsuyama, korea, latin america, louis garrel, mark ruffalo, matt damon, rankings, ranveer singh, ryan gosling, ryo kase, satoshi tsumabuki, shahrukh khan, spain, steve carell, taiwan, tony leung, wagner moura, yam

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The Heart Says Live a Little~

September 26, 2014 — Leave a comment

It’s hard to imagine that it’s already been a year. A year since my dad’s passing. As I sit here writing this a whole week ahead of the events that happened a year ago, I see the signs, the memorable -or maybe not so memorable- but etched in my mind as the most important things we did together. The things we ate, the things we watched, listened to and laughed about. His smell of cigarettes and mint candy, the roughness of his coarse beard, yet the softness of his now-clipped hair. His laugh and his unique way of ringing my doorbell.They all seem so distant, yet so close to my heart.

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Papa, wo ai ni. Wo hen xiang ni.

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The Girl and Her Dad

The Boy and the World screen print that reminded me of my dad, who is ‘turning one-year old’ this week. Us, sitting together and looking up at the sky.

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But you know what takes the cake? O Menino e o Mundo opened in Brazil on my dad’s bday: January 17th. You gotta be kidding me.

Posted on September 21, 2014 In English, Films, Illustrations, Misc., Screencaps, Sharing amy wong, animation, anniversary, death, latin america, musings, reasons why my dad is cool

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The Late 2012-2013 Music Highlights

August 12, 2014

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I think I could work more on the 2013 list, but then it will be 2015! LOL ~~I also hate that I don’t have my font pack at hand because this graphic is UHHHH-GLAY.~~ My Frankenstein Computer is back! I’m so happy~

Anyway, here are 30 album picks by all different artists that released (almost) full-length albums these last two years. And here are all their covers in gallery form, and here’s a Facebook Gallery, it contains some playlists and iTunes links. And here’s a Xiami playlist, where you can (almost) access all the albums. And a Weibo post in case you’re there.

And here’s the YAM Magazine list that contains all my ramblings, with playlist/streaming and buy links.