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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.

YAM’s Film Choices of 2014

Like we always do, the YAM Magazine team got together to vote for their favorite movies in a good ole’ Facebook poll in our secret group. We are so different and live so far away from each other that our choices vary so much, making the list alive. Of course there are movies I wish were lower, and others that were higher… but, all in all, it’s a good varied list for everyone to discover a new title.

So~ do your thing.

Posted on December 30, 2014 In English, Graphics, Japanese, Jobs, Misc., Sharing 3d animation, animation, ben affleck, best of, blog, canada, christopher nolan, david fincher, disney, ellen page, emily blunt, hugh jackman, independent, india, jake gyllenhaal, james mcavoy, japan, julianne moore, lgbt, madhuri dixit, mia wasikowska, miki nakatani, naomi watts, new talent, olivia williams, satoshi tsumabuki, scarlett johansson, shakespeare, tabu (actress), tetsuya nakashima, vishal bhardwaj, yam, yu aoi

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

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

In Progress: 2014 Film Count

This is the first time in my movie-counting life that I’ve seen over 50 movies by the middle of the year. As a general number, I picked 48 a year, to make sure I -at least- watched one film a week for my end of the year list.

There’s a LOT of bad and meh movies so far, but there’s also a decent Top10. Not unbelievable, but decent. It’s a working one that would do for a Dec.31 or Jan.01 publishing date. LOL

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All My Biases in One List Ranked

Too much awesomeness into one.

What made it to the list and where it placed? Some of my biggest biases placed lower than expected, and some that I don’t want to be my bias placed high on there~

Head over there and do your thing~

Posted on May 2, 2014 In Chinese, English, French, Fun, Graphics, Japanese, Korean, Misc., Russian, Sharing, Spanish actress, amy adams, amy wong, anne hathaway, annette bening, aoi miyazaki, audrey tautou, ayumi ito, bae doona, by amy wong, canada, carey mulligan, cate blanchett, charlize theron, charlotte gainsbourg, china, chulpan khamatova, dakota fanning, ellen page, eva green, evan rachel wood, fan bingbing, france, gong li, gwyneth paltrow, helena bonham carter, huzzah, india, japan, joan chen, jodie foster, juhi chawla, julianne moore, juliette binoche, kate winslet, korea, kou shibasaki, kwai lun-mei, latin america, laura linney, li bingbing, madhuri dixit, maggie cheung, marion cotillard, mary-louise parker, mia wasikowska, michelle williams, miki nakatani, naomi watts, natalie portman, nicole kidman, olivia thirlby, olivia williams, penelope cruz, rachel mcadams, rachel weisz, rani mukerji, rankings, rinko kikuchi, russia, saoirse ronan, sarah polley, scarlett johansson, shu qi, spain, tabu (actress), taiwan, tilda swinton, toni collette, vidya balan, yam, yu aoi, zhao wei (vicky zhao), zhou xun

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10th Imaginary Fandom Anniversary

March 21, 2014 — Leave a comment

On March 20th, 2004, I watched Good Bye, Lenin! Though my rekindling didn’t happen until last year, I feel it’s somewhat an important day. Plus, I had my Vancouver ticket, so why not? I didn’t prepare anything special, though I was thinking of re-watching the movie. Turns out I’m kinda movie-busy until the end of the month, so I doubt I can re-watch anything.

But I went image web-hunting :)

good-bye-lenin-khamatova-003

In Celebrity, DVD/BR, English, Films, Russian, Sharing, Stills actress, amy wong, anniversary, canada, chulpan khamatova, fandom, russia

Best of the Foreign 2000s

January 24, 2014

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I also made a [nomination] list of all my favorite foreign things of the last decade. If I had included all movies, general suspects would have applied (eg. Children of Men, Dancer in the Dark), but still remains a very ME list. I hope you like the selection, and don’t hesitate in suggesting films to watch.

Check all nominees and comment here.

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Going Down the Van Movie-going Memories~

August 30, 2013 — 1 Comment

I was finally doing some room cleaning, and ran into this plastic bag that had a whole bunch of the tickets of movies I caught while living/staying in Van. The results? Of course, I spent over two hours trying to make out some of the fade tickets, arranged them and put them in order of attendance.

The first movie that I caught there was Hulk at what used to be Tinseltown Cinemark. The first two columns cover my first year of studies. My maximum number of movies a month was 9 flicks in January 2004 (Cold Mountain, Big Fish, Peter Pan, 21 Grams, Along Came Polly, Monster, Butterfly Effect, The Cooler and Ginger Snaps 2), April 2004 (Hellboy, The Delicate Art of Parking, Kill Bill, Connie and Carla, Home on the Range, The Punisher, Dogville (twice) and Man on Fire), followed by July 2006 (Devil Wears Prada, The Omen,The Lake House, The King, PotC 2, Lady in the Water, Strangers with Candy, and an unidentified movie that’s already faded) with 8 flicks.

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