*Books: Vladimir Nabokov’s son Dmitri ignored his father’s dying request and instead of destroying his unfinished work upon his death, he published it. (Somewhat related is this Lolita-inspired coffee table.) On “Original of Laura.” I ask that upon my death, both my unpublished AND published work be destroyed. Thank you all. [3quarks]

*Video: Here’s some video of the Air Sex World championships. It’s both odd and probably not safe for work. And it has nerds with beards. And umbrellas. And a guy named Dick Oxygen. But it’s not as good as it sounds. Weird, I know.

*Nostalgia: For some reason, I love that this incredibly long interview with Vanilla Ice starts off with lyrics from his most famous song. You know, to set the tone. Huh? [mefi]

*Blogging: The format of this new music blog, Left As Rain, is interesting. Setting humility aside for a moment, I think my style would be suited to it. [notcot]

*Art: Olivier Kosta-Théfaine uses a cigarette lighter to burn incredible images into ceilings. I once carved “K-Ball” into a high-school commons wall. Peer pressure. [neatorama]

*Lists: eMusic lists their Top 100 albums of the decade. Wow; The Hold Steady comes in at number two. [spincity]

*Sales: This vending machine sells ideas for $.50. I have been thinking about a similar micro-business: A person would friend me on Facebook and tell me his or her screen names on various social networking sites. I would then examine the person’s digital identity and write up an objective assessment of what his or her spirit object is. [adverlab]

*Meta: I tumblr’d ONE POSSIBLE explanation of my magazine/toilet avatar.

Lataa Ohjelma (MP3)

Eeppisen mittaisessa juhlajaksossamme esitellään uusi tunnari, palkitaan kommentoijia ja ennen kaikkea käydään läpi panelistien Top 10 suosikkielokuvat kautta aikojen. Mittaa jaksolle tosiaan venähti melkein kolme ja puoli tuntia, mutta älkää säikähtäkö. Annamme tämän kuunteluun kuuntelijoille muutaman viikon kuunteluaikaa ennen uusia jaksoja ja podcastia voi kuunnella vapaavalintaisissa osioissa.

Juhan Top 10 elokuvat:
- Modern Times
- Amélie
- Seven
- Pulp Fiction
- Á Bout de Souffle
- Apocalypse Now
- Dr. Strangelove
- Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä
- Annie Hall
- Requiem for a Dream

Henrikin Top 10 elokuvat:
- WALL-E
- The Great Dictator
- Metropolis
- The Incredibles
- Galaxy Quest
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Manhattan Murder Mystery
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Finding Nemo

Filme Para Mulheres… Só Para Mulheres Mesmo! Proibida a Entrada de Homens!

 Gênero: Romance, Comédia, Drama
Censura: 12 anos
Duração: 129 min
Direção: Ken Kwapis
Com: Ginnifer Goodwin, Kris Kristofferson, Kevin Connolly, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck.
Local de Filmagem: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Beverly Hills, California, USA; Burbank, California, USA; Formosa Street, Maida Vale, London, England, UK; London, England, UK; Los Angeles, California, USA; Madras, Oregon, USA; Maida Vale, London, England, UK; Portland, Oregon, USA e Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Produção: Nancy Juvonen
Roteiro: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, baseado no livro de Greg Behrendt e Liz Tuccillo – "He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys"
Fotografia: John Bailey
Trilha Sonora: Cliff Eidelman
Distribuidora: PlayArte Filmes
Estúdio: Flower Films

SINOPSE:
Gigi, interpretada por Ginnifer Goodwin [Day Zero (2007), "Big Love" como Margene Heffman  (34 episodes, 2006-2009) e In the Land of Women (2007)] é uma romântica incorrigível que sai com Conor, interpretado por Kevin Connolly ["Entourage" Eric Murphy como (66 episodes, 2004-2008), The Notebook (2004) e The Ugly Truth (2009)] que é o tipo de cara que nunca liga no dia seguinte.

Um dia ela resolve encontrar com Conor “acidentalmente” em um bar que ele costuma freqüentar, e acaba conhecendo Alex, interpretado por Justin Long [Jeepers Creepers (2001), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) e Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) (voice) como Alvin] que é o sujeito que divide o apartamento com Conor, e que tem uma visão muito clara sobre o mundo, cuja qual ele decide compartilhar com Gigi numa viagem ao complicado mundo da mente masculina.

Depois de “cair na real”, segundo as revelações de Alex, Gigi percebe que ao invés de correr atrás dos homens com quem tivera um encontro apenas, bem como ficar tentado interpretar os sinais que os mesmos dão durante esses encontros, ela resolve desencanar e não correr mais atrás, nem o telefone deles ela passa a anotar.

Mas o que Gigi não percebe é que ela caiu exatamente na mesma ladainha, mas dessa vez foi com Alex, que de fato passou todos os sinais de que ele estava afim, mas…

Bom essas sinopse será um pouco mais longa do que eu gostaria que ela fosse. Mas vale a pena ler…

Nesse bolo de Gigi, Conor e Alex, temos outros encontros e desencontros, por exemplo: Conor não liga de volta para Gigi porque ele é apaixonado por Anna Taylor, interpretada por Scarlett Johansson [Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), The Island (2005) e Iron Man 2 (2010)] que está apixonada por Ben Gunders, interpretado por Bradley Cooper [Yes Man (2008), The Midnight Meat Train (2008) e "Nip/Tuck" como Aidan Stone (6 episodes, 2007-2009)] cujo qual ela conheceu na fila do caixa do supermercado e que é casado com Janine Gunders, interpretada por Jennifer Connelly [Blood Diamond (2006), House of Sand and Fog (2003) e Dark City (1998)].

Por sua vez, Janine trabalha com Beth Barllet, interpretada por Jennifer Aniston [The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008) e Along Came Polly (2004)] que é “juntada” com Neil Jones, interpretado por Ben Affleck [State of Play (2009), Smokin' Aces (2006) e Pearl Harbor (2001)]. Janine e Beth trabalham também com Gigi, e passam o dia todo debatendo seus relacionamentos e o dos outros.

Neil e Ben são amigos e compartilham suas fobias de casamento juntos, tanto os deles quanto os dos outros.

Já Beth vive um dilema com seu “namorido”, pois Neil se recusa a casar com ela, alegando que já vivem a tantos anos juntos que casar poderia estragar tudo, além dele mesmo ser contra a oficialização perante as leis civis e religiosas.

E para acabar com esse super bolo de encontros e desencontros, Conor contrata Mary Harris, interpretada por Drew Barrymore [Music and Lyrics (2007), 50 First Dates (2004) e Charlie's Angels (2000)] para realizar seu marketing pessoal, pois Conor é corretor de imóveis e quer aumentar o número de visitação das casas que ele é responsável pela venda ou locação. Já Mary só namora “on line” e espera conhecer ser príncipe encantado, seu par feito…

CRÍTICA

Do mesmo diretor de “Licença Pra Casar” – 2007 (License to Wed) e Quatro Amigas e Um Jeans Viajante – 2005 (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Ken Kwapis acertou mais uma vez na receita do bolo, e que bolo!

Recém saído da telonas, agora é aguardar a chegada nas locadoras, ou procurar pelas salas de cinema que ainda estejam com o longa em cartaz para assistir ao drama romântico que mostra com clareza o mundo complicado da mulheres e suas infinitas ladainhas.

Quantas vezes ouvi minhas amigas dizerem que o “cara” não me merecia, ou que o cara não ligou pois estava com algum problema, em fim, sabem quantas justificativas cretinas já ouvi de amigas, tias, mães e do próprio “cretino” que ele não me ligou por algum motivo idiota, que está na cara que era uma puta mentira deslavada e ninguém, ninguém mesmo teve a “porra” da coragem de dizer que “ELE NÃO ESTAVA TÃO AFIM DE MIM”…

Conflitos amorosos, brigas homéricas entre namorados, traição, cara metade, alma gêmea, fofocas, etc. Tudo que envolve o relacionamento entre homens e mulheres é mostrado nesse longa de uma forma esclarecedora, sincera e um tanto engraçada.

Não é um filme para homens assistirem, mas sim, para homens corajosos o suficiente para enfrentarem as mil e uma “ladainhas” femininas e de uma vez por todas, descobrirem alguns dos vários segredos das mulheres… É vocês vão poder ver com os próprios olhos o que as mulheres fazem (pensam) no primeiro encontro, o quanto as mulheres imaginam (viajam), fantasiam (sonham) sobre os homens…

Estou exagerando um pouquinho para vocês leitores entrarem no clima, afinal é um filme para mulheres, mas os homens devem sim, assistir. O filme é bom, boas atuações, ótimas sacadas e excelente roteiro. Não vai agradar a todos, mas com certeza vai agradar o público feminino, pelo menos a parte que tem plena consciência de que as mulheres são sim mais pré dispostas a abrirem seus corações do que os homens.

O amor pode estar em qualquer lugar, mas na maioria das vezes, ele se mostra nos momentos menos esperados… Basicamente é disso que o filme se trata. Não adianta nada escolhermos o par perfeito, a pessoa certa, o cara ideal, a mulher dos sonhos, ou como já ouvi por aí, a  “mulher da minha vida”…  Pelo amor de Deus, como ela pode ser a mulher da sua vida se você a viu somente uma vez?

São as pequenas coisas, os gestos, as atitudes, as palavras, que definem a essência de uma pessoa, de fato Conor acaba percebendo isso no final da história, quando sem ter uma puta idéia, ele acaba esbarrando naquela que seria sua mulher e mãe dos seus filhos, e ironicamente, eles já se conheciam…

bom filme…
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Bradley Cooper–a leading hotterson?

APPEARANCE: 4

I: Bradley Cooper is fine, dude! He’s so classically gorge with his sexy blondish hair and blue eyes. He’s very California to me, all tan and square-jawed and the like. And I like that he’s kind of been under the radar for a while so he’s fine without being on the cover of every People magazine or whatever. His nonsense with Scarlett Johansson in HJNTIY was almost forgivable he was so fine! I’d give him my number too.

L: I do NOT find Bradley Cooper attractive! He looks fake! I was surprised that Jennifer Connelly and Scar.Jo would fight over him in HJNTIY. He looks too short and preppy for me, and his face is too triangular. But I can see how people would be into his pointy face.

I: Wait a minute, WHAT?? I can’t belee your stern, matter-of-fact tone re: “I do NOT find Bradley Cooper attractive!” With an exclamation and all! OHEMGEE and you get all hot and bothered for Seth Rogen. I’m DYEENG here.

L: LOL – I will never live down Seth Rogen’s 4!

PORTFOLIO: 3

L: Wasn’t he Ben in Wet Hot American Summer? If yes, I approve of that. I want him to do more stuff like that that downplays his looks. Then I might find him more attractive. I definitely give him props for kissing Michael Ian Black.

I: Yes! He had sex with Michael Ian Black in WHAS and it was awesome. He’s buds with MIB and M.Show in real life, man! I think he was in one of their Stella sketches. That’s extra fine because that means he’s foxy AND funny/cool enough to hang out with those dudes. Ugh, I’m like orgasming all over the place. He really needs to take it up a notch with a classic romcom or something to really solidify him as a leading hotterson of 2009-2010.

CHOICES: 3

I: I think it’s inevitable that as his fame grows, he’ll become more sleazy with the ladies! He’s already rumored to be humping Jennifer Aniston, and of course, she didn’t deny it but HE made a John Mayer-esque public statement about how he’s NOT dating Jen.An. Why do dudes feel he need to publicly dismiss her left and right? Anyway, he’s kind of a flooz and has also been rumored to be with Cameron Diaz and Renee Zellweger. Meh. However! He’s from PA and has an English degree from Georgetown. E! Be in my study group, B.Coop!

L: Why are all these dudes hatin’ on J.An? They don’t know shit about fuck. That only loses him points. If he had stood, loud and proud, and screamed, “I love this woman and I don’t care who knows it!” about J.An on the screen at a baseball game, I would find him more attractive.

PERSONALITY: 3

L: Well, since you painted him as a hornball in the last section, I see him roaming the Ultimate Party, searching for young girls to snare with his charms and then tosses their number way post-whoopee, a la Troy Dyer. Those young girls = us! But I refuse to be caught up in his young, California George Clooney ways! Maybe if he brought J. An as his date and was devoted and true to her all night, I would find him more attractive.

I: What if you refused to invite B.Coop and then at the UP, M.Show and MIB are like, “Wait, wait… London didn’t invite B.Coop? What’s up with that?”? And then M.Show and MIB looked at each other and subtly rolled their eyes and nodded toward the door and were like, “We’re outta here!” and dropped their red plastic cups on the floor?? Bradley Cooper can use ME in the boudoir while you’re entertaining the rest of our guests and you’d be none the wiser! I say, let him stay, man.

L: OMG NO! I don’t want Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black scoffing at me for scoffing at Bradley! Okay, fine, you take one for the team and do B.C. while I juggle for the rest of the fine-ass guests.

ROMANTIC POTENTIAL: 3.5

I: Maybe B.Coop denied dating Jen.An because they’re just good friends and he didn’t want to ruin his friendship with her? True, it would be foxier if these dudes said something, “I wish! I’m not that lucky!” when the media claimed they were dating Jen.An and charmed the masses with their humble ways. But still, I think he’d be foxy in bed even if he DID toss my number off the deck as he left my house. I’ll risk it!

L: I can see him being good in bed if you’re into him… Oh, me. I’m going to look at a series of B.Coop pics and try to picture it… Hmm. Okay, he’s not that bad looking when he appears rugged. He’s still too pointy for me. But it’s too late for this assessment! At any rate, I admit he does seem like he’d be a good boyfriend to whoever he’s with.

SUGGESTIONS

L: Look rugged more often. Get dumped by Jennifer Aniston. Have more sex with Michael Ian Black.

I: BWA. I suggest he really play up his leading man potential. Make me swoon!

FINAL GRADE: 16.5/25 B

We are watching the heavens!

The Sun entered Sagittarius on November 21st, @ 11:22Pm EST.  Sagittarius will be a relief from the intensity of the last heavenly month of Scorpio.

When Sun is in Sagittarius, our focus goes to creating goals towards our dreams.  It is about establishing our freedom whether in relationships, or from material things that tie us down.  Sagittarius is an optimistic sign, where we are more prone to putting our worries and fears behind us, “because it will work out”.

Sun in Sagittarius, November 21-December 21st, 2009

The Sun’s transit in Sagittarius this year starts with  feeling a heightened responsibility (in your relationships especially) and a sense of sobriety in the otherwise happy-go-lucky sign.  This is a good time to start a long term relationship, or anything else long term–go on a health kick!

Emotions will run high this month; thankfully the energy of Sagittarius will inspire a continuous sense of aloofness.

Around early December, the energies are auspicious for taking any form of action–whether that be exercising, or putting any plans into action.  We’ll feel an increase in productive energy.

From early to mid-December, it is a great time for expanding your social scope–be more accepting of opportunities to make  friends, join groups, or travel.  Expect your world to expand!  This is also a great time for accumulating wealth; or making babies and spending time with children.

The Sagittarius

People born during this period are typically loud, blunt, aloof,optimistic, friendly, generous, and love to travel.  Usually, there is a love for life and a LOLROFLMAO sense of humor.  They make wonderful Youtube comedians!

They are blessed with incredible good luck, such as escaping a violent car accident alive, or finding a penny on the sidewalk.  Little Sagittarius Timmy once ate lead chips, and he still turned out “kinda alright”.

The Sagittarius is charming and comes on strong when they flirt, thus they easily attract the opposite sex.  They are commitment reluctant  as they strongly desire their freedom.  They need alone time from their lovers, and sometimes that means banging someone else occasionally.

They can be incredibly materialistic.

They are wise and intelligent, but sometimes this isn’t so obvious by the things they say or how they say them.  I heard one Sagittarius say, “Animals are the best peoples in the world.” Indeed they are!

A Sagittarius can do exceptionally well in any career they desire, as long as they don’t fall victim to their natural procastination.  They may talk about doing great wonderful things, but often don’t follow thru.  Get off your lazy ass!

When they DO reach their goals they are often very successful.

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Famous Sagittarius

Brad Pitt, 45  December 18th, Actor

Jennifer Connelly, 38, December 12th, Actress

Britney Spears, 27 December 2nd,  Entertainer

Christina Aguilera, 28, December 18th, Singer

Ben Stiller, 43  November 30th, Actor/Comedian

If you haven’t seen the 2008 remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and for some reason you still want to, leave now. I’m going to ruin this sonofabitch for you if you continue.

Of course, it deserves to be ruined. Spoiling the ending is all too necessary for the good of movie-renting humankind, because this movie had no ending.

OK, technically, it has an ending. But it’s such a jaw-droppingly stupid one. Such a “what the hell just happened?” one. A complete, “That’s it?” kind of experience.

We spend a couple hours seeing special effects that are, to be honest, pretty damn good.

We see Keanu Reeves in his usual, expressionless mode, but it works perfect here, because he’s an alien in a body constructed to be human…so he is not used to being a human or feeling like a human. So, Keanu’s typical acting weakness, his lack of ability to emote, is actually a strength here.

Jennifer Connelly does a fantastic job of emoting just perfectly and being expressive in all the right ways.

John Cleese is fantastic in his cameo.

Kathy Bates isn’t given nearly enough to do with her role, but she does it well.

But what we end up with is a movie about a collection of alien races who send Klaatu (played by Reeves) to Earth to make the final decision about us. And that decision is…

…remember, I’m going to spoil this for you…

…last chance…

…I mean it…

OK, you’re still here. He is here to push the button on the human race. To save Earth, the aliens figure humans have to go, so that the planet can heal and other life can go on. The notion is that only a tiny fraction of planets in the universe can support complex life, and so they are not willing to spare one species…that is, us…and lose the planet. Essentially, we are seen as a cancer that needs to be removed so that the patient, the Earth, can live.

Actually, as far as concepts go, that ain’t bad. It’s a decent update for our time, since the original version of the film dealt with aliens being mad that we were pursuing nuclear science, and were too immature for it. That’s probably true, but it would be  a little late for them to complain about that now, so the environmental theme works better now.

Predictably, after making it clear that he thinks we’re unredeemable as a species, and must be wiped out, he decides after starting a nanotech “plague of high tech locusts” end of the world that hey, because one little kid cries and his stepmom hugs him, we must be OK. So then the rush to reverse Armageddon so that we won’t be wiped out, with some queer comment about, “It will come at a cost. You will have to change” or something like that.

And what changes?

Klaatu turns off our power.

Yeah. That’s the end of the movie. Klaatu returns to his vessel, turns of the nanotech bug swarm, and shuts off every powered device in the world, including wristwatches.

And leaves without a single word.

That’s right. Everything’s shut off (including, presumably, life support machines for patients, heat in places where people will die of hypothermia without it, and so on).

Nobody tells the world why. Nobody says, “OK, this is your last chance. Start from scratch.” Nobody tells the people of the world one damn word about why the power was shut off and what step we need to take…or goals we need to meet…to prevent a return to destroy us.

All that work with the special effects, some pretty good acting overall, an interesting take on the robot Gort this time around, a story that had promise for maybe most of the first 2/3 or 3/4 of the affair…all to get a contrived “I understand you humans now” change of personality from Klaatu, and a head-scratching ending that just left me pissed off more than any other crappy movie ending I’ve ever seen.

I mean, I said to my computer screen: “What kind of useless shitting ending is that?”

I never talk to the screen when I watch a movie.

The 1951 movie shouldn’t have been remade to begin with. But if you’re going to remake it, can’t you at least give us an ending that makes at least some small fraction of sense?

(If there are typos galore in this, I’m not surprised. It’s almost 2 a.m. and I’m headed to bed, and I have no plans to go back and edit this.)

On Halloween, I went to this Halloween party with a friend of mine at her school. A little FYI, we don’t go to the university and we met in high school. Anyway, at the party, I noticed this girl who was dressed up as Sarah from Labyrinth. At first, I didn’t know that she was supposed to be Sarah. So, I went up to her and asked her what she was supposed to be. So, she told me and I got it. Apparently, when she told everybody else who she was supposed to be, no one got it until me. I just found it interesting because apparently Labyrinth isn’t that popular with my generation.

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A new era in animated storytelling begins on 9.9.09. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Corpse Bride, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Nightwatch) join forces to produce wunderkind director Shane Acker’s distinctively original and thrilling tale. 9 stars Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover and features the music of Danny Elfman.

When 9 (The Lord of the Ring’s Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them. –© Focus Features

Ultimatum alla Terra è un film del 2008 di fantascienza statunitense, un remake del film del 1951 con lo stesso nome. La sceneggiatura è basata sulla storia di fantascienza 1940 “Farewell to the Master” di Harry Bates. Diretto da Scott Derrickson e interpretato da Keanu Reeves come Klaatu, il film sostituisce il tema della guerra fredda di una guerra nucleare con l’emissione contemporanea di danno ambientale dell’umanità sul pianeta. Ne consegue Klaatu, uno straniero che è stato inviato per cercare di cambiare il comportamento umano o sradicarli dalla Terra.

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Whilst I impatiently wait for my Christmas pre-order of Pandorum, I thought I should review the highly anticipated ‘9‘, directed by Shane Acker and produced by Tim Burton. Which subsequently brings me to my first point. Many people thought that this was a direct piece of work from Burton, meaning they thought he was directing. Unfortunately that isn’t the case and as a result, many individuals were slightly disappointed by the film primarily due to the shoes which Acker, never in fact had to fill.

It is fair to admit, however that Acker did an amazing job considering ‘9‘ is his first feature-length film in which he played the role of director. Acker, who may be known for his CG animation in ‘Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King‘, took the role on head first and came out with some surprising results. Astonishingly, something that no one truly appreciated was the script, although to be fair, it was not that entirely illustrious and because of that, the actors voices weren’t really appreciated also. On the other hand, 9 proved positive amongst critics for it’s CGI.

The plot, whilst fairly original, lies within a post-apocalyptic world where the only questionable living things are a series of 9, doll-like creatures who are referred to only by number. It’s safe to say that this has hardly be attempted before, with a pretty impressive execution at that, but despite all this, I found the way the film was made less favourable. For a start, even though I severely enjoyed the trailer for ‘9′ I didn’t expect the quality of the CGI of the characters to be as it was. The landscapes and lighting on the other hand, were genius with an impressive amount of detail. After re-watching the film it appeared that the simplified CGI wasn’t so much as a bad thing as it was good, not being constantly distracted from the character profiles, or plot line, or the film score allowed me to focus especially on those things. Whether this was intended or not, I was still moved by the 79 minutes of film.

As I already mentioned the film score, I can say that it is uniquely poignant and similarly nonchalant, as if the score doesn’t need to live up to the film, as if in fact, the other way around. In some ways it’s similar to ‘‘The Dark Knight’s‘ score, in my mind, but during the actions scenes, it’s some of the better compilations I have ever heard; if you can comprehend a mixture of the awesomesauce of ‘Star Wars‘ and some random epic film with an equally representative epic score, then you’ll have a measurement of what I’m referring to. Kudos to Danny Elfman who pulls off yet another amazing soundtrack, only on the action part however, Deborah Lurie was brought in for the more orchestral sounds and her luscious work pulls you in from the start. Admittedly, it did take me re-watches to fully appreciate the entire score, as I do with many of the films I review, I re-watch them to focus on different aspects of its creation. Quality over quantity, right? Overall the film was rather good, however if you’re looking for a Tim Burton experience, this isn’t it.

9 (Estados Unidos 2.009, 83 Minutos, Ciencia Ficción)
Dirección: Shane Acker.
Guión: Pamela Pettler.
Voces: Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover.
Fotografía: Animación.
Música: Deborah Lurie.

Valoración: 6/10

Sinopsis: 9 despierta en un mundo post-apocalíptico arrasado por una gran guerra. La humanidad ha perecido y 9 intenta sobrevivir entre las ruinas. Allí conoce a un grupo de seres como él. Todos ellos viven aterrados por la presencia de la Gran Máquina, un complejo ingenio capaz de construir otras máquinas. Cuando uno de los suyos es capturado, 9 decide rescatarlo, aunque eso signifique entrar en el territorio de la Gran Máquina.

Crítica: Libros, tebeos, filmes clásicos, ideas llevadas antaño por malos caminos, juguetes, redes sociales y juegos de mesa. Se adapta de todo. Pero ahora, además de adaptar se alarga, recogiendo historias cortas y convirtiéndolas en largos por obra y gracia del capitalismo o de vaya usted a saber qué impulsos artísticos. En teoría, buena idea ante la grave carencia de las mismas. Lo malo, en la práctica, es que más que alargar se estira. Tanto en ocasiones que la cuerda termina por romperse, como en el refrán, y otras también, siguiendo con el refranero, sin importar esa catástrofe hasta que el saco acabe por reventar. Número 9 fue antes corto de los buenos y mediáticos, tanto que recibió una candidatura al Oscar donde llamó la atención de Tim Burton y Timur Bekmambetov. Ambos nombres no imponen su estilo ni inspiran a Shane Acker (aunque parezca que algo del primero hay en la cinta) sino que simplemente se rascan el bolsillo para convertir el corto en largo. El “lo hago por amor al arte” en un intento de buen negocio. 9 luce un diseño original, que sin ser rompedor ni excesivamente extraño, sí es cautivador, con una historia entretenida, a medio camino entre la aventura post-apocalíptica y el drama, mezclado con la sempiterna crítica al totalitarismo y la ambición humana. 9 ni es innovadora, ni rompedora, ni distinta, pero sí muy digna y divertida, con un buen fondo y algunos grandes momentos, pero gigantescos vacíos de guión y de ritmo, convirtiendo en lastre insalvable esos minutos de relleno, demasiado intrascendentes respecto a la buena idea que inspiró el corto y que precisamente por su formato, tenía esa calidad. Ya se sabe, que lo bueno si breve…

Estreno en España: Próximamente.

Jennifer Connelly!

Começando pelo preto, que é o que ela mais usa:

Pirei neste penteado, é uma mistura de coque + trancinhas + tiara com várias voltas, ficou lindo:

E as cores:

Foi moooito difícil encontrar fotos dela no dia-a-dia, que é onde a gente saca mesmo o estilo da pessoa e se ela se veste bem ou não. Tá, fato que a Jennifer é aquela que não precisa de nada pra ficar gata, já acorda arrasante.

Mas aí dou de cara com essa magrelice toda:

Continua bem vestida, mas assustei.

A Jennifer Connelly não parece ser muito de balada, das fotos melhores, são essas que mostrei, mas acho que ela merecia entrar para o post das bem vestidas, né?

Linda!

Ginnifer Goodwin and Justin Long try to out-annoy each other.

(New Line) Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Justin Long, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson, Kris Kristofferson, Luis Guzman, Busy Philipps. Directed by Ken Kwapis.

Establishing a relationship has never been more complicated or gut-wrenching as it is in the 21^st century. While the ability of the sexes to interpret the signals of the other has remained the same – woefully inadequate – the means for communicating those signals have grown exponentially. As one character sighs in this romantic comedy, it’s now possible to be rejected by seven different technologies. Romeo and Juliet beset by digital dejection in an Internet age.

Gigi (Goodwin) is on a date with Conor (Connolly), a successful realtor. The date seems to be going pretty well, and as they part Gigi anticipates a call from Conor, thinking there might be a real connection between them. So she waits…and she waits…and still the phone refuses to ring.

Anna (Johansson) runs into Ben (Cooper) at a corner grocery, and thinks they’ve formed a connection. The problem is that Ben is married to neurotic Janine (Connelly), and while he promises help with Anna’s singing career, he is troubled by his attraction to her.

Beth (Aniston) and Neil (Affleck) have been together for seven years. While Beth wants commitment and marriage, Neil is averse to the whole idea of marriage. After all, he is committed to her he supports her in every way and loves her completely. Why do they need any further confirmation of a relationship that already exists?

As Gigi comes to the realization that Conor perhaps may not call, she hooks up with Alex (Long), a close friend of Conor who offers her valuable insight as to the ways of men. She begins to view him at first as something of a mentor, but eventually begins to develop romantic feelings towards him. Meanwhile, Conor – who had a previous relationship with Anna, still pines for her. Anna, for her part, is friendly with Conor and in some ways leads him on, but focuses on pursuing Ben, after a conversation with her friend Mary (Barrymore), who coincidentally works at a local weekly as an ad rep, servicing Conor’s advertising account. Meanwhile, Beth and Neil have split up as Beth has come to the conclusion that she and Neil no longer want the same things.

Based on a best-selling self-help book, the movie has an excellent ensemble cast and they perform to expectations. Director Kwapis, a veteran of television and big-screen light comedies, manages the entwined storylines nicely, and manages to give all of the storylines more or less equal attention (with the exception of Barrymore, who also produced the movie).

The viewpoint is distinctly feminine. Most of the male characters embody stereotypical male sins – cheating, commitment-phobia, and objectification, to name a few. However, to be fair, the women have their share of neuroses as well. Janine is a control freak who has an absolute phobia of smoking. In fact, when she finds out about her husband’s infidelity, she is much more irritated about the possibility that he might be smoking behind her back. Gigi is a tightly-wound stalker-in-the-making who is so un-self-confident that is almost desperate for a relationship to work, no matter how self-destructive that relationship might be.

The problem I have is two-fold. First, the situations tend to be terribly cliché; there are few surprises and quite frankly, you can see where each relationship is headed without exception. In that case, the characters should be interesting enough to make the audience want to go along for the ride even though there’s no shock as to where they’re headed. The sad fact is, they’re really not, drawn from cookie-cutter issues. Gigi as a character is particularly hard to relate to as she is just sooooooo annoying, and her chosen man Alex is not much better.

Still, there are laughs to be had, and a few insights as well, albeit none that are terribly new or different. The attractive cast does as good a job as possible given the limitations of the script, so you might not find this a complete waste of time. However, guys be warned; there is precious little examination of what truly motivates men to behave the way they do in relationships; rather, this is more of an excoriation of male vices. Most of the women here don’t fare much better, being painted as needy and neurotic; they are defined by the men they’re with more than the people they are. In that sense, this is much more insidious misogyny than any episode of “Married…With Children” than I can recall.

In fact, there are many far better examinations of the ways and means of 21^st century romance than this. You’d be better off seeking them out at your local rental store, online or at your video-on-demand outlet.

WHY RENT THIS: An attractive and talented cast performing really well at times. Some genuinely funny moments, but not many.

WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: Cookie-cutter characters populate a script riddled with clichés. Estrogen-laden world view that spares little thought to what really motivates men in favor of pointing out their failings. Goodwin and Long are genuinely annoying.

FAMILY VALUES: Some sexual innuendo going on here and a few heavy make-out sessions, but nothing you wouldn’t see on a TV drama.

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Greg Behrendt, the author of the book the movie is based on, makes a cameo as a minister at Beth’s sister’s wedding.

NOTABLE DVD EXTRAS: Nothing listed.

FINAL RATING: 4/10

TOMORROW: Up

Amikor tényleg nem kellesz eléggé, annak vannak jelei. Nem jó érzés észrevenni, de lehet, hogy még mindig jobb, mint amikor komplett hülyét csinálsz magadból…..néha viszont épp az jár jól, akinek van bátorsága hülyének lenni. Megint máskor….sóhaj, ez bonyolult.
Filozofálgassunk a párkapcsolatokról! Mindenkinek lesz egy-két tipikus és nem tipikus története és soha nem tudhatod, hogy a te életed épp melyik kategóriába tartozik.

Sok kis történetet látunk különböző párkapcsolati traumákról. Közben ilyen gondolatokkal kommentáljuk az eseményeket. Igen, ezt ismerjük, pont ez volt a szomszéd csajjal. Jééé, ő pont azt csinálja mint a középiskolás osztálytársam. Nahát, így én is voltam már…
Főhőseink húsz-harminc körüli fiatalok. A nőknél többnyire már veszettül hangosan ketyegi a biológiai óra, házasság, gyerek. A férfiak meg többnyire frászt kapnak, hol a házasság, hol a gyerek gondolatától. Persze a szereplők néha önmaguknak okozzák a legnagyobb meglepetést, amikor rájönnek, hogy az olyan fontosnak reklámozott dolog, nem is olyan igazán fontos az életükben. Na, de akkor mi az, néznek a tükörbe tanácstalanul. Nem mindenki találja meg a válaszait. Önmagukra és néha a másikra vakul botorkálnak jelenetről jelenetre. Kínos, szomorú, vidám, kesrű, romantikus, erotikus helyzetek váltogatják egymást, hogy végül eljussanak egy ideiglenes vagy egy hosszabb távú megoldásig.
Ismerős neveket láthatunk a stáblistán. Valahogy minden színész megkapta a hozzá illő tipikus szerepet. Jennifer Aniston a bájos, vicces, öntudatos lány, Scarlett Johansson a szexi jógaoktató, Jennifer Connelly az idegösszeroppanás szélén eggyensúlyozik, de mindenkinek azt mutatja, hogy erős és így tovább. Láttuk tőlük már ezt valahol. Szerencsére a film nem fullad a romantikus filmek rózsaszínen csillogó, kicsit butácska habjába. Megmarad egy könnyed, de azért kicsit elgondolkodtató filmnek a szerelemről, amit cukorsokk nélkül lehet megnézni, akár pasikkal együtt is.

15 cm – this is nothing but actress Victoria Beckham (Victoria Beckham), and Xie Lierkeer (Cheryl Cole) a standard heel height!

If you, like me, was a mad woman who loves high heels and want to follow this trend to wear a pair of 15 cm-high heels, but you think you can really fit?

Fashion a new height: Debenhams latest The Miss KG ‘Goldie 15 cm high-heeled shoes available this week

No doubt, Debenhams is very confident that we can deal with this question, because just this week, Debenhams unveiled claimed to be the highest heels heel.

The Miss KG ‘Goldie high-heeled shoes, their glistening golden thick crust of water units, with highly impressive 15 cm heels to match up just right, such a high heel shoe is said to have been little produced.

The most popular shoe big Christian Louboutin, has been very favorite super-high-heeled shoes, his red background section is a star around the world owned and Yves Saint Laurent’s Tribute platform shoes thick crust has become a contemporary classic style, won the Supermodel Kate Moss and actress Dannii Minogue’s love.

Victoria Beckham (Victoria Beckham), Xie Lierkeer (Cheryl Cole) there Dannii (Dannii Minogue) The stars have all loved super-high heels, they are undoubtedly a catalyst for a high fashion trend with the outbreak.

And do not talk about whether we can afford for this trend of a taxi trip to this way of life, there is no doubt that the trend of ultra-high heels have infiltrated into the High Street fashion in the past.

More and more brands to follow Debenhams this season by leading the trend of ultra-high heels, which is the imitation of Star Fan infants due to the needs of consumers.

Debenhams spokesman said: The current trends in this increasingly large. We expect it to become the best-selling styles.

However, as many women have thought, people wear high heels Detoxification – 15 cm high-heeled so the body would be affected?

British National Health Services (NHS) system, has spent 29 million pounds each year due to substandard treatment of foot the shoe caused by the foot injury or discomfort, while the problem due to injuries caused by shoes 2 million a year loss of working days.

A recent survey, for shoes, women with little regard for their comfort. Therapists and podiatrists Association survey found that 37 percent of female shoppers are willing to endure in order to fashion a sense of uncomfortable shoes.

A woman spokesman said: Many of us who find it difficult to resist the cheap but the latest fashion must-alone product, but it is important to remember to buy uncomfortable shoes not only cause discomfort is also home health at risk.

Actors Jennifer Connelly (Jennifer Connelly) to take pictures of the design worn by the designer Oliver Theyskens, compared to 20 cm high-heeled shoes, 15 cm high heels is not surprising.

Is even more unacceptable is the bizarre shape of the shoe does not seem to walk, geisha-style shoes have a 12 cm-high wedge-shaped bottom, but the heel is about 10 cm from the ground, who would step on the shoes in such a easy to maintain the balance?

Christian Louboutin

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Christian Louboutin pumps

Christian Louboutin Sandals

Jimmy Choo

Manolo Blahnik

UGG Boots

Gucci

Louis Vuitton

Chanel shoes

2/5

Directed by: Shane Acker

Starring: Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly and Elijah Wood

It is amazing what one name can do.  In a town like Hollywood successes are often made simply by riding in the back seat of someone else’s career.  As the name gets bigger, well so does the expectation and when the name is as big as Tim Burton’s, those expectations have to met each and every time.  Flashing the name Tim Burton, who produced the film, here and there may have attracted our attention for a little while, but the basic frame of 9 is so insubstantial that it fails to carry us with it much further than the opening credits.

Based on a 2005 short film of the same name, 9 tells the story of a small rag doll man who comes to life and finds himself one of several similar creations who are struggling to defeat a machine which has been stealing souls.  The usual story really; post apocalyptic world, six inch rag doll fighting a twenty foot machine, set in the ruins of our destructive civilisation, with a few all American home truths thrown in for good measure.  Given the advantages of modern day graphics, with a century of cinematic history to learn from and build upon and a respectable cast of actors on the bill, you could be forgiven for asking why it is that picking up your bible and turning to David and Goliath is more entertaining than a ten pound trip to your local cinema.

The first issue at hand is the atrocious screenplay written by Pamela Pettler.  Stilted, stale, heavy handed, overly emotive, tired, lifeless … the list goes on.  Secondly, what may seem on paper to be a talented bunch of acclaimed screen actors manifests as a string of lack lustre voice performances that fail to match the sometimes explosive and climactic nature of the action on screen.  The real crux of the problem, though, is a catastrophic identity struggle.  With a trailer promising edgy, dynamic action and imaginative futuristic technology, director Shane Acker actually serves up a batch of sentimental, recycled scenarios in a film which is more ‘Bambi meets Stand By Me’ than it is ‘Transformers meets I Am Legend.’

Fortunately there are a few minor points of interest.  The animated characterisation of the little rag people is at times quite beautiful.  The subtle differences in design between the faces, bodies and the materials used to make them up provide a welcome distraction from the bizarre drivel surrounding them.  Also, to be fair, there are a handful of sequences which manage to excite, not least of all an attack from a mechanic pterodactyl like creature.  However, by the time 9 finally draws to a close there is little that can be said in its favour.  If you are looking for something to watch with your seven year old son, go for it.  Otherwise, may I suggest turning to 1 Samuel: 17 with a big wooly jumper and a Cup-a-Soup?

black and white is a trend just about every season.  this winter, stylish celebs like halle berry, taylor swift and jessica biel have been seen in various black and white outfits:

but what caught my eye recently was this amazing collection from the sister and sister fashion duo of micaela greg.  their collection has some really great black and white patterns, which brings a fun new perspective to the not so new black and white trend!

Les fans de Jennifer Connelly ont blémi en lisant ce week-end sur de nombreux sites d’actualité, dont DVDrama (lire ici), que leur comédienne favorite allait arrêter le cinéma.

Depuis, l”info” a fait tache d’huile sur le net, sans que personne, visiblement, ne prenne la peine de lire l’article du Daily Mirror partout cité comme source.

Or, cet article (que vous pouvez lire ici) explique au contraire qu’après s’être consacrée pendant de longs mois à sa famille, la belle Jennifer est de retour sur les écrans. D’abord en donnant sa voix à un personnage d’un film d’animation, 9, qui sort outre-Manche. Puis dans un film qu’elle est en train de tourner avec Julia Roberts, What’s Wrong With Virginia.

Jennifer Connelly indique certes à la fin de l’article qu’après ce tournage, elle n’a pas de « plans précis » pour le futur et donne la priorité à son mari et ses enfants. Mais elle ne mentionne nulle part la perspective d’un arrêt durable de sa carrière.

Bruce Springsteen pourrait en faire une chanson : Jenny’s back in town !

Alors, croisons les doigts pour que cette actrice d’exception joue enfin (ce qui lui arrive trop rarement) dans de bons films…

Ieri sera, con la scusa della notte di Halloween ci siamo trovati a casa mia io e amici. Su consiglio della mia “ragazza” (scusate se la metto tra virgolette ma la storia è ancora agli inizi e non ho ancora capito se siamo insieme o meno ), grande appassionata di cinema, abbiamo guardato uno splendido film: 9.
Il film, diretto da Shane Acker e prodotto da Tim Burton (si note a mio avviso il suo zampino) è una geniale animazione che conta come doppiatori nomi importanti di attori americani tra cui Christopher Plummer, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly….
Il film si svolge in un mondo post-apocalittico in cui sono rimasti alcuni minuscoli pupazzi creati da uno scienziato. Questi minuscoli pupazzi si troveranno a dover fronteggiare notevoli avversità e metterà più volte in discussione i loro ideali e il legame che li lega.
Interessante, se pur per certi versi forse scontato, il messaggio di fondo che questo film ci propone.
Vi consiglio di vederlo, merita sicuramente e credo che acquisterò il DVD al più presto.
Credo però che in Italia non sia ancora uscito (in USA è uscito il 09/09/2009)…. se è uscito non è stato ben pubblicizzato e ciò secondo me sarebbe ancora peggio perchè è veramente carino e non penso rimmarrete delusi. Il mio voto è 8 e mezzo.