Just watched this “The Day the Earth Stood Still” trailer. Another Keanu Reeves film, He is a mysterious man from another world to the Earth in the movie.
The VFX(Visual Special Effect) is quite cool, which is produced by Weta Digital, a New Zealand’s premier visual effects company, which was working on special effects of Lord of the Ring, X-men: The last stand, King Kong etc. Check it out!
Time files! The first season of Sex and the City at HBO is 1998 June. and it’s already 2008 June. It’s 10 years time. For those women who are in their early twenties, like me, it’s already their late twenties. When I was inside AMC and watching the movie, I have a feeling that I travelled back time. I laughed, cried and “wow” with all the audience sat beside me. There is just connection between all of us. Our distant is so closed that I have never experienced it before. We all feel something from this movie/TV series. So, I ant to say that the show is MORE than sex. It is one of the reason why it is successful.
I especially like the Charlie Ross’ interview with Sarah Jessica Parker and Micheal Patrick King’s interview(the 1st video at the bottom). Micheal Patrick King explained that it is a movie about “evolution”, “how a 20 something gal became 40 something women”. That’s also the reason why they bring in Jennifer Hodson, as they need somebody who can bring in again twenties something gal’s point of view. How we grow over time? When we look back? What do we get now?
You can notice that there are scenes show that Carrie did not know how to do SMS/text, how to use iPhone, how to make her website well . The society changes, so the generation changes. When we all get old, being washed out by the complicated world, certian part of us just fossilized. The older we are, the more we know about our world, we are less open for change and uncertainy because we have more burden from the past. We have more than ourselves to think of. And our energy just erased by the increasingly materistic world.
That’s the reason why Louis(Jennifer Hodson) still have dream to pursue and energy and brave to face the challenge in front of her no matter what. It is what we dare to do when we are still young; when money and materials count less at that time; when dreams still have the hope to come true.
For Carrie, who represents a mature women turing to her forties, as Sarah Jessica Parker said it is very hard for Carrie to face disappointment from the unexpected disappear of BIG. Carrie “has to realise the complexity and learn how to forgive people that she has invested for a numerous amount. And understand what she needs to do next”.
No matter “Twenties, Thirties, Fourties, Fifties , enjoy yourself, but be yourself, don’t be anybody else…don’t let the label define you, whether be your clothing or title like bride, or groom, husband or wife.” That’s one of the main theme of this comeback movie as Micheal Patrick King said. Yes, the movie got sponsored for all the top brands, fashions etc. Kinda contradict somehow BUT it also reflected modern women’s sensation and obsession towards clothes, shoes and their shapes which in fact comes from the society’s value. Vivian Westwood and Louis Vuitton’s names did repeat three times or more.
As a woman, I absolutely agreed what Sarah said, “it’s just about love, and friendship, and wanting to be yourself and how do you figure out what it is and how do you make mistakes that you can look and say that’s perfectly alright I made that mistake.” Especially, in the Chinese soceity, I means in certain apsect, not all, we are trained to play safe, to keep status quo, not taking challenge because taking risk to take something new means a possibility of having mistakes and failure. However, the best training in our life is to learn a lesson from our “mistakes”. Have you counted how many “I am sorry” in the movie? To learn how to forgive people is also coming from “mistakes”.
Charlie Ross asked a very insteresting question: “Does this movie reinforce people’s fairy tales aspiration?” It’s an happy ending movie. But most of the time, it is not true in the real world.
Micheal Patrick King anwered “No, it’s not. I would be happy if you said that this movie is happy ever after for yourself.” He knew that people queried “Is that man’s problem or woman’s problem?” For him, “it’s the society as a villain” He is right, even nowadays, in a very modern society, ”Smart Smart Smart Successful woman still somewhere inside them feel a little bit bad because either their divorce, some , I am not speaking general term, or they never get married, or they adopt their child verus giving birth naturally, or they are never married, or they are suddenly alone and they are fifty, so the reality is none of this exist, if the society doesn’t say what is supposed to be happened that a man meets a woman at the certain age, they get married and live, they have children, and then they live together forever.”
So, Sarah JP, as one of the producer, commented that “this movie said the contentment must be defined by yourself. (It can be traditional), what is my idea of contentment doesn’t have to be yours, doesn’t have to be here, doesn’t have to be anybody else. That is a great place that you arrive at at this particular age of woman. They all arrive there in their own way. It’s not an accident, it’s life. It’s we all hope that we are keep going.” All of the 4 women arrived at their own place. What about you? Have you arrive your place? What about myself?
Another question which most of us want know is “why most women can identify themselves from the 4 characters”? I like what Kim Cattrall answered at the chuckthemovieguy interview.
“4 single/seperate women who all together made up one complete woman, so when any situation, when any time of the day or year, part of the year, you could look at these characters and you can say why, I understand that because they are part of a complete woman, so you can have a morning like Charlotte, and the afternoon like Miranda, and an evening like Samantha, you can relate all of these women and how they deal.”
I seldome wrote long post, anyway should end here. Below are two more movie posters from the movies, I love the very top one the most, Below are lots of interviews about the movie. Enjoy watching!
I also linked 2 critics which are A, A-, C, and D which are quite interesting:
P.S. By the way, I watched all the interivew, and suddenly found that Kristin Davis(Charlotte) represented Oxfam visiting Afarica to help people. David letterman asked her “what Oxfam means?” and she can answer it immediately. I got friend working at Oxfam…just found this piece of news quite attract my attention.
Charlie Rose - Sarach Jessica Parker & Michael Patrick King interview (1st 40mins)
I am not an action movie fan. But I really love this red band “Wanted” trailer, which shows incredible cinematography, special effects and action sequence inside the movie.
The first 15 secs is already very impressive, stunning vfx : a flying bullet from a hitman shooting to the sky, passing through the train, unsteady flying speed of the bullet after dropping its shell off the screen. When camera zooms back to the spinning bullet front with detailed pattern, camera moves to the bullet back surface with a reflect of the sunset city skyline, in a sec, the bullet hits the back of a guy’s head passing through the forehead, a slow motion again which focus on the bullet and the blood spilt freeze. Wow!
Check it out!
P.S. Angelina Jolie is sexy but just too skiny inside this movie.
“Sex and the City” Movie Trailer 終於出來了，我最喜愛的 Sarah Jessica Parker，不知何時開始，也像她一樣對 “High Heel Shoes” 著迷了(Obsessive)。還有是要等到一月才有新的 Ugly Betty，很傷心!!!!就是因為在找什麼時候有 Ugly Betty 播，發現了 “X-files 2″ 開拍了，男主角依舊，卻沒有了我喜愛的 Gillian Anderson(Scully)!
Wow, finally the “Sex and the City” Movie Trailer is out!!!!Oh My God!!!!Love it!!!!OK, I know I still need to wait for a few months, May 2008.
Here it is the trailor video to lessen my pain of waiting: (P.S. Ah, I still admire Sarah Jessica Parker, she is chic!)
OK, this topic is not related to this post, but I just can’t help myself coz I am typical Ugly Betty Fan. Just found out that the last 3 episodes of Ugly Betty Season 2 will be aired in 2008 Jan, hopefully the writer strike is supposed to be nearly an end at that time. In fact, the last 3 scripts have been completed but to have the best show, minor retouch is always needed while shooting. So, waiting is worthwhile.
For those who are not quite clear about the writer strike, including me. Watch this 5 minutes “Why we Fight” video:
Ugly Betty Cast also supported the WGA strike by participating in the Speechless campaign video:
Another TV news that attached me is that “X-file 2″ begins production. Ok David Duchovny will be Fox Mulder again, but no more Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully…Gosh!In fact, I like watching Dana more!!!!Haha (via Televisionista)
Sex and the City movie is finally in the production. Sarah Jessica Parker , Kim Cattrall , Kristin Davis , Cynthia Nixon , all four leading ladies and Chris Noth (Mr. Big) are on board. So cool! It is estimated to be released in 2008. For me, it should be one of the the most anticipated movie of Year 2008. Jennifer Hudson, Oscar winning “Dreamgirls” star joins thie show. Let’s enjoy the latest production photos..
切勿錯過 “Ratatouille“，必看的動畫電影! 很喜歡故事的主題，就是一隻老鼠的 “Impossible dream”。老鼠本是廚師/廚房最可怕的敵人，但他卻夢想成為一個出色的法國廚師，他能夠成功?看看就知! 是 Disney 和 Pixar 合作的作品，還有 The Incredibles 的 Director，必定很富娛樂性。不知香港幾時上映呢? 暫時欣賞一下它的 Concept Arts 和 Fun Facts! 記住看最下的 video，還有官方網頁!
Oh! What is “Ratatouille“(rat-a-too-ee)? It’s a French vegetable stew. The movie is about an impossible dream of a rat - to become a French chef. You should never miss this movie, a production from Disney+Pixar with the director of The Incredibles. The website is fun! I love all the concept art too. Remember to watch the trailor and production videos at the bottom!
In fact, “200 pounds beauty”(미녀는 괴로워) is a 2006 Korean comedy movie. As I am fan of korean stuff, when it was just coming out, I wanna watch it already. It finally showed in HK in 2007.
Really love it…Maybe ,for some people, the story plot is in quite fairy-tale, to some point I think it is quite real. Especially, the way how we preceive beauty and the norm of cosmetic surgery in Korea.
I love all the funny scene inside…Don’t miss the OST(see video at the bottom of this post), all of the songs are great! The official site’s content and the design are very cute :P : http://www.sline2006.com/ .
200 Pounds Beauty OST - Beautiful Girl
200 Pounds Beauty Byul Music Video sang by Kim Ah-Joong
They are my 16 favourite dance movies. I think they are the best dance movies from 1977 to 2007, which are not only about dancing, but love, honor and dream! If you love dancing, don’t miss any one of them.
