tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42831694238737623622024-02-19T07:02:24.207+00:00A Nerd Like MeStuff and nonsense.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-17583409661043265262011-04-11T23:46:00.001+01:002011-04-12T00:05:59.407+01:00Beda #7 Things Twitter has Taught Me.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I felt like writing something 'newsy' today so instead of going to the trusty BBC, I turned my attention to Twitter to see which interesting stories were floating around. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Let's start with the bad. YouTube piano man </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mikelombardo"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mike Lombardo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> posted earlier; "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's your daily dose of stomach-churning hatred and bigotry. Enjoy." Of course I had to click on it and it was as horrible as I expected.</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I haven't posted this quickly enough for you to be able to watch the video as it has been removed but you can read the news story </span><a href="http://www.americanindependent.com/178239/christian-conservatives-discuss-strategy-for-fighting-war-against-gays-start-with-semantics"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">here.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> There was a conference happening this weekend at an American university called The Awakening. It was a political conference for 'Christians'. You must excuse my punctuation here but it really is necessary. There was a panel c</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">alled Religious Liberty and the LGBT Agenda: A Zero Sum Game in the Military and Beyond. In it was a discussion on semantics and how rebranding 'gay' will help in 'the war'. Apparently "‘Gay’ is a left-wing socio-political construct designed to create grounds for fundamental rights [based on] whimsical capricious desires,” said Ryan Sorba, chairman of the Young Conservatives of California. “Gay identity does not exist.” If the war is to be won then 'gay' should be replaced with terms such as "same-sex attraction', "same-sex intercourse", "sodomy", "unnatural vice" or "anti-Christian".</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All of these terms are despicable as they attempt to dehumanise the owner of the label. Particularly "anti-Christian". Shouldn't we be approaching the point where we feel sorry for these people? They seem to believe that the biggest threat to their religion are people who like members of the same sex. Apparently homosexuality is the biggest threat to the criminalization of Christianity. Again, really? For an intensely religious country like the USA, that seems mildly ridiculous. That the religion of the founding fathers would be banned is absurd and a few people in a university conference room surely aren't going to make the rest of the country think otherwise. I hope.</span><br />
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***edit - Mike informs me that the idea that the US is a Christian country is a pretty simplified view and one that people like this cling to. This will be pretty interesting to investigate as the amount of religious rhetoric that comes out of the US (or is reprted at least...) would definitely lead an outside observer to a different conclusion. I guess The West Wing can't teach me everything!***</span><br />
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In a way we should be glad. Without intolerance there would be no tolerance. I think people like this do more good than harm. They show us what we don't want to become. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another America story then I promise I'll stop... I love you guys really!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Modern Library has released it's top 100 books. Compare the "official" list to the reader's list. The differences are pretty obvious. Would it worry you if I said that 7 out of the 10 books in the reader's list were by Ayn Rand or L. Ron Hubbard. I hope so... And my beloved Gatsby is relegated from 2 to 12! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have a look </span><a href="http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now to a story from right here in the UK. This comes from The Daily Star: Sunday, courtesy of </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jonswaine"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Jon Swaine</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DeevUK"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">DeevUK</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. For all the international readers out there, this is a publication that calls itself a newspaper. It's not. It's celebrity gossip and boobs. They printed this picture.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's fab. I'm finding it really interesting which is strange as I have no design skill or even knowledge. Just "I know what I like" opinions. I really recommend it because I read this </span><a href="http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/04/11/helvetica_interview"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Salon article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">about Helvetica on the NYC subway today and enjoyed it. I blame the book.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
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It's from Vertigo films who are responsible for good stuff like Monsters and slightly less good stuff (to me anyway) like Streetdance 3D. The film is The Sweeney and it's a remake of the 70's British TV show.<br />
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It looks a bit funny but it was the coolest thing on TV at the time. It was pretty violent, had loads of action scenes, a cool car and cool actors. Honestly. It was the 70's!<br />
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Nick Love (The Football Factory) is directing and the casting has been announced. Ray Winstone will play Jack Regan and Ben Drew will play George Carter. Ben Drew is the man behind Plan B who sound like this.<br />
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Here they are...<br />
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Sorry guys but I really hate this picture. Drew is just looking at the camera with a slightly confused look on his face, Ray is giving it attitude!<br />
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This project's been around for a while and Ray Winstone has been attached all along. Some bigger names had been thrown around to play Carter though. Like Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy and Ewan McGregor.<br />
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I'm not overly worried. Ben Drew had roles in Adulthood and Harry Brown and, from his music videos, seems to have some charisma. It's his first starring role though so fingers crossed. Ray Winstone can always be relied on for an entertaining performance.<br />
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On to the gushing quotes...<br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Director and co writer Nick Love states, "I'm very excited about Ben playing Carter - he brings an intelligence and sensitivity that is crucial for THE SWEENEY. Ben is also one of the most promising and multi-talented young performers around. For me, Ray (Winstone) and Ben are the ultimate casting for a character driven action thriller set in London today."<br />
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Ben Drew adds. "It's a dream come true for me to be in a film with Ray Winstone who is one of my favourite British actors of all time and I’m really excited about working with Nick Love in what I feel will be a challenging role for me to play"<br />
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Ray states, “I cant wait to work with Nick Love on The Sweeney, it was an inspired casting to have Ben Drew as George Carter, I’m a huge fan of his. </i></span> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">“</span> <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So there you go. What do you think? Are you looking forward to this or are you going to give it a miss. I think I'll hedge my bets until the trailer appears.</span><br />
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</span>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-65829512275587593282011-04-04T22:26:00.000+01:002011-04-04T22:26:03.034+01:00BEDA #4 CheatingSo tired. So this will have to do. To be honest I would have talked about these videos today anyway. You'll just have to imagine the witty commentary!<br />
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First, the trailer for 'The Governator', Arnie's new cartoon...<br />
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Erm...yeah.<br />
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Then there's Meatloaf freaking out at Gary Busey over some paint on Celebrity Apprentice. Gary Busey is calmer than I've ever seen him... he's worrying me more than Mr Meat.<br />
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Sleep time!Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-67690176716431611782011-04-03T23:43:00.000+01:002011-04-03T23:43:08.508+01:00BEDA #3 Things What I LikeSince we'll be spending a lot of time together this month I thought I'd do a little round up of some of my favourite things. I'm going to limit them to internety things for this post so expect loads of links and videos to explore. Tell me the things you like in comments.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers?blend=1&ob=4">Vlogbrothers</a>! These guys have to be my first choice. I was really unaware of the sense of community the internet could have before I found these videos. I had a YouTube account but wasn't subscribed to any channel. I didn't understand how it worked and how to get the most out of it. After realising that they communicated almost exclusively through written forms (texting, instant messaging & email) two brothers pledged to alternate making a video a day for the other. This started on January 1st 2007. They're down to 3 times a week now but still make great videos and a whole community has grown around them that has done some amazing things. I think I secretly like John better (shh, don't tell Hank!) because he's a writer who's actually really good. Here's a favourite recent video.<br />
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And the amazing thing is there is a follow up to this because the people who liked the video worked together to find out what happened to Gussie Manlove after her husband died...<br />
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My next choice feels like more of a confession. I really love watching some make up artists videos. I think the beauty guys get a bad rep on YouTube. Some people are just showing how much disposable income they have but there are a couple of professionals on there who are amazing to watch. I love that it can be art when it's done well. Like this video from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/pixiwoo">pixiwoo</a>.<br />
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Sam Chapman transforms herself completely to look like Pamela Anderson when she's finished. You might not want to walk around with Pammy make up but it's fun to watch!<br />
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<a href="http://www.lisaeldridge.com/">Lisa Eldridg</a>e is amazing too. She's one of the most highly regarded make up artists in the world so it's amazing that she does YouTube videos too. She works on celebrities as well as high end editorial stuff.<br />
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Hopefully you're still with me! On to blogs!<br />
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I LOVE <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a>. I realise most of you have already come across this blog at some point because it's just so wonderful but if not... go now!<br />
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Margaret and Helen is hilarious. Posts are few and far between but worth waiting for. Margaret and Helen are two old friends in their 80's who write to each other. Commenters seem obsessed with proving that Margaret and Helen are just characters and someone else actually writes the blog. I refuse to believe it. They talk about American politics mostly and when it includes lines like this who can resist...<br />
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"Dear readers, In case you are new to my web page blog, I'll give you a little background. I told my friend Margaret that I thought Sarah Palin was a bitch...is a bitch." and of course the infamous annual '<a href="http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/thanksgiving-letter-to-the-family-2009/">Thanksgiving letter to the family'</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.accordingtosauce.com/">Hooters According to Sauce</a> is a really entertaining blog. I don't live in the US so I don't have first hand experience of Hooters but that's not an issue for me. I think anyone who's worked in the service industry will find something to relate to here plus the fact that Sauce is a girl with obvious intelligence and wit<br />
make the blog incredibly readable.<br />
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And last but certainly not least there's <a href="http://theintermittentsprocket.blogspot.com/">The Intermittent Sprocket</a>. My very favourite film blogger who's recently branched out to show off his considerable song-writing talents. His latest offering is a Damien Rice-esqe ballad about an imagined romance between James Bond and Oddjob in Goldfinger. Yep. That song exists.<br />
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These are just some of the internety things I like... there are too many more to mention. What are some of your best finds?Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-59648074724460581672011-04-02T21:53:00.000+01:002011-04-02T21:53:41.450+01:00The film I always go back to: 10 Things I Hate About You. (Beda #2)This post is part of Kid In The Front Row's Blogathon. Read all about it <a href="http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2011/04/film-i-always-go-back-to-youve-got-mail.html">here!</a><br />
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This one was easy. A no-brainer. So easy that it might be really obvious and boring so apologies in advance if that's the case.<br />
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10 Things I Hate About You is the film I have seen more times than any other. If I'm sad, it cheers me up. If I'm happier, it makes me happier. If I find myself staring at my DVD collection and feel uninspired, this is the film I reach for.<br />
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Now that I've started writing this though, I'm not sure I can put into words exactly why this is.<br />
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Maybe it's the time it came out. I was 16 in 1999. I'd just left school and deciding what to do next. I must have identified with Julia Sitles' character Kat.<br />
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I remember I read The Bell Jar after seeing this. How predictable am I? Although the font in that book must be MASSIVE. It's a really short novel...<br />
At that time I imagined myself to be pretty cool. I liked the right music and was interested in politics and liked to think I was well read and intelligent. I really wasn't, but the fact that I aspired to be helped me to become more that way. The desire to look like I knew some stuff forced me to go out and find out the stuff.<br />
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But that's the pretentious reason why I like the film. The real reason, and the reason I revisit it so often is because it's funny. It's got a clever script, a heart-warming ending and wonderfully charming and natural performances.<br />
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It was Heath Ledger's breakthrough role and it's really not surprising when you remember that he looked like this.<br />
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He was cheeky and realistic and very different to the typical Hollywood leading man and this makes the film even more charming.<br />
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JGL, David Krumholz and Larisa Oleynik are a perfect triad of cuteness, Krumholz providing some of the biggest laughs.<br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and also, ALISON JANNEY. Say no more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-62917673324830193772011-04-01T23:42:00.000+01:002011-04-01T23:42:05.005+01:00BEDA #1 Here we go...I'm attempting to do BEDA (Blog Every Day in April) this year. "But Jess, you're rubbish at posting regularly!" I hear you cry. Yep. That's true but if I've got a challenge I really try to stick to it so we'll see how it goes. <br />
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A short one to start... Here's my favourite April Fool's joke of the day. I say favourite but I really wish it was real.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I hate trains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well that’s unfair. I hate little trains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crappy commuter trains where your journey is too long to stand up but too short to have a good read or get comfy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Big trains that go on a big journey are great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’re exciting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A journey where it’s acceptable to take off your shoes is the kind I like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Every now and then though on these small journeys you spot things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t mean to. You’re not being nosy or listening to people o purpose, they just stick out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things that intrigue you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things that make you smile or even worry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Like the girl sobbing quietly into her phone to her mum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apologising for some unarticulated wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That stays with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did they make up quickly, or at all? Who made the first step?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Then there are the things you spot when you’re not even trying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guy in the seat in front watching home-made porn on his phone because there’s no one next to him, so nobody can see right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How would the girl in the video feel if she knew I’d seen any of it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You try to ignore it but it’s right there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">And the details you can learn about people without even trying… the woman next to me is texting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her phone has a massive screen and she’s texting someone called Ian Porter (work).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t read the message I promise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just happened to see it and caught the gist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meet me at the station blah blah blah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time the phone caught my eye the woman was looking at her profile on Facebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There she was in her photo in a wedding dress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her name at the top was Sophie Porter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Porter?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve just seen that name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is Ian her husband?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could be her brother except the (work) detail on her message would make no sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could be a coincidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They just happen to have the same name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s not a good story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They met at work and fell in love and got married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my head that makes sense and in a couple of accidental glances at a stranger on a train I’ve figured out part of someone’s life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An important part. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’ve just realised that this isn’t really a story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But these are the things that form them. It’s a collection of beginnings, middles and endings that make up our daily lives. To the people involved these aren’t interesting things; they’re just life. A little moment in their day which is completely ordinary. For me though they’re fascinating. A snapshot of who these people are. I wonder if people look at me on the train and see a small, brief window into my life. I wonder what they’d think.</div><!--EndFragment-->Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-55812705412239820092011-02-13T22:54:00.001+00:002011-02-14T08:43:05.436+00:00Bafta Results & Reactions!So it's 9pm here & I'm settling in to watch the BAFTA's. There's a 2 hour delay between the actual ceremony & the TV coverage so I had to detach myself from Twitter so that the results will be a lovely surprise.<br />
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I apologise in advance for what follows. This is just what pops into my head as it happens...<br />
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The cast of Street Dance opened the show. Yes this really happened. Something to do with the awards taking place at the Royal Opera House prompted a ballet/street dance combo. <br />
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Jonathan Ross & his ridiculous facial hair cracked some jokes that actually made me laugh. A good comparison between 127 Hours & Mr Potato Head of Toy Story 3 made me giggle more than is probably acceptable.<br />
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Paul McCartney was on stage at one point and DIDN'T lead everyone in a rendition of Hey Jude... never thought I'd see the day.<br />
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<b>Original Music</b> - The King's Speech - Boo! I love the film but AR Rahman should have won for 127 hours.<br />
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Jesse Eisenberg is very small.<br />
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<b>Special Visual Effects</b> - Inception - Woo hoo! Had to be.<br />
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I wonder if James McAvoy would be as adorable without the Scottish accent?<br />
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<b>Best Supporting Actress</b> - Helena Bonham-Carter. I hope she doesn't win the Oscar but it seems right for the BAFTA's. Her acceptance speech was fabulous. She just seems like an awesome mental lady. Love her. Also, Miranda Richardson looked pissed!<br />
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<b>Outstanding Debut by a British guy doing writey, directory stuff</b> - Chris Morris for 4 Lions. Chris wasn't there which is a shame but not surprising. I've not seen Four Lions yet which is a problem as I promised my year 9 class I'd watch it this weekend. Just remembered. Whoops!<br />
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<b>Outstanding British Film </b>- The King's Speech. Of course. And it deserved to win. Moving, funny, superbly acted and as British as you can get. <br />
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<b>Best Supporting Actor</b> - Geoffrey Rush. He really is brilliant. Although a little part of me wanted Andrew Garfield to get it.<br />
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Oh. My. God. Rosamund Pike & Dominic Cooper totally stuffed up their intro. Painful.<br />
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<b>Best original screenplay</b> - The King's Speech<br />
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STEPHEN FRY!! Thank goodness for that. Was getting bored. <br />
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<b>Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema</b> - The Harry Potter Films. Made shed loads of cash, created jobs, stimulated the economy blah, blah, blah. I love them & I'm not ashamed. David Heyman is a prat though.<br />
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<b>Best Animated Film</b> - Toy Story 3. I love Toy Story but I really had my fingers crossed for How to Train your Dragon. Oh well...<br />
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I LOVE Tom Ford.<br />
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<b>Rising Star</b> - Tom Hardy. Wooh! Tom wasn't there which is a great shame. Ahem, anyway the other nominees were Gemma Arterton, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Aaron Johnson. Would've been ok for any of these guys to win - except Arterton of course. She's pants.<br />
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In memoriam - yeah some sad bits. Pete Postlethwaite! Corey Haim! Sad.<br />
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Emma Stone's there with Macauley Culkin! Eh?! He's only just broken up with Mila Kunis. And he's all odd. Oh well, they might be just friends.<br />
<strong>*EDIT* It was Kieran Culkin. Can't believe I got them confused. Also can't believe it was my mum who put me right!</strong><br />
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Julianne Moore looked beautiful but she seemed mega nervous.<br />
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<b>Adapted Screenplay</b> - The Social Network. Yey! I'm such a Sorkin nerd. And his speech was lovely. <br />
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Tilda Swinton is so unbelievably stylish.<br />
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<b>Best Director</b> - David Fincher. Wooh! Loved The Social Network - plus Andrew Garfield got a moment on stage.<br />
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Gerard Butler has mad crazy hair. But it's lovely to see him speaking like a person with a real accent for a change.<br />
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<b>Leading Actress</b> - Natalie Portman. But she wasn't there. Can't argue. She was ace.<br />
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<b>Leading Actor</b> - Colin Firth. Woop! He's so gentlemanly and British. Love him. Brilliant speech.<br />
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<b>Best Film</b> - The King's Speech. Yeah I know it's not a surprise but it really is a great film. Big cheers for the UK Film Council too which is interesting as the Government are getting rid of it...<br />
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BAFTA Fellowship for Christopher Lee. He really has aged though. I know he's like 103 or something but he's starting to look it. It was a really moving moment. Lots of shots of crying celebrities. I joined in. Lovely way to end though. He's a legend.<br />
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<b>The dresses!</b><br />
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Since watching Black Swan Barbara Hershey terrifies me.<br />
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Emma Stone was wearing the Lanvin dress I really REALLY want. And she looks great in it.<br />
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Thandie Newton never ages.<br />
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J.K. Rowling can look a bit librarian and boring but not tonight. She looks fab!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So let me know your thoughts in the comments. Good decisions, bad decisions, fashion opinions... anything!</div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-64508029109543571282011-01-25T22:41:00.000+00:002011-01-25T22:41:39.746+00:00Oscar Nominations - My Predictions!Well the nominations are out so it's time to make some (mostly) unfounded predictions so we can laugh at how many I get wrong in a few weeks.<br />
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</div>I actually love the Oscars. Yes I know they favour a certain 'type' of film. And yes it's a shame Christopher Nolan hasn't been nominated again. And I know comic book/fantasy films are enjoyed by the mainstream but not recognised by the establishment at awards time and that's rubbish. But I honestly don't think I care that much. I want to watch a bunch of people in nice dresses prentend to have a good time and be happy for each other while they make ridiculous self-important speeches. It's fun! There are some great films, actors, directors and the rest of them nominated this year... and James Franco's presenting, so roll on the 27th February.<br />
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</div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><strong><u>Best motion picture of the year</u></strong></span><br />
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127 Hours<br />
Black Swan<br />
The Fighter<br />
Inception<br />
The Kids Are All Right<br />
The King's Speech<br />
Winter's Bone<br />
True Grit<br />
<span style="background-color: blue; color: white;">The Social Network</span><br />
Toy Story 3<br />
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I really think The Social Network will get this one. I know that the film with the most nominations is usually the favourite in this category but I'm bucking the trend. It's great to see Toy Story 3 on the list. I loved 127, Black Swan, Inception and The King's Speech. True Grit hasn't been released in the UK, I think Winter's bone got a tiny release and I can't help but think that The Fighter looks a bit crappy... has anyone seen it? Leave me a comment and let me know.<br />
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<u><strong>Best Director</strong></u><br />
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Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan<br />
David O'Russell - The Fighter<br />
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech<br />
<span style="background-color: blue; color: white;">David Fincher - The Social Network</span><br />
Joes & Ethan Coen - True Grit<br />
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I think it's Fincher's time... He missed out in 2009 with Benjamin Button, the Coens have won loads and I don't think The King's Speech will get many of the big awards. I think I secretly wish Aronofsky would win though, just because his film is so totally mental. But no, it's Fincher's time plus, look at his little face!<br />
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I'm gonna stop typing the other nominees now... <br />
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<u><strong>Best Actor</strong></u><br />
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Colin Firth. See that was easy. No point in writing the other guys down bless 'em. Jesse Eisenberg was great, James Franco was awesome and I'm sure the other two were great too but they've no chance. I really do think Firth deserves it though. Yes he's playing a King with a stutter and a lisp - it's got 'Oscar' written all over it - but he does it brilliantly, never going too far. <br />
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<strong><u>Best Actress</u></strong><br />
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Natalie Portman. Another easy one! It doesn't help that I've not seen any of the other films in this category but Nina Sayers was the role of a lifetime and she didn't waste it. <br />
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<strong><u>Best Supporting Actor</u></strong><br />
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Geoffrey Rush - I know the smart money is on Christian Bale for this one but every time I've watched The Fighter's trailer he looks like he's playing 'the wayward brother' stock character in a pretty over-the-top way. I'd love to be wrong about that though. <br />
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<strong><u>Best Supporting Actress</u></strong><br />
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I don't know! Helena Bonham-Carter won't get it; although she's excellent, she doesn't have too much to do. I've got to pick though so I'm going with Hailee Steinfeld. She looks like a good little actress, plus she's teeny she's got a chance. Love Amy Adams though.<br />
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<strong><u>Best Foriegn Language Film</u></strong> - Biutiful<br />
<strong><u>Best Original Screenplay</u></strong> - The King's Speech<br />
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<strong><u>Best Animation</u></strong><br />
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Aaargh! I LOVE all the Toy Story films so I'm torn but I'm going with How to Train Your Dragon. It's funny, gorgeous too look at and incredibly moving. Pixar have enough already! <br />
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<strong><u>Best Adapted Screenplay </u></strong>- The Social Network (I'm a Sorkin nerd - plus he's the best)<br />
<strong><u>Best Art Direction</u></strong> - Inception<br />
<u><strong>Best Cinematography</strong></u> - Black Swan<br />
<u><strong>Best Sound Mixing</strong></u> - Inception<br />
<u><strong>Best Sound Editing</strong></u> - Inception<br />
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<u><strong>Best Original Song</strong></u> - Just tracked these down and had a listen. The thought of having to watch Gwyneth Paltrow sing makes me feel a bit ill. I nearly went for the one from Tangled because I've got an irrational love for Mandy Moore but it's got to be We Belong Together from Toy Story 3. Randy Newman's voice makes me happy ok!<br />
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<strong><u>Best Original Score</u></strong> - AR Rahman for 127 Hours<br />
<strong><u>Best Costumes</u></strong> -The King's Speech (If Alice in Wonderland gets it I'll be mad)<br />
<strong><u>Best Documentary Feature</u></strong> - Restrepo (not seen it but Kermode says it's good)<br />
<u><strong>Best Film Editing</strong></u> - 127 Hours (maybe??)<br />
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<strong><u>Best Animated Short</u></strong> - The Gruffalo!! A little British cartoon featuring the voices of Rob Brydon, James Corden would be pretty funny. And now that's 3 nominated things with Helena B-C in...<br />
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<u><strong>Best Visual Effects</strong></u> - Inception<br />
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So that's it. A month till we find out how many I got right.<br />
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Apologies if this became less and less coherent towards the end. Do you agree, disagree, think I've gone mental? Leave me a comment and let me know.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-79915308785068961982011-01-22T13:26:00.001+00:002011-01-25T21:25:01.176+00:00Black Swan - Holy crap!So it's about 24 hours since I settled down into the front row of a lovely, quiet cinema screen to enjoy Black Swan. 2 hours later I staggered out, feeling as though I needed a nice lie down. I just about feel ready to try and organise my thoughts. I hope they make sense!<br />
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Ballet is all about balance. You must be sure-footed. Darren Aronofsky makes sure his audience is the opposite, throwing us off balance and out of our comfort zone at every opportunity. The result is a stunning, satisfying and unexpectedly funny film.<br />
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Natalie Portman is Nina Sayers; a ballerina with the determination to be 'perfect'. Portman apparently trained for 10 months for this role and it shows. She has always been graceful and fragile-looking but now she looks as though she could snap at any moment. Every bone protrudes, every muscle is lean. Right or wrong, this is what dancers go through and the commitment she has shown to get there really shouldn't be underestimated. She should win the Oscar. It'd be a crime if she didn't. Her performance is the thing which grounds Black Swan. It gives it it's realism. It stops it from leaping, head first, over the top of plausible. <br />
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So Nina is cast in Swan Lake, playing the White Swan Odette and the Black Swan Odile. She's great at dancing Odette cos she's all boring and sexless but Odile is more of a challenge... Enter Vincent Cassell!<br />
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He's the slimy French choreographer and he's brilliant. Smarmy and calculated. Nina falls for every line.<br />
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Barbara Hershey plays Nina's mother and this relationship is the most interesting in the film. Hershey switches brilliantly between Erica's attempts to be pally; all sorority girl sharing and hair brushing; and an ultra-controlling matriarch.<br />
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Nina's real-life opposite is Lily, a new dancer from (gasp) California! She is everything Nina isn't; relaxed, sexy and independent. An uneasy friendship is formed, with the undercurrent of competition never too far away. Mila Kunis seems to relish this role and she can do sexy with her eyes closed. Lily is the catalyst for Nina finally losing her cool. Kunis is, on the face of it, the opposite of Portman but they are facially at least, similar enough for us to be freaked out now and then!<br />
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As the film progresses Aronofsky really starts to have fun. Throwing the audience completley off balance with Cronenberg-esque body horror to make you (well me anyway) squirm in your seats. The omnipresent mirrors become more and more integral to Nina's crumbling psychosis and are the basis of some great shocks. And how do you not see the cameramen?! And a scene involving Winona Ryder (who's pretty good) will have you wondering if you've wandered into an actual horror film.<br />
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Sound is used to great effect and the realism of the film stock and camera work really offsets the seeming unreality of the events of the final act. The dance scenes are excellent. Filmed close to show the agony and the effort rather than the grace and elegance of the finished product.<br />
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And what of the ending? I really can't tell you about it cos it's a pretty massive spoiler which is a shame cos I had some good clever words lined up but join me in comments and we'll argue it out!<br />
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I can't recommend Black Swan highly enough. It won't be everyone's cup of tea and I'm not sure I found it totally satisfying but it's the most exciting and thrilling films I've seen in a while. The performances really do make it.<br />
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Also... aren't these posters gorgeous? The designers hadn't seen the film when they made them but they've really captured the tone I think. I'd happily hang all of them in my house.<br />
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</div><div>I remember how amazing he was in In The Name of The Father when we watched it in Law class at college.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I remember when I saw Romeo & Juliet 3 times at the cinema...and all the times I've watched it with my classes since.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I remember how lucky I felt to see him play Prospero in The Tempest at the Royal Exchange in Manchester a few years ago.</div><div><br />
</div><div>This is how I think I'll always remember him though. If you've never seen Brassed Off it's worth a look. It's very British - think of The Full Monty with brass bands - but how can you resist a performance like this...</div><div><br />
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</div><div>He'll be missed.</div></div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-27828324753649525502011-01-09T15:13:00.001+00:002011-01-09T16:56:15.410+00:00Happy New Year!I know, I know, I've been gone for a really long time. No excuses, just a gift by way of an apology.<br />
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See, that's better! You can't beat a good Inception/Mean Girls combo.<br />
I've made a blog resolution for the New Year - AT LEAST one post per week. Promise.<br />
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So I thought I'd do a mini-recap on 2010 and look forward to the new year a little bit. <br />
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<b>Favorite film of the year - The Social Network</b><br />
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I should confess first that I am a bit of an Aaron Sorkin groupie - and that David Fincher's not bad either, so this isn't a very surprising choice. I loved the script (obviously). I loved the momentum of it - you get the sense that in the hands of another creative pair it could have been incredibly boring. But the thing I think I really liked the most were the performances. Jesse Eisenberg's Mark Zuckerberg could just be an unsympathetic arse, but he's not. Andrew Garfield's Eduardo Saverin could be a whiney sore loser, but he's not. The Winklevoss twins could become the comic relief, but they don't. It's fab.<br />
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<b>Honourable Mentions</b><br />
Toy Story 3<br />
Inception<br />
Kick Ass<br />
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<b>Worst film of the year - Sex and The City 2</b><br />
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This really shouldn't come as a surprise to you if you've read my review <a href="http://nerd-like-me.blogspot.com/2010/06/sex-and-city-2-reviewrant.html">here</a>. The first film wasn't great but I was unprepared for the level of awfulness that occurred during what felt like the 7 hour running time. And the most depressing thing is that it made so much money that a 3rd film is inevitable. Great.<br />
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<b>Favorite performance - Nicholas Cage in Bad Lieutenant</b><br />
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I really enjoyed this film. Review is <a href="http://nerd-like-me.blogspot.com/2010/06/nicholas-cage-redemption-bad-lieutenant.html">here</a>. It's a pitch black comedy that's just brilliant fun to watch and that's mostly because of Mr Cage. Check out the video below for some of his 'best' moments!<br />
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Now let's look ahead to 2011...<br />
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Already it's shaping up to be a pretty exciting January. I've seen 127 Hours and The King's Speech this week (reviews to come!) and with Black Swan and True Grit on the horizon, things are looking good.<br />
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<b>The year in which I'm excited about a film featuring an animated lizard</b><br />
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<b>The year in which Andrew Garfield becomes a household name</b><br />
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I saw Andrew Garfield playing Romeo at The Royal Exchange in Manchester in 2005. I was on the front row and he was a pretty shouty Romeo. Yep, Spiderman once spat on me. That's a pretty good claim to fame. He was brilliant and I spent the next few years wondering when he'd appear as I'd told everyone I knew how great he was. I think he's chosen really good roles, starting small and working up to The Social Network. Who knows what the new Spiderman film will be like but I'm pretty sure he'll be great in it.<br />
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<b>The year in which we worry about Clint Eastwood's sanity...</b><br />
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Clint Eastwood & Matt Damon team up - it's got to be great right?<br />
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Erm... maybe not. What was that?! Is it a character piece or an action film? Whatever it is, that trailer is terrible! Here's hoping it's just some unfortunate editing...<br />
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<b>The year in which Harry Potter ends</b><br />
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Ending the post on a sombre note... Harry! Sob! I make no apologies for how dramatic I seem here. It's the end. And that is pretty sad. The only thing sadder is if the end turns out to be a little bit rubbish. But that can't happen right? It's going to be the best film ever right? Oh god.<br />
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What films are you most excited for in 2011?Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-107105314079613452010-10-07T22:03:00.000+01:002010-10-07T22:03:53.934+01:00Is it just me, or...Is it just me, or...<br />
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Does Ron look hot??Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-72300430020642253952010-09-26T18:27:00.000+01:002010-09-26T18:27:59.477+01:00A Beautiful Mind - 30 Days of Crazy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This post is part of the </span><a href="http://blogcabins.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Blog Cabins</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 30 days of crazy blogathon.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have a confession to make... I chose 'A Beautiful Mind' as my blog-a-thon film because I thought I hated it. I'd popped the film into the little box in my head marked 'crappy' and left it there since I first watched it years ago. For some reason though, I was looking forward to re-watching it for this post, and here is the conclusion I have come to... it's bad... really really bad.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'A Beautiful Mind' tells the story of John Forbes Nash Jr. He looks like this.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The film is based on a biography of the same name, written by Sylvia Nasar. It tells of his struggles to achieve greatness in the field of mathematics and, more interestingly (apparently) with his struggle to overcome paranoid schizophrenia. It's written by Akiva Goldsman and directed by Ron Howard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The film opens with Nash studying at Princeton. He is coarse and uncomfortable and Russell Crowe festoons the character with a remarkable array of ticks. He doesn't make eye contact, rubs his forehead, stutters and is painted with 'crazy' from the start. His eccentric English roommate Charles is a lovely contrast to John's awkwardness. John is obsessed with having an 'original idea'. He doesn't go to his classes, doesn't eat and takes his work to the campus bars. The pretense of the film is therefore, ruined from the start. John Nash is so obviously crazy that the audience immediately begins to question the set up. Why do none of his other friends talk to Charles? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By the time I got to the main event - John's obsession with the Russians and certainty that he is being followed, the rest of the film is completely obvious. What follows is a patronizing rundown of 'crazy man' cliches. He's laughed at and mocked by students at the university. He leaves his baby in a bath of water. He falls out of his wheelchair in the mental hospital. He realises his imaginary friends aren't real. He asks for another chance at Princeton. He wins a nobel prize! Victory! All is well again. And he does all of it with perhaps the most syrupy, overly sentimental soundtrack I've ever heard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxI0bTSXwvTVB8TNmYh_GhIDEjggZ8q1TOsqewWt-zn2IrygclosSZ2EFyn2WOzmypAYZDUU1UqutEzBXLZ2sYv7m0Hsm2e_EA_Z6pHc2eB3vxPiYlFmDeCd2U3x9qpUE4zmRKKOrM-fe/s1600/abm34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxI0bTSXwvTVB8TNmYh_GhIDEjggZ8q1TOsqewWt-zn2IrygclosSZ2EFyn2WOzmypAYZDUU1UqutEzBXLZ2sYv7m0Hsm2e_EA_Z6pHc2eB3vxPiYlFmDeCd2U3x9qpUE4zmRKKOrM-fe/s320/abm34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The film takes a number of liberties with its source material. Firstly, Nash's hallucinations were only ever auditory. He never actually saw things that weren't there. This would obviously present the filmmakers with a huge challenge and so the characters of Charles and Parcher were included to show his breakdown in a much more dramatic way. The film describes Nash as taking 'newer medications' later in life when in fact he took none after 1970. This was changed by the screenwriter in order to avoid the suggestion that denying medication can work for all schizophrenics. The film also misses out that Nash fathered a child before meeting Alicia but abandoned the family before the baby was born and that he and Alicia divorced in 1963, remarrying in 2001. Again, I understand the reasons for missing out these facts but I can't help but feel, had they been included, the film would feel more real and less cliched.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've only recently become aware of this kind of film and I can't help but think they're great. Yes, they are ripping off other stories but, as discussed in the last post, that's just what happens. They're silly and nonsensical. They have hammy acting and crappy special effects. They are oddly endearing though.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Asylum also made Paranormal Entity, Snakes on a Train and, who could forget, Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“I'd like to thank all of you for joining me on this day that'll go down in this nation's history. A day where the lives lost on board this ship's predecessor were remembered with the creation of the greatest, fastest, most sophisticated ship ever created. The Titanic 2!” Is it just me or is there an issue with tenses in this opening?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“Let’s make history.” What? By not sinking this time around? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bruce Davison has a “bad feeling”. I’d have one too if I was on a boat called the TITANIC 2!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“It looks like history’s repeating itself.” Maybe that’s because you’re on the TITANIC 2! On the same course as the first one? I don’t know much about icebergs, and maybe the killer one from the first movie (or, you know, real life!) has moved or something, but surely this new ship has got like, radar… and navigation equipment? No? Ok. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div></span></span>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-24964338034894333772010-07-28T22:45:00.000+01:002010-07-28T22:45:05.619+01:00Sequels, Remakes and Reboots... The good, the bad & the ugly.<div class="MsoNormal">This post is part of Kid in the Front Row’s blogathon. You can find the original post <a href="http://www.kidinthefrontrow.com/2010/07/sequels-remakes-and-reboots-kid-in.html">here.</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Re-telling stories is nothing new. Before stories could be recorded permanently, they had to be passed down from generation to generation, in order to survive. This oral tradition still survives in many parts of the world and incorporates acting and song as well as speech. It’s a really fascinating area to look into… but not much to do with Hollywood’s version! The universal motivation here is, of course cold, hard cash. And why not! You see a good film or make a good film and of course you’d love to repeat that success. You can almost hear the studio bosses shouting “AGAIN, AGAIN!” like deranged Teletubbies… So why does lightning hardly ever strike in the same place twice? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Some people buy into the theory that <a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde124563.html">“there are no new ideas, only new ways of making them felt”</a>. I really hope this isn’t true… because if some of this lot are what comes out of that, then we might be screwed…</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I have fewer problems with sequels than the other 2 categories so let’s start here. If I watch a good film, with memorable characters and a good script then of course, I want to love it all over again. You get all excited at the thought of it and some live up to your expectations. But some don’t. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Good</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminator 2</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">So much cooler than the original. It has an engaging bad guy and, if you watch it when you’re 12, it makes a lasting impression.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Iron Man</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I liked Iron Man 2. It had enough of the stuff I liked about the first one, plus it had the volume turned up to 11. What more do you want from a superhero sequel?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Dark Knight</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">These 3 categories are so incestuous! The sequel to the reboot… you keeping up? This film is, of course, awesome. Bigger and better than the previous one and manages to stand alone as a completely engaging addition to the Batman story.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m not going to talk about Toy Story in this post because they deserve one all to themselves. Needless to say, I love them all. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Bad</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Jaws</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">It pains me to say this, it really does. I have a soft spot for all the Jaws sequels. I’m just weak that way. They are terrible though. The original is one of my favourite films. In fact, it should be one of everybody’s favourite films. As funny as they are, they can’t be mentioned in the same breath as the original.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">I really enjoy the first Legally Blonde film. It’s got a great central character that goes on one of those ‘journey’ things we hear so much about. (I hate that word so much!) The sequel comes along and Reese Witherspoon has signed up so we can all rest easy right? Nope. The first film never happened. Elle is the same as she was at the start of the first film. It’s just bad.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Oceans 12</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Another sequel to a reboot! I can’t even bring myself… you all know why it’s rubbish.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Ugly</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Sex and the City 2</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The first was bad. (Does it count as a reboot if it comes from TV?) The second is just offensive. My full review is <a href="http://nerd-like-me.blogspot.com/2010/06/sex-and-city-2-reviewrant.html">here</a> if you can be bothered. </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Bad</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s not going to be Wednesday much longer so I’m going to sum up reboots as quickly as possible. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Sex and the City – BAD</div><div class="MsoNormal">Batman – GOOD</div><div class="MsoNormal">Karate Kid – BAD</div><div class="MsoNormal">Hulk – 1 BAD & 1 GOOD - The next one… fingers crossed! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=28327">Although the controversy has been fun.</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Can you think of a more spectacular looking couple than newlyweds Javier Bardem & Penelope Cruz? <br />
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Leave me a comment with your suggestions!Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-83161890438727630302010-07-14T00:27:00.000+01:002010-07-14T00:27:47.782+01:00Roman Polanski, Mel Gibson & RIP Harvey Pekar<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some nasty chaps on tonight... so let's start with someone nicer to lift our spirits. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but that's a death threat and an admission that he did assault her and knock her teeth out. Right? Surely? No statement of innocence has been made and he's been dropped by William Morris. Surely he can't come back from this? Can he? Who, in their right mind, would put him in a film? Unless it's a documentary about his spectacular downfall. He's been a director lately, but who would finance his film? That's got to be it. For a few years at least?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But it's ok Mel, because Whoopi Goldberg has leapt to your defence! You can watch it </span></span><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2010/07/13/whoopi-gibson-not-a-racist-racist/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. But here's what she said.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1977, Polanski pleaded guilty to Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor. The 13 year old girl testified that he had given her champagne and a sedative, then performed oral sex, intercourse and sodomy on her. Polanski pleaded not guilty to 5 of the charges and entered a plea bargain in order to get those 5 charges dropped. It soon became clear that the judge may not accept his plea and so he would get a much harsher sentence than he had anticipated. Instead of accepting his fate, he fled the country to France, where he knew he would not be sent back. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a lot of talk about procedure and the legal system and it's loopholes. Apparently it would be unfair to imprison him due to mistakes that have been made regarding his case. Ok, that I can accept. I don't understand it, the man admitted guilt, surely that's enough, but if that's how the system works then I've no choice but to accept it. What I can't accept though are the excuses. Let's go back to Whoopi. She imparted her wisdom on 'The View' back in 2009. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #303030; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"I know it wasn't rape-rape. It was something else but I don't believe it was rape-rape. He went to jail and and when they let him out he was like "You know what this guy's going to give me a hundred years in jail I'm not staying, so that's why he left."</i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #303030;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">132 prominent members of Hollywood signed a petition supporting him. I will never understand that. I understand that the victim herself has asked for the charges to be dropped due to the amount of time that has passed. He still raped a 13 year old. I get that he's made some good films. He still raped a 13 year old. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #303030;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that there are shades of grey in all situations. I believe that rules should not exist simply to have rules. I believe that every situation should be judged on it's individual circumstances and that morality sometimes must be fluid. But the man said this in an interview with Martin Amis in 1979.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #303030;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“If I had </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>killed </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>somebody, it wouldn’t have had so much appeal to the press, you see? But… f—ing, you see, and the young girls. Judges want to f— young girls. Juries want to f— young girls. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Everyone </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>wants to f— young girls!”</i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-22304816962966043892010-07-07T23:53:00.001+01:002010-07-08T00:04:53.780+01:00Lindsey Lohan and an incredibly lazy 'Killer Inside Me' reviewSo lazy I'm not going to write one...<br />
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The person I saw it with did it first and well, his review is ace, so go <a href="http://theintermittentsprocket.blogspot.com/2010/07/late-review-killer-inside-me.html">HERE</a> and read it!<br />
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I enjoyed it. It's a film that stays with you long after the credits roll. One that requires actual thought. The performances are excellent and the controversy that surrounded it on its release just serves to make the film more interesting. All of the various readings, positive and negative, have a place at the table. I can see why some people hated it and others loved it. Let me know what you thought.<br />
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In other news...poor Lohan. It's not a good week for drunk celebrities! (She's not been an actress for a while which is a shame cos she could be good... Celebrity is the only thing I can call her)<br />
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She's been sentenced for 90 days in prison for violating her probation. Lindsay has given the world some laughs in the last few years with her 'antics' but it's just a little bit sad now. She obviously has problems but her defence seemed to consist of "yeah but I couldn't help missing rehab cos I was in Cannes cos my life's really difficult like." Is that really going to wash with this lady?<br />
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Nope. She said "I couldn't have been more clear. There are no excuses." Oops.<br />
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Obviously I don't know her or her family but I can't help but think that they might be part of the problem. Her ex-alcoholic, been to jail for alleged involvement in insider trading, born again christian father can't be much help. Here he is on Larry King on the day of the case...<br />
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Here he is a couple of hours later 'crying' outside the court..<br />
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And here he is a few hours later, smiling for the cameras in a bar...<br />
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Is the fact that I have access to all these photos part of the problem? Why are we obsessed with watching people destroy themselves? Her most substantial contributions to society are Mean Girls (which to be fair is pretty cool), and designing leggings with padded knees... erm, yeah, thanks Linds. <br />
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We should probably all look away now... maybe she'll be ok?Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-39228291849002198642010-07-04T14:13:00.000+01:002010-07-04T14:13:54.431+01:00Sunday Selection - Mel Gibson, Last Airbender & Movie InsultsWhat better way to start than with a bit of Mel Gibson. <br />
Oh Mel. <br />
Mel, Mel, Mel. <br />
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I wish I could remember you like this...<br />
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Instead I'm always going to think of you like this...<br />
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Oh dear. <br />
In case you hadn't heard, Mel Gibson has offended everyone again. Click <a href="http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/07/world-exclusive-mel-gibsons-racist-rant-caught-tape-tells-oksana-she-would-get">here</a> for the full story. Just imagine I'm saying the word 'allegedly' a lot in this post. I can't bothered typing it when it's all going to turn out to be true anyway.<br />
I've been reading a lot of comments on different websites about this (bad idea by the way) and there are a few things leaping out at me that really don't sit well with me.<br />
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Firstly, his use of THAT word. Opinion seems to be that it's just a word. It's only offensive when put in the right (or wrong) context.... Have these people read the quote?! I'm not sure I can think of a worse context for the word to appear in. He wishes rape on the mother of his child by, we can only assume, people he thinks of as less than him. Otherwise he'd be threatening to do it himself. <br />
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Next, the focus on racism. Yes it's terrible and, given his comments about jews from the last time he opened his mouth, interesting to comment on. Throw in the holocaust denying <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutton_Gibson">father</a> and it's a great story but what about the rest? <br />
Threatening to burn the house down followed by "but you will blow me first" just isn't cool Mel. I've a feeling that line will become infamous. This, along with the allegations that he knocked her teeth out adds up to some pretty disgusting behaviour. <br />
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Mel explained away his last outburst as "the ramblings of a drunkard" Will he try to do the same here? I hope not. It's much too serious for that. People will lose patience. How terrible do his actions have to be before he's forced to get help? <br />
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In the interest of balance, here's a question for you. Does knowing these things about him, or any other celebrity, affect how you see them and their work? This might be different for everyone. I think it will with me. My brain knows that it shouldn't matter. A good performance is a good performance. A good director a good director. Actors are human and make mistakes. Mel just doesn't seem to be doing a good job of being a human and that's something that sticks in my throat.<br />
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On to cheerier news. You know when a film has just opened and fans are asked for their first reactions? Turns out they're not always good. Poor Last Airbender... not the publicity they were hoping for.<br />
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</div><div>Last but certainly not least, this amazing video of the 100 greatest movie insults. It's 10 mins long and VERY sweary but brilliant. <br />
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A couple of faves...<br />
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"Hey laser lips, your mamma was a snowblower!"<br />
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"Look up 'idiot' in the dictionary, do you know what you'll find?"<br />
"A picture of me?"<br />
"No. The definition of the word idiot, which you fucking are."<br />
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<b>The return of Mad Men</b><br />
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I love this programme so much. The performances, the clothes, the period detail and the deceptively paced plot. Some viewers find it slow; I find it mesmerising.<br />
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<b>Helen Mirren!</b><br />
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Seriously, the woman's got balls.<br />
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New York Magazine features an interview with her about her latest film Love Ranch. There are 2 pretty sexy photos... One is above, to see the other you'll need to look at the article <a href="http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2010/66750/">here</a> and view the slideshow. I really think it's brave for her to pose like that. Of course, she seems to be able to do no wrong at the moment but there will inevitably come negative comments from a shoot like this. I think she looks awesome.<br />
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<b>Wimbledon</b><br />
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I can't help it...I'm a geek when it comes to tennis.<br />
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</div>I love it. There's something about watching it that makes me think about summer and ice lollies and the end of school. I know I'm 27, but I work in a school so I still get to enjoy that feeling. I love the brilliant green courts and the rain delays. I love spotting famous faces in the crowd. I just love the 'Britishness' of the whole thing. And I really don't mind that you're all judging me right now.<br />
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The cartoons on this site are fab. They make me smile... here are a few of my favorites. You should go & check out the site.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know the police do a really difficult job but holy crap this video is horrible...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Haven't got my head around all of the ways it could totally screw the country yet but i've got a bad feeling...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm proud to admit that the first 2 Toy Story films would appear in my top 10 favorite films ever. They're just brilliant. However, the fact it won't appear in UK cinema's for the a few more weeks is driving me potty. I just can't wait. I feel like I've got to exist with a bag over my head and my fingers in my ears until I've seen it. I'm trying really hard to stay in the dark but it's SO hard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-61034457230990208272010-06-20T16:01:00.002+01:002010-06-20T16:56:34.298+01:00The Nicholas Cage Redemption - Bad LieutenantI have a love/hate relationship with Nicholas Cage. I bet most of you do too. When he's good (Raising Arizona, Leaving Las Vegas, Matchstick Men, Kick-Ass) he's amazing. When he's bad (National Treasure, The Weather Man, Ghost Rider, Bangkok Dangerous) he's awful. And sometimes when he's bad he's amazing! Con Air and Face Off for example.<br />
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I saw Bad Lieutenant a couple of weeks ago. <br />
I have a bad habit of assuming whether or not I'll like a film before I see it but in this case I had no idea. All of my Werner Herzog knowledge comes from reading or hearing stories about him from other people. This is the first of his films I've seen. I'm going to have to do something about that!<br />
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Spoilers ahead...but the film's been out for a while so we should be ok.<br />
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Ostensibly a remake of the 1992 film by Abel Ferrara, the film tells the story of Det. Terrance McDonagh who injures his back saving an inmate from a flooded New Orleans prison. He is left with crippling pain and a really serious addiction to drugs. Any drug. Seriously...everything. <br />
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He becomes obsessed with solving the case of a family from Senegal who are murdered. McDonagh uses more and more unorthodox methods to solve the case; falling deeper and deeper into debt and danger. <br />
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Cage is amazing. I have read so many reviews where people slate his performance but I really think he's excellent. He lets go just enough to make the part his own, but not so much that he becomes a caricature. It's the distinctive Herzog touches that have received the most column inches though. We experience some of the action from the point of view of iguanas and alligators. They show up when McDonagh is hallucinating and edgy. It's weird, but it works.<br />
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The cast are excellent too, with some actors that I always like, but don't often see. Val Kilmer, Brad Dourif, Shaun Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Fairuza Balk and Michael Shannon all appear in small but memorable roles. Eva Mendes is at her best here too, as McDonagh's prostitute girlfriend Frankie. <br />
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The film is so demented, it can be enjoyed on a purely surface level. On another level it can be interpreted in any number of ways. Is it about self-abuse, right and wrong, an allegory for America and how it handles national traged, and what is the ending about? All this is up to the individual to puzzle and ponder. Pondering is fun...<br />
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So I loved it... here are 2 scenes that sum up the tone of the film. The first, Cage's best moment. (Why the razor?!)<br />
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The second, a distinctive Herzog flourish of weird...with amazing music!<br />
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What are your favorite Nic Cage performances? Leave me a comment and let me know. Also, if you've seen the film...what did you think of the ending? There are a few different interpretations, it'd be good to know which is the most popular.<br />
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</div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-60833755949739406152010-06-06T16:24:00.000+01:002010-06-06T16:24:24.002+01:00Sex and the City 2 Review/RantWell, I finally saw it. This might get ranty. Sorry. Also, this will be pretty spoilerific. I can't rant without giving things away.<br />
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I have to admit that I didn't have high hopes for the film from the start. The last film started to turn the characters that I loved from the TV show into cartoonish caricatures and the sequel pushed this further than I thought was possible. Also, how airbrushed it the poster?!<br />
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The film opens with a gay wedding so filled with cliche it's ridiculous. Of course, Liza Minelli turns up in a cameo so embarrassing someone should have been fired for convincing her it was a good idea. Here she is in all her "not exactly sure what day it is and what she's doing" glory.<br />
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The basic premise of the film is that Samantha is wonderful and successful and earns and all expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi. Because her 3 best friends have problems, they decide to join here. Here, with photographic evidence, are their problems.<br />
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Carrie is annoyed that her husband prefers take-away and black and white movies to going out on the town, The last straw comes when he buys her a TV for their anniversary. The "sparkle" has gone, apparently. The fact that her husband is in his 50's and, when asked, does actually go out and do the things she wants, doesn't seem to make any difference.<br />
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Miranda has a mean boss and never sees her son's achievements at school, so she quits her job. Sorry girls, it seems you can't have a job and be a good mother. <br />
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Charlotte has 2 children, one of whom puts jammy hand prints on her Valentino trousers while they're baking cupcakes. She is finding having 2 children difficult, even with the help of a full time nanny. She also thinks Harry might be interested in the nanny as she has big boobs and doesn't wear a bra. The fact that Harry seems as lovely as ever, in his 2 scenes, has no effect on her.<br />
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Money seems to be the 5th character in this film. In the world of the films, all 4 women are uber-rich. Carrie and Big have a second apartment, <b>because </b>the markets are bad. Miranda can quit her job without even considering the financial implications. Every opportunity to show some ostentation is taken, whether that is with the plane ride, the homes, the jewels, the hotel or the clothes.<br />
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Ah, the clothes. I thought that if all else failed, I'd at least get to see some pretty clothes. I was kind of disappointed. A feature of the show was that they all had their own styles. There was a character we could identify with. Carrie, the most adventurous, Samantha the sex kitten, Charlotte the Park Avenue princess and Miranda with her glamorous work wear. In the film, they are indistinguishable from one another, each wearing the most avant-garde creations in the strangest of settings.<br />
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Carrie wears this to go shopping in a souk for example. In the show they had off-duty clothes. They hung around the house in sweat pants and we loved the clothes because we thought we might find something in a charity shop that was similar. There are a few lovely outfits though, most from Halston Heritage, which SJP is involved in. Maybe it's a cunning advertising strategy. Make everything else ridiculous so your clothes look better. Here's one of the pretty dresses.<br />
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Back to the film. The girls go to Abu Dhabi where most of the really offensive stuff takes place. <br />
Carrie, once again, gets advice from a non-white 'servant' and rewards them financially.<br />
Samantha refuses to cover up her body, despite knowing that it causes offense in that country. She then gets arrested for 'kissing' a man on the beach after offending a whole restaurant full of people.<br />
Charlotte and Miranda have a frank conversation about mother-hood, which actually feels like a scene that could have appeared in the TV show... until it's ruined by wondering how on earth people who can't afford nannies manage it.<br />
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The film attempts to say something about female empowerment, mainly through a screeching rendition of 'I am Woman' in karaoke bar and laughing at women in Burkini's.<br />
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The final act of the film involves a chase to the airport. Will they get there on time? Not for the flight though, just for the first class seats. This is actually meant to cause tension for the audience. The thought of flying with the regular folks is just too terrifying apparently.<br />
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What follows on the way to the airport are the two most ridiculous and offensive scenes. In the first, the call to prayer sounds so all the men begin to move through the market on their way to mosque. At this moment, Samantha's bag breaks and condoms fall onto the ground. She starts thrusting at the men in her skimpy outfit, throws condoms at them and shouts "I AM A WOMAN!" and "I HAVE SEX!" at them a lot. Her embarrassed friends have to drag her away. There are so many problems here. The first is just that the actual act is so offensive. The second though is that Samantha would never have done anything so ridiculous. Samantha, above all else, was smart. She would know how offensive that was and would not have done that. She has become a cartoon. She is the one, unmarried, that the others are ashamed of. The other girls have become the very thing they always hated, traditional and judgmental.<br />
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The second scene in this part of the film is the one where they meet some muslim women who take off their burka's to reveal they are wearing the same designer fashions as 'our' ladies. Firstly, they seem shocked the women own clothes at all, that they don't wear burka's 24 hours a day, in private as well as public. But these women are portrayed as just as consumerist and shallow as Carrie et al. Empowerment, it seems isn't doing and wearing what you want, it's owning Louis Vuitton shoes that cost more than a month's rent.<br />
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I'm not at all surprised that the film has been widely panned. I am a little surprised at where all the bile is directed though. Critics have been so harsh on the women in the film. Of course, that's to be expected but what about this guy?<br />
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This guy wrote AND directed both films. Surely he's more to blame than SJP? <br />
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I think it's time to jump off the cash cow girls.<br />
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What do you guys think?<br />
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Some interesting links<br />
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/04/sex-and-city-critics-misogynists">why the sex and the city reviews are sexist</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/06/sex-city-david-laws">Sex and the City 2: What happened to good old Sex?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/burkas-and-birkins/Content?oid=4132715">Burkas and Birkins</a> - this article by Lindy West is hilarious. She's a fab writer.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283169423873762362.post-9241612464563451992010-06-03T18:11:00.003+01:002010-06-03T18:22:05.959+01:00Kristen Stewart says something stupid, and other news.This is a news blog that is going to ignore the biggest news story in the country. A man took 2 guns and shot 12 people (9 at random) dead. This happened about an hour from where I live, where friends of mine live. There really is nothing to say. Except that it's terribly sad and shocking. <br />
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So, on to that wonderfully responsible corporation, BP.<br />
It's been 6 weeks since the explosion that killed 11 oil rig workers and started the flow into the Gulf of Mexico. 6 weeks is a long time when 200,000 gallons a day are gushing into the sea. <br />
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Industrial accidents happen sometimes. Your safety procedures can be as tight and well-rehearsed as possible but still, now and then, an accident will happen. That's why they're called accidents. But surely, if this is the nature of your business, you have solutions to these problems on hand. Just in case. Apparently not. None of BP's ideas seem to be working. Today they have announced that they are going to slice the pipe in half in order to plug the whole pipe, instead of fixing the hole. Once this is done, they can cap the pipe and start pumping the oil to a tanker on the surface. In theory. Because if this fails, they won't have another idea they can try until August, when the 2 relief wells they have been drilling are completed. BP seem optimistic about this plan. But they've seemed optimistic about all of the plans so far.<br />
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The oil has started to wash up on land now and worrying reports have started to be relayed of reporters being denied access to beaches by BP representatives. It seems they are being banned from photographing dead animals to avoid more bad press for the company. There are also rumours that clean up workers have been told not to wear protective clothing, so that the situation appears less serious in photographs. This is so irresponsible it seems unreal. Surely BP can see that their reputation is damaged enough, isn't the best option simply to lay their cards on the table and be honest, rather than risk further controversy by covering things up? Aren't their PR people paid enough to realise this? Oh, and god knows what happens when hurricane season starts...<br />
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Urban Outfitters in the USA has started selling this T-shirt.<br />
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Can't see how this is going to bring them anything but criticism? Yes you can argue that some people could do with eating a little less, but the people buying this aren't going to fall into that category. The model certainly doesn't need to eat less. Just seems silly to me.<br />
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And finally Kristen Stewart.<br />
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I think it goes without saying that I'm not a fan of the Twilight books or films. They're just badly written books and badly made films. What even I know they are though, is a global phenomenon. With a lot of militant fans. I knew this before the films were made, because the books were worldwide best sellers.<br />
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I think then, that it's safe to assume that Kristen Stewart knew this too. Because despite any negative things I might think about her, she doesn't seem stupid. Everyone knew that Twilight was going to be massive. Another thing we all know about Kristen Stewart, because it's the only thing she'll talk about in interviews, is how shy and private she is. I'm guessing she'd realised this about herself before she'd signed up for the films. All this is a really sarcastic preamble to this quote she gave in an interview for this month's British Elle magazine.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Fame, says </span><strong style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Kristen Stewart</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">, is like being “raped.” She talked to British </span><em style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Elle</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">about the paparazzi: “the photos are so… I feel like I’m looking at someone being raped. A lot of the time I can’t handle it.” She continues, “What you don’t see are the cameras shoved in my face and the bizarre intrusive questions being asked, or the people falling over themselves, screaming and taunting to get a reaction.” Cheer up, Kristen, Lady Gaga’s paparazzi ballad was written for you. ”It’s fucked. I never expected that this would be my life.”</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">I really don't know where to start. Kristen Stewart isn't stupid and this quote is going to get her even more unwanted attention. She obviously wanted a shocking image to get across how difficult she finds fame but this is too much. It's a really stupid thing to say. I know it must be difficult, and the paparazzi go too far but if it's really THAT awful, I can't understand why she does it. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'd love to hear your comments on all these stories.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">It's all pretty depressing on the news front this week, so here's some happy. I LOVE this guy. How does he do it?</span><br />
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