This Japanese movie is going to make lots of girls tear, though not the quite the same way as “10 Promises to My Dog” as one would have expected. The story begins with a mysterious manuscript that arrives at the hands of a grandmother and her granddaughter. And the manuscript tells a story of a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Drama'
The Runaways – Got Me Nostalgic Thinking About Rock Bands Of The Past
May 10th, 2010 3 Comments
I used to read biography of the bands formed in the 60′s and 70′s. Most with tragic beginning or ending or both. Sex, drug, and rock and roll. Bands that could not stay together, for whatever reason. The amount of angst and feeling poured into the lyrics and the music. The sacrifices too. Music of that [...]
Tags: Dakota Fanning · Joan Jett · Kristen Stewart
Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos) – What A Way To Kick Start The EU Film Festival
May 7th, 2010 2 Comments
At the end of our last week’s blogger event, we were invited to attend the official opening event of the EU Film Festival. Later on, on the bulletin board of our Spanish language school, we found out that one could email the embassy to get oneself invited. I am surprised that we did not meet [...]
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar · Penélope Cruz · Spanish Film
My Rainy Days – Got Me Thinking Of Starting Anew
April 16th, 2010 4 Comments
I enjoy watching Japanese movies. Mainly because they often touch onto my emotional core. Perhaps it is something to do with dramas. Something to do with the way Japanese craft the stories. If there is one thing that got me thinking late at night, long after finished watching “My Rainy Days” (天使の恋), that would be: [...]
Tags: Japanese Film · Nozomi Sasaki
Up In The Air – What’s The Point?
March 13th, 2010 5 Comments
Being someone who had spent quite a good number of years traveling overseas for work, I can relate to the feeling of frequently going through the airport security, the ‘good’ life of living on travel expenses clocking in mileages and points, living on a suitcase for most part of the year, not having a home called home, [...]
Tags: Anna Kendrick · George Clooney · Vera Farmiga
Bright Star – For The Love Of Poems …
February 22nd, 2010 3 Comments
If you love art-house type of movies, especially on the topic of poetry, you may find the highly acclaimed “Bright Star” a movie worth checking out. A story based on the life of the poet John Keats and his romantic relationship with Fanny Brawne, set in the year 1818. The drama can be intense, and the words [...]
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An Education – A Beautifully Made British Production, Witty And Humorous
December 29th, 2009 No Comments
The main reason of I picking the film “An Education” was to relive the memory of the university that I studied in. Of course, having an aggregated score as high as “Avatar” is a pleasant bonus. A screenplay written by Nick Hornby is also a pleasant surprise. It is a story based on the true [...]
Tags: Carey Mulligan · Dominic Cooper · Emma Thompson · Lynn Barber · Nick Hornby · Peter Sarsgaard · Rosamund Pike
Bodyguards And Assassins – One Shouldn’t Be Missed This Year, To Me
December 23rd, 2009 8 Comments
On the same day we were supposed to meet with our friend on his birthday to watch this film, I was reading “Superfreakonomics” in the morning. In this new chapter, it says we often complain about how the old days are better, but more often so it is not the case. After the film, I thought: What [...]
Tags: Chinese Film
Don’t Look Back (Ne Te Retourne Pas) – An Ending Worths The Wait
December 15th, 2009 7 Comments
An European film staring Sophie Marceau and Monica Bullucci? No way I am going to miss it. At the opening of the movie, TK and Cynthia simultaneously from my right and left asked if “Don’t Look Back” is a horror show. Uh-oh. One tiny detail I have not researched, prior to the booking of the tickets. As [...]
Tags: Monica Bellucci · Sophie Marceau
The Informant! – Still Can’t Pinpoint What Is Missing
November 21st, 2009 No Comments
“So, do you like this movie?” asked I as the credits rolled. Cynthia nodded, “It is entertaining. Don’t you like this move [that I pick]?” “…” Matt Damon’s acting is convincing, no doubt. I did a little research on this movie that is based on a non-fiction written by journalist Kurt Eichenwald, which in turn [...]
Tags: Matt Damon · Steven Soderbergh
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