Do bloggers know no bounds in what they write? Do I know no bounds in what I write? I am not sure if fellow bloggers have faced a similar situation. At times, in a friendly catching up occasion, my friend would suddenly turn to me and ask, “You wouldn’t put that into your blog, would [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Drama'
Love Happens, A Misleading Title?
October 31st, 2009 10 Comments
Tags: Aaron Eckhart · Jennifer Aniston
Tokyo Sonata – On Starting Over
October 12th, 2009 No Comments
Whether or not you would like “Tokyo Sonata” depends on (a) how much you like the picture house type of movie, (b) how curious are you on the modern Japanese culture, and (c) how much you can relate to the story. Ironically, I could not persuade my Japanese friend whom we met for a dinner [...]
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Inglourious Basterds – Can A Film End The War?
September 21st, 2009 8 Comments
The script of “Inglourious Basterds” took Quentin Tarantino more than a decade to complete. It shows. Of his films I have watched, I am much intrigued by the quality of the story development of “Inglourious Besterds”. It watched like reading a masterpiece story. Divided into 5 chapters, the Nazi hunts the Jews, the American ‘commandos’ [...]
Tags: Brad Pitt · Christoph Waltz · Daniel Brühl · Diane Kruger · Eli Roth · Mélanie Laurent · Michael Fassbender · Quentin Tarantino · Til Schweiger
Coco Before Chanel – Those Deep Black Eyes That Say More Than Words
August 29th, 2009 3 Comments
I knew I shouldn’t trust The Straits Times’s review, especially one written by Ong Sor Fern. She is still writing reviews for our local paper, after all these years. Amazing (in a not so good way). I haven’t read her review prior to watching the movie. Cynthia did and has decided to give “Coco Before [...]
Tags: Audrey Tautou
Thai Arthouse Film “Ploy” Is Not Quite My Cup Of Tea
May 12th, 2009 No Comments
I have a high level of tolerance when it comes to art-house type of movies but “Ploy” seems to be out of my league. I don’t mind those long minutes of waiting for something to happen like that one foreign film with a boy and an old man watching the sunset, in real time. So [...]
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Beyond the Topic of Doubt Lies the Question of Compassion and Love
February 7th, 2009 4 Comments
How certain that you are right before you can justify the action of going all out to bring someone or something down? Do the means justify the ends? And in this pursuit of justice and goodness, where does compassion lie? These are the questions that have gone through my mind since I have watched the movie [...]
Tags: Amy Adams · Meryl Streep · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Viola Davis
Bride War – Chick Flick Double Dose
January 30th, 2009 4 Comments
How much weight has Kate Hudson put on?! I wonder if it is part of the acting in character process that some actors or actresses have to go through. However, even if she looks like a smurf, her smile still melts hearts. Cynthia disagrees. She prefers Anne Hathaway. I too am a big fan of [...]
Tags: Anne Hathaway · Kate Hudson
Rachel Getting Married – Intense Family Drama
January 11th, 2009 4 Comments
Cynthia raised a good point. Had the character Kym not played by Anne Hathaway, would we feel annoyed by how self-centered the character is? It is hard not to love Anne, even in her state of depression with cigarettes after cigarettes in her hand and bruises on her face. A Global Globe award nominee for [...]
Tags: Anne Hathaway
The Duchess – Every Decision Has Its Consequence
January 5th, 2009 8 Comments
When I saw the DVD of “The Duchess” selling in HMV Hong Kong, I was wondering how I could possibly miss a movie by Keira Knightley on a big screen in Singapore. We thought we did. So, Cynthia and I watched it on our way back from Hong Kong, inside the cabin of our favorite airline, [...]
Tags: Keira Knightley · Ralph Fiennes
Tokyo! Which of the 3 Segments You Like the Most (or Dislike the Least)?
October 25th, 2008 9 Comments
I planned this outing with my Movie Review Squad even before I left for my trip 2 weeks ago. This time I picked the title. I have a soft spot for the picture house genre, especially one with a promise of a story interlaced with multiple plots. And coincidentally, we watched yet another Japanese film. [...]
Tags: Bong Joon-ho · Leos Carax · Michel Gondry
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