( The Hurt Locker )

Jumping on the bandwagon, ( 50 female characters I like, in alphabetical order )

Thanks to lesstraveled, who provided this. I can't comment on either book or movie thankfully, but camp vamp!Tony BlairMichael Sheen is loltastic.

Though my favourite Blair performance is far and away this one:

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Quote stolen from Ebert's review of Michael Moore's latest spectacle film, dealing with, in his mix of political polemic, first-person stories and personal grandstanding, the root of all evil the current economic crisis with an American slant.

( Capitalism: A Love Story )

Even if you don't watch Watchmen (or prefer the original), the opening credits are possibly the best of any movie I've ever seen, and gain by re-watching after seeing the film. Special effects, political and pop culture references notwithstanding, it dragged a bit in the last hour. Also, a giant teleported SQUID does feature prominently, just not ( Read more... )

After approximately a week of wrestling with the ___ High Commission over visa applications for compulsory research attachment and sorting out medical check-ups + health insurance for various dependants (with a break in between for semi-obligatory drive up north), took some time to prostitute my literacy watch flicks and read stuff ( Read more... )

Watched Stardust yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it with no preconceptions, not having read the book or any reviews. The veteran actors looked like they were having fun, and the young ones were perfectly serviceable in their roles.
I found Captain Shakespeare rather more attractive than Tristan, though.

Next up, maybe: Lust, Caution. Seems that ( Read more... )

( Sicko )

Singapore Dreaming may not be the mythical "definitive Singapore film" (whatever that means), not as easily classifiable as Jack Neo's oeuvre nor as potentially internationally-marketable as some other Singaporean directors' work, but it has a sincerity and familiarity which has been notably missing from recent local offerings.

Its leitmotif is ( Read more... )

At the risk of being the curmudgeonly lone dissenting voice in the laudatory gushings over the "Bug Master" screen-shots at mushishi, must say I am not terribly impressed by the previews of Joe Odagiri's turn as Ginko which seem mostly to involve looking vacantly unwashed in the great outdoors. (And what's with the unfortunately obvious dye-job and the ( Read more... )