Australia
On October 5 I was surprised to see that the preview screening I got to be a part of was Australia by Baz Luhrmann. This was a very rough version of the film, the color timing wasn’t finished, visual effects were rough at best, and the film did not have it’s score in place amongst many other things.I’m going to start with the negatives of the film, but keep in mind that as this was a rough
Twilight
Twilight--MAKEOUT!! lolOriginally uploaded by hvyilnr Twilight was the number one film at the box office over the weekend; we all knew it would be because Harry Potter was pushed to the summer. I read the books and from the trailer and advanced footage I was able to see I knew the movie was going to have issues; unfortunately, I was right. The filmic version of Twilight reads like it was A)
The Day The Earth Stood Still
The Day The Earth Stood StillOriginally uploaded by twm1340 The Day the Earth Stood Still is a science fiction classic. I have been trying to see it for years and only successfully saw it when I got it from my Netflix queue a few days ago.On principle I shouldn’t like The Day the Earth Stood Still because it is a message movie, but I do; the message in this movie is give up your nuclear arms and
Strictly Ballroom
Baz Luhrmann is a contemporary film god – at least I think so; Luhrmann makes films that manage to dazzle and thrill me and make me feel like a ten year old kid watching the movies all over again – granted a ten year old kid with vast film knowledge but still, the metaphor works. The very first film that Luhrmann dazzled me with was not his first film, I had never even heard of Strictly Ballroom
Brand Upon The Brain!
Brand Upon The Brain!Originally uploaded by planetacid Guy Maddin is a fascinating contemporary filmmaker to me. His films are unique in a way that I don’t recall anyone else’s being unique; part of this uniqueness is that somehow most of his films are autobiographical. While the films are not strictly “true” he takes obvious things from his life and makes them a part of his movies. In Brand Upon
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar 2 - Escape 2 Africa (32)Originally uploaded by gr8tfate I do love the first Madagascar movie, but for me I must admit that the penguins stole the show. Seeing as Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a sequel to a children’s film I really didn’t expect a lot out of it, but I was really hoping to have some more funny penguin scenes. What I got out of Madagascar 2 was much more than just my
The New World
Since 1969 Terrence Malick has only directed five movies and written less than a dozen; as such when he does make a movie I tend to pay attention. His last movie was The New World. Malick is an eccentric filmmaker, one known for tackling subjects differently than anyone else, and actually making his movies in ways no one else ever would. The New World is a great example of this; Malick released
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace (2008) - Movie WallpaperOriginally uploaded by GuitarBrother “You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!”Dr Evil – Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryDr. Evil may not have been a character in the Bond universe but he perfectly summarizes what the James Bond franchise had become; Bond was no longer
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is on my list of guilty pleasure movies; I’m not quite too sure why it’s a guilty please but it just feels like one of those movies I shouldn’t love as much as I do. The film is yet another of Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare adaptations and while I haven’t seen all of his Shakespeare adaptations, I think this one might stand as one of my favorite adaptations right up there
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
There are always those movies that get caught up in a critical or fan frenzy when they come out and become absolutely huge. Some of these movies are big movies to begin with and are elevated even further (The Dark Knight) and some of these incredibly praised films are at the complete opposite end of the spectrum so that when they begin to be praised so greatly they are elevated beyond the little
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
When Dawn of the Dead came out I avoided it like the plague. I really didn’t think it could be any good; remakes in general are usually never worth your time and even though I hadn’t seen George Romero’s original at the time I knew there would be no way that a remake by a then no-name director would be able to hold a candle to the original. Turns out Zack Snyder and James Gunn had the same
Let the Right One In
Somehow only about seven theatres in America got Let the Right One In and one of them was a theatre near me – I didn’t even have to drive to LA. Halleluiah, because I wanted to see this movie very badly. I do think I’m probably in the minority of people that wanted to see Swedish language child vampire film for recreation.Let the Right One In is not a vampire movie in the traditional sense. The
Friday the 13th
mrs. voorheesOriginally uploaded by hypostylin If you don’t want to know the end of Friday the 13th don’t read this. I cannot discuss this film without discussing the end in detail. It wouldn’t do the film justice any other way.I didn’t have the typical lack of knowledge most people do going into Friday the 13th; I knew the ending. How? I’ve seen Scream. Anyone that has seen the first 15 minutes
Coming Soon: a little behind
Life is catching up with me right now and I am a little behind on my posts. Here's what you have to look forward being reviewed when I catch up.
The Machinist
Many people came into awareness of Christian Bale with Batman, but those of us in the know have been watching his films since before even American Psycho brought him into cult status. The man was in Empire of the Sun - Spielberg knows what he’s doing. Anyway, one of the astonishing things about Bale being in Batman Begins was what he did before. He lost about 60+ pounds to play the lead in The
syawal 1429 AH (part 2)
a lame recap of whats on during the Holy Month of Syawal
Of Prayers and Open Houses on the 1st day of Syawal
Eid prayers on the morning of victorious celebration, at Malaysia Trade Centre, Lamcy Plaza. The only place in Sheikhs-land where you could hear the Khutbah in Bahasa Melayu. Gracefully organised by Malaysian-UAE community
Then, we blasted off to a marathon of open houses. First up is Syawal-Hafizah open house at the nearby Art 2 Apartment. The usual suspects of raye delicacies are all there for grabs.
Spend quite some time there before proceed to the next victim: Wan Azmi/Ishak/Firdaus Open House at Oriental Apartment. Me and a few friends decided to go there by foot, and with our full baju Melayu attire i could say that we were quite the attention of the road commuters and passers-by. No tragic accidents were reported though.
Went back to my place for Faridz/Nana/Kak Laily open house, their unit is located on the 4th floor (mine 5th). A huge mob presence has significantly create a tremors on the floor slab
My housemates who couldn't make it on the morning, went to pay a visit on the afternoon instead, and me with my 9-inch muke tebal couldn't resist to tag along for a second melantak session
(additional picture credit: Zamzuri, Nazmi, Faridz)
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TAK Raya Open House
The event was organised by the management for staffs and family. Part of the Nad Al Sheba site office was turned into a hall of Hari Raye xtravaganza and ampun maaf clowning act.
Along with Mr Nizar (my boss), Mr TAK himself was there at the hall main entrance to greet everybody who came in droves (...for duit raye)
Apart from the usual makan2 till you drop, a karaoke competition was shamelessly organised. Brave contestants were lined up and embarrassed one after another.
Actually, a few of them managed to elevate the hall's roof with their vocal prowess. Najdi, for example, was in different class. His rendition of Scorpion's 'Still Loving You' was sublimely delivered. It is safe to say that the job of Klaus Meine, the Scorpion vocalist, is now in huge jeorpardy
Fortunately for Najdi, i took a 65 second clip of his performance and uploaded it into the Tube for the world to see
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Cityscape Dubai
Cityscape Dubai was an annual real estate, architecture, urban planning and design exhibition which was held from 5th to 8th October at Dubai International Exhibition Centre.
Cityscape Dubai was an annual real estate, architecture, urban planning and design exhibition which was held from 5th to 8th October at Dubai International Exhibition Centre.
Hazrel, Det and me went to checkout what the fuss is all about on the 2nd day of the exhibition
among the many attractions was a number of rad graphical simulation to showcase a certain design/property, and thankfully Det managed to vidcap one of them:
errr...is that awesome or what?
Building industry players from all over the globe attended the exhibition. I even stumbled with my studiomate Azwan aka Wano who made the trip all the way from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai with his boss...(Bro, bile lu dah famous jangan lupe gua)
(additional picture credit:Det)
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A Kenduri Doa Selamat for a departing friend
A Kenduri Doa Selamat for a departing friend
Recently one of my housemate, Zaki, has decided to move on to greener pastures. A Doa Selamat and makan2 was organised to wish him all the best for the future undertakings. You too bro, soon when you are famous,do not forget us
(additional picture credit:Nazmi)
Music QotW: Good Tunes Ahead
The upcoming movie"Twlight" is said to have an awesome soundtrack. What movie do you think has the best soundtrack?
two movie soundtracks comes to mind:
Even if it is one of the biggest movie flops, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Last Action Hero soundtrack serves as a wonderful snapshot of the turbulent early-'90s hard rock scene. All killer no filler.1- Big Guns (AC/DC)
2- What the Hell Have I (Alice in Chains)
3- Angry Again (Megadeth)
4- Real World (Queensryche)
5- Two Steps Behind (Def Leppard)
6- Poison My Eyes (Anthrax)
7- Dream On (Aerosmith)
8- Little Bitter (Alice in Chains)
9- The Hammer (Cypress Hill)
10- Swim (Fishbone)
11- Last Action Hero (Tesla)
12- Jack the Ripper (Michael Kamen)Then, the ultimate punkrock soundtrack: 'Glory Daze' which stars a very young Ben Affleck, Sam Rockwell and Alyssa Milano. Featuring gems from The Vandals, NOFX, Bouncing Souls and Sublime
1. Theme From Glory Daze - The Vandals 2. It's A Fact - The Vandals 3. Change The World With My Hockey Stick - The Vandals 4. Here We Go - Bouncing Souls 5. Joe Lies (When He Cries) - Bouncing Souls 6. I Just Wanna Do It With You - Mr. T Experience 7. My Mom - Nofx 8. Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend - Mr. T Experience 9. Brain Dead - Assorted Jellybeans 10. Sports Pack - Epoxy 11. Country Time - Hepcat 12. Crying Jag - Tilt 13. Baby - The Billy Nayer Show 14. Runnin' On Go - New Bomb Turks 15. Moron Brothers - Nofx 16. Berkeley Pier - Tilt 17. We're Only Gonna Die For Our Own Arrogance - Sublime
A Midsummer Night's Dream
I know, I know. If a movie has Christian Bale or Robert Downey Jr. I’ll see it, so it’s no surprise that I am reviewing yet another Christian Bale movie. The shocking part is that I didn’t know A Midsummer Night’s Dream even had Christian Bale in it until I was playing around IMDB about a week ago. When I figured that out of course I had to Netflix it. I am sure most people know at least vaguely
RocknRolla
RocknRollaOriginally uploaded by divxplanet I am a fan of Guy Ritchie. Snatch is one of my personal favorite movies and I think Mickey is just one of the best characters committed to celluloid in the past few decades. I have been in a Guy Ritchie funk since Snatch came out; sure he did Swept Away and Revolver but neither one of those films got much love…and Swept Away was just ripped apart by
Escritório Novo
Há muito que o rumor andava pelo ar e finalmente tornou-se um facto, durante esta semana vou estar a trabalhar a partir de casa porque estão a renovar o escritório.Sinceramente estava a precisar , mas tenho receio que com novo ar "moderno" e "profissional" venha tirar o ambiente relaxado, pois ir de havainas para o trabalho já era!!!!! Foi bom enquanto durou...Encaixotar a tralhaBah como sou a
Bali nine dream of Bondi
A semana passada fui ver a peça Bondi Dreaming e gostei bastante.Esta peça inspirada pelo Bali nine, o grupo de nove australianos que aguarda sentença no corredor da morte por tentarem sair da Indonésia com uns kilinhos de heroina.Até há um artigo sobre eles na Wikiehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_NineFiquei um pouco impressionada com a história, mas também quem é o artista que tem a infeliz
Road Trip - Nelson's Bay
Rumo ao Norte, Central Coast Nelson's bay para ser mais precisa. Barbie TeamReal Barbie Team
Road Trip - Jervis bay
6 de Outubro foi dia do trabalhador no estado de NSW e aproveitámos o fim de semanão para ir até Jervis bay. O Roland teve a infeliz ideia de me deixar conduzir completo desastre. As minhas desculpas:Não conduzo há um anoNunca conduzi com mudanças automáticasEstes gajos conduzem do lado erradoE subir uma serra não é a melhor altura para test driveFoi assustador!
Novo Pack de Estagiários
Setembro é o mês de renovação dos estágios, sinónimo de despedidas e de caras novas. Como aceitei a extenção do estágio, estou aqui para contar a história e receber os novos estagiários, entre eles mais um português.Na mesma altura organizaram também uma Global village. Na nossa bancada podiam encontrar pasteis de bacalhau feitos pelo Roland, pasteis de nata, comprados por mim =), moscatel,
Nova Zelandia
Hum Nova Zelândia...Já foi há algum tempo, princípio de Agosto se não estou enganada!!!Adorei a viagem só tive pena de ter sido por tão pouco tempo, com tanta coisa para fazer é "injusto" passar somente 5 dias.Christchurch, maior cidade da South Island.Para não variar surfei mais um sofá, desta vez com a Amanda que também estava a hospedar outro CSurfer na mesma altura. Levou-nos a um Park onde
Actualizando...
Heeeeeeeee hey!!! Então ainda há por aí alguem que insiste em passar por aqui à procura de actualizações? Obrigada, fico contente bla bla bla bla bla, mas continuo a achar uma seca.Mas como ontem foi o aniversário do Roland, hoje (imaginem vocês porquê) não há chamadas, sms's ou emails dos estagiários com sugestões para sair. Parece que não me resta outra coisa senão passar a ferro =S
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