September 25, 2007

Léolo (1993)

Canada / France
Jean-Claude Lauzon - Director / Screenwriter

Persuasion (1995)

UK

Roger Michell - Director
Jane Austen - Book Author
Nick Dear - Screenwriter

Amanda Root - Anne
Ciarán Hinds - Capt. Wentworth
Susan Fleetwood - Lady Russell
Fiona Shaw - Mrs. Croft
Corin Redgrave - Sir Walter Elliot
John Woodvine - Admiral Croft

Into the Woods (1990)

US

Musical/Recording of the stage show
James Lapine - Director / Screenwriter
Stephen Sondheim - Composer (Music Score)

Kim Crosby - Cinderella
Chip Zien - Baker
Pamela Winslow - Rapunzel
Danielle Ferland - Red Riding Hood
Kay McClelland - Stepsister
Ben Wright - Jack
Barbara Byrne - Jack's Mother
Tom Aldredge - Mysterious Man / Narrator
Chuck Wagner - Rapunzel's Prince
Bernadette Peters - The Witch
Maureen Davis - Sleeping Beauty
Joanna Gleason - Baker's Wife

Across the Universe (2007)

US

Julie Taymor - Director / Screen Story
Dick Clement - Screenwriter / Screen Story
Ian La Frenais - Screenwriter / Screen Story

The definition of 'cheesy' from Urbandictionary.com: trying too hard, unsubtle, and inauthentic. That what this film is.
Worst film I watched this year, I don't even want to find out who the cast are.

See the Sea (1997)

Regarde la Mer
France

François Ozon - Director / Screenwriter

My heart haven't ponding so fast for a while. Ozon is a master in building the suspense using slow paced scenes.

September 22, 2007

[Baseball] Toronto Blue Jays

Blue Jays 5, Yankees 4

14 innings.
The greatest come back I've seen in the 9th inning, or in any live game I've seen. Yanks scored 4 runs and tied the game. unfortunately it wasn't enough.

September 17, 2007

Millennium Actress (2001)

Japan
Satoshi Kon - Director / Screenwriter / Screen Story
Sadayuki Murai - Screenwriter

Mean Creek (2003)

US
Jacob Aaron Estes - Director / Screenwriter

Rory Culkin - Sam
Ryan Kelley - Clyde
Scott Mechlowicz - Marty
Trevor Morgan - Rocky
Josh Peck - George
Carly Schroeder - Millie

[Broadway] A Midsummer Night's Dream

Delacorte Theatre
Shakespeare in the Park
4 Sep 2007

Directed by Daniel Sullian

September 09, 2007

[Misc] US Open 2007

Day 1: 27 Aug
Jelena Jankovic def Jarmila Gajdosova 6-2, 7-6(2)
Justine Henin def Julia Goerges 6-0, 6-3
Karin Knapp def Yung-Jan chan 6-2, 6-0

Day 2: 28 Aug
Martina Hingis def Mathilde Johansson 6-0, 6-3
James Blake def Michael Russell 7-6(6), 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Day 13: 8 Sep
Men's Semifinal
Novak Djokovic def David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Roger Federer def Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 6-1, 7-5

September 03, 2007

Mulholland Drive (2001)

US

David Lynch - Director / Screenwriter / Sound/Sound Designer

Justin Theroux - Adam Kesher
Naomi Watts - Betty Elms
Laura Elena Harring - Rita
Ann Miller - Coco Lenoix

Enduring Love (2004)

UK

Roger Michell - Director (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes, Venus)
Ian McEwan - Book Author / Associate Producer
Joe Penhall - Screenwriter

Daniel Craig - Joe Rose
Bill Nighy - Robin
Susan Lynch - Rachel
Samantha Morton - Claire
Rhys Ifans - Jed Perry

Waitress (2007)

US
Adrienne Shelly - Director / Screenwriter

Keri Russell - Jenna
Nathan Fillion - Dr. Pomatter
Cheryl Hines - Becky
Adrienne Shelly - Dawn
Lew Temple - Cal

Adrienne Shelly was killed in her office in the Village on November 1, 2006.
While I was happy about discovering an awesome female director/screenwriter, I found out the heartbreaking news about her homicide. Rest in peace.