France / UK / Czech Republic
Olivier Dahan - Director / Screenwriter
Isabelle Sobelman - Screenwriter
July 02, 2007
June 30, 2007
[Broadway] 110 in the Shade
29 June 2007
Studio 54
Book by N. Richard Nash
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Lonny Price
Audra McDonald
John Cullum
Will Swenson
Christopher Innvar
Bobby Steggert
Studio 54
Book by N. Richard Nash
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Lonny Price
Audra McDonald
John Cullum
Will Swenson
Christopher Innvar
Bobby Steggert
June 29, 2007
1408 (2007)
US
Mikael Håfström - Director
Scott Alexander - Screenwriter
Matt Greenberg - Screenwriter
Larry Karaszewski - Screenwriter
Stephen King - Short Story Author
John Cusack - Mike Enslin
Samuel L. Jackson
It is really difficult to discuss a film's plot with a big name original book author, or maybe this question can extend to every adaptation. Who should I attribute, refer to, especially most of the time I've never seen the book? So maybe the wise thing to do is put this issue aside, just concentrate on the film.
Although the plot is short lasting, the tension building between Jackson and Cusack is awesome. This kind of claustrophobic, supernatural, blurring reality and dream thriller doesn't have much surprise, basically all you have to do is to plan the seeds of terror in the first part of the film and wait for the right moment to make them bloom. But this doesn't mean it can't invoke the involuntary screams. Basically 1408 is Cusack's one man show, and he did a great job.
The ending seems to me bear less significant, nothing can really surprise audience these days, and nothing can conclude and rationalize the whole story easily. The best ending is already become cliche, and to avoid that, it means to loose the best choice.
This is Håfström's second Hollywood film, he directed the Danmark film Evil.
Mikael Håfström - Director
Scott Alexander - Screenwriter
Matt Greenberg - Screenwriter
Larry Karaszewski - Screenwriter
Stephen King - Short Story Author
John Cusack - Mike Enslin
Samuel L. Jackson
It is really difficult to discuss a film's plot with a big name original book author, or maybe this question can extend to every adaptation. Who should I attribute, refer to, especially most of the time I've never seen the book? So maybe the wise thing to do is put this issue aside, just concentrate on the film.
Although the plot is short lasting, the tension building between Jackson and Cusack is awesome. This kind of claustrophobic, supernatural, blurring reality and dream thriller doesn't have much surprise, basically all you have to do is to plan the seeds of terror in the first part of the film and wait for the right moment to make them bloom. But this doesn't mean it can't invoke the involuntary screams. Basically 1408 is Cusack's one man show, and he did a great job.
The ending seems to me bear less significant, nothing can really surprise audience these days, and nothing can conclude and rationalize the whole story easily. The best ending is already become cliche, and to avoid that, it means to loose the best choice.
This is Håfström's second Hollywood film, he directed the Danmark film Evil.
June 25, 2007
Under the Sand (2000)
Sous Le Sable
France
François Ozon - Director / Screenwriter
Marina de Van - Screenwriter
Charlotte Rampling - Marie Drillon
Bruno Cremer - Jean Drillon
Jacques Nolot - Vincent
Alexandra Stewart - Amanda
Pierre Vernier - Gerard
France
François Ozon - Director / Screenwriter
Marina de Van - Screenwriter
Charlotte Rampling - Marie Drillon
Bruno Cremer - Jean Drillon
Jacques Nolot - Vincent
Alexandra Stewart - Amanda
Pierre Vernier - Gerard
June 23, 2007
[Broadway] The Public Theater - Romeo and Juliet
22 June 2007
Delacorte Theatre
Directed by Michael Greif
Cast
Escalus - Timothy D. Stickney
Mercution - Christopher Evan Welch
Paris - Dan Colman
Romeo - Oscar Isaac
Capulet - Michael Cristofer
Juliet - Lauren Ambrose
Tybalt - Brian Tyree Henry
Nurse - Camryn Manheim
Delacorte Theatre
Directed by Michael Greif
Cast
Escalus - Timothy D. Stickney
Mercution - Christopher Evan Welch
Paris - Dan Colman
Romeo - Oscar Isaac
Capulet - Michael Cristofer
Juliet - Lauren Ambrose
Tybalt - Brian Tyree Henry
Nurse - Camryn Manheim
[Misc] ABT - Romeo and Juliet
21 June 2007
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
Choreopraphy by Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo - David Hallberg
Juliet - Gillian Murphy
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
Choreopraphy by Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo - David Hallberg
Juliet - Gillian Murphy
June 21, 2007
History Boys (2006)
US/UK
Nicholas Hytner - Director / Producer
Alan Bennett - Play Author / Screenwriter
Richard Griffiths - Hector
Frances de la Tour - Dorothy Lintott
Stephen Campbell Moore - Irwin
Samuel Barnett - Posner
Dominic Cooper - Dakin
James Corden - Timms
Clive Merrison - Headmaster
Jamie Parker - Scripps
Russell Tovey - Rudge
Samuel Anderson - Crowther
Sacha Dhawan - Akthar
Andrew Knott - Lockwood
Nicholas Hytner - Director / Producer
Alan Bennett - Play Author / Screenwriter
Richard Griffiths - Hector
Frances de la Tour - Dorothy Lintott
Stephen Campbell Moore - Irwin
Samuel Barnett - Posner
Dominic Cooper - Dakin
James Corden - Timms
Clive Merrison - Headmaster
Jamie Parker - Scripps
Russell Tovey - Rudge
Samuel Anderson - Crowther
Sacha Dhawan - Akthar
Andrew Knott - Lockwood
[Broadway] Frost/Nixon
20 June 2007
Bernard B. Jocobs Theatre
Directed by Michael Grandage
Play by Peter Morgan
Cast
Frank Langella
Michael Sheen
Bernard B. Jocobs Theatre
Directed by Michael Grandage
Play by Peter Morgan
Cast
Frank Langella
Michael Sheen
June 17, 2007
Best in Show (2000)
US
Christopher Guest - Director / Screenwriter
Eugene Levy - Screenwriter
Cast
Eugene Levy - Gerry Fleck
Catherine O'Hara - Cookie Fleck
Christopher Guest - Harlan Pepper
John Michael Higgins - Scott Donlon
Michael McKean - Stefan Vanderhoof
Michael Hitchcock - Hamilton Swan
Parker Posey - Meg Swan
Jennifer Coolidge - Sheri Ann Cabot
Jane Lynch - Christy Cummings
Fred Willard - Buck Laughlin
Guest is able to mock and show the love for the same thing, at least most the mockery for human and the love for canines. Even though I'm not in the mood for laughing, this is still a clever, acerbic comedy that manages to be sincere at the same time.
Christopher Guest - Director / Screenwriter
Eugene Levy - Screenwriter
Cast
Eugene Levy - Gerry Fleck
Catherine O'Hara - Cookie Fleck
Christopher Guest - Harlan Pepper
John Michael Higgins - Scott Donlon
Michael McKean - Stefan Vanderhoof
Michael Hitchcock - Hamilton Swan
Parker Posey - Meg Swan
Jennifer Coolidge - Sheri Ann Cabot
Jane Lynch - Christy Cummings
Fred Willard - Buck Laughlin
Guest is able to mock and show the love for the same thing, at least most the mockery for human and the love for canines. Even though I'm not in the mood for laughing, this is still a clever, acerbic comedy that manages to be sincere at the same time.
June 15, 2007
[Broadway] Talk Radio
Longacre Theatre
13 June 2007
directed by Robert Falls
written by Eric Bogosian
created for the stage by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar
cast -
Liev Schreiber
Stephanie March
Peter Hermann
Michael Laurence
An 20 years old script can still catch the heart of conflict and struggle of human beings. Like I always said, nothing has changed.
13 June 2007
directed by Robert Falls
written by Eric Bogosian
created for the stage by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar
cast -
Liev Schreiber
Stephanie March
Peter Hermann
Michael Laurence
An 20 years old script can still catch the heart of conflict and struggle of human beings. Like I always said, nothing has changed.
Ocean's 13 (2007)
US
Steven Soderbergh - Director
Jerry Weintraub - Producer
Brian Koppelman - Screenwriter
David Levien - Screenwriter
Steven Soderbergh - Director
Jerry Weintraub - Producer
Brian Koppelman - Screenwriter
David Levien - Screenwriter
June 13, 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
US
Gore Verbinski - Director
Jerry Bruckheimer - Producer
Ted Elliott - Screenwriter
Terry Rossio - Screenwriter
To be honest, the heavy British and, well, all the weird accents, and my remarkably bad memory of what happened in Dead Man's Chest hinder my full understanding of the plot. But put my little inability aside, I like it. It does not overdo the jokes, the romance, or the plot (at least as far as I can comprehend...) It does have something underdeveloped. The beautiful and touching opening does not reach its full potential in the proceeding part of the film. The fighting choreography is far less spectacle and entertaining from the first two of the trilogy. (Trilogy? Maybe more to come.)Yet the slightly low-key style just something I will like, with some amazing sequences involving ships sailing though the stellar underworld sea, turning up side down and moving by the pebble-turned crabs. And who wouldn't love the schizophrenic Captain Jack Sparrow and the handsome Pirate Queen Elizabeth Swann?
Gore Verbinski - Director
Jerry Bruckheimer - Producer
Ted Elliott - Screenwriter
Terry Rossio - Screenwriter
To be honest, the heavy British and, well, all the weird accents, and my remarkably bad memory of what happened in Dead Man's Chest hinder my full understanding of the plot. But put my little inability aside, I like it. It does not overdo the jokes, the romance, or the plot (at least as far as I can comprehend...) It does have something underdeveloped. The beautiful and touching opening does not reach its full potential in the proceeding part of the film. The fighting choreography is far less spectacle and entertaining from the first two of the trilogy. (Trilogy? Maybe more to come.)Yet the slightly low-key style just something I will like, with some amazing sequences involving ships sailing though the stellar underworld sea, turning up side down and moving by the pebble-turned crabs. And who wouldn't love the schizophrenic Captain Jack Sparrow and the handsome Pirate Queen Elizabeth Swann?
Strangers on a Train (1951)
US
Alfred Hitchcock - Director / Producer
(appeared when Guy steps down the train)
Raymond Chandler - Screenwriter
Whitfield Cook - Screenwriter
Patricia Highsmith - Book Author
Czenzi Ormonde - Screenwriter
Robert Burks - Cinematographer
Farley Granger - Guy Haines
Robert Walker - Bruno Anthony
Ruth Roman - Ann Morton
Leo G. Carroll - Senator Morton
Patricia Hitchcock - Barbara Morton
This is what a thriller should look like. Needless to say, the beautiful mise-en-scene, immaculate plot development, the cross cutting and the duration of suspension. Wonderful 101 minutes of entertainment.
Alfred Hitchcock - Director / Producer
(appeared when Guy steps down the train)
Raymond Chandler - Screenwriter
Whitfield Cook - Screenwriter
Patricia Highsmith - Book Author
Czenzi Ormonde - Screenwriter
Robert Burks - Cinematographer
Farley Granger - Guy Haines
Robert Walker - Bruno Anthony
Ruth Roman - Ann Morton
Leo G. Carroll - Senator Morton
Patricia Hitchcock - Barbara Morton
This is what a thriller should look like. Needless to say, the beautiful mise-en-scene, immaculate plot development, the cross cutting and the duration of suspension. Wonderful 101 minutes of entertainment.
War of the Worlds (2005)
US
Steven Spielberg - Director
Josh Friedman - Screenwriter
David Koepp - Screenwriter
H.G. Wells - Book Author
The invasion of aliens has been filmed countless times, this adaption of H.G. Well's classic does not repeat the hero-making alien-slaughtering cliche makes it exceed my expectation. It is slow-paced, investing time on the Ferrier family. It is much more about human beings, about any disaster that might come and go without a trace yet takes away everything from you. But does it change you? When Ray standing outside his ex-parents in law's house, nothing is changed, it just a terrible nightmare.
Steven Spielberg - Director
Josh Friedman - Screenwriter
David Koepp - Screenwriter
H.G. Wells - Book Author
The invasion of aliens has been filmed countless times, this adaption of H.G. Well's classic does not repeat the hero-making alien-slaughtering cliche makes it exceed my expectation. It is slow-paced, investing time on the Ferrier family. It is much more about human beings, about any disaster that might come and go without a trace yet takes away everything from you. But does it change you? When Ray standing outside his ex-parents in law's house, nothing is changed, it just a terrible nightmare.
June 10, 2007
Paprika (2006)
Japan
Satoshi Kon 今敏 - Director / Screenwriter
Yasutaka Tsutsui 筒井康隆 - Book Author
雖然最後的夢境對劇中人物來說是一場惡夢，但是畫面卻不是。陪著日本小孩及動畫迷長大的各種玩具人偶，沒有變成令人不悅的影像，反倒變成一種鄉愁。看到御宅族真心的美女警探或許只會出現在童話故事中，但童話也沒什麼不好。
Satoshi Kon 今敏 - Director / Screenwriter
Yasutaka Tsutsui 筒井康隆 - Book Author
雖然最後的夢境對劇中人物來說是一場惡夢，但是畫面卻不是。陪著日本小孩及動畫迷長大的各種玩具人偶，沒有變成令人不悅的影像，反倒變成一種鄉愁。看到御宅族真心的美女警探或許只會出現在童話故事中，但童話也沒什麼不好。
[Broadway] A Moon for the Misbegotten
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
June 2007
Director - Howard Davies
Book - Eugene O'Neill
Cast -
Ebe Best
Kevin Spacey
Colm Meaney
June 2007
Director - Howard Davies
Book - Eugene O'Neill
Cast -
Ebe Best
Kevin Spacey
Colm Meaney
[Broadway] Journey's End
6 June 2007
Belasco Theatre
Director - David Grindley
Book - R.C. Sherriff
Cast -
Hugh Dancy
Boyd Gaines
Jefferson Mays
Stark Sands
Belasco Theatre
Director - David Grindley
Book - R.C. Sherriff
Cast -
Hugh Dancy
Boyd Gaines
Jefferson Mays
Stark Sands
June 05, 2007
Inherit the Wind (1960)
US
Stanley Kramer - Director / Producer
Jerome Lawrence - Play Author
Robert E. Lee - Play Author
Harold Jacob Smith - Screenwriter
Ned Young - Screenwriter
Spencer Tracy - Henry Drummond
Fredric March - Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly - E.K. Hornbeck
bring back all my good memories of courtroom dramas. incredible mise-en-scene, the way of putting people's back on the front of the frame just genius.
Stanley Kramer - Director / Producer
Jerome Lawrence - Play Author
Robert E. Lee - Play Author
Harold Jacob Smith - Screenwriter
Ned Young - Screenwriter
Spencer Tracy - Henry Drummond
Fredric March - Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly - E.K. Hornbeck
bring back all my good memories of courtroom dramas. incredible mise-en-scene, the way of putting people's back on the front of the frame just genius.
June 04, 2007
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Japan
Satoshi Kon 今敏- Director / Screenwriter
Keiko Nobumoto - Screenwriter
絕佳的幽默，恰到好處的感人。在《東京教父》裡，巧遇和奇蹟不是廉價的敘事把戲，而是試著找尋已經商品化的聖誕節的靈魂。
Satoshi Kon 今敏- Director / Screenwriter
Keiko Nobumoto - Screenwriter
絕佳的幽默，恰到好處的感人。在《東京教父》裡，巧遇和奇蹟不是廉價的敘事把戲，而是試著找尋已經商品化的聖誕節的靈魂。
Spider-man 3
Sam Raimi - Director / Screenwriter / Screen Story
Ivan Raimi - Screenwriter / Screen Story
Alvin Sargent - Screenwriter
Ivan Raimi - Screenwriter / Screen Story
Alvin Sargent - Screenwriter
June 03, 2007
A Heart in Winter (1992)
Un Coeur en Hiver
France
Claude Sautet - Director / Screenwriter
Daniel Auteuil - Stephane
Emmanuelle Béart - Camille
André Dussollier - Maxime
Elizabeth Bourgine - Helene
Myriam Boyer - Madame Amet
France
Claude Sautet - Director / Screenwriter
Daniel Auteuil - Stephane
Emmanuelle Béart - Camille
André Dussollier - Maxime
Elizabeth Bourgine - Helene
Myriam Boyer - Madame Amet
Alice (1988)
Czechoslovakia / Switzerland
Jan Svankmajer - Director / Screenwriter / Set Designer
Czech surrealist animator's first feature length film. A dark adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. A perfect film to apply Freud's The Uncanny.
Jan Svankmajer - Director / Screenwriter / Set Designer
Czech surrealist animator's first feature length film. A dark adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. A perfect film to apply Freud's The Uncanny.
[Gig] Animal Collective
south street seaport
1 june 2007
w/ danielson
when the first thing i think of is that i was not in the mood of inhaling second hand smoke and pot, it's not a good sign.
this was the first time i heard danielson, actually they're quite good. i was just not in the mood, the sky drizzled rains, and it was hot and humid, what a waste for the concert held outdoor. the crowd is young, emo kids, and then i felt extremely old.
animal collective. yes, they were still good, yet i was disappointed i didn't hear anything i know of. when listening their music on mp3, i felt like they are magicians. i know mixer must be very important, yet i'm still very curious about how they produce all those sounds. ohmyrockness says those sounds are eccentric but catchy, what a wonderful description. usually this would be the time that i complain i wasn't tall enough, and i saw nothing but the back of people's heads. nevertheless, between sight and sound, it's either one or another, can't have them both.
1 june 2007
w/ danielson
when the first thing i think of is that i was not in the mood of inhaling second hand smoke and pot, it's not a good sign.
this was the first time i heard danielson, actually they're quite good. i was just not in the mood, the sky drizzled rains, and it was hot and humid, what a waste for the concert held outdoor. the crowd is young, emo kids, and then i felt extremely old.
animal collective. yes, they were still good, yet i was disappointed i didn't hear anything i know of. when listening their music on mp3, i felt like they are magicians. i know mixer must be very important, yet i'm still very curious about how they produce all those sounds. ohmyrockness says those sounds are eccentric but catchy, what a wonderful description. usually this would be the time that i complain i wasn't tall enough, and i saw nothing but the back of people's heads. nevertheless, between sight and sound, it's either one or another, can't have them both.
[Gig] BRMC
webster hall
31 may 2007
w/ The Cobbs
i still feel really happy to see them, even though i stood in the front row, blasting by the loudspeaker all night, oh, and my ears are still humming now. singing was all muffled, i could barely hear what came out from peter hayes.
my heart must died a little bit these days. eventually it will happen, i know, after all the gigs i went. i'm kind of sad that it comes so fast, i don't feel the creeps on my skin any more, not even a beer can help.
yet BRMC, they are my first love, nothing in the world can ruin that. even though i heard someone said they're copying themselves in baby 81, or they signed with sony, my first shoegazer is still very special to me.
31 may 2007
w/ The Cobbs
i still feel really happy to see them, even though i stood in the front row, blasting by the loudspeaker all night, oh, and my ears are still humming now. singing was all muffled, i could barely hear what came out from peter hayes.
my heart must died a little bit these days. eventually it will happen, i know, after all the gigs i went. i'm kind of sad that it comes so fast, i don't feel the creeps on my skin any more, not even a beer can help.
yet BRMC, they are my first love, nothing in the world can ruin that. even though i heard someone said they're copying themselves in baby 81, or they signed with sony, my first shoegazer is still very special to me.
May 01, 2007
April 27, 2007
April 15, 2007
The Deep End (2001)
US
Scott McGehee - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
David Siegel - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Elizabeth Sanxay Holding - Book Author
Tilda Swinton - Margaret Hall
Goran Visnjic - Alek Spera
Jonathan Tucker - Beau Hall
Raymond Barry - Carlie Nagle
Josh Lucas - Darby Reese
Scott McGehee - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
David Siegel - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Elizabeth Sanxay Holding - Book Author
Tilda Swinton - Margaret Hall
Goran Visnjic - Alek Spera
Jonathan Tucker - Beau Hall
Raymond Barry - Carlie Nagle
Josh Lucas - Darby Reese
April 11, 2007
[Broadway] Dying City
7 April 2007
Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center
by: Christopher Shinn
Directed by: James Macdonald
Cast : Rebecca Brooksher , Pablo Schreiber
Sort of a ritual to watch a show on my birthday. And my birthday present was to see Ralph Fiennes in the crowed to see The Coast of Utopia, Ethan Hawke sneaked in the backstage door who looked suspicious, and Randy Harrison who was going see the same show as me.
Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center
by: Christopher Shinn
Directed by: James Macdonald
Cast : Rebecca Brooksher , Pablo Schreiber
Sort of a ritual to watch a show on my birthday. And my birthday present was to see Ralph Fiennes in the crowed to see The Coast of Utopia, Ethan Hawke sneaked in the backstage door who looked suspicious, and Randy Harrison who was going see the same show as me.
The Lives of Others (2006)
Germany
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - Director / Screenwriter
Martina Gedeck - Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe - Capt. Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch - Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur - Lt.-Col. Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme - Minister Bruno Hempf
Once I compared this film to The Conversation, it didn't come anywhere close to powerful use of sound in Coppola's film.
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - Director / Screenwriter
Martina Gedeck - Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe - Capt. Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch - Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur - Lt.-Col. Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme - Minister Bruno Hempf
Once I compared this film to The Conversation, it didn't come anywhere close to powerful use of sound in Coppola's film.
[Gig] Cold War Kids
9 April 2007
Bowery Ballroom
This was so humiliating, and this had nothing do to with Cold War Kids. If you happened to see me that day, I beg you don't tell...
Here the story goes...
2:09 PM, April 10
definitely top of my most embarrassing experience.
i was there for the cold war kids, end up just listening to their first song, sitting on the filthy ground outside bowery, recovering from the blackout caused by one god damn beer.
one hour ago from this scenes, i stood inside, holding half empty beer cup, happy with the finding that sounds swirling inside my beer cup and vibrating through my palm.
then it came, the post-beer headache. then i saw it coming, the blackout. i thought i could handle it, just like i handled it couple times before, just stood still, breathe, and waited for it to past. i thought i can handle it, but the next thing i knew i was sitting, no, collapsing on the ground. my eye-sight was blurry, so was my hearing. people hold me up and took me few steps forward to lean on the stage. vaguely i might say something like 'can i just stay here for a while then i'll be ok,' but vaguely someone say i need air and people held me out of the venue. the cold air actually felt refreshing, i just wanted to sit down, i knew it going to pass soon. a nice girl called jennie stayed with me for a while and gave me a hug. i assured her i was going to be ok and send her inside. i sit there, didn't know whether to go back or not, or to laugh or cry. i started to feel cold, then put on my jacket. i decided not going back inside to avoid possible recognition from the crowd, which now i could see clear. i took M103 and headed back home. nothing is more surreal than this, as now i'm writing the whole thing, with my head still feel the residue of last night's beer (theoretically it's unlikely, but i can't sever the tiredness, mentally and physically, from it), and the pain in my ass, literally.
hope writing this down can be therapeutic, since i don't want to recall it, and no one else but me will ever know this. luckily i won't go back to bowery until next month. even with this shit, it still my favorite venue in the city.
Bowery Ballroom
This was so humiliating, and this had nothing do to with Cold War Kids. If you happened to see me that day, I beg you don't tell...
Here the story goes...
2:09 PM, April 10
definitely top of my most embarrassing experience.
i was there for the cold war kids, end up just listening to their first song, sitting on the filthy ground outside bowery, recovering from the blackout caused by one god damn beer.
one hour ago from this scenes, i stood inside, holding half empty beer cup, happy with the finding that sounds swirling inside my beer cup and vibrating through my palm.
then it came, the post-beer headache. then i saw it coming, the blackout. i thought i could handle it, just like i handled it couple times before, just stood still, breathe, and waited for it to past. i thought i can handle it, but the next thing i knew i was sitting, no, collapsing on the ground. my eye-sight was blurry, so was my hearing. people hold me up and took me few steps forward to lean on the stage. vaguely i might say something like 'can i just stay here for a while then i'll be ok,' but vaguely someone say i need air and people held me out of the venue. the cold air actually felt refreshing, i just wanted to sit down, i knew it going to pass soon. a nice girl called jennie stayed with me for a while and gave me a hug. i assured her i was going to be ok and send her inside. i sit there, didn't know whether to go back or not, or to laugh or cry. i started to feel cold, then put on my jacket. i decided not going back inside to avoid possible recognition from the crowd, which now i could see clear. i took M103 and headed back home. nothing is more surreal than this, as now i'm writing the whole thing, with my head still feel the residue of last night's beer (theoretically it's unlikely, but i can't sever the tiredness, mentally and physically, from it), and the pain in my ass, literally.
hope writing this down can be therapeutic, since i don't want to recall it, and no one else but me will ever know this. luckily i won't go back to bowery until next month. even with this shit, it still my favorite venue in the city.
April 04, 2007
[Broadway] The Coast of Utopia - Voyage
28 March 2007
Vivian Beaumont Theater
A Trilogy by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Jack O'Brien
Vivian Beaumont Theater
A Trilogy by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Jack O'Brien
A Man Escaped (1956)
Un Condamné à Mort C'Est Echappé
France
Robert Bresson - Director / Screenwriter
Francois Leterrier - Lt. Fontaine
Roland Monod - De Leiris the Pastor
Jacques Ertaud - Orsini
Roger Planchon
France
Robert Bresson - Director / Screenwriter
Francois Leterrier - Lt. Fontaine
Roland Monod - De Leiris the Pastor
Jacques Ertaud - Orsini
Roger Planchon
April 02, 2007
March 12, 2007
[Gig] Arcade Fire
February 15, 2007
Judson Memorial Church
I just don't have the heart to write about that night. This was by far the most anticipated rock show for me. From the moment I saw the five shows being announced on Bowery's website, to the brutal on-line battle for tickets, all the emotion built up and I felt that it would be one of the most memorable day in my life. But it didn't happen. As if my heart shut down that evening, and after way too many times of repeat hearing and remembering lyrics, news song didn't strike me, and old ones didn't give me goose bumps. I still love them so much, Wake Up will still be one of my favorite songs in the world, and I won't hesitate a bit if I have one more chance to see them. Yet there was something missing.
Judson Memorial Church
I just don't have the heart to write about that night. This was by far the most anticipated rock show for me. From the moment I saw the five shows being announced on Bowery's website, to the brutal on-line battle for tickets, all the emotion built up and I felt that it would be one of the most memorable day in my life. But it didn't happen. As if my heart shut down that evening, and after way too many times of repeat hearing and remembering lyrics, news song didn't strike me, and old ones didn't give me goose bumps. I still love them so much, Wake Up will still be one of my favorite songs in the world, and I won't hesitate a bit if I have one more chance to see them. Yet there was something missing.
Cache (2005)
Austria / Italy / Germany / France
Michael Haneke - Director / Screenwriter
Daniel Auteuil - Georges
Juliette Binoche - Anne
Lester Makedonsky - Pierrot
Michael Haneke - Director / Screenwriter
Daniel Auteuil - Georges
Juliette Binoche - Anne
Lester Makedonsky - Pierrot
Abbas Kiarostami Shorts
MoMA
Toothache (1979)
Orderly of Disorderly (1981)
The Chorus (1982)
Fellow Citizen (1983)
Toothache (1979)
Orderly of Disorderly (1981)
The Chorus (1982)
Fellow Citizen (1983)
February 15, 2007
Duel in the Sun (1946)
UK / US
King Vidor - Director
Jennifer Jones - Pearl Chavez
Gregory Peck - Lewt McCanles
Joseph Cotten - Jesse McCanles
Lionel Barrymore - Senator McCanles
Lillian Gish - Laura Belle McCanles
King Vidor - Director
Jennifer Jones - Pearl Chavez
Gregory Peck - Lewt McCanles
Joseph Cotten - Jesse McCanles
Lionel Barrymore - Senator McCanles
Lillian Gish - Laura Belle McCanles
February 09, 2007
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
明日の記憶
Japan
Yukihiko Tsutsumi 堤幸彦 - Director
Ken Watanabe 渡辺謙 - Masayuki Saeki
Kanako Higuchi 樋口可南子 - Emiko Saeki
Japan
Yukihiko Tsutsumi 堤幸彦 - Director
Ken Watanabe 渡辺謙 - Masayuki Saeki
Kanako Higuchi 樋口可南子 - Emiko Saeki
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
Fah Talai Jone
Thailand
Wisit Sasanatieng - Director / Screenwriter / Screen Story
Chartchai Ngamsan - Seua Dum (Black Tiger)
Stella Malucchi - Rumpoey
Thailand
Wisit Sasanatieng - Director / Screenwriter / Screen Story
Chartchai Ngamsan - Seua Dum (Black Tiger)
Stella Malucchi - Rumpoey
January 29, 2007
January 27, 2007
Volver (2006)
Spain
Pedro Almodóvar - Director / Screenwriter
Penélope Cruz - Raimunda
Carmen Maura - Irene
Lola Dueñas - Sole
Blanca Portillo - Augstina
Pedro Almodóvar - Director / Screenwriter
Penélope Cruz - Raimunda
Carmen Maura - Irene
Lola Dueñas - Sole
Blanca Portillo - Augstina
The Queen (2006)
Italy / France / UK
Stephen Frears - Director
Peter Morgan - Screenwriter
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Michael Sheen - Tony Blair
James Cromwell - Prince Philip
Helen McCrory - Cherie Blair
Alex Jennings - Prince Charles
Stephen Frears - Director
Peter Morgan - Screenwriter
Helen Mirren - The Queen
Michael Sheen - Tony Blair
James Cromwell - Prince Philip
Helen McCrory - Cherie Blair
Alex Jennings - Prince Charles
January 21, 2007
January 15, 2007
Garden State (2004)
USA
Zach Braff - Director / Screenwriter
Zach Braff - Andrew Largeman
Natalie Portman - Samantha
Peter Sarsgaard - Mark
Ian Holm - Gideon Largeman
Zach Braff - Director / Screenwriter
Zach Braff - Andrew Largeman
Natalie Portman - Samantha
Peter Sarsgaard - Mark
Ian Holm - Gideon Largeman
January 14, 2007
Breathless (1960)
À Bout de Souffle
France
Jean-Luc Godard - Director / Screenwriter
François Truffaut - Screen Story
Raoul Coutard - Cinematographer
Jean-Paul Belmondo - Michel Poiccard
Jean Seberg - Patricia Franchini
France
Jean-Luc Godard - Director / Screenwriter
François Truffaut - Screen Story
Raoul Coutard - Cinematographer
Jean-Paul Belmondo - Michel Poiccard
Jean Seberg - Patricia Franchini
January 11, 2007
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
USA
Clint Eastwood - Director / Producer
Paul Haggis - Screen Story / Executive Producer
Tadamichi Kuribayashi - Book Author
Ken Watanabe - General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Kazunari Ninomiya - Saigo
Tsuyoshi Ihara - Baron Nishi
Ryo Kase - Shimizu
Shidou Nakamura - Lieutenant Ito
Clint Eastwood - Director / Producer
Paul Haggis - Screen Story / Executive Producer
Tadamichi Kuribayashi - Book Author
Ken Watanabe - General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Kazunari Ninomiya - Saigo
Tsuyoshi Ihara - Baron Nishi
Ryo Kase - Shimizu
Shidou Nakamura - Lieutenant Ito
January 06, 2007
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
US / UK
Richard Eyre - Director
Zoe Heller - Book Author
Patrick Marber - Screenwriter (Screenwriter of Closer)
Cast:
Judi Dench - Barbara Covett
Cate Blanchett - Sheba Hart
Bill Nighy - Richard Hart
Andrew Simpson - Steven Connolly
Richard Eyre - Director
Zoe Heller - Book Author
Patrick Marber - Screenwriter (Screenwriter of Closer)
Cast:
Judi Dench - Barbara Covett
Cate Blanchett - Sheba Hart
Bill Nighy - Richard Hart
Andrew Simpson - Steven Connolly
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
El Laberinto del Fauno
Spain
Guillermo del Toro - Producer / Director / Costume Designer / Screenwriter (screenwriter of Mimic, Hellboy)
Carmen Soriano - Screenwriter
Guillermo Navarro - Cinematographer
Cast:
Ariadna Gil - Carmen
Ivana Baquero - Ofelia
Sergi López - Vidal
Maribel Verdú - Mercedes
Doug Jones - Pan / Pale Man
Alex Angulo - Doctor
Spain
Guillermo del Toro - Producer / Director / Costume Designer / Screenwriter (screenwriter of Mimic, Hellboy)
Carmen Soriano - Screenwriter
Guillermo Navarro - Cinematographer
Cast:
Ariadna Gil - Carmen
Ivana Baquero - Ofelia
Sergi López - Vidal
Maribel Verdú - Mercedes
Doug Jones - Pan / Pale Man
Alex Angulo - Doctor
Children of Men (2006)
US
Alfonso Cuarón - Director / Screenwriter / Editor
David Arata - Screenwriter
P.D. James - Book Author
Timothy J. Sexton - Screenwriter
Emmanuel Lubezki - Cinematographer
Cast:
Clive Owen - Theo Faron
Julianne Moore - Julian Taylor
Michael Caine - Jasper
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Luke
Charlie Hunnam - Patric
Alfonso Cuarón - Director / Screenwriter / Editor
David Arata - Screenwriter
P.D. James - Book Author
Timothy J. Sexton - Screenwriter
Emmanuel Lubezki - Cinematographer
Cast:
Clive Owen - Theo Faron
Julianne Moore - Julian Taylor
Michael Caine - Jasper
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Luke
Charlie Hunnam - Patric
January 02, 2007
[Gig] Gomez
6 Oct 2006
Bowery Ballroom
The Band members felt just so at east on stage, maybe the hint of smoke/pot emitting from backstage during Encore helped.
So thrilled to heard Ben Ottewell's voice in person. Low, soulful voice from a skinny white guy still somehow miraculous to me.
California
Shot Shot
Love Is Better Than A Warm Trombone
Hamoa Beach
See The World
Nothing Is Wrong
Long Long Gone
Bring Your Lovin' Back Here
Notice
Ping One Down
Charley Patton Songs (Ian solo)
Baby, Please Don't Go (aborted)
Hangover
Ruff Stuff
Girlshapedlovedrug
We Haven't Turned Around
In Our Gun
Encore:
How We Operate
Make No Sound
Silence
Get Myself Arrested
Bowery Ballroom
The Band members felt just so at east on stage, maybe the hint of smoke/pot emitting from backstage during Encore helped.
So thrilled to heard Ben Ottewell's voice in person. Low, soulful voice from a skinny white guy still somehow miraculous to me.
California
Shot Shot
Love Is Better Than A Warm Trombone
Hamoa Beach
See The World
Nothing Is Wrong
Long Long Gone
Bring Your Lovin' Back Here
Notice
Ping One Down
Charley Patton Songs (Ian solo)
Baby, Please Don't Go (aborted)
Hangover
Ruff Stuff
Girlshapedlovedrug
We Haven't Turned Around
In Our Gun
Encore:
How We Operate
Make No Sound
Silence
Get Myself Arrested
December 28, 2006
[Broadway] The Little Dog Laughed
December 21, 2006
Cort Theatre
Written by: Douglas Carter Beane
Cast:
Tom Everett Scott
Julie White
Johnny galecki
Ari Graynor
Cort Theatre
Written by: Douglas Carter Beane
Cast:
Tom Everett Scott
Julie White
Johnny galecki
Ari Graynor
[Gig] Lou Reed - Berlin
December 15, 2006
St. Ann's Warehouse, DUMBO, Brooklyn
I walked alone in the cold night, as always, on the street of Brooklyn. After few turns, there is was, the Bridge. Magnificent but not intimidating, surreal as as the show I was going to hear. Everyone sit, the swing of the body could only within few inches parameter. I could not help wonder what was it like if the performance took place 30 years ago. This was the second one of the four shows, and I felt like it locked in the secluded place and night, became some kind of tale or myth.
I might have to persuade myself that I've seen Lou Reed years from now.
St. Ann's Warehouse, DUMBO, Brooklyn
I walked alone in the cold night, as always, on the street of Brooklyn. After few turns, there is was, the Bridge. Magnificent but not intimidating, surreal as as the show I was going to hear. Everyone sit, the swing of the body could only within few inches parameter. I could not help wonder what was it like if the performance took place 30 years ago. This was the second one of the four shows, and I felt like it locked in the secluded place and night, became some kind of tale or myth.
I might have to persuade myself that I've seen Lou Reed years from now.
December 26, 2006
The Painted Veil (2006)
US
Director: John J. Curran
Book: W. Somerset Maugham
Cast:
Naomi Watts - Kitty Fane
Edward Norton - Walter Fane
Liev Schreiber - Charlie Townsend
Toby Jones - Waddington
Director: John J. Curran
Book: W. Somerset Maugham
Cast:
Naomi Watts - Kitty Fane
Edward Norton - Walter Fane
Liev Schreiber - Charlie Townsend
Toby Jones - Waddington
December 03, 2006
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
De battre mon couer s'est arrêté
France
Director: Jacques Audiard (Read My Lips)
Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista
Cast:
Romain Duris - Tom
Niels Arestrup - Robert
Linh-Dan Pham - Miao-Lin
Aure Atika - Aline
Emmanuelle Devos - Chris
France
Director: Jacques Audiard (Read My Lips)
Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista
Cast:
Romain Duris - Tom
Niels Arestrup - Robert
Linh-Dan Pham - Miao-Lin
Aure Atika - Aline
Emmanuelle Devos - Chris
Big Eden (2000)
US
Director / Screenwriter: Thomas Bezucha
Cast:
Arye Gross - Henry Hart
Eric Schweig - Pike Dexter
Louise Fletcher - GraceCornwell
George Coe - Sam Hart
Director / Screenwriter: Thomas Bezucha
Cast:
Arye Gross - Henry Hart
Eric Schweig - Pike Dexter
Louise Fletcher - GraceCornwell
George Coe - Sam Hart
December 02, 2006
[Gig] My Morning Jacket
November 30, 2006
Roseland Ballroom
w/ The Slip (who are moose, raccoon, and wolf tonight)
If I can reserve a section of my brain, dedicating to My Morning Jacket, engraving their performance this evening in my head and never letting anything else to overwrite that section, I will. Maybe I've already done so. In my short-listed gig-going history, this one easily reaches the top of my list. Lack of knowledge and vocabulary in rock'n'roll writing prevent me from properly documenting my overloaded senses, but the brain-exploding experience can not be more authentic. The first time I find a band/performance so integrated, impeccable team work and chemistry, and Jim James.
My Morning Jacket and the voice of Jim James will haunt me for a long time, and I welcome it heartily.
My Morning Jacket is:
Jim James
Two-Tone Tommy - bass
Parick Hallahan - drum
Bo Koster - keyboard
Carl Broemel - guitar
Setlist:
one big holiday
wonderful man
gideon
way he singz
off the record
just one thing
it beats
wordless
lowdown
lay low
phone
dondante
run thru
they ran
--
tonite i want to
nashwille to ky
golden
steam
dancefloors
mahgeeta
anytime
Roseland Ballroom
w/ The Slip (who are moose, raccoon, and wolf tonight)
If I can reserve a section of my brain, dedicating to My Morning Jacket, engraving their performance this evening in my head and never letting anything else to overwrite that section, I will. Maybe I've already done so. In my short-listed gig-going history, this one easily reaches the top of my list. Lack of knowledge and vocabulary in rock'n'roll writing prevent me from properly documenting my overloaded senses, but the brain-exploding experience can not be more authentic. The first time I find a band/performance so integrated, impeccable team work and chemistry, and Jim James.
My Morning Jacket and the voice of Jim James will haunt me for a long time, and I welcome it heartily.
My Morning Jacket is:
Jim James
Two-Tone Tommy - bass
Parick Hallahan - drum
Bo Koster - keyboard
Carl Broemel - guitar
Setlist:
one big holiday
wonderful man
gideon
way he singz
off the record
just one thing
it beats
wordless
lowdown
lay low
phone
dondante
run thru
they ran
--
tonite i want to
nashwille to ky
golden
steam
dancefloors
mahgeeta
anytime
November 25, 2006
[Broadway] Grey Gardens
Walter Kerr Theatre
Book by Doug Wright
Music by Scott Frankel
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Cast:
Christine Ebbersole
Mary Louise Wilson
Matt Cavenaugh
John Martin
Erin Davie
Book by Doug Wright
Music by Scott Frankel
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Cast:
Christine Ebbersole
Mary Louise Wilson
Matt Cavenaugh
John Martin
Erin Davie
November 22, 2006
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
US
Director: Rob Reiner
Screenwriter / Songwriter / Composer: Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael Mckean, Harry Shearer
Cast:
Rob Reiner - Marty DiBergi
Michael McKean - David St. Hubbins
Christopher Guest - Nigel Tufnel
Harry Shearer - Derek Smalls
Tony Hendra - Ian Faith
R.J. Parnell - Mick Shrimpton
Director: Rob Reiner
Screenwriter / Songwriter / Composer: Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael Mckean, Harry Shearer
Cast:
Rob Reiner - Marty DiBergi
Michael McKean - David St. Hubbins
Christopher Guest - Nigel Tufnel
Harry Shearer - Derek Smalls
Tony Hendra - Ian Faith
R.J. Parnell - Mick Shrimpton
November 18, 2006
[Gig] Ok Go
Irving Plaza
w/ Quit Your Day Job, French Kicks
Damian stole the show. To the extend that I didn't really care about music that much. Overall chemistry between band members was great (I don't know does it even matter, but somehow I noticed how they interact with each other), but the slim, dandy, beautiful, sexy Damian was everything. This show was being filmed, let's just see whether these footage will be in any DVD.
The acoustic set was a great idea. Damian, Tim and Andy moved to the rare of the floor, standing on a round table to perform while three fans casting flash lights on them. In the end, although they could not bring the treadmills, they brought their backyard. Oh ya! I saw the dance!
Ok Go is:
Damian Kulash: Vocals, Guitar
Tim Nordwind: Bass
Dan Konopka: Drums
Andy Ross: Guitar, Keyboards (*a Bosox fan)
Set list:
The House Wins
Television, Television
Don’t Ask Me
No Sign Of Life
Here It Goes Again
Good Idea At The Time
Neat Neat Neat by Damned Cover
Acoustic Set:
A Million Ways
What To Do
It’s A Disaster
Oh No
Invincible
Don't Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra
Get Over It
Encore:
You’re So Damn Hot
Dow What You Want
A Million Ways (Dance!!!)
w/ Quit Your Day Job, French Kicks
Damian stole the show. To the extend that I didn't really care about music that much. Overall chemistry between band members was great (I don't know does it even matter, but somehow I noticed how they interact with each other), but the slim, dandy, beautiful, sexy Damian was everything. This show was being filmed, let's just see whether these footage will be in any DVD.
The acoustic set was a great idea. Damian, Tim and Andy moved to the rare of the floor, standing on a round table to perform while three fans casting flash lights on them. In the end, although they could not bring the treadmills, they brought their backyard. Oh ya! I saw the dance!
Ok Go is:
Damian Kulash: Vocals, Guitar
Tim Nordwind: Bass
Dan Konopka: Drums
Andy Ross: Guitar, Keyboards (*a Bosox fan)
Set list:
The House Wins
Television, Television
Don’t Ask Me
No Sign Of Life
Here It Goes Again
Good Idea At The Time
Neat Neat Neat by Damned Cover
Acoustic Set:
A Million Ways
What To Do
It’s A Disaster
Oh No
Invincible
Don't Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra
Get Over It
Encore:
You’re So Damn Hot
Dow What You Want
A Million Ways (Dance!!!)
Casino Royale (2006)
UK / US
Director: Martin Campbell
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Cast:
Daniel Craig - James Bond
Eva Green - Vesper Lynd
Mads Mikkelsen - Le Chiffre
Judi Dench - M
Jeffrey Wright - Felix Leiter
Director: Martin Campbell
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Cast:
Daniel Craig - James Bond
Eva Green - Vesper Lynd
Mads Mikkelsen - Le Chiffre
Judi Dench - M
Jeffrey Wright - Felix Leiter
November 15, 2006
[Gig] Modest Mouse
Webster Hall
The two drum sets I did not see from Trail of Dead, unexpectedly popped up in front my eyes. Too bad I chose a spot that was clear for the eyes but muffled for the ears, what a waste!
The two drum sets I did not see from Trail of Dead, unexpectedly popped up in front my eyes. Too bad I chose a spot that was clear for the eyes but muffled for the ears, what a waste!
November 14, 2006
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
英雄本色
Hong Kong
Director: John Woo
Producer: Tsui Hark
Screenwriter: John Woo, Chan Hing-kai, Leung Suk-wah
Cast:
Chow Yun-Fat - Mark
Leslie Cheung - Kit
Ti Lung - Ho
Hong Kong
Director: John Woo
Producer: Tsui Hark
Screenwriter: John Woo, Chan Hing-kai, Leung Suk-wah
Cast:
Chow Yun-Fat - Mark
Leslie Cheung - Kit
Ti Lung - Ho
[Gig] ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Virgin Megastore, Union Square
Acoustic
Presale of the latest album, So Divided.
It is wonderful to watch a violent and dynamic band just sitting there and playing quietly. Nevertheless, Jason Reece managed to crash a maracas. They played a song that was written for the Monkeys (not sure about this part), and Conrad said they're just like the Monkeys. Great analogy, Conrad.
According to the booklet of So Divided, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is:
Kevin Allen - President
Conrad Keely - Founder
Jason Reece - Co-founder and CEO
Doni Schroeder - Prime Minister
Daniel Wood - Executive Producer
Acoustic
Presale of the latest album, So Divided.
It is wonderful to watch a violent and dynamic band just sitting there and playing quietly. Nevertheless, Jason Reece managed to crash a maracas. They played a song that was written for the Monkeys (not sure about this part), and Conrad said they're just like the Monkeys. Great analogy, Conrad.
According to the booklet of So Divided, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is:
Kevin Allen - President
Conrad Keely - Founder
Jason Reece - Co-founder and CEO
Doni Schroeder - Prime Minister
Daniel Wood - Executive Producer
November 12, 2006
[Gig] ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
Irving Plaza
w/ With Blood Brothers, Brothers and Sisters and The Celebration
KIDS! LOTS OF THEM! Apparently most of them came for Blood Brothers. Can't help wondering how important is 'look' for a band. Anyway, finally I learn go to a gig without knowing a band is not a good idea. (And is that pushing around stuff new or come back?)
ToD got two new members. Too bad they didn't do that two drum sets and smashing guitar violent stuff anymore. Don't know whether I'm right or not, I think I smell record company (or anyone responsible)'s effort trying to make some adjustment to sell albums. OK, stop beating around the bushes here, let's just see what the two beautiful faces can contribute to the band.
w/ With Blood Brothers, Brothers and Sisters and The Celebration
KIDS! LOTS OF THEM! Apparently most of them came for Blood Brothers. Can't help wondering how important is 'look' for a band. Anyway, finally I learn go to a gig without knowing a band is not a good idea. (And is that pushing around stuff new or come back?)
ToD got two new members. Too bad they didn't do that two drum sets and smashing guitar violent stuff anymore. Don't know whether I'm right or not, I think I smell record company (or anyone responsible)'s effort trying to make some adjustment to sell albums. OK, stop beating around the bushes here, let's just see what the two beautiful faces can contribute to the band.
November 11, 2006
New York Doll (2004)
US, Doc
Director: Greg Whiteley
New York Dolls
David Johanse (Buster Poindexter)
Jonny Thunders
Ferry Nolan
Syl Sylvain
Arthur 'Killer' Kane
Director: Greg Whiteley
New York Dolls
David Johanse (Buster Poindexter)
Jonny Thunders
Ferry Nolan
Syl Sylvain
Arthur 'Killer' Kane
November 10, 2006
Infernal Affairs (2002)
無間道
Hong Kong
Director: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Screenwriter: Alan Mak, Felix Chong
Cast:
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Chan Wing-Yan
Andy Lau - Insp. Lau Kin-ming
Hong Kong
Director: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Screenwriter: Alan Mak, Felix Chong
Cast:
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Chan Wing-Yan
Andy Lau - Insp. Lau Kin-ming
November 09, 2006
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2003)
US, Doc
Director: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Cast:
Metallica
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Robert Trujillo
Jason Newsted
Dave Mustain
Bobby Rock
Phil Towle
Director: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Cast:
Metallica
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Robert Trujillo
Jason Newsted
Dave Mustain
Bobby Rock
Phil Towle
November 07, 2006
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
US
Director / Producer / Screenwriter: Frank Tashlin
Playwriter: George Axelrod
Cast:
Jayne Mansfield - Rita Marlowe
Tony Randall - Rock Hunter
Betsy Drake - Jenny
Joan Blondell - Violet
Mickey Hargitay - Bobo Branigansky
John Williams - Le Salle Jr.
Director / Producer / Screenwriter: Frank Tashlin
Playwriter: George Axelrod
Cast:
Jayne Mansfield - Rita Marlowe
Tony Randall - Rock Hunter
Betsy Drake - Jenny
Joan Blondell - Violet
Mickey Hargitay - Bobo Branigansky
John Williams - Le Salle Jr.
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2004)
US, Doc
Director / Cinematographer / Still Photographer: Jeff Feuerzeig
Producer: Henry Rosenthal
Director / Cinematographer / Still Photographer: Jeff Feuerzeig
Producer: Henry Rosenthal
November 04, 2006
[Gig] The Decemberists
Hammerstein Ballroom
w/ Alasdair Roberts
Follow their story telling tradition, The Decemberist opened the show with a pre-recorded narration, with 8 big red lanterns and gigantic Japanese style painted cloth hanging and occupied the entire background of the stage, bringing concert goers into a exotic world (Although the connection between Russian crane wife, Japanese palace and Chinese lanterns is too profound, but exotic is exotic anyway...)
Another perfect reason for going to gig than just listening to CD. Sour story-telling songs can be transformed into energetic performance by Colin Meloy. And yes, we can not help but swing with every tune. Looking these coming-from-music-school band members constantly changing instruments was astounding. Yes, it's like showing-off, but why not?
w/ Alasdair Roberts
Follow their story telling tradition, The Decemberist opened the show with a pre-recorded narration, with 8 big red lanterns and gigantic Japanese style painted cloth hanging and occupied the entire background of the stage, bringing concert goers into a exotic world (Although the connection between Russian crane wife, Japanese palace and Chinese lanterns is too profound, but exotic is exotic anyway...)
Another perfect reason for going to gig than just listening to CD. Sour story-telling songs can be transformed into energetic performance by Colin Meloy. And yes, we can not help but swing with every tune. Looking these coming-from-music-school band members constantly changing instruments was astounding. Yes, it's like showing-off, but why not?
November 03, 2006
October 28, 2006
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
US, Universal
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast:
Gloria Holden - Countess Marya Zaleska
Otto Kruger - Dr. Jeffrey Garth
Marguerite Churchill - Janet Blake
Irving Pichel - Sandor
Edward Van Sloan - Dr. Von Helsing
Nan Grey - Lili
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast:
Gloria Holden - Countess Marya Zaleska
Otto Kruger - Dr. Jeffrey Garth
Marguerite Churchill - Janet Blake
Irving Pichel - Sandor
Edward Van Sloan - Dr. Von Helsing
Nan Grey - Lili
Dracula (1931)
US, Universal
Director: Tod Browning
Play Author: John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane
Screenwriter: Garrett Elsden Fort
Book Author: Bram Stoker
Cast:
Bela Lugosi - Count Dracula
Helen Chandler - Mina Seward
David Manners - John Harker
Dwight Frye - Renfield
Edward Van Sloan - Dr. Van Helsing
It is perfect to watch this film at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre in Halloween season.
Director: Tod Browning
Play Author: John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane
Screenwriter: Garrett Elsden Fort
Book Author: Bram Stoker
Cast:
Bela Lugosi - Count Dracula
Helen Chandler - Mina Seward
David Manners - John Harker
Dwight Frye - Renfield
Edward Van Sloan - Dr. Van Helsing
It is perfect to watch this film at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre in Halloween season.
October 27, 2006
Old Boy (2004)
South Korea
Director: Park Chan-wook 卜贊旭
Cast:
Choi Min-Sik - Oh Dae-Su
Gang Hye-jeong - Mido
Yu Ji-tae - Lee Woo-Jin
Director: Park Chan-wook 卜贊旭
Cast:
Choi Min-Sik - Oh Dae-Su
Gang Hye-jeong - Mido
Yu Ji-tae - Lee Woo-Jin
October 26, 2006
October 24, 2006
Marie Antoinette (2006)
US
Director/Producer/Screenwriter: Sofia Coppola
Cast:
Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Jason Schwartzman - Louis XVI
Judy Davis - La Comtesse de Noailles
Rip Torn - Louis XV
Rose Byrne - La Duchesse De Polignac
Soundtrack:
Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Aphrodisiac - Bow Wow Wow
What Ever Happened - Strokes
Pulling Our Weight - Radio Dept.
Ceremony - New Order
Natural's Not in It - Gang Of Four
I Want Candy [mix]- Bow Wow Wow
Kings of the Wind Frontier - Adam Ant
Concerto in G
The Melody of a Fallen Tree - Windsor For The Derby 8:16
I Don't Like It Like This - Radio Dept.
Plainsong - Cure
Intro Versailles
Jynweythek Ylow - Aphex Twin
Opus 17 - Dustin OHalloran
Il Secondo Giorno [instrumental] - Air
Keen on Boys - Radio Dept.
Opus 23 - Dustin OHalloran
Les Barricades Mysterious- Francois Cauperin
Fools Rush In [mix]- Bow Wow Wow
Avril 14th - Aphex Twin
K. 213 - Domenico Scarlatti
Tommib Help Buss - Squarepusher
Tristes Apprêtes, Pâles Flambeaux {From Castor et Pollux}
Opus 36 - Dustin OHalloran
All Cats Are Grey - Cure
Director/Producer/Screenwriter: Sofia Coppola
Cast:
Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Jason Schwartzman - Louis XVI
Judy Davis - La Comtesse de Noailles
Rip Torn - Louis XV
Rose Byrne - La Duchesse De Polignac
Soundtrack:
Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Aphrodisiac - Bow Wow Wow
What Ever Happened - Strokes
Pulling Our Weight - Radio Dept.
Ceremony - New Order
Natural's Not in It - Gang Of Four
I Want Candy [mix]- Bow Wow Wow
Kings of the Wind Frontier - Adam Ant
Concerto in G
The Melody of a Fallen Tree - Windsor For The Derby 8:16
I Don't Like It Like This - Radio Dept.
Plainsong - Cure
Intro Versailles
Jynweythek Ylow - Aphex Twin
Opus 17 - Dustin OHalloran
Il Secondo Giorno [instrumental] - Air
Keen on Boys - Radio Dept.
Opus 23 - Dustin OHalloran
Les Barricades Mysterious- Francois Cauperin
Fools Rush In [mix]- Bow Wow Wow
Avril 14th - Aphex Twin
K. 213 - Domenico Scarlatti
Tommib Help Buss - Squarepusher
Tristes Apprêtes, Pâles Flambeaux {From Castor et Pollux}
Opus 36 - Dustin OHalloran
All Cats Are Grey - Cure
The Prestige (2006)
UK
Director: Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins)
Screenwriter: Cristopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Book: Christopher Priest
Cast:
Hugh Jackman - Rupert Angier
Christian Bale - Alfred Borden
Michael Caine - Cutter
Piper Perabo - Julia
Rebecca Hall - Sarah
Scarlett Johansson - Olivia
Director: Christopher Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins)
Screenwriter: Cristopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Book: Christopher Priest
Cast:
Hugh Jackman - Rupert Angier
Christian Bale - Alfred Borden
Michael Caine - Cutter
Piper Perabo - Julia
Rebecca Hall - Sarah
Scarlett Johansson - Olivia
October 23, 2006
Paradise Now (2005)
Al-Jenna-An
Netherlands/Israel/Germany/France
Director/Screenwriter: Hany Abu-Assad
Cast:
Kais Nashef - Said
Ali Suliman - Khaled
Lubna Azabal - Suha
Netherlands/Israel/Germany/France
Director/Screenwriter: Hany Abu-Assad
Cast:
Kais Nashef - Said
Ali Suliman - Khaled
Lubna Azabal - Suha
October 22, 2006
Chungking Express (1994)
重慶森林
Hong Kong
Directer/Screenwriter: Wang Kai-wai
Cast:
Brigitte Lin - Woman in blonde wig
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Cop 663
Faye Wong - Faye
Takeshi Kaneshiro - He Quiwu, Cop 223
Hong Kong
Directer/Screenwriter: Wang Kai-wai
Cast:
Brigitte Lin - Woman in blonde wig
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Cop 663
Faye Wong - Faye
Takeshi Kaneshiro - He Quiwu, Cop 223
October 20, 2006
In the Mood for Love (2000)
花樣年華
Hong Kong / France
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Cast: Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung
Hong Kong / France
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Cast: Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung
October 17, 2006
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Germany
Director: Robert Wiene
Cast: Werner Krauss - Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt - Cesare
Lil Dagover - Jane
Friedrich Feher - Francis
Hans Heinrich Von Twardowski - Alan
Germany
Director: Robert Wiene
Cast: Werner Krauss - Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt - Cesare
Lil Dagover - Jane
Friedrich Feher - Francis
Hans Heinrich Von Twardowski - Alan
October 08, 2006
The Third Man (1949)
UK
Director: Carol Reed
Screenwriter / Book Author: Graham Greene
Cinematographer: Robert Krasker
Cast: Joseph Cotten - Holly Martins
Alida Valli - Anna Schmidt
Orson Welles - Harry Lime
Trevor Howard - Maj. Calloway
Paul Hoerbiger - Porter
Bernard Lee - Sgt. Paine
Director: Carol Reed
Screenwriter / Book Author: Graham Greene
Cinematographer: Robert Krasker
Cast: Joseph Cotten - Holly Martins
Alida Valli - Anna Schmidt
Orson Welles - Harry Lime
Trevor Howard - Maj. Calloway
Paul Hoerbiger - Porter
Bernard Lee - Sgt. Paine
October 07, 2006
The Last King of Scotland
Germany / UK
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Screenplay: Jeremy Brock
Book: Giles Foden
Cast: Forest Whitaker (Idi Amin), James McAvoy (Nicholas Garrigan)
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Screenplay: Jeremy Brock
Book: Giles Foden
Cast: Forest Whitaker (Idi Amin), James McAvoy (Nicholas Garrigan)
October 04, 2006
October 02, 2006
Thumbsucker (2005)
US
Director / Screenwriter: Mike Mills
Book: Walter Kim
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci - Justin Cobb
Tilda Swinton - Audrey Cobb
Vince Vaughn - Mr. Geary
Vincent D'Onofrio - Mike Cobb
Keanu Reeves - Dr. Perry Lyman
Director / Screenwriter: Mike Mills
Book: Walter Kim
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci - Justin Cobb
Tilda Swinton - Audrey Cobb
Vince Vaughn - Mr. Geary
Vincent D'Onofrio - Mike Cobb
Keanu Reeves - Dr. Perry Lyman
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