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Movies that I hope to watch and maybe you can too((:
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A young man Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal) comforts his older brother’s wife Grace (Natalie Portman) and her children after his older brother Sam (Tobey Maguire) goes missing in Afghanistan. Sam eventually returns and starts asking about what happened while he was missing.
More movies together with posters and trailers under the cut.
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Animation is thought of as a cash cow for the studios and a niche category for the Oscars. Yet a straight-faced argument could be made — and is, here — that 2009 boasted a richer crop of animated features than of live-action movies. We acknowledge the cartoonucopia with our top three selections, each in a different format. Hand-drawn (or 2-D) animation was left for dead in the CGI stampede, but this instant classic showed there’s plenty of life, fun and heart in the old style. Tweaking the fable of the frog princess and setting it in 1920s New Orleans, directors John Musker and Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) created a bayou full of winning characters, all bearing a wondrous comic elasticity. In time-honored Disney fashion, the movie offers a princess in the making, wishes made upon a star, the death of a major character and some well-earned tears to salt the spectator’s smiles. For those who thought that 2-D had become the sole preserve of Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki (who returned to form with his sea fable, Ponyo), Musker and Clements proved that the number of dimensions don’t matter; it’s the animating spirit you bring to them.
Checkout the rest of the list under the cut. Also find out what other categories are listed in Times Top 10 Everything of 2009.
2009 was the Year of the Homage, at least as far as magazine covers are concerned. Several of our top 10 covers referenced either recognizable cultural icons, past photographic icons or their own past covers. The hands-down winner this year was New York’s “Bernie Madoff, Monster,” which wickedly played off Heath Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Knight. The cover, by illustrator Darrow, captured the banality of Bernie’s evil by overlaying the Joker’s pasty (not patsy) makeup on the smug face of Madoff. He looks like a clown, but unfortunately, he was all too serious; the joke was on us. The Joker-on-the-face soon lapsed into cliché — used and abused by everyone who wanted to vilify someone, as in the tea partiers’ posters defacing Barack Obama — but New York exploited the idea first, and best. It was timely and emotionally resonant, making it the cover of the year.
No homage here — this cover is a true original. New Yorker covers are often topical, and they are known for their wit and keen cultural timing. But several times a year, they just run covers that capture the New York–ness of America’s greatest city. This cover found a groundbreaking way to do that, featuring a piece by illustrator-designer Jorge Colombo that was created on an iPhone applicaton called Brushes. If it had been done just for novelty’s sake, it would be noteworthy but not significant. But this illustration meets the impeccable standards of New Yorker covers — an accomplishment in any medium.
What could more quintessentially signal a special feature on Texas style than a classic cowboy hat, in this case a 20X Resitol felt? (Take that, Stetson.) The beauty of this cover is its understated simplicity, rendering the white hat in subtle shades of gray to set it off against a paper-white background. Nothin’ fancy here, including the typography — all the cover lines and the logo are either black or gray, preserving the palette of the photo. Sometimes the best covers look the simplest; this one conveys a confidence and ease that allows the cover to resonate by way of its familiarity with the magazine’s readers. It’s totally traditional, yet sleek and modern — probably the way Texas Monthly readers see themselves.
Checkout the rest of the top 10 magazine covers under the cut.
“Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up. If a guy punches you he likes you. Never try to trim your own bangs and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, Every story we’re told implores us to wait for it, the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But sometimes we’re so focused on finding our happy ending we don’t learn how to read the signs. How to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don’t, the ones who will stay and from the ones who will leave. And maybe this happy ending doesn’t include a wonderful guy. Maybe… it’s you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is just… moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this, knowing that through all the unreturned phone calls and broken-hearts, through all the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment you never ever gave up hope.”
–Gigi, He’s Just Not That Into You.
Gigi: It was nice meeting you.
Bill: Thank you so much for a lovely evening.
Gigi: You too.
Gigi: Goodnight.
Gigi: You forget something?
Alex: Yeah I did.
Gigi: Really? What did you forget?
Alex: [pulls out a promotional pen from his pocket] This.
Gigi: So you came all the way here at 11 o’ clock at night to bring me back a promotional pen?
Alex: Yeah…yeah, I thought I should just come up with some really great excuse to get over here. That’s how it’s done, is it?
Gigi: Sometimes.
Alex: Look, I…I can’t stop thinking about you. I… It’s a problem. I drive by your place, I call and hang up, I’m turning into…
Gigi: Me.
Alex: Yeah.
Gigi: A wise person once told me that if a guy wants to be with a girl, he will make it happen, no matter what.
Alex: That’s true.
Gigi: But when I was hurling my body onto yours, you did not seem to want to make it happen.
Alex: Okay, yeah, here’s the thing about that. You were right. I’ve gotten so used to keeping myself at a safe distance from all these women and having the power that, I…I didn’t know what it felt like when I actually fell for one of them… I didn’t know.
Gigi: Look, I just went out with your friend Bill and
Alex: Yeah
Gigi: He might be just exactly what I need. No drama, he calls, he does what he says…
Alex: I can do that stuff too…
Gigi: But you didn’t! And that same wise person told me that I’m the rule. That I have to stop thinking that every guy will change, that I have to stop thinking that…
Alex kisses her
Gigi: I’m the exception…
Alex: You are my exception.
I will never get tired of this movie, this couple in the movie and this really sweet scene in the movie((:
An article on Vigilant Citizen shared some thoughts on Lady Gaga’s vacuous, incoherent and absent minded behaviour and how Illuminati might be behind it all.
The symbolism surrounding Lady Gaga is so blatant that one might wonder if it’s all a sick joke. Illuminati symbolism is becoming so clear that analyses like this one becomes a simple exercise of pointing out the obvious. Her whole persona (whether its an act or not) is a tribute to mind control, where being vacuous, incoherent and absent minded becomes a fashionable thing.
Read the rest of the article here.
The article continues to explain her name, her logo, her pictures, music videos, etc; how everything goes back to something Illuminati-related.
My question? Is Lady Gaga really an Illuminati puppet as the article mentioned or is she just interested in Illuminati and tries to convey it in her work? She may have seen a certain artwork or any Illuminati-related material and found it interesting thus she chose to make her work very similar to it.
If you are one for conspiracies, I guess you would agree with Lady Gaga being an Illuminati pet aye. I’m undecided.
[Thanks Nas for the article!]
Taylor Lautner races on bikes with Jimmy Falon on The Late Night With Jimmy Falon Show! This will never fail to make me laugh whenever I watch it!
I previously posted a music video of 3OH!3’s Don’t Trust Me made by WasteTimeChasingCars and I found it really cool.
Well I recently saw a new video he did of Cobra Starship’s Good Girls Go Bad and I like it. It would have been better if he actually had a girl to do Leighton’s parts hahas. I think if this dude can actually sing, he can be in a band or something. Kinda cute eh. Hahaha.
For those who don’t like it, here is the official video.
I have no idea why some people are hating on this kid. Just cause he has famous parents does not mean he never really got roles for various movies due to his own acting skills. I have to say that Jaden is definitely good. That kid has talent.
Maybe having famous parents makes it kinda easier for him to get roles but dude you get roles based on your acting skills too alright. I bet the director thinks he is an awesome actor so screw you low lifes who can’t even get a role in Sesame Street.
More images under the cut.
This Is War. Due to release on the 8th of December 2009.
In a previous post, I stated they were to release their album some time in September or November but it kept changing. Now it is just 3 more days to the official release.
Checkout videos under the cut.
Uniqlo has opened a 3rd outlet at 313 @ Somerset on Thursday and is having a mega store opening sale to celebrate this event!
Sale happens from 3rd Dec til 24th Dec 2009!
Opening celebration offer includes:
turtle-neck sweater, spring sweat parka, japan quality jeans, and more.
* Special celebratory offers are also available at Tampines 1 and ION stores.
Free limited edition Uniqlo tote bag for the first 1000 customers daily with minimum $50 spent (single receipt per customer) at Somerset store from 3-6 Dec (4 days only).
What are you waiting for?!
Heard of Radii Footwear?
Well, they’re based in Southern California and was launched in 2008. With their futuristic designs and materials, to classic styling and detailing, each shoe exudes confidence for the ambitious forward-thinkers of the world.
Checkout more of their collection under the cut.
Tickets go on sale 21st December 2009 at tickets.com!
A Twi-hard attacks the Wolf Pack on the Jay Leno Show! Chaske Spencer (Sam), Alex Meraz (Paul), Bronson Pelletier (Jared) and Kiowa Gordon (Embry) were all in on the comedy short with Mikey Day of the Jay Leno Show.
Hilarious! This is an exaggeration of how intense and passionate twi fans are. Well, I think there ARE those who are as passionate as this.
Seth Green is as cool as always. Nikki Reed is hilarious! She keeps on babbling instead of answering the questions! We now know that Seth can definitely draw better than Nikki Reed. HAHAHAHA!
Absogma 5:33 am on December 11, 2009 Permalink |
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