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01/15/10 10:18 - ID#50826

What Paul *really* means...

Hee Hee...

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12/26/09 11:43 - ID#50660

Julie and Julia

Is pitch perfect.

Only, I think Amy Adams was a very poor choice. She is just too goody-shoes to be convincing and absolutely fades in front of Meryl Streep. That actress who played Bridget Jones could have been more effective. The real author could have been a fabulous choice.

The movie was a nice contrast between the 60s and now; a look at just how far we have come in terms of personal freedom of expression without bureaucratic constraints. Evidence is this blog that came to life as the movie.

Of course, being recognized for it in the face of enormous odds of sinking into oblivion, is a fairytale and a real one. But really, that is very thin justification for casting that chirpie unreal disney fairytale fluff woman. I think the movie could have done on the "Julie side" with a lot more grittiness and conviction - would have made it happier, ironically.

Throughout the movie, I wondered about the cooking. If Julia Child's cooking was so iconic here, what influence did she really have on American home-cooking, in general. Could it be that her rich French recipes were slightly misinterpreted across the pond and people ended up with more plaque in their arteries than they could manage? I have never really read her recipes or seen her shows but what were the portion sizes she advocated? Anyone know?

dimartiste writes at 04:17:58 12/28/09 - Comment #54053: Did you get the DVD with the Bonus Disc? It was more expensive,but my mom and I watched it the other night over Chinese Take out. Go Figure! Anyhow. This movie really got me thinking about the courage Julia Child had and what she did for American Cooking. As well as blogging, but I mentioned that in my post. The extras were cool. There was a 90 minute best of the best with Julia Child. Merryl Streep did an amazing job. Rene Zellwiger definately can do train wrecks better than most. Have you seen New In Town? Very funny. I did like Amy Adams in both rolls. Although during the meltdowns a page from Bridget Jones would have made for an intreguing possiblity. Although the real Julie did not seem the same as either might have portrayed her.

tinypliny writes at 12:59:38 12/26/09 - Comment #54022: Hehehe, I didn't say I dislike Adams, in fact I think she was way beyond AWESOME in Enchanted (which I LOVED!) but it is just that the original author of Julie and Julia was not as privileged or "sophisticated" as the real Julia Child seems to be. She was forced to blog at a time when her life was full of negatives.

I know they tried to portray it in the movie, but I am really critical of cooking movies, so I felt something was missing in sarcasm and darkness that goes into cooking usually - on Julie's side. It was too sunny. Sometimes, humour is just dark. Cooking humour is almost 90% dark. I simple HATED that movie "No reservations" because it was terrible in my opinion. I liked this movie but I couldn't identify with any of the cooking or the chefs, and that took away something from the movie. Maybe I had too high expectations... But the movie, on the whole, was beautiful.

The cinematography was amazing, the colours popped everywhere, the sets were detailed and really picture perfect!

mike writes at 11:55:05 12/26/09 - Comment #54016: I'm sorry you are so wrong but Amy Adams was perfect for that movie! I loved the movie and i loved her. But i always love her so maybe i am bias. But i love that movie!

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12/09/09 04:17 - ID#50514

The Pink Glove Dance

The Pink Glove dance was choreographed in St. Vincent Medical Centre, Portland, Oregon for the Medline glove division as a fundraiser for cancer awareness.

I love the sheer energy of everyone in the dance.

As a bonus for promoting their pink gloves, when this video gathers one million hits, apparently the glove company will be making a contribution to the St. Vincent hospital, as well as offering free mammograms for the community around the hospital.

Its good to hear about companies finding creative ways of using social media for donating to healthcare. A month back it was the #beatcancer experiment on Twitter - for every tweet, 1c was donated to 3 cancer research/care institutions. It didn't amount to much in the end (~$6K) but it was a nice gesture and good way to get people involved.

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12/03/09 04:44 - ID#50449

Dances of the world... served on ice.

Transicelated by Meryl Davis and Charlie White...

Eastern European Waltz
Tchaikovsky

Bollywood Medley
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Gulzar
Ismail Darbar, Nusrat Badr

Western European Waltz
Strauss

East European Opera
Alexander Borodin

Western European Opera
Camille Saint-Saens, Ferdinand Lemaire

Broadway
Andrew Lloyd Webber

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12/02/09 07:21 - ID#50441

Back in Baroque.

In love with the costumes, the dances and the music! :)

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10/25/09 07:16 - ID#50114

It's...It's Stella. She was just popped!

Man. I have smashed so many bubblewraps over the years and maniacally jumped on many! This totally changes everything. Hahahaha

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06/21/09 11:40 - ID#49025

Unfledged Cadence

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04/21/09 05:44 - ID#48471

Life is often a big fat...

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12/31/08 04:27 - ID#47234

Waste your time no more...

Life is short. Who wants to waste so much time, energy and money watching two-parter humongous movies? No one. How else do you get yourself up to snuff on hollywood effluents? The answer is here! The bunnies are here to save those precious 30 seconds!!

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Get with the program. Start saving time this new year.

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12/15/08 10:39 - ID#47073

Dancing Tiger, Singing Dragon

That's what you get when you link up two neighbouring film industries across the Himalayas and hire Hollywood to do the marketing.

Nice music, though. :)

They may have hired some Chinese to fill in the roles and dance around, but the storyline is as transparent and brainless as always, the songs are crazily catchy and the colours are as popping as ever. Hahahaha.

Chandni Chowk is the insanely vibrant marketplace in front of the Red Fort in the walled city of Old Delhi. My school was a just a brisk walk away.

I don't think any place in Delhi comes even close to the madness, the surging crowds, the ear-splitting sounds, the oblivious stray cows, the reckless rickshaws, the overstocked book-shops and the awesome and divinely delicious street food that make up Chandni Chowk.