November 2008
2 posts
International exposure on Indonesian screens...
On one fine day, not so long ago, I was asked by two Indian housemates about Indonesian movies and our famous actors. “Can you give some names?” they asked.
Indeed, I answered with several names, just as they asked. Especially beautiful female actors like Dian Sastrowardoyo, Rianti Cartwright, Luna Maya, Tamara Bleszynski and so on. But of course, the guys didn’t know any of them. Hard chance...
“Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of...”
– Ieyasu Tokugawa (1543-1616)
October 2008
6 posts
Five October movies
They’re not the best, perhaps neither the worst; or “the most anticipated” ones or whatever general terms people use for a review. It’s just a list of five movies I’ve checked out in cinema screens so far this month.
And again, I’ve done this kind of listing before, right? So, nothing’s special, really.
Oh, and one more thing, the motion pictures listed here weren’t all actually released in...
“It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another; it’s one...”
– Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)
“Life is just one damned thing after another.”
– Elbert Hubbard (1859-1915)
The last two "big movies" in Indonesia
Movie posters are originally taken from Wikipedia and a Facebook group.
On the contrary to my previous post about Indonesian movie shame, we actually have a lot of good movies as well – that I would say can make us a bit proud. And they have been there for years too. Well, since we have our own great cinema workers, of course we can [also] have some high quality movies (my point is: don’t just...
Indonesian movie shame [continues]
A few weeks ago, I received this email from a friend. It was just an intermezzo – something that my friend said she did while on a “procrastination mode” – but it kind of caught my attention for a while.
It’s something quite embarrassing actually, especially in terms of, say, our national culture or nation pride. Or to put it another way, it’s just another shameful proof of how bad Indonesian...
September 2008
5 posts
Found Magazine: when “garbage” turns into a huge...
About two weeks ago, I was initially planning to do this class presentation on one of those web information sites. I was considering Alexa, as a person mentioned it to me when promoting about his web rank on that site. But I’ve already seen Alexa before, and not that it’s bad, I just thought it might be more interesting to check out for other creative-kind-of sites or blogs.
So then I checked out...
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson - and her site
Aparecium! Yep, and now you may finally see what’s written here, thanks to one of Hermione Granger’s magic spells there.
And who’s Hermione? Well, for you who never knew her, she’s one of the main characters in the Harry Potter story. Right, the famous book series!
While the girl shown here is of course – as the title shows – Emma Watson, a Paris-born British young actress who plays Hermione in...
2008 upcoming movies: is it still worth waiting?
As a “premature” answer to my own question above, I’d say I really don’t think so.
It’s because if I can take a guide from some lists of “the most anticipated movies in 2008”, like the one from Film School Rejects here, most of the movies were already released. In fact, in the Yahoo! Movies list, there’s no remaining of all the 10 titles.
Secondly, “anticipated” itself doesn’t really mean the...
The last 10 movies I saw
Below is simply a list of 10 movies that I watched within the last couple of months, in chronological order. It’s really just a list, which I used to do as well on my other blog. I mean, I won’t be reviewing them here at all – well maybe there’ll be some light comments.
Oh, and yes, I watched almost all of them in cinemas, while there’s one that I saw through DVD just last week. Here they...
Hollywood
A view of Hollywood Boulevard. Picture from Wikipedia.
Hollywood. In spatial term, it’s probably just a [special] district in the city of Los Angeles. But in a more common term, it’s different. It means the centre of cinema world; a busy place where moviemakers work, as well as a glamorous place where actors live. A very famous place in short. A hot spot.
Nothing more to say about this place...
August 2008
15 posts
List of actors and actresses with big money
Pictures originally copied from Flixster’s gallery.
Now, to begin with, these names should be familiar: Daniel Radcliffe, Orlando Bloom, Will Smith. Not enough? Well, how about Tobey Maguire, Tom Cruise, Shia LaBeuf, or Hugh Jackman?
Right! They’re all famous actors. Better yet, they’re actually on top of the list provided by The Movie Times, called “Top actor by average box office gross of...
Responding to Mai (and about Mai's blog)
Well, Mai, that’s a nice brief comment from you (August 28) regarding my blog. Thanks.
However, I’d like to re-emphasise a bit here, about the reason why my blog is all about movies - something Mai said she’s unfamiliar with. It’s simply because this is the chosen “specific theme” I’d like to talk about here (in this blog). It is also because I like the...
One of Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin)’s theme...
My chosen anime series: Voltus 5
Picture copied from Cinema Cubana.
Please let me write a bit about one of my childhood’s favourite animated movies here. Please? OK.
So, it’s a Japanese movie. I knew it as Voltus 5, but apparently it’s also called with other names such as Voltes V, Vultus V, or even long title like Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V.
I don’t really remember whether I knew it was also a TV serial. Or maybe no...
The long history of animated movies
Picture is copied from Dan-Dare.Org.
Do you know (or maybe love) Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, or Popeye? How about Felix the Cat, or Woody Woodpecker? Betty Boop perhaps? One thing for sure: they’re all very old and famous animation characters – but not just for kids.
Again, according to Wikipedia, the history of animation has begun since a very long time ago actually. It has been found in the...
About Hitchcock - and The Three Investigators
Now, I’d try to focus on a specific subject here – still regarding movie director. And perhaps I will try to just refer to one or two sources. Well, maybe more… (I can’t really promise).
And so, this is the name to be mentioned here: Alfred Hitchcock. Well, actually his picture is already there on my previous post, on the book cover.
This name is well-known as a writer and movie director...
The creators of motion pictures
The cover of a best-selling book about movie directors (from Amazon-UK).
This post will particularly be talking about moviemakers, filmmakers, film directors – or any other associated term on it – obviously. Yup, the ones behind the motion pictures, to be sure.
Well, for me, I guess this kind of profession was once one of my dreaming jobs (or maybe it still is). What I mean by “once” is when I...
And they call it “movie sound track”
What would a movie sound like these days, if there’s no sound track in it? What if there’s no music at all? Just imagine the Harry Potter series, or The Lord of The Ring, or perhaps Star Wars movies without music. Kind of boring, that’s for sure – similar as saying “life without music”.
And yes, the use of music in a motion picture has probably been almost as long as the movie’s history itself,...
From musicals to band-related movies
“Have you seen the Mamma Mia! movie?” a female friend asks me recently.
“The one with Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan etcetera? Nope. Why do you ask?”
“Well, I’m hoping to see it these days. But still haven’t got the chance…”
“You like it, huh? Well, one thing I know is that the movie based on a stage musical developed from the ABBA songs. Right?”
“Yep. And that’s what I like about...
A Siberian husky
It’s just a photo-editing exercise.
Script-2: Aren't comics for kids?
Paintings in a cave in Argentina. Picture is taken from an MSN Encarta page. Photographers: Des and Jen Bartlett/Bruce Coleman, Inc.
Silly cut. Just blame it on the bookstore owner, and not on the people who love books, the art, or even culture. Because this is just what happens when the sections of books on a store aren’t really arranged properly. Perhaps.
Location: A suburban bookstore. Time:...
Loving superheroes? Well, they’re around.
Pictures are originally copied from moviewallpapers.net and wallpaperez.net.
The Joker: Ooh… a little fight in you. I like that!
Batman: Then you’re going to love me..!
……
The Dark Knight (TDK) is currently still on cinema screens in Sydney. Previously, there was The Incredible Hulk (TIH). Oh, and yes, there was Iron Man (IM) as well. For some movie-mania, all of them – along...
First introduction
Alright. Now, what should I write here for the first time? About me?
Well… I’m an Indonesian, who’s currently studying at UTS Journalism. And this blog is one of the tasks for the Online Journalism class I’m taking this semester - hopefully it’ll be my last five months.
What about the blog?
Um… probably there’s nothing really special about what...