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entertainment / 2011/01/14 14:22
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- 2011/01/14 대반전 (1)
- 2010/03/09 Avatar, King of The Box-Office World Not King of The Awards World
- 2010/03/04 man vs. woman
- 2009/12/24 대한항공 패러디 CF (2)
- 2009/08/03 UP : Cross your heart
- 2009/07/30 The Curious case of Benjamin Button (1)
- 2008/11/27 장기하와 얼굴들 - 달이 차오른다. (2)
- 2008/11/27 장기하와 얼굴들
- 2008/10/28 미쓰홍당무 OST (달파란) - 나도 공주가 되고 싶어 (1)
- 2008/02/17 FreeTEMPO - The World Is Echoed
Avatar, King of The Box-Office World Not King of The Awards World
entertainment / 2010/03/09 07:40
Really, looking back, did "Avatar" even stand a chance?
"Avatar" is still raking in the profits, but failed to produce the critical success that Cameron's previous film, "Titanic," generated 12 years ago. In fact, "Avatar" -- the most financially successful film of all time -- was easily the most mocked film of the evening.
Sure, it was an easy target. No other nominated film featured blue aliens. Oscar co-host Steve Martin participated in a bit where he used bug spray to defend himself against "Avatar's" jellyfish-like creatures. Ben Stiller attempted his best Na'vi impression as a presenter -- oh, that could have been much, much worse.
However much audiences may enjoy the visually stunning imagery in "Avatar," it seems, when it comes to the Oscars, nothing beats real, live human beings.
Los Angeles Times columnist Patrick Goldstein sums up this sentiment by writing, "My suspicion is that academy members still find it difficult to believe that films largely created and sculpted in the computer--whether it's "Avatar" or the long string of brilliant Pixar films -- can be just as worthy and artistic as the old-fashioned live-action ones."
But if anyone was going to defy the big-budget-visual-effects-films-don't-win-Oscars rule, everyone seemed to think it could be James Cameron.
In 1997, James Cameron's other box-office behemoth, "Titanic," accomplished the rare feat of box-office and Oscar dominance. "Titanic" was nominated for a record 14 Academy Awards and won a record 11 awards. "Avatar" only won three of its nine nominations: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Visual Effects. Cameron's "Titanic" also won those same three awards, plus 6 others, including the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director; "Avatar" lost Best Picture and Best Director to "The Hurt Locker."
"Avatar" had the unfortunate luck -- if you can call a movie that's made over $2.5 billion worldwide "unfortunate" -- of being right smack in the middle of the science fiction genre. A genre that, historically, doesn't win Oscar gold no matter how successful financially. In 1977, "Star Wars" became the most financially successful film of all time but lost the Best Picture Oscar to "Annie Hall." Similarly, in 1982 "E.T." set box-office records but lost the Academy Award to "Ghandi." The closet thing to science fiction to ever win Best Picture would be 2003's "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" -- and even that film series needed three attempts before it finally won.
This year, Cameron was frustrated that his film wasn't taken seriously as an "actor's film." He worked hard in his Oscar campaign to spread the notion that actors acting in front of green screens and using computer generated technology are just as worthy as actors not engulfed by special effects. (Actors make up the largest segment of the voting Academy.) Clearly, the campaign did not go over so well at the Oscars. However unfair it may be, it seems no one likes the idea of being replaced by a machine.
man vs. woman
entertainment / 2010/03/04 13:07
ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
1. Smart man + smart woman = romance
2. Smart man + dumb woman = affair
3. Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
4. Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
APPEARANCE
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
UP : Cross your heart
entertainment/movie CJ saw / 2009/08/03 11:48
Balloon is the symbol for everyone's each dream.
They dreamed flying themselves while balloons flew up to the sky.
Here, there's old man still has warm heart.
He had dreamed about going to mysterious fall in South America with her wife for their entire life.
(Actually, wife had dreamed this journey, not him. He just wanted to make her dream come true! How romantic!!)
But there was no chance for them to go their while they're working at amusement park.
After his wife's death, he's planning to go their 'dream land'.
Carl(78), he seems to lose any smile, but he has pretty warm heart.
Flying house
He made flying house with helium gas-balloon, which is his experts.
Not one, not two, it's plenty of balloons! to make house fly!
He's heading to 'dream land' but it's not beautiful as he expected.
There's no tree, no grass, only dark rocks.
But it's not important. It's important that he is there.
After arrival, lots of adventures were waiting them.
For protection purpose, I'll skip this part.
This movie tells childish purity when we forget as grow up.
Even 78-aged, main character, Carl, has had a dream for an entire life.
Dreams, Helium-gas balloons, and hero.
They are still alive, and this movie will make you happy and smile for a long time.
A Great movie to watch. [UP]
Don't forget your dream. You can achieve whatever it is.
"Cross your heart"
The Curious case of Benjamin Button
entertainment/movie CJ saw / 2009/07/30 14:04
When this movie was on the screen, it was issue that Brad and Angelina came to Asia together. It was quite good to watch them walking along.
And this movie was nominated to lots of Screen Award.
So I was waiting a time to watch this movie, 'cuz I missed it on the screen.
There was a good chance to get DVD Benjamin( :p ), I enjoyed it on the Big TV screen with my wife.
Movie was started at 8 o'clock, and I didn't know that run time was too long like that.
Movie is story telling format, and Benjamin's daughter get to know her father's story.
Synopsis is pretty interesting that someone was born as old man and getting younger as he's grown up.
In some aspect, reversing life seems to be happy, 'cuz people don't have to worry what they worry about now. Getting old, losing their hair, etc.
But movie tells it does not.
You don't have to worry about your wrinkle, but fundamental problem is not going away, dementia, weaken memory, etc.
Movie makes people think about Life and Death thoroughly.
Overall tone is pretty heavy, and quite, and long run time.
Arom told me that I seemed to have a big war against sleeping.(haha~! watching movie on weekday is not easy!!argh!!!)
But it was good to watch this movie with my wife, 'cuz it was first DVD after marriage.
I'd like to have these our private première on weekday, arom!! : )
장기하와 얼굴들
entertainment/music CJ listened / 2008/11/27 18:07
최고의 랩..플로우의 결정판..드렁큰타이거도 울고갈 랩실력...
미쓰홍당무 OST (달파란) - 나도 공주가 되고 싶어
entertainment/movie CJ saw / 2008/10/28 14:56
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미쓰홍당무 OST (달파란) - 나도 공주가 되고 싶어
점집으로 향했어. 나의 전생 뭐였을까?
나는 공주였을까? 현생에서 이 고생인데
점쟁이가 말했어 넌 전생에 노예였다고
씨발 졸라 충실한 개같은 노예
억장이 무너졌어 그게 전분 아닐꺼야
한번 더 물어봤어 노예전엔 뭐였냐고
점쟁이가 말했어 그전에 넌 닭이었다고
것도 졸라 머리 작은 닭대가리
그래 그래서 내가 이런가 그래 결국 그거였어
그럼 나는 언제 공주되나?
나도 공주 한번 되고 싶어
나도 공주 한번 되고 싶어
나도 공주 한번 되고 싶어
간만에 본 즐거운 영화 [미쓰홍당무] 에서 나오는
마지막 엔딩 크레딧 송
재미있었음 ㅎㅎㅎ
순정만화 보는 기분이랄까?
사람들이 이상한 행동을 하는 다 이유가 있는거라구요!
FreeTEMPO - The World Is Echoed
entertainment/music CJ listened / 2008/02/17 14:16
[ JPN / Forestnauts Records / CD ]
FreeTEMPO初のフルアルバム！！
[ Track List ]
01. Tuning.
02. Sky High.
03. Etude.
04. Vamos a Bailar.
05. Refeeling.
06. Reclaudia.
07. Duet.
08. Twilight.
09. Resaudade.
10. Sky High (clip jazz mix).
11. New Days.
12. The World Echoes And Suits.