New Moon

I am sure you guys probably all heard about the movie twilight and there is a second one coming out called New Moon. It is playing in theatre on November 20, 2009. The movie is about a girl name Bella who goes to live with her dad in Forks, Washington.When she starts going to her new high school she meets a strange family who always keep to themselves. They are known as the Cullens. When she learns their secret she falls in love with the youngest Cullen (Edward) and gets into all sorts of trouble. Their problem is Bella alluring scent, which attracts Edward and makes it difficult for him to restrain himself from attacking her. He decides to leave Bella so she can live a normal life again, leaving her with pain in her heart. Luckily, she had her best friend Jacob to be there for her. Later on, she learns that Jacob and his families are werewolves. Eward thought Bella was dead and he tries to get killed by the Voluturi. Bella and the Cullens go to Italy to rescue Edward and they reunite again.




Here is a trailer of New Moon

From Bollywood India

A wax figure of Indian film star Amitabh Bachan was unveiled at Madame Tussauds
New York with a "Bollywood Bash" held at Times Square.

Amitabh Bachan, born 0n October 11, 1942 is an Indian film actor. He first gained
popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema, and has
since become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema.

Bachan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film
Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor
nominations at the Filmfare Awards. In addition to acting, Bachan has worked as a
playback singer, film producer and television presenter, and was an elected member
of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987.

Keith

This movie happens to be one of my favorite movies that i can watch over and over again. It is about a high school senior , Natalie ( Elisabeth Harnois), who believes she has her life figured out untill happening upon Keith ( Jesse McCartney), a troubled and unpredictable teen who begins to alter her perspective in ways she never thought possible.

The story line of the movie is very gripping and left me thinking about it for days. The story line was also very cliche and is well known to most, but it is told in a completely different way compare to movies that are similar. I like how the movie is independent and is not a big hollywood hit. I find that the independent films contains more details and uniqueness compare to the big hollywood movies. Like for instance, every detail in Keith contributes something to the story and that everything in it has a meaning. This movie literally makes you appreciate life even more.

The acting surprised me. I thought that since Jesse McCartney starred in the movie, i thought it was going to be a gong show by seeing him fail miserably. But it was really shocking not being able to realize Jesse McCartney as himself because he played his character very well by his facial gestures, phrasing, accent, and so on.

Therefore, I give this movie 9.5/10.

Saturday, October 31, 2009
HALLOWEEN VERSUS DIWALI

Hey Guys:
HAPPY HALLOWEEN DAY.
Today I am going to tell you something regarding a festival in India which is exactly the
same as Halloween. The name of the said festival of India is " DIWALI ". Both festivals
are same; the reasons are simple. Halloween is all about fun. Pure, untainted fun for all age
groups with very little stress. Diwali is also all and pure fun. As Halloween is completely
devoid of religious affiliation, same is Diwali, which is celebrated in India with great pump
and show by all sects of the Indian Society viz. Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims and even
Christians. Both the festivals teach the lesson of Secularism. As Halloween is the fetival of
decorations, same is the Diwali. Here we enjoy lot of Candies, there in India, its all the way
sweets which are widely distributed amongst each other and lot of fire works. Halloween
signifies the victory of good over evil, Diwali also signifies the same.

And Halloween Day is the birthday of my Grandson also. So, it is double celebrations for
me. You all are cordially invited to attend the birthday party of my grandson today at
7.00 pm at my residence 9, Landon Drive, Spruce Grove.

Sunday, November 1, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire is a widely acclaimed recent Hoolywood movie made on slums of
Mumbai, a Metropolitan city of India. Population of Mumbai is more than fifteen millions;
almost half the population of whole Canada. More than five million people live in slums in
Mumbai city.

Slumdog millionaire which is directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandon ( co-director:
India ), is the story of Jamal Malik, a Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums. He becomes
a contestant in the Indian version of " Who Wants To BE A Millionaire".

But when the show breaks for the night, police arrests him on suspicion of cheating; how
could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story
of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on
the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost.
Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's
questions.

When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector
and millions of viewers are about to find out.

The movie also won Oscar Award for best achievement in Music( A.R.Rehman )and best
Screen play Award( Simon Beaufoy ).
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Tree of Heaven

Description:
Hana is a bright young girl who lost her father at a young age. When her mother returns to Japan, she comes with her new Korean husband and his son Yunsuh. Yunsuh’s mother died during his 10th birthday and after her death, he becomes autistic. While Hana is fond of her new step-brother, he wants nothing to do with her. When their parents leave on their honeymoon, Hana’s mother leaves the children with her deceased husband’s sister who will manage their inn during the trip. While they are gone, the aunt and her daughter Maya abuse Hana and make plans to sell the inn in order to pay for gambling debts and college. Despite all of this, Hana finds comfort in her brother who begins to open up to her and eventually speaks after his 20th Birthday and the day his mother passed away. Yunsush's mother died on the same day as he was turning 10, 10 years ago. As they start to have feelings for one another, Hana is afraid to love him. She soon leaves with her "senpai", Fujiwara Ryu, who also likes her. Later on, Maya gets jealous, and decides to make Hana's life even more miserable.






I watched this Korean series a long time ago and it was very good. I don't really remember everything that happened in this series, but I do remember some parts were very touching/sad and I cried a lot. The main character he gets very good looking later on in the movie. I recommed this movie to any who likes to watch romance/drama movie.

Billy Talent

Billy Talent III

Canadian Punk and Alternative rock band, Billy Talent has released their third album(technically fourth because Billy Talent released a album when they were formerly called Pezz) called, "Billy Talent III"on July 14, 2009. Their success to the previous albums (Billy Talent and Billy Talent II) have made the band even more popular than before, and this album was received nice reviews from their fans when the album came out.

I thought their third album was nicely done just like their first and second albums, and the song lyrics are dark themed and very deep.

However, I didn't think that their third album was better than their previous albums because the songs weren't very "catchy" this time around.

Overall, this album was a success though because it still has lots of good qualities.

I give it 8 out of 10.

Billy Talent is composed of:

Benjamine Kowalewicz- lead vocals

Ian D'Sa- lead guitar, vocals

Jonathan Gallant- bass Guitar, backing vocals

Aaron Solowoniuk- drums, percussion

One of the songs from Billy Talent III: Devil On My Shoulder

One of the songs from Billy Talent II: Red Flag

One of the songs from Billy Talent: River Below

Death Note

"If you had a power to kill anyone by writing their name in the notebook, would you do it?"

The film adaptation from one of the best selling comic in Japan, follows a story of a student named, Light Yagami.

Light Yagami is one of the smartest highschool student who is about to graduate from his highschool. Light is athletic and is popular by many other students, and he believes that the justice always triumphs over the evil criminals. However, Light's sense of justice is betrayed when he hears that a man who murdered people has not been prosecuted because of unjust trial system while he was in a pub. Feeling betrayed, Light leaves the pub when he finds a note on the floor that says "Death Note" on it. Light doesn't believe it at the first, but when he finds out that he can kill people on the death note just by writing people's name on it, he decides to become the justice by killing criminals on his deathnote. Soon, Light is met up with a god of death who originally dropped the death note and the god tells Light to use the death note freely. Light's deed is found out when he is faced with a famous international detective named "L," delcares Light's whereabouts. The war of Light vs. L, justice vs. justice begins in this movie.

I personally thought they changed the a lot of contents from the comic book to the movie so I wasn't really happy about it because the placing of each parts were quite different and some of the parts were not following the comic book.

I felt that the movie was rushing too much because the comic book's pacing but that is what happens when a book is transferred to a movie, so I thought it was well done as a movie adaptations.

I thought the characters were being true to the comic book counter part so it was very well done.

Also the movie the was following the basic summary very well, therefore the whole movie really felt right.

I recommend this movie to anyone who are interested in suspense and fictional movies.

Trailer for the "Death Note"

Girl Who Leapt Through Time

"Time waits for no one."

Makoto Konno is a female high school student who is very carefree and wants to enjoy her life. One day, Makoto accidentally receives the power to travel through time and then she discovers her power few days after she had received it. Makoto doesn't question how she received her power, instead she uses her power to make her life easier such as getting hundred percent on her exams or getting out of troubles. However, every time she uses her powers for herself, the negative effects are carried over to the others. Realizing the consequences, Makoto tries to fix them but as she does that, she finds out how she got her powers.

Overall, the story was very humorous and entertaining, but it also has serious and heartwarming parts in there as well.

Characters were set out nicely, like how Makoto is a girl that I can relate to because just like her, I want to go back and change the past.

Makoto's friends, Chiaki and Kosuke are very rounded characters as well, so they play the supporting roles nicely.

One part of the movie that was memorable was a scene where Makoto's friend was confessing his love to Makoto but she didn't want to answer him so she kept going back in time to prevent that but the confession scene kept happening over and over again, so I laughed hard at that part. This animated film has received nice reviews from Japan as well as in other countries, and it has won several awards and was recognized as "Animation of the year" on 2007.

This movie was very entertaining and is recommended to anyone who enjoys stories about time travelling.

Movie's theme song: "Garnet" by Hanako Oku

Trailer for "Girl Who Leapt Through Time"

The Big Pink

They are an electro rock duo which formed in 2007 in London, England. The group consists of Robbie Furze (vocals, guitar) and Milo Cordell (keyboards, synths, vocals). This duo use gritty beats, droning guitars, abstract effects and dreamy vocals to create a soundscape that is arty yet tuneful.

Polly Scattergood

Polly Scattergood is a singer songwriter from Essex, England. She has been described as ethereal, dark, intense and quirky while her musical style has been described as “early 21st century electro-dance-pop of London proper”.

5 Centimeters Per Second

"They say it's five centimeters per second."

"What do you mean?"

"The Speed at which the cherry blossoms fall... Five centimeters per second."

I must say that I do not watch the movies more than once unless I really like it.

This movie fits that case is one of my favorite movie of all time and I have seen this movie about 4 times.

5 Centimeters Per Second is about people facing against: love, time, and distance.

The director, Makoto Shinkai, usually made science fiction animated films in the past such as "Voices of a Distant Star" and "The Place Promised in Our Early Days," but this time he has made a movie that gives realistic setting in the film. 5 Centimeter Per Second is divided into 3 parts to represent their past and the present.

First Part, Cherry Blossom, is about the meeting of the two elementary schoolers, Takaki and Akari meeting together when Akari transferred to Takaki's elementary school. Because Takaki and Akari both have the same seasonal allergies, they both have to stay in the school during their recess time and this gives them the time to bond together as friends. Soon, they become a very close friends and they stay as close friends throughout the elementary school, however this close friendship ends after they graduate because Akari has to move faraway due to her father's job. When Takaki hears the sad news from Akari, he is saddened but that is also when he realizes feeling towards Akari. After Akari moves away, Takaki decides to write a letter about his love towards her and rides a train to go see her one day on a stormy winter night. Takaki meets up with Akari, however he had lost his letter due to the wind so he could not give her the letter. They spend the night in an abandoned shack talking to each other but when the morning came, Takaki had to leave. Takaki and Akari says their goodbyes, but Takaki would not say how he felt and Akari could not give the letter that she wrote for him either.

Part two, Cosmonaut, is about Takaki's story and his obsession over Akari, and Part three, 5 centimeters per second, is about the distance and the events leading up from the first part of the story.

I have only told the part of the story for the part one but the rest of the story is what makes the whole film beautiful.

The Title also has a deep meaning to the life and the people because in the beginning there is a scene where Takaki and Akari talk about the cherry blossom petals falling, and the director of this film says that the title 5 Centimeters Per Second comes from the speed at which cherry blossom petals fall, petals being a metaphorical representation of humans, reminiscent of the slowness of life and how people often start together but slowly drift into their own separate ways.

Also the theme song, "One More Time, One More Chance" by Masayoshi Yamazaki is used for this film to evoke the realism because this song has been used before in a different movie and it is widely known to Japanese people so it would bring familiar feelings to the audience who have heard this song before.

"One More Time, One More Chance" by Masayoshi Yamazaki

I really enjoyed this film because I could relate to this movie in a way and this movie seemed different to the other movies that I have watched before. Plus the visuals in this movie are stunning and filled with vibrant colors. Also this movie really gave me the inspiration to never miss any chances that I have with my life.

This film is recommended to anyone who enjoys a good story.

Trailer for this film

Coco Avant Chanel

I saw Coco Avant Chanel over the weekend and i'm actually rather impressed with it. Honestly, I did not go into the theater with very high expectations but left rather satistfied. I somehow managed to drag my boyfriend(which I can describe as a big rugby jock) to see the movie and to my surprise he didn't fall asleep.Overall, I give this movie a solid 7/10.

Without giving too much of the plot away,Coco Avant Chanel is a movie that documents the years before Chanel was established. The foundation of the movie situates around the name "Coco" and how it came to be. Coco's real name is actually Gabrielle. Coco is a nickname that she aquires from singing a song called "Coco" in a cabaret. The cabaret is where Gabrielle makes the connections to realize her dream of fashion and also receive financial support to launch Chanel. This movie gives a whole new meaning to "sugar daddy".

What I loved most about the movie was the irony of Gabrielle's character. Because of unpleasant past experiences with her father, Coco swears off men. She strives to succeed on her own capabilities but somehow uses men to climb the ladder. The most disturbing flaw that I found in the movie was probably by Alessandro Nivola who played "Boy", Coco's main love interest. He was suppose to be an Englishman but whenever he spoke english he would have the most AMERICAN accent! What's up with that?

I believe that the Garneu theater is the only place showing the film in Edmonton. Oh,and I almost forgot to mention that the movie is in french. The fast paced, witty dialogues will probably sound more clever if you can understand.

Coco Avant Chanel trailer

Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity is about a couple dealing with a demonic possession. Micah, a day-trader, and Katie, a student who claims that a ghostly entity has haunted her since her youth, are a young couple that had recently moved in together, and with the resumption of Katie's "haunting" decide to chronicle the experiences on camera, through EVP, and through Ouija boards. The results of these attempts to chronicle the experiences create unforeseen circumstances and outcomes that neither expect to happen. The movie garnered a decent 85% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. I thought that it started out slow, as it had to get through the basics for the storyline/plot but as the movie progressed, the tension got higher and higher until at the very end, when you could not think it could get any higher, releases into an ending you would not at all expect to see. I also give it a rating of 85% and definitely plan on attending the planned sequel.