Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Coming attraction: Falling down a Creepy Rabbit Hole


On July 4th, 2009 Disney released the first images of their future movie "Alice in Wonderland".
As anything created by Tim Burton they have that bizarre, almost twisted but totally unique quality. Not surprisingly, Johnny Depp (as the Mad Hatter) and Helena Bonham Carter (as the Queen of Hearts) work with him in yet another production; this time they are joined by Anne Hathaway and Christopher Lee.
Definitely a very particular take on a classic story, according to USAToday: "The traditional tale has been freshened with a blast of girl power, courtesy of writer Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast). Alice, 17, attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. Off she runs, following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before yet doesn't remember."

The movie will hit the theaters on March 5th, 2010.
Already, I can't wait!











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Here is an interview with J.Depp about the Mad Hatter

Monday, July 20, 2009

Three was not enough


In keeping with my tradition of winning stuff on the radio, I just landed myself two tickets to go see Depeche Mode next week. It's hilarious because I wouldn't pay to go see them, but a free concert sounds pretty good! Seems like my habit of listening to the Jack Diamond Morning Show has paid off.

I guess three concerts this summer was not enough...


UPDATE: Concert was really interesting. Weird to see the somewhat older crowds, and the bizarre characters on stage. They also had incredible image/multimedia displayed on the screens. Definitely glad I could go, specially for free. :)
Cat, thanks for being such a trouper about all of it.


Video ~ Home
Video ~ Enjoy the Silence
Video ~ It's no good (same tour but this is Montreal a couple of days before)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Summer Concert Series



It has begun... Last night I went to the first out of three memorable concerts I will attend this summer.

It rocked!

In spite of a little drama when Elton's piano wasn't rigged properly and he stormed out of the stage. Billy and his crew saved the day and "improvised". The grand finale with both playing together was sooo good! It's hard to decide between Piano Man and Tiny Dancer; they were unbelievable.

Photo from AOL Music
So the countdown until the next summer concert starts. Next on the list is Sir Paul McCartney. Two British lords in less than a month!

Drama at the beginning~Bad quality

Don't let the sun go down ~played by both
Piano Man ~ played by both
*Photo from AOL Music

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Virginian Treasures


Scanning the TV guide in order to spot my top 100 movies, I ran into a title that caught my eye: "Shenandoah" (1965). Being that I spent some very happy moments there when I lived in Charlottesville, VA, I checked it out. I read the description and it sounded a lot like "The Patriot". However, it featured none other that James Stewart, whom I have discovered myself to be fond of; so curious about it I decided to record it.

It was quite a surprise!

A couple of quotes:

Charlie Anderson:
It's no easy job, Sam, to take care of a woman.
Lt. Sam:
No, sir.
Charlie Anderson:
They expect things they never ask for. And when they don't get them, they ask you why. Sometimes they don't ask... and then they just go ahead and punish you for not doing something you didn't know you were supposed to do in the first place.
Lt. Sam: What for instance, Sir?
Charlie Anderson: That's a very difficult question to answer, Sam. You're never quite sure...it's just that it's sort of you might say... relative.
Lt. Sam: Relative to what, Sir?
Charlie Anderson: To how they are feeling at the moment.
Lt. Sam: And how is that?
Charlie Anderson: You never know.
Lt. Sam: I don't believe I really understand what you are trying to tell me, Sir.
Charlie Anderson: I know, I know. I never understood it myself. I never understood it. It's just one of those things, Sam...


Charlie Anderson: Do you like her?
Lt. Sam:
Well, I just said I...
Charlie Anderson:
No, no. You just said you loved her. There's some difference between lovin' and likin'. When I married Jennie's mother, I-I didn't love her - I liked her... I liked her a whole lot. I liked Martha for at least three years after we were married and then one day it just dawned on me I loved her. I still do... I still do. You see, Sam, when you love a woman without likin' her, the night can be long and cold, and contempt comes up with the sun...

Gotta love Jimmy!


Movie Trailer on TCM

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Where we start from

"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning." Louis L'Amour


These first seven days of July have been filled with beginnings and ends. Some are just a memory, but others are very much the present. A week of mixed emotions and bitter-sweet feelings. And of course with every end, comes a new beginning.

I hope I can focus on the positive and embrace all the new possibilities.

"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from". T.S. Elliot

Arches



I recently had the privilege to visit Arches National Park, UT, one of those places where you feel the need to be quiet, still, because you realize how small and unimportant you are... a place were you can almost hear God whispering.