yesterday supposed to stay at home, in case of my AV. ended up, she didnt come so..... decided to go for a mini movie marathon. lol.

managed to jio claire and pretty boy for 2 movies. HENG!

1st movie: the beat that my heart skipped w/ claire.
the show was not bad, well, i like watching shows similar to that, i lik choir boys too. yes, another french show. haha. but i think 'the pianist' was better. because it left the deepest impression on me esp when he was playing for the general (d so-called enemy). haven watched that show before? go rent it or something, u'll get wot i mean. this show, 'the beat....' was not too bad too. kinda lik telling of his struggles w/ his personal life, his dad, his job, his passion for piano and how he and the piano teacher communicate - teacher doesnt speak french u see..

2nd movie: S-11 w/ pretty boy.
its a local show and im glad i caught it (thanks to clift who pointed out that show then). 1 thing that makes it special was... it had only ONE time slot for it. meaning, catch it or never. ^^
not bad, as they talk about the lives of 3 different people, showed u how unlucky one can get. 'wot is yours wil be yours...' lol. alot of swearing and some bits i think was crap but it had touch of humor to it. kinda lik 'imagine if you are a hero.. wot will u do?' lol.. isnt that wot everyone will at least think about? not if you are a hero but 'imagine if you.....' u know? thumbs up.

oh, sorry jaja, lol. about the hike in tickets. there wasnt any increase of $$ in movie tix. but because both of my shows were @ the picture house (it was cool because they put your tix in the cover lik thingy. next time take pic and show.). there, i think was worth watchin on weekends, only an additional 50c - 10bucks for that show. no food and drinks in PH and the seats there were quite comfortable. funny thing was, the seats at row B was rather cold but at row A werent that cold AND it was quite IRRITATING when the staffs kept coming in and out of the theatre! wanna concentrate also cannot! muz write to feedback. =P

theatre @ the picture house and at the grand cathay were quite different. GC - tix cost the same, PH.. lik i'd pointed out. GC - quite big and looked more lik a threatre instead of a cinema lol.. w/ the spotlights running here and there.. they made such a big deal abt d PH where there's nothing much. only that there's a lounge for u to sit in and eat/chat till your show starts..

OH! nearly forgot.. PH do not have any commercials, hence they start on the dot! so dont be late. haha.

yep, saw clift and was sitting behind him nia.. -.-
should have kick his seat alil.. *evil grins*

sigh.. im missing chris........... wanted to call him out after my last show, to mayb meet at blooies and sit and chit chat.. but i think mayb he's w/ his gf.. anyway lucky i didnt. coz early morning, my AV come surprise attack. -.-

now damn sleepy.... kao.

i think next sunday go chiong another few shows that i'd like to catch.

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ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW

Rating: NC16
Consumer Advice: Sexual References
Language: English
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Miranda July
Cast: Brandon Ratcliff, Miles Thompson, Miranda July, John Hawkes

Richard Swersey, a newly single shoe salesman and father of two boys, is prepared for amazing things to happen. But when the captivating and spontaneous Christine (Miranda July) enters his life, he panics. Christine is an artist and "Eldercab" driver who alternates between heartbreak and faith as she weaves together reality and the fantastical in her art and life. Life is not so oblique for Richard's 7-year-old Robby, who is having a risqulInternet romance with a stranger, and his 14-year-old brother Peter, who becomes the guinea pig for neighborhood girls practicing for their future of romance and marriage. All of them seeking togetherness in the small moments that connect them to someone else on earth.


adam's apples

Rating: NC-16
Consumer Advice: Coarse Language and Violence
Language: Danish with English and Chinese subtitles
Genre: Comedy
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast: Nicolas Bro, Tomas Villum Jensen, Ali Kazim, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Gyrd Løfqvist

The comedy Adam’s Apples is a modern religious fable about belief, and the fight between good and evil. Adam is a neo-Nazi, who is sent on community service with the priest Ivan. Ivan gives Adam the task of baking an apple pie with apples from the tree in front of the church. Meanwhile birds, worms and lightning are attacking the apples. Ivan believes it is the Devil, who is testing them, but Adam believes it is God, because it might be, that evil does not even exist.


HELEN the baby fox

Rating: G
Director: Keita Kono
Cast: Takao Osawa, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Arashi Fukasawa, Ryoko Kobayashi

Early spring in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Taichi, a young boy who tends to be a dreamer, has just arrived from the big city to live with his mother’s new boyfriend, a veterinarian, and his daughter. One day after school, Taichi discovers the cub of a northern fox crouching near the side of the road and despite the objections of those around him, decides to take care of the lovable creature. The baby fox cannot see, cannot hear and cannot bark. Even when offered milk, it just ignore. So Taichi names it Helen, after Helen Keller, the first blind, deaf and mute woman who was able to communicate using the sign language. Helen responds to Taichi’s devoted caring efforts and begins to strive for live, in spite of her frail body. The boy and his veterinarian family watch over her with encouragement and love.

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Coming Soon!! yet another local show!! YAY YAY!!

THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

Rating: M18
Consumer Advice: Sexual Content
Language: English and Mandarin with English subtitles
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Leonard Lai
Cast: Timothy Nga, Roy Ngerng, Yeo Yann Yan

Gid earns a living by eliminating problems for his clients. Terminally. He is a killer for hire but not a very good one and soon finds himself being hunted by Long, a professional government assassin whose marriage to his wife, Sulee, is failing because of what he does. Gid’s long-time friend, Aloysius and his girlfriend, Lily, becomes involved in the mess as he desperately tries to rectify the situation. A trail of bodies leads all the main players to a high-tension hostage situation and when it is all over, none of them will come out the same.


LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN

Rating: R21
Consumer Advice: Sexual Scenes
Language: English and Chinese Subtitles
Genre: Action thriller
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Ben Kinsley, Bruce Willis, Josh Harnett, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman

Releases on 24 August 2006

Wrong Time. Wrong Place. Wrong Number.

A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski (Stanley Tucci) as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat (Bruce Willis) and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him.

****been waiting for this. coz there's LUCY LIU! lol****


lemming

Rating: TBA
Language: French with English & Chinese subtitles
Genre: Thriller
Director: Dominik Moll
Cast: Charlotte Rempling, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Laurent Lucas, Andre Dussolier

Releases on 31 Aug 2006

LEMMING marks the eagerly awaited follow-up to Dominik Moll's hugely successful thriller, 'Harry, He's Here to Help'. LEMMING provides a tension-filled, off-kilter riff on the interactions of two couples.

Alain Getty (Laurent Lucas), a young and brilliant engineer, and his wife Benedicte, (Charlotte Gainsbourg) move to a new city following Alain's work transfer. They invite Alain's new boss (André Dussolier) and his wife (Charlotte Rampling) to dinner one evening. However the difference between the two couples couldn't be more extreme: on one hand the young model couple, on the other, a pair corroded by hate and resentment.

This disastrous dinner and the discovery of a mysterious dead rodent in the kitchen sink waste pipe marks the descent into pandemonium of their once perfect life. This is a surreal, darkly comic and disturbing psychological thriller.

Awards:
Nominated - European Film Award - Audience Award for Best Actress (Charlotte Rampling)
Nominated - CESAR 2005 (French Academy Award) - Best Supporting Actress (Charlotte Rampling)

****seems not bad. YAY!****

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oh, and this event that im interested. if you are keen to go (thou its still a long way.. lol, lemme know ok? coz im buying tix in adv ^^ )

Singapore Garden Festival

a brief intro: Unique to the Festival is the showcasing of the creations of top award-winning landscape and garden designers, florists and horticulturists from the Chealsea Flower Show, Philladelphia Flower Show, Floriade (Holland), Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show, Laman (Malaysia) and many more.

Date: December 16 - 25
Please note that there'll b an entrance fees.. but its not that ex lah.. juz 12bucks or something. there's different pricing for weekdays and weekends. should be somewhat interesting .. ^^