monoceros blogsBack from my hiatus! Well, not really a hiatus. I was slogging away last week for school, and then later for a project for my old boss back home. A freelance thing, which I'm not sure I can do again during school term. At least it's spring break now, and all I missed were a couple of days of DVD-watching.
It's great to be in town when everyone else is away. It's nice and quiet, I can hear my neighbors laughing and having fun watching DVDs too.
On my rental list:
1. Runaway Jury (my friend Vantan wrote about it, I had missed it, might as well watch it)
2. Le Divorce (what's a DVD marathon without a chick flick...set in Paris?)
3. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa's classic. I might as well watch the great one that spawned The Magnificent Seven. And apparantly, Orlando Bloom studied the Samurai's body movements in this film to bring Legolas's fluid grace alive on screen.)
Plenty more on my wishlist, but I'll have to see what else is new on the shelves.
Films in theaters that I hope to catch (I haven't seen a new movie this year!):
1. Twisted (Ashley Judd, one of my favorite lasses in another thriller.)
2. Dirty Dancing: Havanna Nights (loved the original. This has Diego Luna of Y Yu Mama Tambien. Chick Flick, of course.)
3. The Passion Of The Christ (It's Ash Wednesday today. Wonder if I can handle the graphic scenes. Jim Caviezel is a great actor, he might have me in tears.)
4. Hildago (Viggo Mortensen on a horse saving the day...sounds familiar. Oh wait, this is set in a dessert, not Middle-Earth. And Viggo wears a Stetson, not a crown.)
Waiting for:
1. Girl With A Pearl Earring (missed it in the movies, so I have to wait for the DVD).
2. Triplets Of Belleville (I'm a sucker for good animation, and something out of Montreal, my favorite city, after Vancouver, in Canada...this I have to see.)
3. House Of Sand And Fog (Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly...damn, I shouldn't have missed this. I think I like looking at Ms. Connelly as much as I enjoy Ashley Judd's face, and oh, mustn't forget Monica Bellucci too!)
Posted by Monoceros at February 25, 2004 10:44 AMGood to have you back on board, m'dear. And congrats on getting your stuff done. :-)
Posted by: Monkey at February 25, 2004 4:18 PMgirl with a pearl earring is really worth the watch....! :C)
glad to have you back!!
Posted by: tiggie at February 25, 2004 6:14 PMThanks, Monkey! Hope you complete yours soon too! I've got to start on my school work soon enough.
Oh, thanks for the recommendation, May! Damn, I hope the DVD comes out soon.
Posted by: Van Heng at February 25, 2004 8:56 PM