Showing posts with label Movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movie. Show all posts

Saturday, June 8, 2013

翩娜與次郎



最近重看Pina和看了Jiro,兩位令人尊敬的人,兩個啟發後輩改變別人一生的頭腦。不同的路,不同的信念,但有著一樣的熱誠和堅持。

Pina作為領導者,了解每位舞者的特質,將舞者自身的潛能及情感抒發,用舞蹈作為語言帶出深層的意義,締造了一部又一部的經典。偉大的情操感染著世界。

Jiro安守自己在社會的角色,刻己地做壽司,對每個工序研究並做到最好,對自己要求極度嚴謹,在傳統累積下來的智慧中尋找尚有空間改進的地方鑽研,然後將所得嚴謹地逐步授與學徙。

二人以不同的意念影響著後人,影響著專業,影響著世界。遇上這樣的老師,還要有天份和能耐去受教,是不能強求是福份。


Monday, April 22, 2013

Dex and Em (Revised and Reblogged from AUG 2012)

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One Day, is probably the only film that I watched after I read the book. And I realized now why people always say the same comment about adapted film, ‘The book is way better than the film.’ Still, I know it’s a bit unfair to say that, since people read the book before the film, and people only watch the film because the like the book. So it’s difficult for the film to meet the reader’s expectations. An adapted film is just a way to publicize a good book.

I’ve wanted to write something about One Day for a while. But I did not have the time to tidy up my thought… I still don’t. So this would be quite random.

When I was reading the book, I realized, the more you care and trust someone, the more fragile you appear in front of that person. I’ve experienced that recently. But it’s kind of a blessing to have someone to show your fragile side to.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

2011-2012 Cinema

2012

10/16 2150 @ Broadway Olympic City - Thermae Romae
10/11 1940 @ Palace IFC - Ted
09/30 1735 @ Palace IFC - Starbuck
09/18 1940 @ Palace IFC - Moonrise Kingdom
09/11 1940 @ AMC Pacific Place - The Intouchables
09/10 1920 @ AMC Pacific Place - To Rome With Love
07/21 2150 @ AMC Pacific Place - The Dark Knight Rises
07/14 1920 @ Palace apm - The Amazing Spider-Man
04/xx 1930 @ UA Cityplaza - The Hunger Game
-- HKIFF --
03/29 2130 @ UA Cityplaza - Take The Waltz
03/27 2130 @ City Hall - Elena
03/26 1900 @ UA Cityplaza - Breathing (Atmen)
03/25 1030 @ UA Cityplaza - First Position
03/24 2130 @ The Grand Cinema - Oslo, August 31st
-- HKIFF --
03/03 2205 @ Palace IFC - The Artist
02/28 2150 @ Cinematheque - Hugo in 3D
02/02 1940 @ UA City Plaza - The Ides of March
01/22 2110 @ Broadway Cinematheque - A Happy Event

2011

12/22 1715 @ AMC Pacific Place - Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadow
12/03 2140 @ UA iSquare - 50/50
11/09 2130 @ AMC Pacific Place - Crazy Stupid Love
10/16 1400 @ Broadway Olympian City - 3 Idiots
09/17 1320 @ Palace IFC - Pina 3D
08/27 1400 @ Broadway Cinematheque - Life in a Day
08/25 1800 @ UA Times Square - Horrible Bosses
-- Summer IFF --
08/23 1930 @ The Grand Cinema - Midnight in Paris
08/12 1930 @ Agnes b. Cinema - Ninja Kids
-- Summer IFF --
08/03 1545 @ Broadway Cinemathegue - Soul Kitchen
06/08 2005 @ Palace apm - X-Men: First Class
05/28 1530 @ Palace IFC - Animal Kingdom
-- HKIFF --
04/05 2115 @ Agnes b. Cinema - Waste Land
04/03 2125 @ Cultural Centre - Submarine
04/03 1030 @ Cultural Centre - Oceans
04/02 1430 @ Cultural Centre - Mysteries of Lisbon
03/29 1430 @ UA iSquare - How I Ended This Summer 
03/28 1915 @ Cultural Centre - Inside Job
03/24 1730 @ UA Times Square - The Illusionist (L'illusionniste)
-- HKIFF --
02/26 1125 @ AMC Pacific Place - Black Swan
01/29 1805 @ Broadway The One - The Kids Are All Right
01/19 2130 @ UA iSquare - The King's Speech
01/11 1530 @ Palace IFC - Love and Other Drugs

Saturday, October 30, 2010

2010 Cinema

12/29 1655 @ IMAX Megabox - Tron : Legacy
12/24 1610 @ Broadway Cinematheque - Le Concert 
11/14 1000 @ Palace IFC - Due Date 
11/09 1925 @ Palace IFC - Confessions 告白
10/30 1605 @ AMC Pacific Place - Men in the City
09/13 2130 @ Agnes b. Cinema - Vidal Sassoon The Movie
08/08 1110 @ Broadway Cyberport - Inception
07/29 1110 @ IMAX iSquare - Toy Story 3
06/18 1310 @ AMC Pacific Place - A-Team
06/01 1950 @ AMC Pacific Place - Greenberg
-- HKIFF --
04/06 1030 @ Cultural Centre - Fais Moi Plaiser!
04/05 1800 @ Cultural Centre - A Serious Man
04/04 2100 @ HK City Hall - Le Refuge
04/04 1800 @ HK City Hall - Persécution
04/04 1100 @ Cultural Centre - World Animation I
04/03 2100 @ HK City Hall - The Time that Remains
04/02 1500 @ HK City Hall - I Killed My Mother
04/01 2000 @ Cultural Centre - Metropolis (Restored Original Cut 2010)
03/27 1515 @ Agnes b. Cinema - The Ghost Writer
03/23 1915 @ UA Cityplaza - London River
-- HKIFF --
03/04 1450 @ IMAX Megabox - Alice in Wonderland (IMAX 3D)
01/09 1420 @ The Grand Cinema - New York I Love You
01/06 1540 @ IMAX iSquare - Avatar (IMAX 3D)

Saturday, October 2, 2010

一雙剪刀改變世界

前陣子看了 Vidal Sassoon 的 documentary。在此以前,我認知的 Vidal Sassoon 不過是洗髮水護髮素,亦從來沒有深究為什麼會有以人名命名的洗髮水。

Vidal Sassoon的傳奇,奇在一雙剪刀可以改變世界。

他自小為了幫補家計,在沒有選擇下媽媽介紹他到理髮店工作。雖然他想當建築師,但環境未容許他離開理髮店。他想:既然如此,剪髮也可以闖一番事業吧。

鍾情建築的他,受當時的Bauhaus影響,研究如何將簡潔的幾何線條應用於理髮上。漸漸研究出一套理論,以比例為不同面形的女性塑造時尚簡單的髮型。當時女性的髮型,很難打理,每星期都要到理髮店長時間整理才能保持。Sassoon的突破,讓女性得到解放,讓她們輕易地就能保持chic的形象,有更多時間留給自己。

堅持獨有的剪法十年,終於改變了時尚文化,Sassoon闖出了名堂,繼續理髮之餘推出護理產品,以 ’You don’t look good, we don’t look good’ 為口號,成功踏遍世界各地。

Sassoon並未將理論成為祕方,他辦了理髮學校,希望學生能將之更加發揮,讓這改變能更廣傳開去。這種胸襟,不是所有大師都擁有。

以理髮影響世界對時尚的定義,影響萬千女性的生活方式,未必是他預見的,但是他做到了。成功,源於他忠於自己。

一雙剪刀可以改變世界。一個建築不應該可以做更多嗎?建築設計單單為了symbolism、spatial experience就夠了嗎?Thesis除了有趣,是否也應該帶一個message給這個世界呢…

看來,Vidal Sassoon做不成建築師做了理髮師,是他的福氣。 

Monday, August 9, 2010

First Entry in My Moleskine Film Journal

Inception is a great start!
Matrix presented a concept of an inter-connected system between people's minds. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind visualized 'dreams'. Inception has the qualities of both. Despite the great directing by Christopher Nolan, these precedents are also essential for his success. I think it would take a long while until the next movie with similar topic be that successful again.

"The moment's passed. Whatever I do I can't change this moment."

For the controversy of the ending, I preferred to believe the ending is the reality. But the evidences prove the other way round.

The ending is too close to perfection, and what is Michael Caine doing at the airport? And since all the kicks from all levels are gone, how can they come back to reality? I think the actual story is the old Saito killed Cobb in limbo, which put him into a even deeper level in his mind. In that deepest part he has that perfect ending that he always want. And at the end, although he still doubts if that is the reality, but eventually he just doesn't care anymore. That's why he does not pay attention to the totem.

What do you think?


Saturday, March 27, 2010

HKIFF 2010 - The Ghost Writer

03/27 1515 @ Agnes b. Cinema - The Ghost Writer

說是懸疑片,懸疑的是氣氛而不是劇情。情形有點像《Eyes Wide Shut》,畫面和人物拼湊出一點點的神秘感覺,故事的解謎部份卻簡單真接。若能得出不錯的效果,都歸功於導演說故事的能力,編劇寫的不過是簡單的一個故事。

我喜歡這部戲的畫面、配樂多於劇情本身。每個畫面都是簡單專注,沒有多餘的細節。電影最後一幕亦是我頗喜歡的。

一向喜歡看 Ewan Mcgregor 的戲,喜歡聽他的口音。在這部戲驚喜地看見Kim Cattrall (SATC 的Samantha),雖是大配角,但也很搶眼。

HKIFF 2010 - London River

03/23 1915 @ UA Cityplaza - London River

一個毋親,在倫敦7/7巴士爆炸事件後, 不能與在倫敦的女兒取得聯絡,情急之下隻身走到倫敦尋女。到達時只見女兒空無一人的住所,於是四處嘗試不同的辦法尋找女兒。一張尋人告示,令她遇上另一位正在尋找兒子的男人,他們發現,自己的女兒和兒子原來在交往並同居。傳統的媽媽不能接受自己的女兒與一個穆斯林的黑人交往,把這位同病相憐的人拒諸門外……

表面上這是一個尋找失蹤親兒的旅程,其實是「接受現實」的心路歷程。經過漫長的尋找過程,希望一點一點地幻滅,可是一日沒有證據,一絲希望始終留在心中。後來出現了一個小推測,將正面思想無限發大,讓她深信女兒平安,並在法國遊歷。但推測敵不過科學證據,警察在爆炸的巴士上找到女兒的DNA,女兒不但死了,屍體亦已粉碎。由充滿希望頓變徹底絕望的安排,編劇未免太殘忍。還幸接受的過程中有同路人(陌路人)相伴,至少,絕望時有手臂可以依靠。

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Almost Alice


At the end of the movie 'Alice in Wonderland', I heard that Avril Lavigne's song. It gives quite a contemporary rock feeling to the film. But her voice is quite annoying indeed.

I later found that there's a project called 'Almost Alice'. They invite a group of musicians to reinterpret the story by their music. Musicians include Franz Ferdinand, All-American Rejects, Plain White T's and some other indie bands. I am now listening to it and it is quite nice.

Give it a try, don't be fooled by the impression Avril Lavigne gave you. Her song is the worst on that album.


Saturday, March 6, 2010

Making Fun of Movies

Recently read an article on Collegehumor, it is called 'Honest Movie Titles L Oscars 2010'. They gave different titles for these oscar films. Some are really brilliant and make you laugh.

Here is another video by FunnyorDie, called 'Movie Poster Floating Heads'. A 'movie poster designer' talked about his works. Hilarious.



Sunday, February 28, 2010

電影節 2010

回復學生價的資格,本應可以看餐包,無奈這個反常規地忙的Year 4,時間比Year Out更多限制。昨晚才知道今天可以訂票,匆忙間靠謹有的網上資料選了10部戲:

英倫異客 London River
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/20/34120-london-river.html
官方網頁: http://www.tadrart.com/tessalit/londonriver/


殺死我阿媽 I Killed My Mother
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/20/34094-i-killed-my-mother.html


這事不能說太細 The Time That Remans
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/14/34197-the-time-that-remains.html


大都會 Metropolis
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/news/detail/1.html

孕茫茫 The Refuge
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/7/34169-the-refuge.html
官方網頁: http://www.therefuge-themovie.com

愛的迫害 Persecution
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/title/34153-persecution.html

世界動畫精選(一) World Animation I
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/film/detail/29/34213-world-animation-i.html

笑震震小鎮 A Town Called Panic
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/29/34202-a-town-called-panic.html
官方網頁: http://www.atowncalledpanic.tv/


影子滅殺令 The Ghost Writer
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/13/34241-the-ghost-writer.html


非常戇男離奇失婚 A Serious Man

電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/7/34177-a-serious-man.html
官方網頁: http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/a_serious_man/


我可以抱你嗎? Please, Please Me!
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/7/34160-please-please-me.html


還有幾部想看但沒有時間看的……


潮爆莫斯科 Hipsters
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/7/34084-hipsters.html
官方網頁: http://www.atowncalledpanic.tv/



蜜月勿越 Honeymoons
電影節介紹: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/chi/film/detail/13/34086-honeymoons.html
官方網頁: http://www.goranpaskaljevic.0fees.net


See you there!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

My 2009 Film List

12/27 1400@ Grand Cinema - Sherlock Holmes
10/26 0940@ Palace IFC - Informant!
10/10 1425@ AMC Pacific Place -
(500) Days of Summer
08/25 1610@ Palace IFC - Inglourious Bastards
08/21 1545@ Palace IFC - 3D - Up
06/30 1830@ UA Cityplaza - Transformer :
Revenge of the Fallen
06/20 1940@ Palace IFC - Coco before Chanel
05/30 1405@ AMC Pacific Place - Angels and Demons
05/05 1950@ UA Cityplaza -
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
04/13 1800@ Cultural Centre - Fish Song
04/11 1500@ Cultural Centre -
A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
04/10 2100@ Cultural Centre - Hunger
04/10 1030@ Cultural Centre - Louis-Michel
04/07 1915@ City Hall Theatre - Crime is our Business (Le crime est notre affaire)

04/04 1215@ Cultural Centre - Moomin and Midsummer Madness
04/02 2130@ Cultural Centre - The Joy of Singing (Le plaisir de chanter)
04/02 1915@ Cultural Centre - I've Loved You So Long (
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
03/31 1915@ AMC Pacific Place - He's Just Not That Into You
03/24 1915@ UA Cityplaza - Unmade Beds
03/21 1700@ Palace IFC - The Reader
03/14 1220@ Palace IFC - Frost/Nixon
03/04 2140@ Broadway Olympian - Rachel Getting Married
02/28 1705@ Palace IFC - Slumdog Millionaire
02/17 1920@ UA CityPlaza - Yes Man
02/14 2145@ Palace IFC - Revolutionary Road
01/25 0010@ Palace IFC - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
01/17 1000@ AMC Pacific Place - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (
崖の上のポニョ)





Tuesday, December 29, 2009

一個能為你赴湯滔火的人 - Holmes & Watson

在Conan Doyle筆下的Sherlock Holmes,可謂十分幸福。擁有過人的推理和洞察能力,雖然性格輕佻自我,卻讓他找到同樣聰敏過人的Irene Alder與他談情鬥智,又有Dr. John Watson與他稱兄道弟,被他佔盡便宜也在所不計,還有Watson的未婚妻也不介意未婚夫與這位asshole繼續來往。

Sherlock Holmes身邊這幾位人物,都是男孩子希望可以在生命中找到的人,可是緣份可遇不可求,有多少人能像Sherlock Holmes一樣幸運。

女孩子們往往4個成群,像Sex and the City裡的Carrie和永遠不離不棄的三位姊妹,四個坐下來就可以無所不談。比較寡言的男孩子則沒有那麼幸運,能找到一個知己就當死而無憾。Holmes和Watson二人一個憑觀察,一個憑經驗,已經將對方徹底了解,做對方的知己當之無愧。

Holmes和Watson這對孖寶兄弟,物質上看似一個只有依賴,一個只管付出,可是心理上卻互不可缺少對方。Holmes為了留住朋友,故意刁難對方的未婚妻;Watson為了保護朋友,可以不理自己的性命安危,甘願墮入Holmes設的圈套。友情比愛情更偉大的地方是,友情可以不問回報,自然不會盲目付出。

有知己若此,被嘲homosexual又何幹?

PS. 據說House MD的人物設定參考Sherlock Holmes:House是Holmes;Wilson是Watson;Cuddy是Alder。