I like short films, but I haven't seen such a weird one for a long time. I found it accidentally and decided to watch because of Matthew Lewis (if you don't know, he portrayed Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films).
This 6 minutes long story made me feel sad, petrified, a bit crazy and sympathetic. Many people won't understand it, but I think this video is about that kind of love, which makes us do horrible things for the person you love. Lily Loveless played a girl, who is traumatized, because she lost someone, who she loved very much. She can't overcome this loss, and her boyfriend can't deal with her obsession. Where this got them, you will find out in the end...
The video is directed by Blake Claridge. I would like to see more of his works.
Today I want to post something, which will cheer you up, if you need it. "Happy Feet 2" is the cutest animated film of 2011, but my favourite characters in it aren't the penguins. Two very talkative and ambitious representatives of krill made me laugh every time they appeared on the screen. Will and Bill had their own important journey, while all penguins were trying to get out of the ice trap.
They show us what it means to be true friends. You might think that one of them (which wants to be something more important than just a food for bigger sea inhabitants) is crazy, but I find him very brave and purposeful. He proved that even a small creature can make the life better for his relatives. He's an inspiring guy.
"What possible difference could one krill make?"
Those hilarious characters were voiced by two friends, whom you definitely know, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
I would like to see at least a short film about adventures of Will and Bill the Krill, don't you?
Many famous actors and actresses starred in some music videos - Halle Berry starred in Limp Bizkit's version of "Behind Blue Eyes"; Angelina Jolie was great in "Did My Time" by Korn; Macaulay Culkin, Chris Tucker, Danny Glover and many others appeared in Michael Jackson's clips; and you can see Robert Downey Jr. in "I Want Love" by Elton John.
But I was so surprised when I noticed that the Vampire from one music video of Pet Shop Boys looks like Ian McKellen. And it turns out to be him! I like his image of an old and noble vampire, who knows how to hypnotize a young pretty girl.
You know that the first film of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy starts with prologue, where the story of the rings is told, and then we see Gandalf the Grey, who arrives in The Shire, meets Frodo and visits Bilbo.
This deleted scene shows that "The Fellowship of the Ring" might have started with Bilbo Baggins' short story about the Hobbits, their lifestyle and habits. I find this opening very interesting and amusing, because there wasn't much time for those great ancient race to be on the screen. And Hobbiton is a very beautiful place indeed.
I can only imagine how hard it was for Peter Jackson to choose between those two great opening scenes.
"The Simpsons" was always great at making fun of different cultural phenomenons, but this time the creators of this animated series outdid themselves. They made a brilliant parody titles of epic "Game Of Thrones". Mr. Burns and Smithers turned out to be the funniest characters in those medieval costumes. Just watch it!
"Are we equals? Until the answer is 'yes', we must never stop asking."
Daniel Craig and Judi Dench teamed up with the director Sam Taylor-Wood ("Nowhere Boy", 2009) to make a short video about woman rights. Daniel Craig plays a dress-up this time, but it doesn't seems funny at all. Сonversely, it is very dramatic.
The statistic, which you can hear in this short film, is horrific. And I'm not telling you about different work opportunities for men and woman, but about domestic violence, sense of fear, assault. Everyone should see this video (not only British people, but people from all around the world, because our problems are identical) and think about it.
The 23rd James Bond film will be out later this year. Its main character is a real hero, who, I hope, is an example for many men.
P.S. I made this entry bilingual (English and Russian) for more people to understand the important meaning of this film. Share it with your friends.
Джеймс Бонд поддерживает Международный женский день
"Равны ли мы? Пока ответ не будет "да", мы не должны прекращать спрашивать."
Актер Дэниэл Крэйг и актриса Джуди Дэнч вместе с режиссером Сэм Тейлор-Вуд объединились, чтобы снять остросоциальный ролик о правах женщин. Дэниэл в этот раз из Джеймса Бонда переодевается в женщину, но это отнюдь не выглядит смешно. Даже наоборот - драматично.
Статистика, приведенная в этом видео, ужасает. И я говорю не только о пропасти между карьерными возможностями для женщин и мужчин, но о количестве случаев домашнего насилия, постоянного чувства страха (например, возвращаясь с работы домой поздно вечером в одиночку), трагических случаев на почве того, что женский пол не является физически сильным и не всегда может себя защитить. Каждый должен посмотреть это видео и задуматься над этой проблемой, мы не можем быть к ней безразличными, ведь она существует не только в Великобритании, но и в каждой другой стране.
В этом году выйдет 23й фильм о Джеймсе Бонде. Его главный персонаж является настоящим героем, который должен стать примером для многих мужчин.
P.S. Этот пост написан на двух языках, чтобы как можно людей имели возможность его понять. Это действительно важно. Поделитесь им со своими друзьями.
Do you like "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Corpse Bride"? If yes, it's time to be very exited. Tim Burton is making a full-length remake of his old short film "Frankenweenie", made in 1984. It's a story about a very talented boy. His dog died, and this boy wants to bring him back. He makes it successfully, but all people around are freaked, though the dog still is a very nice and friendly pet.
Over 200 puppets are made for this remake, which sounds very impressive. Winona Ryder will voice one of the characters, along with Martin Landau, Martin Short and Catherine O’Hara. The score has to be created by Danny Elfman.
In the next year we will have a chance to watch this story on the big screen and in 3D.
A few stills and a picture of Mr.Burton on the set were released. Click on the picture to enlarge it.
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"The main reason for going on location for the project is to capture the scenic beauty of New Zealand."
Peter Jackson presents another video from the set of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". As he promised in the previous one, he takes us on locations, where they are filming some interesting scenes. You can see the crew traveled a lot (and probably will travel more). I'm again impressed how many people are working on this story - they say there are over a five hundred workers and dozens of trucks were used to take all stuff out of the studio. Looks like everything has been packed (WC cabins; coffee makers; costumes; cameras; actors; fake hair for beards, feet and wigs; giant plants and trees; cows, pigs, ducks etc).
Elijah Wood said such touching words about coming back after 11 years. It must be a great feeling to film there again.
Even Prime Minister of New Zealand came to visit "The Hobbit" team. They say Hobbiton was built for real this time and it will be left untouched for those, who would like to visit this place. I'm first in that row.
Now this video is my favourite among others, because I'd gave many things to have a chance to work on such a wonderful project and to film on those locations. New Zealand is very picturesque. And I'd like to retire in Hobbiton too, especially if Peter Jackson will settle there. What a neighbour he could be!
Next video from the set will be released early in the next year.
New clip from Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" makes me even more exited about its upcoming release.
I like how Jude Law says: "Oh, How I've Missed You Holmes!" Of course, Sherlock pretends he had plenty of things to do without his dearest companion, but we know he missed him too. And I missed them both.
There is one interesting scene, which lasts 1 or 2 seconds, where Dr. Watson didn't notice Holmes. Can you say where he is before you watch this clip? It shouldn't be difficult.
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry and Noomi Rapace.
Release dates - December 16 (UK, USA), December 22 (Germany), December 23 (Ukraine)
And I'm going to watch London premiere online this evening, are you too?
There are many clips from upcoming drama "Young Adult" and if you want to watch all of them, you can find these videos on its official Youtube channel. I chose just two of them, which I like the most and which show us that there will be lots of drama, a bit of sarcasm and desperation.
When I saw "Young Adult" poster, I thought it's going to be a comedy about a woman who doesn't want to grow up. But Jason Reitman, the director, and Diablo Cody, the writer, who worked together on "Juno", tell us a more complicated story of an ordinary young woman, whose heart needs healing. Her name is Mavis Gary; she is a novelist, recently-divorced and decides to come to her home town. There she meets her school boyfriend and tries to reconnect with him, though he is married and has a baby. Charlize Theron looks very depressed, but still pretty and there are some rumours that she has a good chance to get an Oscar nomination for this appearance. We'll see about this. Also the film stars Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser, Patrick Wilson.
New clip from "My Week with Marilyn" shows us a flirt scene, when Colin, the main character, asks Lucy, the wardrobe girl, out. Eddie Redmayne and Emma Watson look great together, you can feel some chemistry between their characters. And I like how she says "I'm free on Saturday".
Starring Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper with Emma Watson and Judi Dench.
Directed by Simon Curtis ("David Copperfield" 2000, "A Short Stay In Switzerland" 2009).
Release dates - November 23 (USA), November 25 (UK).
I saw a bunch of weird ads, but this one in on top of them now.
Everybody knows how great master Yoda was in "Star Wars". He is still powerful, though after he left the big screen, Yoda uses his talent to earn some money by starring in TV commercials. Right now he promotes cup noodle in Japan.
I can only say that retirement hasn't paid off for Star Wars characters. And George Lucas shouldn't forget them so quickly!
Promo campaign of "The Woman In Black" film continues with a new video. Daniel Radcliffe reads an extract from a thriller fiction novel of the same name by Susan Hill.
It's about that creepy moment when Arthur Kipps tries to open the door, behind which there are strange noises. I really enjoyed his reading. In the end, it gave me chills. He has a very nice voice, doesn't he?
Directed by James Watkins ("Eden Lake", 2008).
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer.
After some weeks of silence, Peter Jackson surprises us with this new video about making films based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. He shows how action scenes are being made and some rare pictures from the set of the great trilogy "Lord of the Rings". An interesting 'behind the scenes' part is about cameras and other technologies they use to create a realistic 3D.
You can see there Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, actors who play dwarfs and very talented staff, whose names are not very known. It's left a year before we can finally watch "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", but I can surely say it is going to be not less epic than "Lord of the Rings".
Next video will be set on locations, where they are going to film some scenes for a few months.
I saw one parody trailer, where all Muppets along with two humans went crazy and made fun of some horror films. Then I just couldn't stop myself. I found another one and I loved it. It is a great parody of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" trailer. All the details, very similar soundtrack, tense atmosphere and those huge blinking titles match perfectly. "The Pig With The Froggy Tattoo" is one more thing that makes me like this upcoming film even more (I'm talking here about "The Muppets").
Starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper.
Release dates - November 23, 2011 (Canada, USA), February 10, 2012 (UK).
It's probably two strangest short films set in the 90s, but I like both of them. Their stories are similar. One guy married an eccentric woman and does everything she asks. Even if he doesn't like it or it can be dangerous for his health or his life.
These films weren't the first Angelina Jolie starred in and she was just 18 years old while filming it. But she looks so powerful, beautiful and proud, so that I'm not surprised that her character has such great influence on this poor guy.
Every time I watch them, I always have a feeling that I see something very personal and intimate.
Directed by Steven Shainberg ("Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus", 2006).
Two new clips from "The Rum Diary" are out. I still don't like the main female character, featured in the first clip, but Paul Kemp has a different opinion. He is charmingly confused while talking to her husband in the second one. And if you don't want to spend 2 minutes watching official trailer, you should also check out that cool TV spot (the third video).
Directed and written by Bruce Robinson.
Starring Johnny Depp, Richard Jenkins, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart.
This upcoming film tells a story about Marilyn Monroe's first visit to the UK, while she was filming "The Prince and the Showgirl" along with Laurence Olivier. They had a very tense relationship, which made their work incredibly complicated. And then one of the most famous women of all times meets Colin Clark, a 23 year-old assistant, who is charming and totally adores her. They spend together one unforgettable week, which brings Marilyn some crazy thoughts about leaving her world and starting a new life here, in England. But there is a catch. She is a newlywed.
It seems to be very dramatic, sometimes desperate, but also romantic and breathtaking story of a famous woman and a guy, who has nothing but to show her a different world, where she can be herself and don't play someone's roles.
Based on a true story.
Starring Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper with Emma Watson and Judi Dench.
Directed by Simon Curtis ("David Copperfield" 2000, "A Short Stay In Switzerland" 2009).
The first clip from "Carnage" is revealed. This witty and dramatic story is about two couples whose sons got in some trouble and their parents want to help them. But the more they drink the less they talk about something that can solve this problem. Directed by Roman Polanski.
From this short fragment, I can surely tell I'm very exited to see this movie. I like a character played by John C. Reilly. And it looks like the other man in a room played by Christoph Waltz has more with him in common than you might think at first. Their wives will have hard time trying to force them thinking in the right direction. Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet are a perfect match for John and Christoph.
I was thinking how much I love the music from different TV shows, so I've got this idea to choose my favorite main songs. I watched many TV shows (American) and series (British). Also I've seen Russian, but they aren't good. I can say there are at least 10, which I like/love and some of them were watched a couple of times by me. The song and the titles are the first things I remember from the story and then every time I hear it I start thinking about the show, some funny or dramatic moments, main characters etc. Ok, here is my first five.
Later I'll write specifically about my favorite TV shows.
* Love Spit Love - "How Soon Is Now"
Have you heard the words? It's all about being hero, who needs to be loved. Halliwell sisters were in love so many times, but only when they've found the right person (I mean three right men) they understood what happiness is. Powerful and romantic as CHARMED story itself.
* Gavin DeGraw - "I Don't Want To Be"
It's the official video and there is no ONE TREE HILL scenes, where you could heard it. The song is great and it's not a big surprise, because all songs from this TV show are picked carefully. When a couple of seasons were screening without opening titles, I missed it so much. But now we have plenty of it - there was a new cover of it before fast every new episode of the 8th season.
* The Rembrandts - "I'll Be There For You"
FRIENDS. This song is as witty, a bit crazy, childish, but it's all about being together always, as those six friends were.
* Nerf Herder - "Main theme" from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
It rocks! It's more about the dark side of everyone. When I listen to it I always think of a vampire named Spike. Yes, this tune channels his character.
* Darling Violetta - "The Sanctuary"
ANGEL always goes along with Buffy, but his main theme is different. It's more romantic, tragic, but there is also lots of power and beauty. A song about the cursed vampire with a soul, whose destiny is to save innocent people and to live without the greatest pleasure. Do you hear a woman whispering in the beginning? It gives me chills.
