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Why I love nerfighteria.
Sep. 15th, 2011 10:36 pmI just took a pledge to read the book before watching the movie at readit1st.com. Are you nerd enough?
Have some random for today
Jun. 9th, 2011 11:28 pmI wrote 600 words for my June prompt challenge today. To celebrate have some bits of news, pics and videos that caught my interest...
( click for daleks, cuddles, hangovers, doctors, captains and x-men )
( click for daleks, cuddles, hangovers, doctors, captains and x-men )
Make it so!
Jun. 4th, 2011 03:46 amJust back from visiting a friend where I learned her roommate is a HUGE Star Trek geek.
We spent hours talking about the show and favourite characters and then watched the reboot movie. I've probably seen it three times already but let me just say... that movie is as close to perfection as I could ever dream a Star Trek movie to be. Everything in it is just soo fucking wonderful. I feel like I had mental orgasm for the whole 127 minutes.
...and obviously I needed to share this with you... it is necessary.
We spent hours talking about the show and favourite characters and then watched the reboot movie. I've probably seen it three times already but let me just say... that movie is as close to perfection as I could ever dream a Star Trek movie to be. Everything in it is just soo fucking wonderful. I feel like I had mental orgasm for the whole 127 minutes.
...and obviously I needed to share this with you... it is necessary.
Movies: Patrik Age 1.5 (2008)
Jul. 6th, 2010 09:38 pm(a.k.a. You know you're getting old when you need glasses to read the subtitles.)
Patrik Age 1.5 is a Swedish movie about Goran and Sven, a gay couple who are waiting for the arrival of their adopted son Patrik aged 1,5. When their son actually shows up it turns out there was a typo and instead of the toddler they are expecting, they get a 15 year old homophobic delinquent with a history of violent behaviour. Cue the hilarity...
...or not as the case actually is. There are funny moments in the movie and the neighbourhood they live in has a certain cookie cutter feel to it, but Goran and Sven themselves are presented in a realistic and low-key way. In fact as the film progresses it's interesting to see how much the white picket fences and perfectly manicured lawns of their neighbours hides the real story of their "ordinary" families.
While there are no real surprises to the movie the two main characters, Goran and his "son" Patrik, are beautifully acted and show complex personalities and their difficulty in dealing with themselves, their relationships and the world around them.
This movie may not be groundbreaking but it does show us that if we look past the stereotypes and labels placed on those around us we might just find something we like... and perhaps even someone to love.
( Click to see trailer )
Patrik Age 1.5 is a Swedish movie about Goran and Sven, a gay couple who are waiting for the arrival of their adopted son Patrik aged 1,5. When their son actually shows up it turns out there was a typo and instead of the toddler they are expecting, they get a 15 year old homophobic delinquent with a history of violent behaviour. Cue the hilarity...
...or not as the case actually is. There are funny moments in the movie and the neighbourhood they live in has a certain cookie cutter feel to it, but Goran and Sven themselves are presented in a realistic and low-key way. In fact as the film progresses it's interesting to see how much the white picket fences and perfectly manicured lawns of their neighbours hides the real story of their "ordinary" families.
While there are no real surprises to the movie the two main characters, Goran and his "son" Patrik, are beautifully acted and show complex personalities and their difficulty in dealing with themselves, their relationships and the world around them.
This movie may not be groundbreaking but it does show us that if we look past the stereotypes and labels placed on those around us we might just find something we like... and perhaps even someone to love.
( Click to see trailer )
Movies: Common Ground (2000)
Jul. 5th, 2010 12:47 amFinally getting back to movie viewing (and reviewing) and first up is Common Ground, an triptych of stories from the small town of Homer, Connecticut which deals with gay & lesbian stories over different periods of the town's past and present.
Starting in the 50s with the return from the Navy of Dorothy Nelson, played by Brittany Murphy, after her blue discharge (used by many COs to get rid of homosexuals ), continuing to the 70s and the story of a closeted French teacher Mr Roberts and his student Toby as both struggle with the difficulties of coming out. Finally moving to 2000 & the "wedding" day of Amos & Andy, where along with dealing with the anti-gay protesters & his stubborn father, Amos is getting cold feet about the wedding and his conformity to a heteronormative life.
Watching the movie I was struck by Brittany Murphy. While she may not have been completely believable as a former navy officer, her ability to portray a character who was taking her first steps towards realizing and accepting her sexuality was realistic and intriguing. And while the last story of the wedding was hopeful it was perhaps a little to saccharine for my taste. But most poignant was the 70s tale of Mr Roberts and Toby, a student who, in his teachers own words, is top of all his classes, on the varsity swimming team, is going to Harvard and yet is bullied and attacked by his team mates for his perceived gayness. It instantly reminded me of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover & Jaheem Herrera, the 11 year old boys who committed suicide last April after enduring daily repeated bulling from school mates about their perceived gayness.
Overall the movie may not have had the impact on me a other films, If These Wall Could Talk 2 which was also released in 2000 springing instantly to mind due to the similar story telling device, it is definitely an interesting look at the developing attitudes towards LGBT community within small town America.
Starting in the 50s with the return from the Navy of Dorothy Nelson, played by Brittany Murphy, after her blue discharge (used by many COs to get rid of homosexuals ), continuing to the 70s and the story of a closeted French teacher Mr Roberts and his student Toby as both struggle with the difficulties of coming out. Finally moving to 2000 & the "wedding" day of Amos & Andy, where along with dealing with the anti-gay protesters & his stubborn father, Amos is getting cold feet about the wedding and his conformity to a heteronormative life.
Watching the movie I was struck by Brittany Murphy. While she may not have been completely believable as a former navy officer, her ability to portray a character who was taking her first steps towards realizing and accepting her sexuality was realistic and intriguing. And while the last story of the wedding was hopeful it was perhaps a little to saccharine for my taste. But most poignant was the 70s tale of Mr Roberts and Toby, a student who, in his teachers own words, is top of all his classes, on the varsity swimming team, is going to Harvard and yet is bullied and attacked by his team mates for his perceived gayness. It instantly reminded me of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover & Jaheem Herrera, the 11 year old boys who committed suicide last April after enduring daily repeated bulling from school mates about their perceived gayness.
Overall the movie may not have had the impact on me a other films, If These Wall Could Talk 2 which was also released in 2000 springing instantly to mind due to the similar story telling device, it is definitely an interesting look at the developing attitudes towards LGBT community within small town America.
Why we need more Buffy in the world!
Jun. 22nd, 2009 08:07 pm(With apologies to all those on Team Edward... kind of.)
I don't like sharing my toys
May. 5th, 2009 10:59 pmWith all the hype around the new Star Trek movie (and gawwwddd how much am I dying to see it) there is a little part of me that wants to stamp my fandom feet and demand that everyone leave Zachary Quinto alone because dammit he belonged to us first!
/tantrum
"Cagney and Lacey"? | AfterEllen.com
Apr. 23rd, 2009 10:48 pmRevamp of "Cagney and Lacey"?
Honestly, I don't care if this is true or not. I don't even care who they actually get to play the roles, but the idea of a Cagney & Lacey movie sends me into squeals of delight.
God, I loved this show! To this day both Gless and Daly are huge role models to me. They were intelligent, complicated, compassionate, damaged, determined, passioned and hugely complex characters. Yet at the same time they were also two completely different types of woman but the one thing that grounded all of this was their relationship with each other. Their shared love, friendship and sisterhood that is hugely lacking in many modern day tv shows.
I actually had the unbelievable chance to meet Tyne Daly some years ago when working in theater and I was totally blown away by her. She carried herself with such an air of confidence and has such charisma that she's hard to resist.
If this is true and if they get it right it could be amazing!
Ponderings of the Book-to-Movie kind.
Apr. 22nd, 2009 08:22 pmAngelina Jolie is going to play Dr. Kay Scarpetta!
I like Angelina - I actually think she's a better actor than a lot of her movies would suggest - but she's not exactly who I imagined when reading the Patricia Cornwall novels. Yes, Scarpetta is sophisticated, intelligent and attractive and Jolie could easily carry all those attributes off but I always saw Scarpetta as being more like Cornwall herself.
I've heard some other names suggested and the one that interests me most and I think would suit the role is Jodie Foster. She obviously has the acting chops and as a big fan of Silence of the Lambs it would be interesting to see how she carries the role.
Will be interesting to see the finished product either way.
I like Angelina - I actually think she's a better actor than a lot of her movies would suggest - but she's not exactly who I imagined when reading the Patricia Cornwall novels. Yes, Scarpetta is sophisticated, intelligent and attractive and Jolie could easily carry all those attributes off but I always saw Scarpetta as being more like Cornwall herself.
I've heard some other names suggested and the one that interests me most and I think would suit the role is Jodie Foster. She obviously has the acting chops and as a big fan of Silence of the Lambs it would be interesting to see how she carries the role.
Will be interesting to see the finished product either way.
