Movies' Day. Part IV

Although I write about separate movies from time to time, it's been pretty long since my last "Movies' Day" post, so I feel quite ready to create something new for you.

Alright, alright, alright! Last weekend my roommate and dear friend Cherry Lady checked the movies we had been recommended by our professors. 

The first one is "Philadelphia", a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. (Thanks, Wikipedia) Actually, the film wasn't in our mood, but we watched it pretty attentively because the acting is simply brilliant! I can easily understand why Mr. Tom Hanks received the Oscar for the leading role of Andrew Beckett. And the soundtrack! Certainly I'd heard "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen before, but I never knew it was for the movie. That was pleasant news. 

The plot is rather controversial but pretty understandable. I loved that even though Denzel Washington's character Joe Miller had homophobia and  mysophobia, he agreed on helping Andrew Beckett in the name of justice and law. The movie's worth watching even if you're not a fan of the jurisprudence.

Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett

On Sunday, we turned on "Guys and Dolls". It's a 1955 movie based on the Broadway musical of the same name. It starred  Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. The plot is about how 50s' New York criminals liked gambling and betting. And that love wins at the end of it all. The movie is full of nice songs and fancy dances - of course, it's based on the musical! I liked the characters. Men were so handsome and women were so stylish those days. It reminded me of how much I like 50s' movies.

The only thing I didn't like in "Guys and Dolls" was Sister Sarah Brown's wedding dress. Or better say, the lack of her wedding dress! I know that she was a missionary, but I beg you! It's a 50s' musical! You could have made it!

But in general, "Guys and Dolls" is totally worth watching.

The third film I wanna talk about is the latest James Bond film "Spectre". The acting crew is wonderful! Daniel Craig, of course, but I was even more thrilled about one and only Monica Bellucci, adorable Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes and - OMG YAS - Andrew Scott! Mr. Scott played Max Denbigh, a member of the British government, and comparing this character to Scott's famous Moriarty, I guess Andrew Scott do fine with this type of role. Unfortunately, Andrew's character won't be lucky to appear in next movies. But maybe as a flashback? Please?
Frankly speaking, I didn't like Léa Seydoux as a Bond girl much. Well, she's nice, but not splendid, you know.

The story features James Bond's first encounter with the global criminal organisation Spectre, marking the group's first appearance in an Eon Productions film since 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, and tying Craig's series of films together with an overarching storyline. (Thanks, Wikipedia)

Of course, I can't help writing about the main "Spectre" theme "Writing's On The Wall" performed by Sam Smith. Remember how excited I was with "Skyfall" by Adele? No wonder why it received an Oscar. So "Writing's On The Wall" is spectacular as well. I watched the live performance, and Mr. Smith nailed it! Let's see what awards this track will get.

Also, Cherry Lady and I have watched (my friend has re-watched) an amazing British series calls "Black Books". There are 3 seasons in the sitcom as well as 3 main characters: the bookshop's owner Bernard Black played by hilarious Dylan Moran, his assistant Manny Bianco and their friend Fran Katzenjammer. Actually, it's all about the wine, dealing with life and relationships, more booze, books vs. modern technologies, "Don't you dare use the word "party" as a verb in this shop!" and wine again. The comedy is just great! Not that stupid American pointless sitcoms, but classy smart British-Irish humor as it is.

That's all for today! Enjoy the silence the movies and have fun!

Million Dollar Things

One of my laziest days. My English lessons started on 3 p.m., and I got out of my bed only approximately on 2.15. And yes, I still don't feel it's my vacation. Tomorrow after I see my mom off on the plane and have some beauty rest with my friend, I'll have a concert - is it called "vacation"?

The Elegance of History

I've surrounded myself with historical tests, books, downloaded some documentaries and started working hard ("work-work-work-work-working on my shiiit"). I've written one test and scored only 22 points. It means I need 10 more points just to pass, but it's still too low. I just need to realize that I have damn too little time, organize that little time to fill my lucid mind with all the information I'll ever need.

A Murdered Afternoon a.k.a. Tragedy Happens

My day's been a piece of shit right from the start...

The Day of Tom Hiddleston. Midnight in Paris. Cannes.

I've just watched the movie "Midnight in Paris" by incredible Woody Allen. Oh, the film is maarvellous! ("The kiki is maarvellous") I've watched it certainly because of Tom Hiddleston. Then I've found out beautiful Marion Cotillard and Rachel McAdams take the parts there. In general, the movie's simply fabulous, "Midnight in Paris" received an enthusiastic critical response. For the next part of the discription let's go to the Wikipedia:

Taking place in Paris, the film follows Gil Pender, a screenwriter, who is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his materialistic fiancée and their divergent goals, which become increasingly exaggerated as he travels back in time each night at midnight. The movie explores themes of nostalgia and modernism. Thanks to the site, I'll continue. The movie mentions a lot of great people of that "lost generation": Francis Scott Fitzgerald (Tom Hiddleston) and his wife Zelda, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and others. 

BTW, the film made its debut at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. "Midnight in Paris" won several cool prizes, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. Isn't it great?

Well, the movie's blended perfectly with my thoughts about Mr. Fitzgerald and his Gatsby, Mr. Hiddleston and Festival de Cannes. A coincidence or destiny?

Soon I'll learn to distinguish films by Allen from others, because it's the 2nd movie by this famous director I've seen; the 1st one is "To Rome With Love" starring Alec Baldwin, cute Jesse Eisenberg, Penélope Cruz and Woody Allen himself. My mom and I was laughing a lot watching it.

What about other Allen's works, so I want to watch "Vicky Cristina Barcelona".

This is my second post for the day, and this is the second time I mention Tom Hiddleston. Let me remember what movies starring him I've seen:

• The first time I saw Tom at all was "War Horse" with Benedict Cumberbatch. Hiddleston played Captain Nicholls, and I didn't know that cute guy is OMG TOM HIDDLESTON
• The second time I ran into this actor was "The Avengers". I watched the movie with my friend in the cinema and told her: "Hey, I've already seen him with Benedict!"
• Then I started to familiarize with the world of Marvel and the world of Tom Hiddleston, so the next movie I watched was "Thor". Generally, it's rediculous I watched "Thor", "Iron Man" and "The Captain America" only after "The Avengers". It's the nature of me.
• And here goes "Midnight in Paris" - my today's exploration

I know there's a big BBC project "The Hollow Crown" based on the plays by William Shakespeare, and Mr. Hiddleston appears there as Henry V, but shame on me, I watched only the 1st part of the series - a film about Richard II played by Ben Whishaw. Yeah, now you know why I watched. When I was watching it I thought it's a little bit boring, but now I understand it's so great.

If you think I like every film I watch, so you go a wrong path. For example, I definitely dislike "Marmaduke". Definitely. It's dull in my oppinion.

Well well well, also today we talk about Cannes! Yesterday I scrolled through some photos from the red carpet of the Festival paying my attention to the dresses. I hope I'll find an idea for my prom's dress. Yes, I know it'll be only in a year, but time goes by so fast. So here's some looks I like:

The black dress on Audrey Tautou is my favourite. I'd like to have something like this, but not black. I don't know what colour I want, but not black. And yes, 2 last dresses look alike very much, but anyway they're different. Girls understand.

According to the title, here's some pictures for you, as usual. Photos of Tom Hiddleston from Cannes:

Moreover, while Thomas has fun in France, Ian Somerhalder had fun in Moscow a day or two ago. Today I'm going to watch a late night show with him.

Ouch, I promised you the song of the day... Let inject some Brazilian music in my blog, and I introduce Cartola with his song "Preciso me encontrar". Enjoy!

Be brave!

P.S. Who's sweet here? ^_^

Movie's Day. Part II

Finally I've the rest of the power to write about some movies I've seen lately.

A week ago I watched a miraculous movie "New Year's Eve". Yeah, don't be surprised I watched it in the mid of May, Russian TV likes so. I'd wanted to watch the film for a long time, and here the occasion appeared. The main aim was to see pretty Lea Michele not as Rachel Berry, and Lie was so cool. Also Zac Efron and Ashton Kutcher were awsome and sweet, typical stuff for girls. A line recalling "Sex and The City" in our mind from the mouth of Sarah Jessica Parker was hilarious enough, am I right?
End up, I laughed and cried, shortly - liked the movie.

The next movie is a Russian biographic drama"Legend #17". It's about Valeri Kharlamov, a famous incredible Soviet ice hockey player. I'd never thought I'd like a film about ice hockey and their players, but Russian cinematography happened to change my mind.

Also I've watched a short ITV series "Lost In Austen", 2008. It's a fantasy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Loosely following the novel plot, modern Amanda enters through a portal in her bathroom, to join the Bennet family and affect events disastrously. (Thanks, Wikipedia, as usually). It has 4 parts and uncertain end, but anyways it doesn't spoil the whole series. Moreover, Mrs. Bennet's played by River Song! Of course, you understand me - Alex Kingston takes the part of the mother.

 The last thing I'd like to tell is that I've watched an episode of the 2nd season of "The Hour". Unfortunately, the series is going to be... closed. So pity, true true. Even though it's dark, sometimes hard to understand, but still interestind. BBC itself says to love this show, but they had to choose. Maybe, they will resurrect it later? BTW Ben commented to like this show and his character too.

And the song of the day will be one more song from the soundtrack of "The Great Gatsby". It's "Bang Bang" by funny Will.I.Am, actually the premiere - the music video was uploaded on the singer's VEVO YouTube channel only about 15 hours ago!

(Verse)

I love her, can’t leave her,

Forever I’ll always need her,

She lie, but I believe her,

Lovesick I got that fever.

Love stupid, I know it,

Love stupid, I know it,

I know, cause I’m a fool in love.

My baby shot me down again,

Shot me down with the love and it go bang bang.

That girl’s a killer from a gang,

Shot me down with the love and it go bang bang.

And oh, I love her so, that’s why I gotta let her know

That I’ll be here for her to always love her down.

And maybe that’s the truth,

The clock can tick and ain’t no use,

I wonder when my tux can see you when you’re down.

(Chorus)

Bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Love him down, down

I shot my baby with a bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

Bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Love him down, down

I shot my baby with a bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

(Verse)

I love her, can’t leave her,

Forever I’ll always need her,

She lie, but I believe her,

Lovesick I got that fever.

Love stupid, I know it,

Love stupid, I know it,

I know, cause I’m a fool in love.

My baby shot me down, down, down, down

Shot me down with the love and it went pow-pow

I love my baby’s freaky style,

But my baby’s always sneaking out.

But damn, I love her so,

That’s why I gotta let her know

That I’ll be here for her, I’ll always be her man.

And baby, that’s the truth,

You’re my chick, bottlecruise,

I got that roof, I put that diamond on her hand.

(Chorus)

Bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Love him down, down

I shot my baby with a bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

Bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Love him down, down

I shot my baby with a bang, bang,

Got him with a bang,

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

(Bridge)

Oh, yeah, I love my baby

Hey baby yeah I love you,

Stupid is what stupid do,

Tom and Jerry and Scooby Do,

Oh baby, I’m a fool for you.

Come here, baby, be my lollypop,

I make it better, make the booty drop.

Hey baby, can’t get you out my brains,

Damn girl, you’re such a sexy thing.

Pretty little lady

And my baby makes me go down down

My baby makes me go down down

My baby makes me go down down

My baby makes me go down down…

Plus here's the life performance of this song by Will.I.Am on American Idol

Be brave

Poems' Day

Sometimes I run into the pictures with beautiful verses, and I feel like sharing them with you. I don't know the authors, they just appear in my Internet space. Yeah, I admit the poems are pretty sad, but it doesn't spoil their tenderness.

I also want to get you my favourite poem "The Tyger" by William Blake. The poet even made an illustration. You see, here's the original Y in 'Tyger' and the punctuation, but later editions, of course, have done it our way. No matter what, enjoy "The Tyger".

Tyger Tyger. burning bright,

In the forests of the night;

What immortal hand or eye.

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies.

Burnt the fire of thine eyes?

On what wings dare he aspire?

What the hand, dare sieze the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,

Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

And when thy heart began to beat.

What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain,

In what furnace was thy brain?

What the anvil? what dread grasp.

Dare its deadly terrors clasp!

When the stars threw down their spears

And water'd heaven with their tears:

Did he smile his work to see?

Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger Tyger burning bright.

In the forests of the night:

What immortal hand or eye.

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

There're some audio versions of Shakespeare's sonets and other different poems in my Reader, read by my favourite British actors: Devid Tennant, Tom Hiddleston, Ben Whishaw, Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrew Scott. It's useful listening to the original English language recorded by native speakers (so sexy native speakers) and trying to understand every tiny thing. Plus, I can't help listening to it when I'm sleepless or nervous - nice rich deep male voices always work wonders with the women. 

And here's Mr. Devid Tennant performing for you Sonet 12 by William Shakespeare. Oh, he sits like a machine, but his words fly away.

Also I can't miss our Russian literature and my favourite Russian poets - Mikhail Lermontov and Alexander Blok. Russian writers and poets have probably never had easy life, so didn't have these two. 

Mikhail Lermontov

Like An Evil Spirit

Like an evil spirit hast thou

Shocked my heart from out its rest,

If thou'lt take it quite away now -

Thou wilt win my healing blest!

My heart thy temple evermore!

Thy face,- the altar's Godhead sign!

Not heaven's grace, - thy smiles, restore,

Grant absolution, joy divine! 

Alexander Blok

A Girl Sang a Song

A girl sang a song in the temple's chorus, 

About men, tired in alien lands, 

About the ships that left native shores, 

And all who forgot their joy to the end. 

Thus sang her clean voice, and flew up to the highness, 

And sunbeams shined on her shoulder's white - 

And everyone saw and heard from the darkness 

The white and airy gown, singing in the light. 

And all of them were sure, that joy would burst out: 

The ships have arrived at their beach, 

The people, in the land of the aliens tired, 

Regaining their bearing, are happy and reach. 

And sweet was her voice and the sun's beams around.... 

And only, by Caesar's Gates - high on the vault, 

The baby, versed into mysteries, mourned, 

Because none of them will be ever returned.

And certainly, exercising my rights as a would-be musician, I can't deny many songs have really nice lyrics. And vice versa - there's a glut of cases when a poem has become a decent song. At least, I can warrant Russian music area.

If you're still looking forward to the song of the day, so it'll be an adorable song "The Man I Love" by Ella Fitzgerald. No, it's not the same song which Lana Del Rey sings. But you should pay your attention even more to Ella's song, Ella Fitzgerald is The Queen of jazz. We must give her due, because singing jazz is a hard deal, however easy and funny it may look. I definitely love it. 

Be brave, be smart!

Government Who??!

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Guys! I'm actually making one of the most amazing things I've even made, but I won't tell you what it is, so please wait till tomorrow, I'll make a post about it even with tutorial! :D
Right now I've stopped doing it to do my math homework. They say, it's pretty easy, so let's see.
Today I've been at a musical contest in my music school. The contest's been nice, and generally it always pleasent coming back to your lovely places, where you used to be. Then my music friend and I have gone home talking about movies. But I have gone then actually to the shops with my other friend to buy some "things" to my masterpiece, that you'll see tomorrow!
We haven't heard Lady Gaga for ages in my blog! So the song of the day will be one of my favourite songs of her, and its tittle is "Government Hooker". Yup, the lyrics is provocative enough (as well as Gaga herself), but I really love this song. It's so dancing, moving and sexy. Shake yourself!

I can be good,

If you just wanna be bad.

I can be cool,

If you just wanna be mad.

I can be anything,

I'll be your everything,

Just touch me baby.

I don't wanna be sad.

Also I'm about to give you some sweet pictures as usually:

Adorable Andrew and Ben. Miss them? I do.

Good time! Be brave!

Tired, Just Tired (Happy BDay, Luke Barats!)

Hey, tomorrow it'll be already my school festival of nations! Finally my nightmare will be ended!! I'm going to take some photos there, therefore you'll see how it would be.
Every damn week I wait for Sunday to SLEEP ENOUGH! This damn week isn't an expection.
Next week my municipal Olimpiads will start.
The song of the day will be "Miss Unknown" by my favourite lovely Eric Saade! *________*

And my usual images for you:

I adore this poster of "Cloud Atlas".
But I had to cut the writtens by myself

LOVE HIM! Have you heard? LOVE AND OBEY!

Also today is the birthday of Luke Barats! He's one from the duet "Barats&Bereta" which makes cool videos! My favourite ones are:

 

Idleness: How I like it (2 songs of the day)

Today I've taken part in the literature's Olimpiad, and it's been more difficult than last year. But after it our class-teacher let me and my friend go home! I've been at school just for 2 hours! Moreover, my English tutor has said me not to come to her today. Therefore I'm at home almost for a whole day!
Tomorrow it'll be the math's Olimpiad.
I have some troubles with my Steam account, so I've tried to solve them, but I've done nothing but sent a request.
The song of the day will be TWO powerfull songs called "Halo" by Beyonce and by The Pussicat Dools feat. Timbaland. I don't compare them, I like them both. (But Beyonce's one more)

And here's some pics for you:

My adorable Ben Whishaw as Q

Also I've taken photos with my Markiza today. Here's some of them:

Be brave!