Best Picture at Today’s Oscar’s

Slumdog Millionaire.
I was on the verge of tears when the camera zoomed to one of the kids smiling.
That win is for you, kids. For you, who have not experienced a life outside deep poverty. For you, who must face the daily hardships that we privileged find so unbelievable.
Then again, you weren’t acting all that much, [...]

Schucks

Proof I’m still a hopeless …

Kids of Slumdog Millionaire

In my previous post on Slumdog Millionaire I talked about how I wanted to see the child actors more. This article:
http://indiefilm.movies.yahoo.com/article-6-/
makes me ONLY want to see them. The adult Jamal and Latika can take their seat in the back. These kids are the real deal. They were such good actors because they weren’t really acting [...]

Deja Vu

I tend to get the sensation of deja vu more often when I take naps during the day. This evening, I just got it.
But this post is about the movie, Deja Vu, which played tonight, starring my main man Denzel Washington. There’s alot of complaining that’s to be said about the science of the story, [...]

Somewhere in Time

I’m glad they chose to play this movie on Valentine’s day. It’s so sweet and hopelessly romantic. I stole a scene from this movie for a film I made awhile back.
I really admire Christopher Reeve’s skill as an actor.

My New Apartment in France

So I have an address in France already. It’s in the city of St. Genis, one of the closer cities to CERN. People usually live in either France or Switzerland when they work at CERN, which is largely dependent upon their preference. I hear Switzerland is more urban, while the France side is more rural-like. [...]