Vagina Dentata, on film

One good thing to do when you feel tired after a hard day’s work is to watch a movie with a twisted plot. so I watch Teeth, a movie by Mitchell Lichtenstein. This was first shown in Sundance last year (2007).

The story is about a girl with a vagina dentata–a condition where the vagina has teeth. The movie is hilarious in the sense that the plot alone gives you stomach stiches. I will not discuss the movie here so you can enjoy it.

The movie is widely available in DVD.

Cannes 2008 Winners

Cannes 2008 came to a close, and below are the winners.

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Palme d’Or – The Class

Grand Prix – Gomorrah

Special prizes – Clint Eastwood and Catherine Deneuve

Best director – Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Three Monkeys

Jury prize – Il Divo directed by Paolo Sorrentino

Best actor – Benicio del Toro (above) in Che

Best actress – Sandra Corveloni in Line of Passage

Best screenplay – Lorna’s Silence by Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne

Camera d’Or – Hunger

Sydney Pollack, 2008

Sydney Pollack, the American director/actor/producer has succumbed to cancer on May 26, 2008. He was 73. His filmographies can be traced here.

He was known for his films like Out of Africa, The Way We Were, and Tootsie.

 

Video of the Week: Love’s Divine

 

My Stress Buster (every Friday Night)

Laughter is the best medicine. Friday nights is reserved for treadmill and watching “Ang Spoiled,” a segment in Bubble Gang, over GMA Channel 7 (Philippines). This is a guilty pleasure–watching Yaya (Michael V.) and Angelina (Ogie Alcasid) outdoing each other is just damn funny. The duo is so at ease at each other, and the role that they are in. It looks very natural (a good indicator of a good comedian).

Ogie is fantastic as the bitchy, spoiled brat who always makes life miserable for Michael V, being an uneducated, promdi yaya.

If you got the chance, watch it. Just forget political undertones and correctness for a while. An example of the video below.

The New American Idol: David Cook

I was rooting for him. And he won. David Cook is the new American Idol winner.

 

Marley film has new director

The authorised documentary about Bob Marley has a new director after Martin Scorsese back out due to schedule conflicts. The new man on the helm is Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs).

The untitled film is set to be released on 6 February 2010 to mark the 65th anniversary of the musician’s birth.

The Return of Three Terminators!

Not one, not two, but three Terminator movies will be coming soon. This is according to reports out of Cannes 2008. Christian Bale (pictured above) will be playing the role of John Connor.

Bale will be next seen in the Batman movie The Dark Knight. Charlie’s Angels director McG is directing the new film, which is due to be released on 22 May 2009.

News Most Hideous

The robbery-massacre on RCBC branch in Laguna, Philippines was brutal. All bank personnel were killed, all in the head. It is condemned by the Filipino people, and speedy investigation on the crime should be done.

I agree with the Inquirer’s opinion that tighter gun control should be set in place. This has been Nandy Pacheco’s echo too. She is from Gunless Society, an NGO adhering for gun control. Read Inquirer’s Editorial “Monsters with Guns.”

 

Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I am excited to watch the new (4th) Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It will be opened in Manila theaters on May 22, 2008. The early film reviews were good, after it was shown in Cannes 2008. Could this be the last installment? We will see.