bury me in this dress

I was finally able to watch The Prestige last night. I found it okay, entertaining, but not that great as some people opined. I was able to guess how the magicians did their tricks at once so the ending didn’t surprise me at all. I loved the all-star cast though. I was surprised that David Bowie (as Nicola Tesla) is in it. I liked the props and the costume design. I also liked their play on Tesla and Edison’s rivalry, echoing Angier and Boden’s obsession with outdoing each other.

I watched the film with my friend Phoebe. I chose the 10:45 PM showing at Greenbelt 3 and made reservations through sureseats. Ticket is expensive, 160 pesos, but cheaper compared to watching it abroad. We arrived in Greenbelt around 9PM so I had enough time to eat supper. I chose National Sports Grill since I’ve never eaten there. Good choice. I loved the San Francisco Burger with Sourdough Parmesan bread. Yum. The fries were really good too. I ate too much though. While I ate, Phoebe mostly read the Time magazines she bought. She ate at home already so she just picked on my fries. She isn’t into American food.

We were supposed to watch Cine Europa yesterday but I woke up very late. 5:15 PM to be exact. Yay me!

Tonight we will have a family dinner to celebrate mine and my sister’s birthdays. The relatives will be coming and I hope it will be fun. We decided to have it at Burgoo in Rockwell. I love their salmon and Seafood Caesar Salad.

Will searching for online last will and testaments, I stumbled upon the photo below which the man blog posted.

Uhh. Just click the damn thumbnail to view it fully. Anyway, it’s similar to the 75 Bands post I made last year but this time, we’re being asked to look for 100 film titles. I haven’t had the chance to study the photo fully but so far I found the following:

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Fashion design this time. For real! I just found out that there’s a fashion design school in the building where I’m working so I’m taking that as a sign that I should get off my butt and finally learn this since I’m always telling my friends that I want to learn fashion design. I haven’t inquired yet but I will tomorrow when I get to the office. I hope I can afford this since I’m planning to give this to myself as a birthday present or I might get a DSLR, a secondhand one since brand new is out of the question. I’m actually excited! I haven’t felt this emotion for awhile.

November 9, 2006-Thursday, PM
2:40 Karo and the Lord(AT)
4:50 Everybody Famous (Manila Only)(BE1)
7:00 Cinema 1-Karo and the Lord(AT)
7:00 Cinema 3- One way ticket to Mombasa(FI)

November 10, 2006- Friday, PM
1:50 Karo and the Lord(AT)
3:50 Everybody Famous (Manila Only)(BE1)
6:30 One way ticket to Mombasa(FI)
9:00 Simon (NL)
November 11, 2006- Saturday, PM
2:40 Russian Dolls (FR)
4:40 The Miracle of Bern (DE)
6:40 The Dauphin (PT)
9:00 Breakfast on Pluto (UK)

November 12, 2006- Sunday, PM
1:50 When the sea rises  (BE 2)
4:50 Zelary (CZ)
6:50 Simon (NL)
9:00 Things that make life worth living (ES)

November 13, 2006- Monday, PM
1:30 The Reunion (SE)
3:50 Karo and the Lord(AT)
6:20 Everybody Famous (Manila Only)(BE1)
9:00 One way ticket to Mombasa(FI)

November 14, 2006- Tuesday, PM

2:00 Russian Dolls (FR)
4:45 The Miracle of Bern (DE)
7:00 The Dauphin (PT)
9:00 When the sea rises  (BE 2)

November 15, 2006- Wednesday, PM

1:50 Zelary (CZ)
3:50 Simon (NL)
6:50 The Reunion (SE)
9:00 Things that make life worth living (ES)
November 16, 2006-Thursday, PM
2:10 Karo and the Lord(AT)
4:40 Everybody Famous (Manila Only)(BE1)
7:00 One way ticket to Mombasa(FI)
9:00 Russian Dolls (FR)

November 17, 2006-Friday, PM
2:00 The Miracle of Bern (DE)
4:15 The Dauphin (PT)
7:00 When the sea rises  (BE 2)
9:00 Zelary (CZ)

November 18, 2006, PM
1:40 Simon (NL)
3:50 The Reunion (SE)
6:00 Things that make life worth living (ES)
9:00 Karo and the Lord(AT)

*Cineplex, Shangri-la Plaza Mall
open to public-entrance tickets are for free
first come, first serve basis

no standing room

I’m a big fan of Trevor Brown, an artist known for creating cute but grotesque images. I didn’t know that his art is considered as guro until I went to gurochan.net. For those not in the know,  guro is a type of visual art which combines the macabre with erotica. The movement originated in Japan and can be found in art, cinema, and music. It’s definitely not for the easily offended and weak-stomached. So while browsing around the site, I discovered the art of Yock. He makes great CG art which I guess is considered as guro. I also discovered a great blog which features scanlations of some guro manga. I just read Falling by Junji Ito and enjoyed it a lot.

I really am a sickfuck.

I saw this disgusting photo on 4chan.org. I think it’s photoshopped but I’m not really sure. What do you think?

I watched Marie Antoinette this afternoon with my new friends Chito Rico (Sorry! I’m bad with names) and Luna. I met them through a Philippine depression mailing list I joined a week ago. They’re great and we could relate with each other because we’re all going through the same thing. I’m glad I joined the group. I hope I will become friends with the other members. Maybe I’ll finally have a support group and a social life.

Marie Antoinette was great. Sofia Coppola showed a different side of the notorious historical figure and in the process, the viewers get to understand and relate to Marie Antoinette. Honestly, I didn’t know much about Marie Antoinette except for her famous words (”Let them eat cake”), how hated she is, and that she still makes an appearance as a ghost. Coppola reminded us that M.A. is young after all, that she was given heavy responsibilities and was put into too much pressure, that she had difficulties with her marriage, and that she is female. The M.A. in the film reminded me of today’s socialites. People like the Hilton sisters and other trust-fund babies who just want to party and live the life. They’re young, love to party and experiment, has money to splurge on clothes and stuff, and they’re also portrayed negatively in media. Perhaps the film is also a commentary about them. What I loved most about the film is the visual eye candy. I love Coppola’s use of bright colors and how she framed Kirsten Dunst surrounded by flowers. The set design and costumes were great although I’m not so sure if they’re historically accurate. I also loved the scoring and soundtrack she used which added a modern touch to the film.

We watched this in Greenbelt and the cinema was full. I don’t know why this film is only being shown in Ayala Cinemas. I think a lot of young people would like to see this. I feel like watching the film again. Maybe I will with mom.