The Week in Review: 04.27.08

Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Ask me again next week.

70 Favorite Actors: 39. Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.
age: 43
nationality: American
watched in: Chances Are (1989), Heart and Souls (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Only  You (1994), Restoration (1995), Gothika (2003), Eros (2004), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
favorite role:

Robert Downey Jr. is just such a cool guy that even when he’s acting an idiot on screen, I still think he’s cool. Which is why I’m so excited for Iron Man. Have you seen the trailer? How can you not be excited? (And sorry for being so repetitive but…) It’s just soooo cool! I can’t wait for wednesday! Not that I’ll be able to watch it as soon as it opens (which is what I usually do when I’m this excited). But here’s to hoping I’ll get to watch it within the first week.

Procrastinating Again…

was tagged by mimay 2 weeks ago and didn’t notice…haha…sorry mimay! anyway, eto na…

• Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves.
• Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their ten things and post these rules.
• At the end of your blog, you need to choose ten people to get tagged and list their names.
• Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling they’re tagged, and to read your blog

1. I’m a book shopaholic. I can’t resist. There was a time that I couldn’t exit a bookstore without buying a book. and now I have around 400 books, which I usually catalog once a year. Sometimes, when I feel blah, I just stare at my bookshelf(-ves) and kinikilig ako. Yes, I am that in love with my books.  

2. People seem to think I’m hardworking. I’m actually very lazy. At least, until I force myself to start working on something. And then I can be a bit of a workaholic.

3. I watched The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring around 12 times. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers around 9 times and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King around 5 times. Two birthday “parties” ago, I had a Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition marathon. I was the only one who stayed awake.

4. I’m an anglophile. and because I’m an anglophile, I’m also a francophile.

5. I fast-forward through films when I’m bored. Because life is short.

6. I’m terrible with names and faces and remembering birthdays, anniversaries and telephone numbers. But I can remember a lot of trivia.

7. Seven is my favorite number. Followed by 12. Then by 4.

8. I have a prejudice against HipHop/Rap/R&B because it has a tendency to be sexist, especially their music videos. So no matter how good the song actually is, I usually still dislike it.

9. I hate getting my hair cut because I don’t like strangers touching me.

10. I hate cockroaches. (Bwahahaha…sorry, can’t think anymore.)

and…because I’m too tired to think of 10 people, whoever wants to do this meme, you’re free to do it. whoever doesn’t want to do this meme, you’re free to not do it. Haha.

Disney Post

Have I mentioned how beautiful the Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream photoshoot was?

 Julianne Moore as Ariel in The Little Mermaid

Rachel Weisz as Snow White

David Beckham as Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty

Roger Federer as Arthur (I guess) in The Sword in the Stone (coz I never watched this, I just like Federer)

and…heehee…some Disney hunks drawn as underwear models. from this site. (after the cut…aka NSFW)

70 Favorite Actors: 41. Liev Schreiber and 40. Naomi Watts

2-in-1 post featuring one of my favorite Hollywood couples. Aren’t they just gorgeous together?

Liev Schreiber
age: 40
nationality: American
watched in: Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), RKO 281 (1999), Hamlet (2000), Scream 3 (2000), Kate and Leopold (2001), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Painted Veil (2006), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007)
favorite role: in the absence of an RKO 281 clip I bring you Liev as…himself. Though he’s curiously looking a bit like Gill Grissom in CSI.

He had me at Orson Welles (RKO 281…the production code for Citizen Kane.) And ever since I’ve been interested in his career. The guy needs more starring roles. C’mon Hollywood!

Naomi Watts
age: 39
nationality: English / Australian
watched in: Dangerous Beauty (1998), Mulholland Dr. (2001), Le Divorce (2003), 21 Grams (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Stay (2005), King Kong (2005), The Painted Veil (2006), Eastern Promises (2007)
favorite role: Again, not her best performance but I just can’t resist the pretty…

Naomi Watts is amazing on screen. She just lights everything up. She sometimes reminds me of Nicole Kidman in her amazing-ness, though of course no one can replace Nicole Kidman in my heart.

The Week in Review: 04.20.08

August Rush (film)

A young musical prodigy uses his talents to search for his parents. Another modern day fairy tale, this time with music, and not just any music–amazing music (though I infinitely prefer the “street” music to the “serious” music at the end). And wow, can Jonathan Rhys-Meyers sing! Really. But anyway… Final Verdict: Watch it if, at the very least, for the pretty pretty people and the pretty pretty music.

Then She Found Me (film)

April’s life becomes a mess when first her husband leaves her, then her adoptive mother dies and then her real mother shows up. With Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick and Bette Midler it would be hard to go wrong. But somehow I ended up disappointed. Don’t ask me to explain it, I can’t really. Maybe it’s just missing that sparkle. Or maybe it just didn’t touch me like it was supposed to. Sad, there were a few interesting insights that could have given it a zing. Final Verdict: If you’re a fan of any of the actors, watch it…on DVD.

Gabriel (film)

The arcangel Gabriel is sent down to Purgatory to rescue it from the Fallen and bring back the light. I was curious about this because, well, I’m always curious about myth. It could have been a good story but somehow it just fell flat. Final Verdict: Watch something else.

Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune (3-part Mini-series)

Well, it has everything you need for good entertainment: a gripping story given life by competent actors, gorgeous scenery and production design, an epic score and James McAvoy running around without his shirt on for around half his screen time. But, seriously, I’ve been wondering what the fuss is about Frank Herbert’s Dune novels and now I understand. I understand so much I finally bought the book. Final Verdict: You know it’s good when it makes you want more. And I want more. More! God Emperor of Dune!

70 Favorite Actors: 42. Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson
age: 49
nationality: English
watched in: Impromptu (1991), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Junior (1995), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Wit (2001), Love Actually (2003), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
favorite role:

I know, that’s not a role. But is shows how brilliant Emma Thompson is: as an actress, as a writer and as a person. My favorite role would probably be Vivien in Wit or Karen in Love Actually or Karen in Stranger than Fiction or Elinor in Sense and Sensibility or…you get the picture. I just can’t choose. And no, I haven’t watched Howard’s End or The Remains of the Day yet (It’s in my to watch list but that list is too long). And isn’t it wonderful that she’s married to Greg Wise (Mr. Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility)? Wala lang…