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    Friday, September 30, 2011

    Adele - Someone Like You

    Second official video for one of the best albums (if not the best) of this year... But of course, there are a few songs that I replayed over and over and this was one of them. Such a powerful song and I'm loving the black and white video. It's such a heartbreaking song and yet the video was shot in one of the most romantic places in the world, Paris.

    Thursday, September 29, 2011

    Monday, September 26, 2011

    Nirvana - Nevermind 20th Anniversary!

    Twenty years ago this past Saturday, the music industry was totally rattled and Nevermind became a defining album for young kids, teenagers and young adults.  It is now regarded as one of the most significant albums in music history.

    I was almost 11 years old when I first saw the videos for 'Come as You Are' and 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and that was it for me, I needed to know who this band was and where they came from.  I became such an instant fan, would run to the mall and run to Sam Goody (which is no longer around) and Hot Topic and buy every t-shirt of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, I bought any CDs that were already released and would pre-order their upcoming albums - it was pure crazy love for this band.  I remember going to Europe to visit family and would buy everything and anything I saw with Nirvana or Kurt.  Oh and of course, I bought my first pair of converses shortly after that.. and would constantly write on them and that would continue to go on until my Junior year of high school.   My high school book-bag which I still have somewhere, is still covered in writings and Nirvana & Kurt patches, and other bands that I was into then.


    But after all this time, Nirvana & Kurt still matter; and not just to me, but to many others.  Not too sound to cheesy but it's amazing the power music can give off and can emotionally stay connected for life.  I remember the day when I was 13 and heard about Kurt's passing - that will forever be with me.  It's always hard to lose someone but as a girl who just entered her teen years - Nirvana became even more important and I wanted to take it in even more; every song, every word, every note.   One of my favorite songs off Nevermind was and still is 'Something In the Way', 'Lithium' and 'Stay Away'.  What I loved about Nirvana, besides Kurt's amazing and distinct voice; no song is the same, no sound is the same... all great songs on one album and they all sound so different from one another - their entire music catalog is pretty different from one other, which is awesome!  
    I hope you have days of listening to Nirvana and Kurt's voice and feel connected to it all and hope it reminds you of why Nirvana and Kurt will live on - no matter what.   They will for me.
      



    Nirvana officially made three solid studio albums and of course my favorite, one unplugged album; which is MTV's best ever Unplugged show - EVER.   They have since released many compilations, box sets and live albums and a few DVDs.   However, next week - they are re-releasing the 20th Anniversary Edition of Nevermind.  I have pre-ordered all that I can including the vinyl editions, which I'm really excited about.   I can't wait to revisit this album from the first song to the very last one as I now usually listen to Nirvana in a shuffle like manor, so it should great to hear it all over and see how I feel.


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    Thursday, September 22, 2011

    Drive - what a ride!

    I had to give myself time to think over this movie, because as it started to roll credits and I stood up, I was full of mixed emotions but definitely liked the film, loved Ryan Gosling and the rest of the cast and they way the director created and edited this film.

    So I watched it last night and I was overwhelmed, but not in a bad way.  Ryan Gosling was brilliant - loved his performance.   There are a few scenes in the movie that was really outstanding and wonderful and the way the director, Nicolas Winding Refn set these scenes up - pure genius.   The elevator scene was really poignant, an intense but touching scene with Carey Mulligan and Gosling (wonderful chemistry) and then turned instantly intense and violent.  I was worried though, because I had read some negative things about Mulligan and Gosling's chemistry, but those opinions were wrong in my opinion - thought they were really brilliant.  The way Refn shot that elevator scene, the slow motion, the dimming of the lights, the music in the background - just real good.  This clip below doesn't show the entire scene but you do see the beginning of what I mentioned before (slow motion, music, lights dimming):

    Another great scene, Gosling carrying the little boy in a hallway and again, slow motion, music playing... another real great scene - especially when they slowly turn to Mulligans face - classic scene!    Trust me when I say that I was super hyped up to see this movie and kept telling myself prior to watching, 'no expectations, low expectations' so by the time I sat down to watch it - I was really calm and not putting too much pressure on the film.  When I walked out of that theatre I was little overwhelmed about how I felt about the movie - had a ton of different emotions, but did enjoy the movie.   Loved Gosling and Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, who played Mulligans husband and Kaden Leos, who played Mulligans son - they were really great to watch.  I was a little shocked in certain aspects - I don't want to spoil it for those who have not yet seen it, but just be cautioned.   I did enjoy the intensity of the film and the music score was well done - although the beginning of the film, I was reminded of 80s films, the pink lettering and the heavy 80s influenced sound (possible homage to the great classic 80s films).   Loved seeing Gosling drive and the song 'A Real Hero' by College playing in the background, lyrics goes, "A real human being, And a real hero".

    So now that I've had time to digest all my feelings, I have to say I understand it more and have a much more appreciation for Goslings character and of the film as a whole.  I also appreciate the way this film made me feel so all over the place with my feelings towards the characters, towards the film and towards my own life.
    Driver is a person who is quiet, private, keeps to himself and after an encounter with this woman and her child, his whole life changes, the way he feels and sees his life moving forward and wants to keep that protected and you see him possibly going over the edge in wanting to protect that.   If you care for someone, how far would you go to protect them?   A real human being can be a hero - it can be done in small ways or in a huge destructive way - but we, as human beings are all different and are all set up differently and I would hope that everyone has felt or has had a safe zone once in your life.  Most people have a limit of how far they are willing to go to protect that person as some others don't have a limit.  Either way, this story is about a human being who followed a specific route and as life does, something happens that changes his way and we get to watch him feel something that he loved and held close to him.  And that is something that we all have felt or (hopefully) will feel at some point in our life.  I hope I did not give too much away and just go watch the movie on a big screen.

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Official Trailer 2 (2011)

    So a new trailer has been released for the upcoming film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I've probably said this on another post or via twitter, but this movie seems eerily cool, dark and twisted - which seems like a fun movie to watch, to keep you on your toes. The cast is great, Daniel Craig, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Joely Richardson and Rooney Mara. Of course, the brilliant David Fincher had such a wonderful experience with the super cool, smart, bad ass Trent Reznor as he did the music score/soundtrack for one of the best films of 2010, in my opinion, The Social Network, he asked Reznor to work on this films' score and the great Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs also joined. The song you hear in the trailer is the sampling of the iconic, legendary Led Zepplelin's 'Immigrant Song' mixed and updated to Reznor's liking with Karen O's amazing voice and it totally fits the eerie feel of the teaser and full trailer. I've been thinking about reading the book prior to watching this on the big screen, but I'll have to think about this -- do I want to know the ending now or when I'm watching the film on the edge of my seat...decisions, decisions. What do you think of the new trailer??
    Teaser trailer released a few months back...

    Monday, September 19, 2011

    J. Edgar Trailer -- FINALLY

    Here you go... been waiting for this trailer!  

     

     

     

     

     

    2011 Emmys...

    Let me start by saying how wonderful was it to see the great Kyle Chandler win FINALLY for his outstanding performance of Coach Taylor on one of the best shows I have ever watched (religiously) Friday Night Lights.  And thats one of two that FNL won... Jason Katims won for best writing for the last episode... which was well deserved - such a wonderful show!!!   I was so happy and felt he was so shocked as he was probably not the only one, but regardless, he did deserve it.  Shoot, he should have been nominated every year for his performance.   His performance and character was inspiring!

    The rest of the show was pretty good... was very happy for Modern Family, although - I love Ty Burrell, part of me wishes Ed O'Neil won for best supporting actor.   Nonetheless, I am happy.  I was pretty okay with all the winner in every category.  I did love the whole best actress for comedy... Melissa McCarthy is hilarious, but again, part of me wishes Martha Plimpton won.   But its all good - its all fun and games at the end of the night.

    Now for the real important stuff, fashion... best dressed.  The color of the night was red, everywhere we turned there was someone wearing a shade of red... Connie Britton, Nina Dobrev, Kerry Washington, Martha Plimpton and emmy winner Kate Winslet.  Check out my all my favorites below...


     




     
     
     
     

    More Great Dressed Stars during the Toronto Film Festival...

















    Friday, September 16, 2011

    Rusko- Everyday Official Music Video

    Instantly liked this song... 'sun is shining everyday'. Let me know what you think?

    Vampire Diaries 3x01 - Stefan Calls Elena

    Best scene from last night's season 3 premiere of The Vampire Diaries...

    Justin Theroux - GQ Article...

     
    Justin Theroux seems like such a cool guy... I think the first time I saw him was on Sex in the City and automatically thought he was cute, and then he showed up on Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, then Six Feet Under and kept going, most recently in Your Highness (unlike some people, I liked) and upcoming Wanderlust. But thats not all, this guy is a writer and producer, hello, he wrote Tropic Thunder and Iron Man 2 and was the executive producer on Tropic Thunder. Something about him, you know - he looks so bad ass, but super chill guy; type of guy you can sit have a real conversation and yet be able to poke fun at stuff. GQ magazine published a small but cool article on Theroux and a slidehow of photos (best part)... go check it out.
    Justin Theroux Goes to Hollywood Wear It Now: GQ.com

    PREMIUM RUSH - Official Trailer

    Had to post this trailer being that the cool Joseph Gordon-Levitt is leading the cast, which also includes the fantastic Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung and Dania Ramirez. I believe I couple of months back, I mentioned this movie or posted a teaser on this film of course, it totally reminded me of that film with Kevin Bacon, Quicksilver. What do you think, are you going to watch this film?

    Wednesday, September 14, 2011

    Leonardo DiCaprio - GQ Cover

    Oh Oh Oh... this has to be one of many magazines I will own with Leonardo DiCaprio on the cover! This guy is one of my top actors and I've followed him since I was a young girl, not even in my teens, watching him on TV's Growing Pains, and my lord, he keeps getting better and better! He is up there with Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. and a couple of others - they can do no harm. Don't get me wrong, no one is perfect, but I have a great respect for them as actors and these men are adorable in their own way. Back to DiCaprio besides being a phenomenal actor (www.imdb.com), he is also a producer and environmentalist, which he takes very seriously and in the article, www.GQ.com had done, he mentions how politics concentrates on the wrong items. When you go through the slideshow (link below), read the experts from the article and don't forget to purchase the magazine!
    The Leo Tapes Movies + TV: GQ.com

    In the next two months he will be promoting, J. Edgar, directed by legendary Clint Eastwood, which I can not wait to see!   I'm hoping DiCaprio gets nominated and wins, especially an Oscar.  After all these years of constant outstanding, brilliant performances, he needs to receive one for Outstanding Lead Actor, like yesterday.  DiCaprio is currently filming The Great Gasby, which reunites him with his Romeo & Juliet director, Baz Luhrmann and co-stars are his longtime friend, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Gemma Ward.  I can't wait for this film either, well who am I kidding - I am always anticipating his films, just because he always nails every role.  

    Tuesday, September 13, 2011

    Michelle Williams - Vogue Magazine

    Vogue Magazine did a real honest article on Michelle Williams, who will portray someone she always loved, the legendary, iconic Marilyn Monroe - someone I have also loved and have always had this idealism and wonder of the women she was and all that surrounded her to the very end.  My Week with Marilyn will be released in November and I can't wait to watch it on the big screen.  Williams' is honest in how she approached this film and how at the end it all came together well. Please check out the article and here are a few pics, but after reading the article, check out the slideshow. Pretty, pretty photos!
    Sharing from Vogue.com


     

    Friday, September 9, 2011

    Upcoming Music Albums for the remainder of 2011...Can't wait to hear.

    I'm looking forward to some album releases that are coming our way in the next few weeks into the end of the year.  Some of my own personal excitement to hear the following albums:

    Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto:  This is one group that I literally always buy and never regret - ever since I heard and saw the video for 'Yellow' back in 2000.  Even if one album is better than the other, but there are always a few songs that I connect to.  Never fails - this is one of my trust worthy bands in the past decade.   I recently saw their performance on Jimmy Kimmel and heard the song called, 'Charlie Brown' and loved it.   I can't wait - I was going to buy their album regardless, but now getting antsy but luckily don't have to wait to long.  Anyone else excited?     Unfortunately, I haven't been able to see them play live, but am definitely going to try; heard they might do a tour in the Spring of 2012.. fingers crossed!


    Lady Antebellum - Own the Night:  Okay, so I remember posting their performance back in November 2009 of 'Need You Know' and showing the video clip to all my best friends because it was a great song and wonderful performance.  Obviously they performed that song at other award shows that following year but that was the first and my favorite.   However, that song took off for them and that single was playing everywhere, on all kinds of radio stations and now they are going to release this new album.  The first single, 'Just a Kiss' is a hit already so I have no doubt this album will do real well.  They have released preview clips of them recording a few songs and they sound real good; 'When You Were Mine', 'Friday Night', 'As You Turn Away', 'Somewhere Love Remains', 'Singing Me Home' and 'Love I've Found in You'.  The video below is the just second video for this album, 'We Owned the Night'.



    Blink 182 - Neighborhoods:  Ah, my fun punk band... how I missed these guys.  These guys have always been very cool and fun - ever since I heard, 'Dammit' in the wonderful teen film, Can't Hardly Wait - I was pretty much hooked with their pop punk sound.   They have had such great hits and have done real well, but in 2005 they went their separate ways but reconnected after drummer Travis Barker survived a plane crash (you guys probably all still remember that).  They are finally releasing this new album and they have released the audio for the first single, 'Up All Night' - really glad that they are back!


    J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story:  Okay, love, love 'Who Dat' song & video.. thought he sounded real good and it sounded fresh, but saw him perform live - he opened up for Rihanna's concert this summer and some songs were, I don't know, I wasn't really feeling it.  But Jay-Z heard him and signed him right away onto his label and I respect Jay-Z and I think he saw something in him - so definitely curious to see what happens.   The thing I really liked about J. Cole - when I wanted to find out who this guy was after I saw the video for 'Who Dat' and when I read interviews and read up on him, I mean, gotta give this young man some credit, he is VERY hands on of his material and his much love for the music and I gotta like him for that.  I heard he has some good collaborations so can't wait to hear more out of this album, but below is the first single/video, 'Work Out'.  Let me know what sample(s) you hear??


    Drake - Take Care:  I'm a little surprised that Drake would be releasing a new album so close to have released his debut album, Thank Me Later, but this album is also very much anticipated.  There are a few songs out there, that he himself has released.  Of course on this new album, there will be a few collaborations but I have read that he supposedly said for this album, he was able to take more of a step back and listen to the music completely.   I wonder if he was disappointed in his first album?   Anyway, I like Drake, I think he is very open, emotional, strong and the love of music always inspires me.  Here are two songs of a few that have been released, 'Marvins Room' and 'Headlines' - check them out.



    Other bands that might release something this year is Kelly, Clarkson, Florence and the Machine, Jane's Addiction, Lou Reed & Metallica, Demi Lovato, The Roots, Wilco and Young Jeezy - curious to see what they got.   Most recently, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blue October, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Lenny Kravitz all released new albums - hope you guys went and bought those!   Please try to buy some albums at local record stores... trust me, I totally get the convenience of downloading off amazon or itunes, but we as people have the tendency of missing things once its gone - help in making a stop at a local store to buy the albums.

    Thursday, September 8, 2011

    TANNER HALL - Trailer

    I'm a little intrigued by this trailer.. now I want to see the movie. Rooney Mara (who is about to be everywhere after her upcoming film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is released), Brie Larson (United States of Tara), Tom Everett Scott and Chris Kattan (I haven't seen these two on the big screen in a while). What about you? Interested in watching this movie?

    Margin Call Trailer

    What a cast, you got the greats such as Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Demi Moore and some younger actors, Penn Badgley and Zachary Quinto. A huge cast which means expectations will be pretty high...

    Wednesday, September 7, 2011

    The Get Up Kids-Shatter Your Lungs (Official Video)

    The Get Up Kids have been around a long time... but never reached huge popularity.   But if you did know them, it was mostly from the 90s before EMO was cool or on the radio - a lot of pop/rock bands that were kicking butt on MTV's TRL found inspiration from them.  Anyway... they recently reunited and have a new album out and I actually caught this video, 'Shatter Your Lungs' real late over the weekend.   I decided to post another song I like, 'I'll Catch You'.  But check out some others like, 'Forgive & Forget', 'Wish You Were Here', 'My Apology' and 'Close to Home'.    You know I'm a sucker for sweet, painful and melancholy lyrics.

    Marcus Foster -- 'I was Broken' Official Music Video ft. Kristen Stewart

    Okay so I was curious to see this video because this is the first video Kristen Stewart was in but as soon as I heard the song, I knew.  I had heard but it was a different singer, it was Robert Pattinson singing this exact song.  After a few minutes, it all came back to me, I believe I posted this song when the first Twilight was released a few years ago.   When Pattinson performed it he did say the lyrics were by Marcus Foster.  Well, this song will be released on Fosters new album, released on September 19th.

    The official video is honest, simple and both Stewart and Foster have a great face of sadness, loss and lost in terms of where to begin now.   Love videos that can be so emotional without trying too hard.   All bias aside for being a fan of Stewart and Pattinson, it is just a real poetic song and the video really works well with the lyrics and sound.  I also decided to post the audio of Robert Pattinson singing this live a few years back.  What do you think?


    Tuesday, September 6, 2011

    2011 Venice Film Festival (2nd Edition)

    actors and actresses wearing their finest at the 68th Venice Film Festival... 




















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