Thoughts

1) 100 FOLLOWERS! YESSSS!


Thank you everyone who follows this blog. I really never expected this to happen. So happy. All of you guys rock!

2) Sam Mendes will not direct Bond 24. A part of me wants to boo this decision after his brilliant work in Skyfall, and a part of me is glad because in case he didn't deliver, it might have marred that very work. I can't really think of a director right now, but I do hope the producers decide to walk down a similar path and find a director who can continue exploiting the more dramatic and deeper side of James Bond.

3) The Harry Potter stars have got it going on! Daniel Radcliffe, aka my favourite person in the world, is in talks to star as Igor in the sci-fi retelling of Frankenstein that has been penned down by Chronicle's Max Landis. I think this sounds like all kinds of bizarre awesomeness, what with the Frankenstein character reportedly being "pathologically dirty and dressed in old clowns clothing." I am really looking forward to it and DanRad's work in it. Also speaking of re-imaginings, Emma Watson might star as the eponymous heroine in the live action version of Cinderella with Cate Blanchett as the Evil Stepmother and Kenneth Branagh at the helm as director. I think she will be a lovely Cinderella.

4) Anchorman 2 is one of my most anticipated films of this year and after news of Kristen Wiig and James Marsden joining the comic cast, the ultimate hero-actor, Harrison Ford, too will be seen in the film. It is becoming damn near impossible to wait for this film. It is going to be gold.

5) Posters- Iron Man 3 has a ton of posters out. I do like the Pepper Potts poster and (I'm guessing) the final poster but I absolutely lurve the Tony Stark character poster. I would actually like to own it. It's badass.  Also speaking of excellent posters, the latest Spring Breakers poster is super girly and violent and I adore it. The new Hangover 3 poster trying to mimic the final Harry Potter posters is just hilarious. Coming to TV shows (WHICH ARE GOING TO FINALLY START IN MARCH! WOO HOO!), Doctor Who has a new poster out with the Doctor, Clara and a whole lot of upcoming villains whose images are hidden in the shards of glass. Also Game of Thrones has character posters out and they are awesome. Even fucking Joffrey gets one, though I am pretty sure it's for people to throw things at.

6) Links- Mette is turning 18 soon. She's far too cool for someone so young and is celebrating this fact on her blog with a series of The Upcoming Adult lists. They are fantastic. Speaking of, Ryan at The Matinee has written nearly 2000 posts! 1999 to be exact with the 2000th one coming out later today. I'll probably be 70 by the time I reach that many posts, so a huge congratulations and also a pat on the back to him. Also, do check out Anna's musings on the ultimate cinephile question- "Why movies? Why not books, music, art? What elevates film above all else?" Excellent read and something I really understand and agree with.

7) Trailers- Frances Ha, which looks hilarious and weird and something I would seriously enjoy. I have been waiting for it since TIFF last year. Spring Breakers that is looks like a truly strange, alluring, crazy film and I am actually looking forward to it. The latest Iron Man 3 trailer is the best one yet, and I am finally fully pumped for this film. I was scared that this film will take too serious a tone, but I can see the glimpses of humour and one-liners in it, so I am a happy bunny now. In TV land, the new Hannibal show looks pretty intense and I think it will be great. Finally, the Game of Thrones, Season 3 extended trailer has made me hungry for this show again. It looks epic and god I love Tyrion and the dragons!

8) Finally, I am going to leave you with David Bowie's latest music video, starring his androgynous alien soulmate, Tilda Swinton. As I read somewhere, and agree whole-heartedly, Bowie probably started making new music again so that Swinton could star in his videos.

She HAS to star as Bowie in his biopic, yes?

Bye!

Thoughts

      Hello people. It's been a long time since I have written a proper thoughts post. I have exams going on and I am a sleep-deprived mess right now but this is going to be my very brief respite from Swift and Chaucer and Blake and Coleridge and Donne and all those other sadistic literary bastards.

1) First of all, Stevee of Cinematic Paradox kinda, maybe, sorta giving up blogging for a while to focus on her final year of school. Stevee's was one of the first film blogs that I started following and it was a huge inspiration for me, even though it's only a few months older than mine. She's my blogging soulsister and I do hope she returns eventually.

2) I have started making my end-of-the-year lists but as I mentioned, my exams are on. Hopefully, I should finally start posting them in my study leave in between. I also had an Oscar-themed post in mind but we'll see how that goes. I won't be watching the Oscars live as I will be giving my film-studies exam then (oh the irony).

3) After my little freakout last week about Matt Smith joining Ryan Gosling's directorial debut How to Catch a Monster, it was reported that Saoirse Ronan will also be among its cast. I love Ronan and think she's like a wonder young actor and this film better be good because my expectations are crazy high right now.

4) Chris Pratt, who plays the lovable Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation and was the only one happy about Osama Bin Laden being dead in Zero Dark Thirty, is going to play the lead in Guardian of the Galaxy. Reading the character description, I kind of don't see it but here's hoping for the best.

5) Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Christian Bale will star in David O. Russell's next film about "70s FBI sting operation Abscam that took down a bunch of U.S. congressmen." This is amazing. This will be Lawrence's third film with Cooper, though in this, she will be playing Bale's wife.  I'm already so high on the Silver Linings Playbook love that I cannot wait for this.

6) Ladies and gentlemen, David Fincher-

The song's kind of blah, but my goodness, Fincher HAS to make a black and white film now, yes?

7) Hey guys, don't you miss the music in this blog? I sure do, but I haven't been able to find a good site that will allow me to post a playlist on the blog. If you know of any, kindly put a link in the comments.

8) Trailers- Fast & Furious 6 is going to come now. You would think that people will stop making these films. However, I will say that while watching the trailer, I kind of did want to watch it. It's just the kind of film I need right now. Trance's red-band trailer is all kinds of awesome. If that last Vincent Cassell bit doesn't make one want to watch the film, I don't think anything else can convince them. Two Mothers looks really creepy and fucked-up. I do not want to watch it. Monster's University doesn't have the most impressive trailer out, but I would like to see how Pixar tackles the frat lifestyle. Finally, Game of Thrones, series 3 is only a month and a half away!!

9) Finally, if you are not aware of it, I have gone a little Noel Fielding-gaga over the past few weeks. I have watched a lot of The Mighty Boosh and Big Fat Quiz of the Year and all of his Never Mind the Buzzcocks stuff. Since the Boosh won't make much sense to people who haven't watched the wonderfully weird show, here is a collection of some of my favourite Noel parts in Buzzcocks-

(on Beiber)

My goth god :)

Bye for now!

The Month that was- January

     I don't even know where this month went. It was like a bad hangover except nothing of that or well, any sort happened. I am currently on rocky grounds with movies- I can't seem to watch or write about them. It maybe the pressure of finishing 300 new-to-me films at the end of last year and all the awards talk and whatnot, but yes, it is pretty bad. January started out fine; for a while I even thought that I will be able to continue my streak of averaging 1-2 movies per day. However it was not meant to be because then I fell in love with Noel Fielding and everything went downhill. Sort of. I literally want to sit and watch his stuff all the time now, it's so weird. I started a lot of posts as well, but currently they are rotting in my drafts folder. Anyways, here are the things I saw in January.

Firsts:

1) Zero Dark Thirty- I liked it more than The Hurt Locker (which isn't saying much) and the second-half of the film was pretty good, but it has completely vanished from my memory already.

2) Woody Allen: A Documentary- Though this wasn't the director's cut, I loved every second of it. Woody Allen is my favourite person in the world.

3) Django Unchained- FUCKING AWESOME!!!!

4) Anna Karenina- I thought it was just so gorgeous. I really enjoyed it.

5) The Imposter- So, so creepy. I prefer my film-world, thanks.

6) Paranorman- It was pretty good, and the last act really elevated it.

7) Celeste and Jesse Forever- I thought it was really sweet and smart.

8) Gangster Squad- So Gosling *did* fuck up his voice for this. Still, the best thing about this v. v. mediocre movie.

9) Les Miserables- I liked it a lot, very surprisingly. Might have even loved it were it not for Russell Crowe's "singing".

10) Silver Linings Playbook- Absolutely loved it. Wasn't expecting to. Must rewatch. JLaw for all of the awards!

11) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel- I really liked it. It captured many elements of India really well, probably better than any other non-Indian film I have seen. The cast was lovely as well.

12) Cache- Successfully unsettled. Are you happy now, Michael Haneke?

13) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie- I was a bit baffled while watching it, but looking back on it, I did enjoy it.

14) Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola- A number of surprising concepts in the film, though not executed as well as it could have been. Still, I love Anushka Sharma so much!

15) Oslo, August 31st- It was very beautiful and very sad. The scene where the picture given above is taken from is one I am not going to forget any time soon.

16) English Vinglish- Excellent film. Easily the best Indian film of last year. I recommend it to everyone.

17) The Sessions- Quite good, story and performance wise.

18) Dhobi Ghat- Pretty spectacular. Saw it in film studies and fell in love.

Rewatched:

1) The Boat that Rocked- Last film of 2012 and first film of 2013. I regret nothing.

2) Breathless- In film studies. Jean Paul Belmondo is a sexy beast.

3) Bachelorette- I heart this film so much.

4) Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist- I heart this film so much more.

5) Skyfall- I needed everyone I know to have watched this.

6) The Cabin in the Woods- Man, that homicidal unicorn!

7) The Perks of Being a Wallflower- This film kills me.

8) The 400 Blows- Rewatched it after a very long time in film studies. God, it is stunning!

9) Les Miserables- Cosette sucks.

10) Django Unchained- Loved Django so much more this time around.

Shorts: 

Paperman- Disney's Oscar nominated short is one for the ages. So adorable, simple and complex at the same time and with loads of heart.

TV shows:

1) Breaking Bad, season 4- Holy shit, what is this show?! Blown away. Gus :O :O

2) Homeland, season 1- I quite liked it, but then again, not that much.

3) The Hour, series 1 & 2- Ben Whishaw, you beauty! It's pretty good, especially the second series, but bloody cliffhangers. *shakes fist* BRITISH TELEVISION!

4) American Horror Story: Asylum- I absolutely loved this season. It was batshit crazy and so much fun, and extremely cinematic. There were Nazis, aliens, nuns, serial killers, Anne Frank, Satan and even a bit of breast feeding (eugh). a) Favourite episode- "Unholy Night" and "Split Milk". The former for all the Christmassy madness and the latter because of Lana and how freaking amazing it looked. b) MVP- Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters and Lily Rabe as Sister Mary Eunice. Lana is one of the most badass female characters I have seen in television. This series could not have had a better hero. And Sister Satan is so cool and evil. That dance scene! c) Favourite quotes- Sister Mary Eunice's always affable humour, "Did you celebrate Christmas in your Nazi household?" And the moment I truly fell for Lana, "One day, I’ll bury you."

5) The Mighty Boosh, series 1 & 2- This is such a weird show, but also  incredibly funny. I'm so in love with Vince Noir, even though I think I am a lot like Howard Moon (maybe that's why). Noel Fielding is very pretty.

6) All the Never Mind the Buzzcocks episodes feat. Noel Fielding- Yeah... It's fun. He's pretty.

Final tally:

                        First- 18                        Rewatched- 10                         Shorts- 1

                                                                  Total- 29

         With February comes Oscars and exams. I don't think I will be watching many films (I better not), but I need to rewatch certain favourites of the year and some nominated films. I will hopefully publish some of the posts that I started this month and also come out with my best of 2012 lists. Let's do this!