Sa Vie En Rose

I love the French language and Edith Piaf and cute up-and-coming actresses so I do not know why I have not seen "La Vie En Rose".

After seeing this little video, I think I will go see it for sure.

Ahh the struggles of learning a language. I hope I will look as cute when I struggle to speak Japanese in Japan / French in France / Spanish in Spain.

Oh and also interesting, I read somewhere Ms. Cotillard made a comment about 9/11 not being caused by planes ( aka U.S. government backed situation ) and now people are up in arms. Her publicist says that it was a case of her words being taken out of context.

After watching that video, I'm sure almost anyone could believe that.

But even if she did say that, who cares? People are not allowed to believe what the government is claiming? Jeeze louise.

Either way, love me some Cotillard.

A Few Things About Eve

Would life be worse or better if everyone talked like the characters in 'All About Eve'?

Either way, I watched it the other day and it was exceptional!

Extensive and humorous updates are slim these past few days due to Poli Sci, Spanish, French, and Japanese exams. Do not fret, the semester ends tomorrow and No Nasties will thrive once more.

I'm hitting the town tonight. Perhaps some good stories will come out of it?

Be prepared.

Watashi wa itasho suki desu

The title is Japanese for "I love Itasho".

What is Itasho?

It is a little company that produces INTRICATE ERASERS.

I dread the day that Japan ceases being on the cutting edge of cute and the forerunner of fun.

The last day of Japanese class, we played bingo and I won. The prizes of which I could choose from were 1.) A ruler with Japanese phrases about recycling 2.) Shiny origami paper 3.) An Itasho eraser.

Naturally, I went for the eraser.
Ah there it is! The one in the middle. The noodles come out for an EXTRA ERASER.

They have all sorts of things: Strawberry cakes, "American Food", milk, staplers, and even a Japanese variation of mentos.

Most of them can be taken apart for even more fun.

Check out the website here. They fetch around 99 cents but that's not bad for all the fun you can have displaying them and not using them to erase the many mistakes of your life (you can't erase back your virginity!). If you are not a fan of Japanese products, then perhaps you can at least revel in some good ol' "Engrish" at its best on the website.

SAYONARA!

Classical Movie Trailer Parks

Don't let VH1 or the Save the Music Foundation fool you. Nobody listens to classical music anymore. I also sincerely doubt anyone can even play a classical musical instrumental instrument either. The public education system uses all those funds they receive from that "organization" to fund other things like... I don't know, HPV vaccinations and field hockey fields to keep their names in the paper.

High School bands?
Alicia Keys?
Violin solo talent shows?

Lies.

But do not worry.

A small, noble organization has taken upon itself to use classical music in an interesting way.

Yes, from the people who gave us 'Saving Private Ryan' and eating disorders, Hollywood has taken the symphonies and requiems and applied them to high-quality cinematic trailers.

Here are some highlights:

Elephant



Ah 'Elephant'. Better known as '81 Minutes of Walking Around a School'. The trailer features the well-known classical piece 'Fur Elise'. The troubled Columbine-esque antagonist plays this piece throughout the movie. I believe, much like 120 Days of Sodom or Mein Kampf, this movie gets flagged with the government when you rent it or something. So... be careful. Big Blockbuster is watching (what you rent).

Funny Games



The film snobs are up in arms about this movie! It's a shot by shot remake by the director of the original Austrian film 'Funny Games'. Fans do not know whether to hate it or love it. Either way, they will probably still assert that "they liked the original better when they saw it TEN YEARS AGO". I do not have an opinion since I have not seen the original. Props to Claire for being able to identify the song from the trailer. My favorite part is around 1:42 when the boy makes a silly face and the Michael Pitt makes a bang sound. When I saw this trailer in the theater I, like most other film fans, noticed the similarities to another movie favorite of mine. See if you can figure it out. HINT: It makes this list.

Battle Royale



Everyday that I sit in my Japanese class, this movie is all I think about. I also like to think about how long I would last in Battle Royale. Hopefully we'll never know. The film is set in a futuristic Japan where the kids are bad. So bad in fact, that every year a class is chosen from the country and all the kids are sent to an island where they have to kill each other. Sailor Moon, where are you?! If you're interested, you can watch the full movie here.

A Clockwork Orange



Ahhh yes. Remember when I really liked this movie? Good times. The trailer is great. It has that oh so important style-over-substance aspect. You do not get a nice understanding of the plot but rather a lovely case of the epilepsy.


What do all of these movies have in common? Artsy violence. The BEST kind of gore porn. Leading me to conclude that classical music is bad and should be banned from public schools, not encouraged.

Take a stand.

Keep music (and Beyonce Knowles) out of your children's elementary schools.