Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Er, not literally – but a survey of Disaster-themed films.:) Disaster-themed films have been around for a while, but they really took off from the mid-90s onwards when advances in computer-generated imaging made it possible to render onscreen scenes that
Awards aside though, Dangerous Liaisons 20 years past remains for me the definitive period drama of aristocracy and adultery. Period dramas of this theme haven’t been in vogue for many years (there were period dramas on other themes though), but
By far though, the most well-known and critically-acclaimed adaption of de Laclos’ novel is Dangerous Liaisons, with three famous names among the four lead actors. John Malkovich played Valmont. Glenn Close was Merteuil, and had been in a similar role
Dangerous Liaisons (1989). After issuing a damning report on Ralph Fiennes and Keira Knightley’s The Duchess, I thought I should write a review on a film I mentioned in the post – Dangerous Liaisons. The film is based on an
One of those changes that’s happened at home now that Hannah’s joined the family is that I have to be at home on evenings. It’s not just to feed Ling, but it’s also to lend a helping hand to her
Defiance (2008) – on rental. Director Edward Zwick doesn’t make a lot of films, but I’ve always liked his output. There was the Oscar-winning Glory in 1989, The Last Samurai (Tom Cruise not withstanding LOL), and the semi-recent Blood Diamonds.
The Duchess (2008) – on rental. British actress Keira Knightley seems to have settled into a persistent role based on the most recent films she’s been in, and it’s period dramas. There were those three Pirates of the Carribean movies,
The Straits Times had an interesting if brief article today about who were world’s worst tourists are. I was half-expecting Singaporeans to be named as somewhere near the top of the list, but surprisingly, it was the French LOL. French
My desktop PC had been acting real funny over the last couple of days. It has the 64 bit version of Vista Ultimate on it, and when I was first installing it on the PC in January this year, it
My department at work recently made some changes to our usual monthly staff meeting – before the meeting begins, we’ll take turns each month to demonstrate a game we’re playing. The first game that was demoed wasn’t a well-known mass
Continued from the earlier post.:) I really enjoyed The American President a lot too, and there’s a similar theme to that of Sleepless in Seattle. Michael Douglas – Mr. Catherine-Zeta Jones LOL – plays the Democrat American President Andrew Shepherd
Taken (2008) – on rental. I didn’t catch this film when it was shown in theatres here, but my interest was piqued when lead actor Liam Neeson’s wife Miranda Richardson was killed in that fatal ski accident while Neeson was
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