Movies I've Seen: Celda 211 (Spain)

Oi hablar mucho de esta pelicula entre foros de peliculas por ahi (gente recomendandola, etc), y vi que se habia ganado un monton de premios Goya (Oscares Españoles), y eso me inquieto la curiosidad, asi que me decidi a verla.

Movies I want to see: "Shadow of the Dark Knight"

Here's the UNofficial synopsis of the next Batman movie:

The Next Movie should be: 24

"24" deberia ser la proxima pelicula que hagan.  Como ya terminaron la serie, los creadores piensan enfocarse en hacer peliculas, y como termino la serie, creo que el personaje de Jack Bauer se merece mas historias... ya sean en el presente, pasado o futuro.

Para los que no saben la serie se trataba de un agente especial de anti terrorismo que usa de todas sus habilidades para evitar un atentado.  El truco de la serie es que todo pasaba en tiempo real, asi que por cada episodio (una hora) pasaba una hora en el dia.  Esto le daba urgencia a cada capitulo.

Por supuesto las peliculas no seria en ese formato, pero con los personajes ya establecidos las historias se podrian expandir a locales mas exoticos e internacionales.

Junot Diaz elected to the Pulitzer board

Congratulations once again to Dominican writer Junot Diaz.  This time for becoming the first latino elected to the Pulitzer board (the ones in charge of awarding the prizes).
Junot won a Pulitzer for his debut novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao".  I preach this book to everyone I meet (and tells me the love reading), for it's amazing prose and flow.
Back in college someone mentioned him to me and I went and found his first published book, "Drown" which is a collection of short stories that deal with life in the States and in the Dominican Republic.  It spoke to me, so I kept an eye out for his work.  Then he came out with Oscar Wao in 2008, which just floored me.  Like a Harry  Potter book I just couldn't put it down.

[Music Video]: Follow Me (Sweeden)

I dont' know if you're aware, but it's been said that the short film PIXELS is being developed into a feature film. I imagine it will be in 3D, since that's the rage nowadays. Since that's happening, I decided to show you this video I just found (I'm late to the party, the video it's been online since last October), to bring nostalgia to all those who played Nintendo and Super Nintendo. Prepare to blow on your cartridges

Short Film: PIXELS (France)

PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.

Movies I Tried Watching: Punisher War Zone

Me ha pasado que he tratado de ver una que otra pelicula, pero se me hicieron tan malas que ni las termine.  La primera que me viene a la mente, pues no fue hace mucho fue:

[short film]: SOUR ‘日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)’ [Japan]

Sometimes you find something on the net and you feel the need to share.  Sex tapes are one, but this time it's the turn of a cool music video that I found floating on the net.  It's new to me, but ancient on the net.  I don't know what the song it's about (don't know japanase), but the concept it's great.  Check it out:

The Next Movie should be: Y: The Last Man

Cual es la proxima pelicula que tu, como amante al cine, crees deben de hacer?

Short Film: Ataque de Panico! (Uruguay)

Mechas invaden Uruguay! podria ser el otro titulo.

My PlayStation Gamer ID (pathetic)

When the PlayStation 3 dropped its price around the end of September I had no excuse not to get one (even though I still have unopened games for the PS2). It's does everything, or so the commercials say. It's a Blu-Ray player, the internet it's free, it's getting great games (Uncharted 2, God of War 3), so I'm glad I didn't waste my money, or so I keep telling myself. 

Kick-Ass [trailer]

Here it is... The Kick-Ass trailer for Kick-Ass:

Women's Sports (Surprisingly Not Boring) [video]

More violent than Football, Rugby and Hockey combined. I give you Women's Soccer:

The New Justice League Animated Movie [trailer]

En el DVD de Public Enemies se anuncio la nueva pelicula animada de DC titulada "Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths". En esta entrega Lex Luthor (de una dimension paralela) busca ayuda de La Liga de La Justicia, pues aunque parezca imposible es el unico sobreviviente de La Liga de la Justicia de su dimension/universo. El enemigo principal de esta historia es Owlman, que es el equivalente de Batman.

Movies I've Seen: The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy

Wan is dedicated to acting. However, nobody likes him in the studio as he always argues. Lau, a nightclub PR, comes to Wan's neighbour stage theatre to learn how to please her customers. She finds Wan's theory ridiculous but she eventually falls for him.

Movies I've Seen: The Goonies

The Goonies

A band of neighborhood friends find a 17th century treasure map and begin an adventurous quest to find the treasure. Directed by Richard Donner (Superman 1 & 2), written by Chris Columbus (who would later become the director of Home Alone and Harry Potter 1 & 2) and produced by Steven Spielberg, no wonder the movie is so much fun.
Todavia tiene su encanto esta pelicula. Como es que ya no hacen peliculas asi en estos tiempos?

Planet Hulk [trailer]

From The House of Ideas (aka Marvel Comics for non-hardcore fans) comes Planet Hulk. 

"Classic FW": Camisetas Dominicanas

So I got this Forward about funny Dominican T-shirts. They're all in Spanish, so if you can get somebody to translate the jokes you won't feel like saying "huh?" anymore. I saw a couple of them that I would proudly wear, but most of them are not available in the US or it's a hassle to get them. Enjoy!

Avatar - A 3D preview

Last night I got to see a preview of selected scenes for the new James Cameron movie "Avatar". It was shown on IMAX theaters all over the country. My usual theaters were sold out so I had to trek to Brooklyn and catch a viewing over there. I got there late, as usual, but caught like the last 10 minutes where Sam Worthington was already a Na'vi (the race of aliens they transfer his mind to. They're like 10 ft tall, blue and cat-like creatures).

**here's the story as I know it: A paralyzed marine is given the opportunity to walk again with the help of an avatar (where his mind and consciousness are transferred to the body of one of the aliens that live on a far off planet)**

From Kelly's Heroes to Inglourious Basterds (pt.2)

Back to Kelly's Heroes, where Kelly is played by Clint Eastwood as normal as you going to get him: laid back in no hurry at all. The whole movie was fun, and at two hours and change the movie moves briskly. The gang of characters is fun to watch as they complement each other on different situations. I knew Telly Savalas only from Kojak, but he brought his character to life in such a way that makes me want to watch everything else he's done. Don Rickles I thought to be this one dimensional insult comic, but he changed my point of view with this movie. Donald Sutherland, playing a hippie even before hippies were invented, genius! That part about his squad blasting music to scare the enemy reminded me of "Apocalypse Now" when Lt Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall's character) plays "Ride of the Valkyries" when he's attacking the village. I was wondering who copied whom? "Kelly's Heroes" was done almost ten years before "Apocalypse Now" and they portray totally different wars so I'm guessing this is a real technique employed during combat. Even Uncle Leo from Seinfeld makes an appearance!