Sent on: October 5th 2011
Received on: October 18th 2011
Distance: 4,356 km (2,707 miles)
Travel time: 13 days
dinsdag 18 oktober 2011
In My Mailbox (9)
I sent a card to South Korea today and I also received one. From Omsk, Russia. I think the picture on the card is beautiful. This card was the first one to arrive for Andrew, the guy who sent it to me.
Sent on: October 5th 2011
Received on: October 18th 2011
Distance: 4,356 km (2,707 miles)
Travel time: 13 days
Sent on: October 5th 2011
Received on: October 18th 2011
Distance: 4,356 km (2,707 miles)
Travel time: 13 days
In the Picture: The Characters from "Reservoir Dogs"
One of Quentin Tarantino's best movies and also one of my all-time favorites. And the characters are not the nicest people in the world, but thy are kinda awesome! Here they are.
Larry Dimmick aka Mr. White
Played by: Harvey Keittel
White is seen as the leader of the group, the most adult one. Sort of a father figure, especially when it comes to Mr.Orange. He’s a nice guy, though very tough and professional. His temper and stubborness could get in the way.
Freddy Newandyke aka Mr. Orange
Played by: Tim Roth
Orange is the rat. He infiltrates the group of criminals, so he can get to the truth and will eventually get the other dogs to jail. Orange developes a strong bond with White, who sees Orange as his son. The longer Orange is in the group, the harder it is for him to bring out the truth and to keep his identity hidden.
Vic Vega aka Mr. Blonde
Played by: Michael Madsen
Blonde is a cool stud-like guy. He has a dark and sarcastic sense of humor and can be very sadisitic. He acts cool on the outside but is a brutal and violent man on the inside. Blonde prefers to make his ‘victims’ suffer and die a terrible death, instead of just killing them. And he actually enjoys tormenting people, such as the cop Marvin Nash.
Mr. Pink
Played by: Steve Buscemi
Pink is street smart and maybe he’s even the smartest one of the dogs, eventhough he doesn’t look like it. He’s very strong with words and he’s always looking out for his best interest. Pink knows how to survive and he doesn’t think about others. Which could make him the person with the last laugh.
Joe Cabot
Played by: Lawrence Tierney
Joe is the boss and the mind behind the heist. He is all about business, nothing more and nothing less. He has known Mr. White, Mr.Blonde and Mr. Pink for quite some time. Joe trusts on his instinct, which is right most of the time.
Nice Guy Eddie
Played by: Chris Penn
Nice Guy Eddie is Joe’s son. He helped his father while setting up the heist, but he doesn’t get his hands dirty. He’s close to his father and to Mr. Blonde and is seen as the messenger between Joe and the dogs. It’s best to get on Eddie’s good side, because when it comes to instincts he’s much like his dad.
Mr. Brown
Played by: Quentin Tarantino
Brown can be seen as the most annoying dog in the group. He is very opinionated and has something to say about everything. But the one with the biggest mouth doesn't always have to be your strongest link.
Mr. Blue
Played by Eddie Bunker
Blue is the only dog we know literally nothing about. He is a quiet man and that’s also the way he leaves the story.
Favorite Character: Vic Vega aka Mr. Blonde
Played by: Harvey Keittel
White is seen as the leader of the group, the most adult one. Sort of a father figure, especially when it comes to Mr.Orange. He’s a nice guy, though very tough and professional. His temper and stubborness could get in the way.
Played by: Tim Roth
Orange is the rat. He infiltrates the group of criminals, so he can get to the truth and will eventually get the other dogs to jail. Orange developes a strong bond with White, who sees Orange as his son. The longer Orange is in the group, the harder it is for him to bring out the truth and to keep his identity hidden.
Played by: Michael Madsen
Blonde is a cool stud-like guy. He has a dark and sarcastic sense of humor and can be very sadisitic. He acts cool on the outside but is a brutal and violent man on the inside. Blonde prefers to make his ‘victims’ suffer and die a terrible death, instead of just killing them. And he actually enjoys tormenting people, such as the cop Marvin Nash.
Played by: Steve Buscemi
Pink is street smart and maybe he’s even the smartest one of the dogs, eventhough he doesn’t look like it. He’s very strong with words and he’s always looking out for his best interest. Pink knows how to survive and he doesn’t think about others. Which could make him the person with the last laugh.
Played by: Lawrence Tierney
Joe is the boss and the mind behind the heist. He is all about business, nothing more and nothing less. He has known Mr. White, Mr.Blonde and Mr. Pink for quite some time. Joe trusts on his instinct, which is right most of the time.
Played by: Chris Penn
Nice Guy Eddie is Joe’s son. He helped his father while setting up the heist, but he doesn’t get his hands dirty. He’s close to his father and to Mr. Blonde and is seen as the messenger between Joe and the dogs. It’s best to get on Eddie’s good side, because when it comes to instincts he’s much like his dad.
Played by: Quentin Tarantino
Brown can be seen as the most annoying dog in the group. He is very opinionated and has something to say about everything. But the one with the biggest mouth doesn't always have to be your strongest link.
Played by Eddie Bunker
Blue is the only dog we know literally nothing about. He is a quiet man and that’s also the way he leaves the story.
Favorite Character: Vic Vega aka Mr. Blonde
zondag 16 oktober 2011
Modern Family: Because Being Together is Enough
I love "Modern Family". It's without a doubt the funniest show of the moment and one of the only show even my parents and brother love watching as well. We watch it with the whole family and we all have our favorites. But with this show there is actually no one who isn't funny or anyone I dislike. Just a great show, with fantastic characters performed by a fabulous cast. I made a wallpaper of the show.
Feel free to use it on your own desktop.
Feel free to use it on your own desktop.
Movie Trailer Sunday (7)
This weeks trailers are about a parents discussion, superheroes, a love triangle, a woman dressing up as a man and a haunted house.
Carnage
Description: Two pairs of parents one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving into chaos.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jodi Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly
Trailer: Trailer "Carnage"
Comment: A great group of actor. Looks great.
The Avengers
Description: The S.H.I.E.L.D. agency brings together a team of superhumans to help save the Earth from annihilation by extraterrestrial invaders.
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson.
Trailer: Trailer "The Avengers"
Comment: Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are reason enough for me to go watch it.
This Means War
Description: The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) until they fall for the same woman(Reese Witherspoon). Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever - each other.
Director: McG
Starring: Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon, Til Schweiger, Abigail Spencer and Chelsea Handler
Trailer: Trailer "This Means War"
Second Trailer "This Means War"
Comment: Who doesn't want Chris Pine and Tom Hardy to fight over you? Exactly...
Albert Nobbs
Description: Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) is a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Trailer: Trailer "Albert Nobbs"
The Woman in Black
Description: A young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client's papers. As he works alone in the client's isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Daniel Racliffe
Trailer: Trailer "The Woman in Black"
Comment: Maybe I will forget he's Harry Potter.
Description: Two pairs of parents one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving into chaos.
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jodi Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly
Trailer: Trailer "Carnage"
Comment: A great group of actor. Looks great.
Description: The S.H.I.E.L.D. agency brings together a team of superhumans to help save the Earth from annihilation by extraterrestrial invaders.
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson.
Trailer: Trailer "The Avengers"
Comment: Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are reason enough for me to go watch it.
Description: The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) until they fall for the same woman(Reese Witherspoon). Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever - each other.
Director: McG
Starring: Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon, Til Schweiger, Abigail Spencer and Chelsea Handler
Trailer: Trailer "This Means War"
Second Trailer "This Means War"
Comment: Who doesn't want Chris Pine and Tom Hardy to fight over you? Exactly...
Description: Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) is a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Trailer: Trailer "Albert Nobbs"
Description: A young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client's papers. As he works alone in the client's isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Daniel Racliffe
Trailer: Trailer "The Woman in Black"
Comment: Maybe I will forget he's Harry Potter.
zaterdag 15 oktober 2011
In My Mailbox (8)
I received another card, this time from Shanghai, China. A beautiful water color painting. I really love it, one of my favorites so far.
Sent on: October 4th 2011
Received on: October 15th 2011
Distance: 8,913 km (5,538 miles)
Travel time: 11 days
Sent on: October 4th 2011
Received on: October 15th 2011
Distance: 8,913 km (5,538 miles)
Travel time: 11 days
Movie Moments: "Little Miss Sunshine"
As being one of my favorite movies of all-time, I just had to spotlight it in this item. It's not a very long movie, but it has so many memorable scenes in it. Here they are, my favorite moments from "Little Miss Sunshine".
Moment # 1: Opening
We see Olive while she is watching a Miss America Pageant. She’s practicing her winners face. Than Richard while he’s presenting his 9 steps programm. Dwayne is lifting weights and doing pull-ups, while grandpa is coking up. Sheryl is on her way to her brother Frank, who tried to kill himself. We see the movie title and hear “The Winner Is” by DeVotchKa .
Moment # 2: Aaaaaah!
Olive gets a phonecall from her aunt Cindy. She can compete in a beauty pageant called Little Miss Sunshine, in Redondo Beach, California. Olive is very excited about it and starts screaming, runs around the house and starts packing for their trip.
Moment # 3: Waffles a la mode
Olive orders waffles a la mode, which means it comes with icecream. Richard starts talking about how fat you can get by eating icecream and that all the miss America contestants are skinny. Olive starts doubting wether or not to eat the icecream, because she loves it so much. Grandpa, Frank, Dwayne and Sheryl persua her into eating it. And she does.
Moment # 4: Pushing the van
Because the van broke, they can’t just start the car and drive of. They have to push the van, run and than get in the van one at a time. This is also the first time we see Frank in a joyfull mood.
Moment # 5: Where’s Olive?
After a stop at a gasstation the quirky bunch gets on the road again. Than all of a sudden Dwayne realizes Olive isn’t in the van. They turn around and pick up Olive, while the van is still driving.
Moment # 6: “Grandpa, am I pretty”?
Olive and grandpa are rehearsing and practicing her routine. She tells him she’s a bit scared about the competition and ask grandpa is she’s pretty. He tells her she’s the most beautiful girl in the world and that he’s madly in love with her. Olive is scared to be a loser, but grandpa tells her she can’t be a loser because she’s trying so hard to win.
Moment # 7: “Go hug mom”
After they took grandpa to the hospital, Sheryl tells Olive and Dwayne how much grandpa loved them both. Sheryl gets emotional and Dwight tells Olive to go hug mom,
Moment # 8: Stealing grandpa’s body
Grandpa died. Because they can’t leave or take his body, they decide to steal it by carrying it out of the window and into the van. And it doesn’t exactly go smoothly,
Moment # 9: Dwayne speaks
Dwayne hasn’t spoken for 9 months. When he finds out he’s colorblind, he starts freaking out and actually speaks. The first word he says is fuck. Because he’s colorblind, he can’t fly jets, which is his big dream. Olive is the one who manages to comfort him.
Moment # 10: Super freak
It’s time for Olive’s talent, dancing to the song “Super freak”. The presenters want to stop her, because some of her moves are considered obscene. They ask Richard to get her of the stage, but instead he starts dancing with her. And later Frank, Dwayne and Sheryl join them. That's when we can see that even they aren't a standard family, they love each other very much.
Favorite Moment: Moment # 10: Super freak
We see Olive while she is watching a Miss America Pageant. She’s practicing her winners face. Than Richard while he’s presenting his 9 steps programm. Dwayne is lifting weights and doing pull-ups, while grandpa is coking up. Sheryl is on her way to her brother Frank, who tried to kill himself. We see the movie title and hear “The Winner Is” by DeVotchKa .
Olive gets a phonecall from her aunt Cindy. She can compete in a beauty pageant called Little Miss Sunshine, in Redondo Beach, California. Olive is very excited about it and starts screaming, runs around the house and starts packing for their trip.
Olive orders waffles a la mode, which means it comes with icecream. Richard starts talking about how fat you can get by eating icecream and that all the miss America contestants are skinny. Olive starts doubting wether or not to eat the icecream, because she loves it so much. Grandpa, Frank, Dwayne and Sheryl persua her into eating it. And she does.
Because the van broke, they can’t just start the car and drive of. They have to push the van, run and than get in the van one at a time. This is also the first time we see Frank in a joyfull mood.
After a stop at a gasstation the quirky bunch gets on the road again. Than all of a sudden Dwayne realizes Olive isn’t in the van. They turn around and pick up Olive, while the van is still driving.
Olive and grandpa are rehearsing and practicing her routine. She tells him she’s a bit scared about the competition and ask grandpa is she’s pretty. He tells her she’s the most beautiful girl in the world and that he’s madly in love with her. Olive is scared to be a loser, but grandpa tells her she can’t be a loser because she’s trying so hard to win.
After they took grandpa to the hospital, Sheryl tells Olive and Dwayne how much grandpa loved them both. Sheryl gets emotional and Dwight tells Olive to go hug mom,
Grandpa died. Because they can’t leave or take his body, they decide to steal it by carrying it out of the window and into the van. And it doesn’t exactly go smoothly,
Dwayne hasn’t spoken for 9 months. When he finds out he’s colorblind, he starts freaking out and actually speaks. The first word he says is fuck. Because he’s colorblind, he can’t fly jets, which is his big dream. Olive is the one who manages to comfort him.
It’s time for Olive’s talent, dancing to the song “Super freak”. The presenters want to stop her, because some of her moves are considered obscene. They ask Richard to get her of the stage, but instead he starts dancing with her. And later Frank, Dwayne and Sheryl join them. That's when we can see that even they aren't a standard family, they love each other very much.
Favorite Moment: Moment # 10: Super freak
vrijdag 14 oktober 2011
Best of... Hugh Jackman
"X-Men"
I saw it in the cinema and I was very impressed by Hugh Jackman, whom I never heard of before this film. Hugh is the perfect Wolverine and it's very weird to see him in a tuxedo being a real gentleman in real life. Wolverine is one of the toughest guys on the planet.
"Someone Like You"
Most people wouldn't put in on their favorites list, but I always liked it. He has good chemistry with Ashley Judd, who I also love very much. It's just a nice feel-good movie.
"X2"
This movie was cool because more mutants entered the story. Wolverine is still my favorite and I love him together with Jean Grey, although she chooses Cyclops aka Scott Summers. In her heart she knows Logan is her guy. God, I make it sound like a lovestory. It's a great action movie!
"Van Helsing"
Also a movie most people wwon't put on the list, but I enjoyed it. Saw it in the theater as well and thought it was pretty good. Especially Kate Beckinsale.
"X-Men: The Last Stand"
Another great movie featuring the X-Men. This is actually the one I remember the least about, but I do remember liking it very much. It was nice to see Beast in this one.
"Scoop"
I love this movie. Good humor and quirky characters. Scarlett Johansson is fantastic as Sondra, the pretty girl daring to look like an ugly duckling. Great in combination with Hugh. And Woody Allen, who isn't my favorite at all, was hilarious in his own weird way. Very amuzing film.
"The Fountain"
This is such an underrated film and so overlooked. It is very unique and I can't compare it to any other movie.
"The Prestige"
Probably my favorite on this list and one of my all-time favorite movies. I think the rivalry between Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman's character is interesting and both performances are great. Love the twist in the end.
"Flushed Away"
I didn't think I would like it, but this was a hilarious animated film. And great British humor, I love that.
"Australia"
Like I said in the beginning, Hugh made me melt. I would totally fall for him in real live. And I love the Australian accent, probably my favorite accent ever. "Australia" is a great movie experience, not only visually because it also has a deeper meaning.
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
Not the best X-Men movie, but very entertaining and fun to know more about Wolverine's background.
I haven't seen "Real Steel", don't know if I'm going to see it. I am excited about "Butter" though, which also stars Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Alicia Silverstone and Olivia Wilde.
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