Religion

“Religion is not the opiate of the masses; religion is the placebo of the masses.”

Dr. Gregory House, House

Leverage

Get ready to get even.

Meet Nate Ford, a former insurance investigator that spent his professional career dedicated to the company that he recovered millions in stolen goods for. This same insurance company would refuse a medical claim for his son that would take the life of the innocent child.

Unemployed and teetering on the edge, Nate is approached about a Robin Hood-like scheme. He enlists the help of the best thieves in the business, and with their help he will steal from the rich and give to the poor, to help balance the crooks in high power positions. He and his team help provide…leverage.

Cast:

	Timothy Hutton	…	Nathan Ford
	Christian Kane	…	Eliot Spencer
	Aldis Hodge	…	Alec Hardison
	Gina Bellman	…	Sophie Devereaux
	Beth Riesgraf	…	Parker  <3

Whore

“You whore. You are a whore, and your mother was a whore, and her mother, and your father used to turn tricks at a gas station, cause he was a whore too.”

Don Self, Prison Break

Francis Magalona Died

Rapper Francis Magalona passes away….

Francis M. w/ Ely Buendia – Superproxy

Paalam Mr. Superproxy.

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and whispered “come to me.” Although so many people loved you dearly, they could not make you stay. You’ll surely be missed.  Prayers and more strength to your family.

I’ve Loved You So Long

Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long)

Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) and Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) are sisters. The film begins with Léa, the younger sister by fifteen years, picking Juliette up at the airport. We soon realize that the two sisters are almost complete strangers to each other. Juliette has just been released from prison after serving a long sentence. Léa was still a teenager when Juliette, a doctor, was convicted of the murder of her six-year-old son. Léa contacted Juliette when she was released and suggested that Juliette come to live with her. Juliette had no particular desire to see her sister again.

Luc (Serge Hazanavicius), Léa’s husband, is quite reserved, almost hostile, about Juliette’s presence under their roof. Luc and Léa have two adopted Vietnamese daughters, who are 8 and 3 years old. Luc’s father, Papy Paul (Jean-Claude Arnaud) also lives in the house. He’s a charming old man who spends all of his time reading since a stroke deprived him of the power of speech.

Life together isn’t easy to begin with. Juliette has to relearn certain basics. The world has moved on and she often seems confused. Although she may seem cold and distant, her attitude stems more from her being ill at ease. Helped by some, such as the kindly but tactless social worker and her open-hearted but depressed parole officer (Frédéric Pierrot) whose confidante she becomes, Juliette is also rejected by others, particularly employers who throw her out as soon as they find out what she did.

Léa’s attitude is ambiguous. She avoids talking about Juliette’s terrible crime and time in prison at all costs. She wants nothing to blunt the happiness of their reunion and getting to know each other again. Luc mentions it reproachfully, as does Juliette in a different way.

Gradually, the real Juliette emerges. She opens up to the world once more, thanks to her two nieces, with whom she becomes very close after being very stiff with them at the beginning, and Michel (Laurent Grevill), a friend of Léa’s, and Papy Paul, who, in a more symbolic way, knows what it’s like to be locked away. Juliette gets a job as a medical secretary at the local hospital on the condition that she never mentions she used to be a doctor. Her relationship with Léa becomes much stronger and more intimate. Even Luc succeeds in pushing his preconceptions to one side and seeing Juliette as his sister-in-law, not as a murderer.

But a huge questions hangs over Juliette’s renaissance. Why did she do such a terrible thing fifteen years ago? For all the others, it’s a recurrent thought that they dare not put into words. And for Juliette, locked away in her secret, it’s a burden to bear, which holds her back from engaging in her life and believing that she too has the right to be happy. – Sony Pictures Classics

Some Quotes:

“Explaining is looking for excuses. Death has no excuse.” – Juliette

“The worst prison is the death of a child.” - Juliette

Struggle

“But I wonder if there’s no breaking then there’s no healing, and if there’s no healing then there’s no learning. And if there’s no learning then there’s no struggle. But struggle is a part of life. So must all hearts be broken?”

Lucas Scott, One Tree Hill

81st Oscar Awards Live Blogging

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Red Carpet Pictures click HERE.

E! Red Carpet coverage sucks because of Ryan Seacrest. I don’t like that guy.

26 minutes to go…

Dev Patel’s accent, me likey.

Vanessa Hudges and Zack Efron? WTF? Who invited them? Geeez..

Anne Hathaway is stunning in her Armani(?) dress.

Meryl Streep’s daughter, Luisa, is a catch.

Finally.. Hugh Jackman hosting the events.. And doing the opening number. Recession.

I <3 Anne Hathaway.

First Award. Five former Oscar supporting actress presenting the best supporting actress award.

Best Actress in a Suporting Role: Penelope Cruz

I don’t like winners reading their acceptance speech. Next.

Tina Fey + Steve Marting = good times. They’re presenting:

Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk. Is he gay or what?

Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire. Props!

Jennifer Anistong and Jack Black presenting Best Animated Film: Wall-E

Sarah Jessica Parker and Daniel Craig presenting:

Best Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt (Art Direction); Victor J. Zolfo (Set Decoration), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Best Custome Design: Michael O’Connor, The Duchess

Best Make-Up: Greg Cannom, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Natalie Portman and Ben Stiller(WTF??) presenting Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog

James Franco and Seth Rogen presenting Best Short Film: Spielzeugland  (Toyland)

A boring number, got to make coffee. The musical is most definitely not back.

Five former Best Supporting actor winners will present the award for what else?

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight. Props and rest in peace.

I missed the presentation for Best Documentary Feature: Man On Wire; Documentary Short: Smile Pinkie

Will Smith presenting:  Best Visual Effects: Eric Barba, TCCOBB

Best Sound Editing: Richard King, The Dark Knight

Best Sound Mixing: Resul Pookutty, Slumdog Millionaire

Film Editing: Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog starting to dominate this awards night, with 4. Benjamin and Dark Knight both w/ 3 and 2 respectively.

Eddie Murphy presents Jerry Lewis a huminatarian award.

Eddie Murphy is an overrated comedian. Watching his movies bore me, and most of his movies flop in the box-office like no other.

I love this Windows commercial.

Alicia Keys and Zack Efron presenting:

Best Musical Score: A.R. Rahman (Zack it’s Ra-ha-man not Rak-man).

I wonder how these Indians smell like. LOL

Best Original Song: Jai Ho! That’s my ringtone right now. :) (Zack it’s Ra-ha-man not Rak-man, stubborn)

Liam Neeson and Frieda Pinto presents Best Foreign Language Film: Departures, Japan

Four awards to go, best director, best actress, best actor and Slumdog Millionaire, err, best Picture.

Queen Latifah’s singing. Got to prepare breakfast. I have work at 10am. Geesuz..

Academy Awards President Sid Ganis is stepping down after 4 years reign.

Reese Witherspoon presents Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire. ( I was hoping David Fincher could make an upset for Benjamin Button)

Five former Best actress winners presenting the Best Actress award.

Marion Cotillard! Wooot!!!

(Please, not Kate Winslet. Please! She’s better in Revolutionary Road than  in The Reader)

Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Five former Best Actor Winners will present the Best Actor award.

I envy Michael Douglas(read: Catherine Zeta Jones).

Sir Anthony Hopkins looks younger.

Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk. I knew it. The academy loves Sean Penn so much! Mickey Rouke should’ve won it.

Steven Spielberg presenting the Best Picture Award: Slumdog Millionaire. Oh well, that’s predictable for all the hooplah.

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