art is tree
Posted: April 1, 2009 Filed under: television | Tags: ai judge, american idol, art, singing, television Leave a comment »useless judge kara d keeps hooting some new jargon or another hoping it will be the next catchphrase of american idol followers.
well, not digging it.
although i have to say, got caught about the art bit.
she has defined it as this special construct–defining it as a singer who can bring their own take on a song so much so you can put it on the record and sing it.
i love american idol. i hate it and i love it. it’s promoting too much the notion that a good singer has got to sell. that’s way being a package artist is important. like movies..they must have a genre so it’s easy to sell.
popular is good.
alternative, tsk tsk tsk.
cris is good.
megan, ugh.
Top of Mind Top 3 Stuff
Posted: March 27, 2009 Filed under: Arkeofilms, Kano, movies, television | Tags: alternative career, american movies, Arkeofilms, asian movies, books, documentaries, drinks, dude, european movies, favorite sites, happy thoughts, Kano, Life Change, list, movies, pinoy movies, Reading list, television, top 3 1 Comment »It’s always so hard for me to think of my top 3 of anything. But this time, I’ll make it easier and think of the stuff that come to mind in order. This is also procrastination…as I progress, snail’s pace, to the finish line of our first rough cut.
BOOKS
- Shipping News by Annie Proulx
- A Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
- A Once and Future King by TH White
DOCUMENTARIES
- Hoop Dreams by Steve James
- Grey Gardens by the Maysles Brothers
- Capturing the Friedmans by Andrew Jarecki
PINOY MOVIES (this is hard)
- Kakabakaba ka ba? / Dir by Mike de Leon
- Bagets / Mario J de los Reyes
- Salawahan / Ishmael Bernal
ASIAN MOVIES, but not Pinoy
- In the Mood for Love / Kar Wai Wong
- Chungking Express / Kar Wai Wong
- Raise the Red Lantern / Yimou Zhang
EUROPEAN MOVIES
- Amelie (I can’t help it…the commentary is the best part of it all) / Jeunet
- Jules et Jim / Francois Truffaut
- Butterfly and the Diving Bell / Schnabel
AMERICAN MOVIES
- Clueless / Amy Heckerling
- Groundhog Day / Ramis?
- Godfather (is this Hollywood? in a sense…very hollywood) / coppola
TELEVISION
- West Wing
- Six Feet Under
- Todas
DISHES BY THE DUDE
- Crispy Patalbog
- Key Lime Pie
- Poached egg with roasted tomato and basil, swimming in olive oil and other leafy goodies…resting on bread.
SITES
- www.cnn.com
- google reader (is that a site?) –it has all the blogs of people i follow, from chums to bourdain to perez hilton to inquirer.net
- www.mirandajuly.com
LIQUIDS
- Sunquick
- Coke Light avec Rhum
- Apple Juice
I WANT TO LEARN
- français
- how to drive
- CPR
I WANT TO SEE
- New York City
- Barcelona
- the Pyramids
ALTERNATIVE CAREERS (wishful thinking lang)
- investigative journalist
- lawyer
- back-up singer
*Not that you’d care, but I posted the pictures after the list. Just to make sure I don’t muck the train of thought.
Everybody loves Obama
Posted: November 7, 2008 Filed under: television | Tags: bill maher, happy thoughts, larry king, obama, television Leave a comment »I love this fairy tale and I hope it’s not just all for good television. Even the sometimes snarky Maher adores O to bits.
Larry King: You recently issued one of your new rules decreeing that Obama must give comedians something to work with. Any suggestions?
Bill Maher: No. It’s very difficult. We have been spoiled, first with Bill Clinton and then George Bush. And here’s a president now who — he’s not stupid. He’s not angry. He’s not a phony. He’s not fat. He’s not cheating on his wife.
Who needs a jerk like that around for the next four years? Come on.
(LAUGHTER)
But look, he’s going to be the president and we’re going to have to get over our nervousness about making fun of a black person. He’s not a black person. He’s the president.
Better TV
Posted: September 15, 2008 Filed under: television | Tags: dexter, television, west wing Leave a comment »Dexter is just the most amazing thing for me since my last marathon of West Wing. It has a ridiculous premise but with rock solid writing. These Americans really know how to make great TV. It’s never been this good.
As for us, I don’t think it’s ever been this bad. We produce shows that look like shameful thoughtless rip-offs. It’s just awful. My days are counted as the discriminating viewer. I think, very soon, I will get my hands dirty and just be part of the problem. I dread for that time.
