Thursday, July 31
Sunday, July 27
Counting the Days
Things I'm super excited about:
August 2: The Release of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn-
My sister got me the first book, Twilight, for my birthday this year. After devouring it in a day, then buying the next two books and reading them in one day, I am officially a converted Twilighter. I'm a team Edward girl myself, for those who know the series, and can't wait to how the series culminates. For those who haven't read the books, they are quite good. Admittedly, they're light reading, but the characters are interesting and the romance isn't too terribly cliche. The premise actually makes sense, as long as you can allow for the existence of werewolves and vampires . . . And vampires vs. werewolves are the new pirates vs. ninjas, right?
August 19: Season 1 of Gossip Girl on DVD-
I am in love with the show Gossip Girl. The fashion, the stories, the actors and actresses; it's guilty pleasure television at its best. My favorite character, in both style and attitude, is Blair Waldorf. She may be a little bitchy at times, but at least she knows what she wants and how to get it. While I'm not condoning her behavior in real life, I think everyone loves the malevolent glamourpuss. While I'm at it, I might as well say that the second season premiere's on September 1st, and I cannot wait. With that said, here's a clip promoting the new season, with my favorite couple, Chuck and Blair. (video credit goes to blairandchuckonline)
Finally, I'm super excited to get the books I ordered from Barnes and Noble (a birthday gift from a friend). I ordered Neil Gaiman's Stardust and Nina Garcia's Little Black Book of Style. They should arrive any day now, and I can't wait!
All this good stuff aside, where is my issue of Nylon?! I think the people at the post office confiscate my magazines and read them.
Saturday, July 26
Let's Put a Smile on the Face
I'm sure it's been done to death, but I'd just like to take a minute to discuss the amazing cinematic experience that is the Dark Knight (the latest in the Batman saga, in case you've been living under a rock). Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post, a notoriously tough movie critic, praised Heath Ledger (as was only right) but found fault with Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent.
"He's got to show a love and an idealism so stout they can stand against the vilest villainy yet so fragile they can shatter into evil at a single catastrophic loss. It's not in him to show a range of contradictions like this, and the character -- as written by the Nolans -- is beyond demonstrating as much, either."
I disagree with Hunter on this point. I thought that Eckhart did a wonderful job depicting the fall of the White Knight of Gotham. And his change of heart is NOT completely out of the blue. The Nolan brothers give shadows, brief glimpses of the villain within. If the name was not enough, the ever-present two-headed coin was enough for any comic fanboy (or girl) to squeal and piss their pants at the sign of a new arch nemesis. And finally, that horrific make-up didn't detract from the pain visible on Dent's face as he reminisced about his life and the things he'd now lost. Dent, unlike Bruce Wayne and his nocturnal alter-ego, had followed the letter of the law. He'd worked hard with the system, and been rewarded for it. He'd won the girl, won the city, and was on top of the world until that was all taken away from him by complete chance. I'd go a little bonkers, too.
But nothing compares to the magnificent performance turned in by the late Heath Ledger. I remember how shocked I was when my sister called me to blurt out the news. The Joker is certainly his swan-song. The Joker is diabolical, nonsensical, and utterly anarchic; the perfect foil for Batman's code of honor. The movements, the sounds, the delivery of the lines are so precise, so perfectly in tune to his character; there is an understated homage to past precedence (Alex from A Clockwork Orange, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols) but a twist that blows all other bizarros out of cinematic memory. It's terrible that Ledger isn't here to witness the success of this role. I think alot of people were worried that movie-goers would only see the film out of macabre fascination to witness the "role that killed Heath Ledger". But as I watched the film, I forgot that he was no longer alive. And I think that that's the wonderful thing about the film media; it is a record, a piece of immortality for everyone captured on screen. If actors were hesitant to attempt to out-do Jack Nicholson's Joker, Ledger now has the role clinched. He will never be outdone.
"He's got to show a love and an idealism so stout they can stand against the vilest villainy yet so fragile they can shatter into evil at a single catastrophic loss. It's not in him to show a range of contradictions like this, and the character -- as written by the Nolans -- is beyond demonstrating as much, either."
I disagree with Hunter on this point. I thought that Eckhart did a wonderful job depicting the fall of the White Knight of Gotham. And his change of heart is NOT completely out of the blue. The Nolan brothers give shadows, brief glimpses of the villain within. If the name was not enough, the ever-present two-headed coin was enough for any comic fanboy (or girl) to squeal and piss their pants at the sign of a new arch nemesis. And finally, that horrific make-up didn't detract from the pain visible on Dent's face as he reminisced about his life and the things he'd now lost. Dent, unlike Bruce Wayne and his nocturnal alter-ego, had followed the letter of the law. He'd worked hard with the system, and been rewarded for it. He'd won the girl, won the city, and was on top of the world until that was all taken away from him by complete chance. I'd go a little bonkers, too.
But nothing compares to the magnificent performance turned in by the late Heath Ledger. I remember how shocked I was when my sister called me to blurt out the news. The Joker is certainly his swan-song. The Joker is diabolical, nonsensical, and utterly anarchic; the perfect foil for Batman's code of honor. The movements, the sounds, the delivery of the lines are so precise, so perfectly in tune to his character; there is an understated homage to past precedence (Alex from A Clockwork Orange, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols) but a twist that blows all other bizarros out of cinematic memory. It's terrible that Ledger isn't here to witness the success of this role. I think alot of people were worried that movie-goers would only see the film out of macabre fascination to witness the "role that killed Heath Ledger". But as I watched the film, I forgot that he was no longer alive. And I think that that's the wonderful thing about the film media; it is a record, a piece of immortality for everyone captured on screen. If actors were hesitant to attempt to out-do Jack Nicholson's Joker, Ledger now has the role clinched. He will never be outdone.
Thursday, July 24
Re-Vamp
So, as you can see, I've revamped the blog, and I'm going to try to keep up with it as best I can. I'd love to start posting pictures and such the like. However, this would require me to carry a camera around . . . We'll see about that. Anyway, all of the blogs on my new list have inspired me, both in what I'd like my style to be as well as blog dedication. Since its ridiculously early in the morning and I can't be bothered to say much else, I will leave you with the song of the post.
song of the post: Fleet Fox- Sun It Rises
Hopefully I'll post more later today!
song of the post: Fleet Fox- Sun It Rises
Hopefully I'll post more later today!
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