and many i couldnt type down here coz i cant remember the titles
1. Notting Hill + + +
"Notting Hill" is a way different film for the most part, but it still contains a lot of the same elements; very smart, witty and literate dialogue combined with some very colorful characters who have been fully written and fully realized.
Song Lists:
1. No Matter What - Boyzone
2. You've Got A Way - Shania Twain
3. I Do (Cherish You) - 98 Degrees
4. She - Elvis Costello
5. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
6. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green
7. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
8. When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
9. Ain't No Sunshine - Lighthouse Family
10. From The Heart - Another Level
11. Everything About You - Steve Poltz
12. Will And Anna - Trevor Jones
13. 1826 - Trevor Jones
2. Made of Honor
As grateful as I am that they've updated the international Made of Honor poster to include evidence of Dempsey's full torso, it's a sad eye-opener to realize how differently they're marketing this movie abroad.
In countries where honor is spelled with a "u" (as seen above), the joke is: This guy's the maid of honor, yet he's trying to stop the groom!? This sounds like a wacky, mixed-up love triangle! Also, he's both literally and figuratively pushing him out of the picture! Good pun.
In the United States (as seen here), the joke is: A man as a maid of honor?! WTF??? And good pun with the "unbridaled" thing.
My point is that, as astute as he is at realizing critical differences between genders, we need to stop letting Tim Allen design movie posters. Also, neither version has answered the nagging question of why "maid" is spelled "made". I get that it's a pun, but a pun typically makes sense in some way. How he he made of honor?
Song Lists:
1. Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun
2. School of Velocity - New Schooly D
3. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
4. Lenny Kravitz - Love Revolution
5. Kanye West - Gold Digger
6. Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
7. James Morrison - You Give Me Something
8. El Presidente - Without You
9. Tomoyasu Hotel - Battle Without Honor or Humanity
10. Snap - The Power
11. Kool & the Gang - Ladies Night
12. Christopher Willis - The Gay Gordons
13. Jimmy Shand - Cock O' the North
14. P.M. George / S. MacLennan - Major John MacLennan
15. Isle of Skye Pipe Band - Scotland the Brave
16. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - wo Tribes
17. Robert Burns - My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
18. Skaila Kanga - Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
19. Fratellis - Henrietta
20. Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
21. Dashboard Confessional - Stolen
4. Definitely, Maybe
“Definitely Maybe” isn’t that funny and it isn’t that original. It’s so low-key and naturalistic and disarmingly soulful, though, that you can’t help but get caught up in it. Its kittenish softness disguises a story that sinks its claws into you.
It’s a superb cast, and all of these characters occupy a real-world space of actual jobs and the conflicts they can impose on relationships. ”Everyday People,” like the song that plays over the opening credits, they are as real as the folk you meet in New York, their wit flowing unobtrusively instead of sounding like a screenwriter begging for attention or falling into the setup-punchline rhythm of sitcoms. No one scrambles for extra laughs by pulling funny faces–especially Reynolds, who looks like Will Ferrell’s little brother and proved in “Van Wilder” that he can make crazy eyes with the best of them. Reynolds is carefully restrained–even a montage in which he’s a depressed drunk comes across as more sad than comical. At times he reacts too little. But he wants to shed his frat-boy rap and succeeds.
Suspense counts for nothing if you can’t figure out how to tie everything up, but Brooks’ final act is both touching, without being hokey, and cunningly designed. Much depends on a symbolic object of the kind that appears in a lot of screenplays. When it pops up, the movie has done such an excellent job dampening Will’s, and your, expectations, that it has a major emotional impact. By placing its love story in a setting that’s approximately as scuffed-up as reality, this movie sparkles like diamonds.
Song Lists:
1 Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
2 Stand - REM
3 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
4 Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
5 Safe From Harm - Massive Attack
6 In Spite Of Me - Morphine
7 Cigarettes And Coffee - Otis Redding
8 People Everyday (7'' Edit) - Arrested Development
9 Connected - The Stereo MC's
10 The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian
11 Even After All - Finley Quaye
12 The Summer Wind - Madeleine Peyroux
13 The Time Of Times - Badly Drawn Boy
14 Definitely Maybe Suite - Clint Mansell
15 The Happy Ending Is You - Clint Mansell
16 Come As You Are - Nirvana
17 Cleo's Mood - Jr. Walker and the All Stars
18 Save the Best For Last - Vanessa Williams
19 April's Story - Clint Mansell
20 Ain't Goin To Goa - A3
5. Nana (ナナ)
Story & Playability:
Oosaki Nana (aka Nana) is a strong headed girl. The hard life she had been living mold her into one stubborn girl who is full of ambition. One year after her boyfriend left her to head to Tokyo to be a guitarist with some big shot band, Nana decided to try her luck in Tokyo in realising her dream to be a punk rock band singer.
Komatsu Nana (aka Hachi, Hachiko, Hachikou) on the other hand, is such a spoilt childish girl. All her life seems to be revolving around herself, her crushes and her heart breaks. Assuming to herself that she finally found that one true love, her boyfriend suddenly decided to move to Tokyo, telling her to follow him when he got into university later.
One with her guitar and a pack of cigarretes, the other with her one luggage full of clothes, one trying to be a singer without the help of the boyfriend while the other is just following the boyfriend out of her spoilt personality, the two Nanas met each other in the train, make friends, and through a series of fortunate events, ended up sharing a flat together.
This manga by Ai Yazawa would then develop into a friendship story between the two Nanas, each with a different background, pasts, lifestyles and attitudes, and how they walk the path in pursuing their dreams of love, career and happiness. Definitely not a manga to miss to all those shoujo manga fans :)
I think NANA has a good plot, which is very relevant in our everyday's lives. There is no so called 'magic' in the way the both Nanas tried to reach their dreams. They went through so much troubles that is highly realistic in our today's lives. The concept of friendship between the two Nana here and how much they value each other is truly shown in a series of twisted events.
Not only that, each characters had developed well in terms of their personality, and we could see it being reflected in their actions, attitudes, even down to the way they dressed up. Yazawa sensei had done a good job in elaborating each character's personalities and in showing how they grow up to be more mature after each incidents.
Other than the cleverly planned plot and also the well define development of the story, NANA also has a good humor in it. From the way Oosaki Nana called Komatsu Nana 'Hachi' so as not to mix things up between their friends ('nana' could mean '7' in japanese, while 'hachi' means '8'), Yazawa sensei also make references on how the number '7' seems to affect both Nanas, referring it back to their names. The way Hachi always refer to the 'evil demon king' is totally hilarious, and also the way her wild imagination about 'Sachiko' came true is also very funny yet sad at the same time.
Truly a joy to read, I think NANA is suitable for 15 years old and above (due to some sexual references).
Theme songs:
- Openings
1 "Rose" by Anna Tsuchiya inspired by Nana (Black Stones)
2 "Wish" by Olivia inspi' Reira (Trapnest)
3 "Lucy" by Anna Tsuchiya inspired by Nana (Black Stones)
- Endings
4 "A Little Pain" by Olivia inspi' Reira (Trapnest)
5 "Starless Night" by Olivia inspi' Reira (Trapnest)
6 "Kuroi Namida" (黒い涙) by Anna Tsuchiya inspired by Nana (Black Stones)
7 "Winter Sleep" by Olivia inspired by Reira (Trapnest)
8 "Stand by Me" by Anna Tsuchiya inspired by Nana (Black Stones)
- Inserts
9 "Zero" by Anna Tsuchiya inspired by Nana (Black Stones)
10 "Recorded Butterflies" by Olivia inspired by Reira (Trapnest)
11 "Shadow of Love" by Olivia inspired by Reira (Trapnest)
Tribute album:
LOVE for Nana ~Only 1 Tribute~(March 16, 2005)
1 Beat 7 -The Theme of Love for Nana- / Toshihiko Takamizawa (The Alfee)
2 Gimme All Of Your Love!! / Tommy heavenly6 for Black Stones
3 Twinkle / Kaela for Black Stones
4 Reverse / Tetsu69 for Trapnest
5 Stay away / abingdon boys school for Black Stones
6 I miss you? / Do As Infinity for Black Stones
7 Bambino / Tomoyasu Hotei featuring Miho Moribayashi for Trapnest
8 Sleepwalking / Glen Matlock and The Philistines featuring Holly Cook (from Sex Pistols) for Black Stones
9 Sugar Guitar / Skye Sweetnam for Trapnest
10 Reimei Jidai / Japaharinet for Black Stones
11 Black Crow / Sex Machineguns for Black Stones
12 Two Hearts / Zone for Trapnest produced by Toshihiko Takamizawa
13 Cherish / Ai Otsuka for Trapnest
Nana's song is my song (November 30, 2003)
1 Marble/Battle Bomb Rounge
2 Kimi no namae/Savage genius
3 Rakuen no tobira/Bulukapu
4 Shin-ai/Chihiro Izu
5 Lotus Blues/Olive
6 Thanks/Barna☆Sister
7 Toi/Blue Frog
8 Not be mine/Green Bear
9 Kanaderu Kami/RK Rosebud
10 No Title/Yamaoka Chiharu
11 Mayonaka no Asahi/Kakimoto Nanae
12 My Way/Realize Power Wave
13 Ashita no Hana/Ann
6. A Lot Like Love
I think this soundtrack is as good as you can get, all that is missing is Ashton singing "I'll be there for you". The songs are heart felt, feeling sad go cheer up songs. It's a really good buy and I recomend it HIGHLYY!!! If you're a romantic, see the movie, it's pretty good....
Song Lists:
1. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
2. Walkin' on the Sun - Smash Mouth
3. Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry
4. Mint Car - The Cure
5. Mad About You - Hooverphonic
6. Trouble - Ray Lamontagne
7. Know Nothing - Travis
8. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
9. Brighter Than Sunshine - Aqualung
10. Hands of Time - Groove Armada
11. Look What You've Done - Jet
12. Breathe (2 AM) - Anna Nalick
13. Maybe It's Just Me - Butch Walker
7. Memories of Matsuko
It's difficult to write an objective review about a movie, that impressed me so much as "Memories of Matsuko" did. This tragi-comedy by director Tetsuya Nakashima is a mix of "Forrest Gump", "Amelie from Montmartre" and a music-video/musical. Nakashima takes us on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and tells us the epic tale of the tragic heroine Matsuko in candy-coloured and fairy tale-like pictures - the sort of you've never seen before. But "Memories of Matsuko" isn't only a masterpiece on a visual level. The film manages to be a bitter and gruesome tale in a dreamlike multicolored wrapping, while at the same time also making the audience laugh out loud. There really aren't many tragicomedies that can claim to have successfully pulled that off, but this one really does, and even ascends to the throne of the genre.
"Memories of Matsuko" is full of pictures that will knock you out of your socks, so beautiful are they. There aren't just garish colors everywhere throughout the movie, but the colors suit the prevailing mood. Moreover, the lighting is used to its full effect and is worked into the movie with a lot of care. A lot of what we get to see looks intentionally artificial, but also incredibly beautiful, what's making this film a real piece of art.However, looks isn't everything that counts, as we got to see in Park Chan-wook's "I'm a Cyborg but that's ok", for instance. Luckily, director Nakashima is always paying attention to the fact that all the artificial stuff and the visuals serve his movie and the story he wants to tell. Therefore, what's making "Memories of Matsuko" so special is the big heart it possesses.The great unique and jarring way the director makes movies and some of the wacky characters, as well as some pretty funny scenes are without a doubt the trademarks of a comedy, but at the same time this movie also centers around the stern drama of a woman who always gave and never took anything, which destroyed her in the end. The director always knows when it's best to put the drama into the movie's focus and does so in a refreshingly sarcastic way, which makes us laugh and weep at the same time. It's hard to describe how Nakashima managed to mix comedy and drama so seamlessly as he did here, but he somehow just pulled it off...
Besides all the colorful and wacky characters, there is only one in the film's focus, naturally, and that's Matsuko. Miki Nakatani gives a perfect and incredibly multi-layered performance. She absolutely blew me away with her acting abilities. Her portrayal in "Ring" and "Train Man" weren't really outstanding, which is why her actual acting talent totally surprised me. Not only does she manage to look completely different concerning her hair style and dresses in the various decades the film depicts, no, she also succeeds in bringing every little change in her character onto screen in the most credible way possible. As a bonus she also looks really sexy in many scenes. But the theme of sex and sex appeal is something the movie plays with skillfully, anyway.It's easy to suffer alongside Matsuko, as she seems to be a human being too pure for this world. That's the reason why she gets ruined by the people surrounding her and the world in general, until she even becomes a whore, a killer and the woman of a Yakuza. Matsuko always ends up with the wrong guys, gets maltreated, beaten and dumped, eventually. Still, Matsuko is happy with the men she gets, because there is nothing that she fears more than being alone. For this reason Matsuko undergoes some serious change in this rollercoaster ride which represents her life. However, in her core she remains the nice girl, who wants to make everyone happy and asks for almost nothing in return. That's what's making it so easy to sympathize and suffer with this extraordinary woman.
Towards the end we get to see how pure Matsuko really is, when western religion comes into play and we have to realize that Matsuko is, if not godlike, than at least angelical in her character traits.The ending hits you with a great amount of drama, but does so with a fine sort of gentleness which fortunately is deprived of any cheesiness. Nakashima grants us the time we need to suffer with Matsuko, but he doesn't refrain from giving us a warm smile on our face, too. Still, you shall be warned: It's most unlikely that you won't shed a tear or two after this great rollercoaster ride of emotions. "Memories of Matsuko" is still affecting days after viewing it, just by thinking of it. It's a movie you won't forget so soon. As for my part, I can't remember the last time a movie managed to touch me as much as this one.This candylike and colorful fairy tale doesn't only enchant you with its great visuals, nice humor, big heart and fantastic musical-like soundtrack, but also never loses focus of the drama, which is the story's center at every point throughout the movie. The pictures, the music and the impressive acting make for a perfect whole, which could make a lasting impression on me. Nakashima makes you wanna clap your hands after the credits roll even if there is no one else in the room, just to applaud him for his inventive and brilliant vision of a tragicomedy. A fantastic fairy tale that no one should miss!
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