Mar
30
2007
The Taste Of Tea
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Movie : The Taste Of Tea / Cha no aji /このページを和訳
Release Date : July 17, 2004
Country : Japan
Director : Katsuhito Ishii
Starring : Satomi Tezuka, Takahiro Sato, Maya Banno, Tadanobu Asano, Anna Tsuchiya, Tomokazu Miura
Run Time : 143 Minutes
Editor Rating : 8.0
(22 Votes, User Rating: 9.05)
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Plot Synopsis : The mother, Yoshiko, is an animation artist that tries to resurrect her career while maintaining the daily tasks of her family in a rural setting outside of Tokyo. The father, Nobou, works as a clinical hypnotist. Nabou’s brother Ayano drifts into the family’s life, as he has been drifting through life since the love of his life married someone else. The teenage son, Hajime, struggles with making friends at his high school, while trying to attract the attention of the girl of his dreams. The youngest daughter, Sachiko, is constantly followed by her alter ego that lurks up in the horizon wherever she goes. The grandfather, Akira, helps Yoshio with her animation by posing in various fighting postures, while secretly preparing for his death. The tale of these family members slowly weave together to make the story of the Taste Of Tea.
Movie Review : Since Viz Media is bringing The Taste Of Tea to the bigscreen in the U.S., I thought it would be an appropriate time to revisit this simply amazing film. I have had the good fortune to see this film 3 or 4 times already and now with the pleasure of seeing it again on DVD I must say that The Taste of Tea is a resounding masterpiece of cinema.
A train protrudes from Hajime’s forehead and takes off into the sky, pink colored trees sheds their leaves like a spring snowstorm, and the giant face of little Sachiko appears floating in the sky and this all occurs in the first 10 minutes of the film! Definitely you can tell the Taste Of Tea will not be your typical movie.
As the movie progresses and you become more familiar with the unusual way the story unfolds and you experience the quirkiness of each of the family members, it’s nearly impossible not to simply sit back and marvel at what unfolds before your eyes. Similar to the sensations of savoring the flavor of tea on a calm Sunday morning. The film just has an awesome mixture of some of the funniest scenes you will ever see, quietly meditative reflections on daily life, beautiful cinematography set in a tranquil rural area of Japan, and these quirky characters that seem initially like they may have come from another world. Yet, but by the end of the film you can’t help to identify their quirky traits with people in you know in everyday life. The plot really takes a backseat to the characters or let’s just say the characters make the plot.
The Taste of Tea is Katsuhito Ishii third film, following “Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl” and “Party 7.” While “Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl” was fun in a Tarentino film noire kind of way and “Party 7″ featured some absolutely unique characters, “The Taste Of Tea” is where Katsuhito Ishii puts it all together and is able to find his own unique voice as a director to be reckoned with. If you’re curious to know what Katsuhito Ishii would do next, then read the review for Funky Forest : The First Contact.
My sole complaint with The Taste of Tea would have been with the film’s 143 minute runtime. If the film was edited to 2 hours or under I think impact of the movie would have been even more resounding. Yet, the long runtime wasn’t a huge issues simply because of the visuals, acting, and storytelling, which were so compelling. The way the stories of the different family members weaved in and out with each other added to the zen like feeling of watching The Taste Of Tea.
If you have the opportunity to watch the Taste Of Tea you should absolutely take advantage of the opportunity to do so. Just try not to fall in love with the Haruno Family, I would bet that you simply can’t.
buy The Taste Of Tea from YesAsia
Cast:
Satomi Tezuka - Yoshiko Haruno (mother)
Tomokazu Miura - Nobuo Haruno (father)
Tatsuya Gashuin - Akira Todoroki (grandpa)
Maya Banno - Sachiko Haruno (daughter)
Takahiro Sato - Hajime Haruno (son)
Tadanobu Asano - Ayano Haruno (uncle)
Tomoko Nakajima - Akira Terako
Ikki Todoroki - Himself
Anna Tsuchiya - Aoi SuzuishiSaki Aibu - Hotaru
Hideaki Anno - Kasugabe
Keisuke Horibe - Man in Noodle Shop
Ryo Kase - Rokutaro Hamadayama
Rinko Kikuchi
Kirin Kin - Grandma
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi - Projectionist
Ken’ichi Matsuyama - Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Shunichiro Miki
Kenji Mizuhashi - Maki Hoshino
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Kaiji Moriyama - Dancer
Yuka Nomura - Woman in Noodle Shop
Yoshinori Okada - Omiya
Machiko Ono
Daigaku Sekine - Detective
Kotaro Shiga
Issei Takahashi - Chairman of Go Club
Shinji Takeda - CM Director
Seiji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Susumu Terajima - Tattooed Man
Emi Wakui - Narrator (voice)
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Mar
30
2007
Dinosaur Jr. to relase new album “Beyond” May 1st
Posted by luna6 | 1 Comment
Free Downloads : Almost Ready
“Seen enough to eye you
But Ive seen to much to try you
Its always weirdness while you
Dig it much too much to fry you
The weirdness flows between us
Anyone can tell to see us
Freak scene just cant believe us
Why cant it just be cool and free us? ”
Oh yeah! Dinosaur Sr. …oops I mean Jr…..are coming back to release their new album “Beyond” on May 1st. This time around southern label Fat Possum Records (Fiery Furnaces/The Black Keys/Andrew Bird) will be releasing Dinosaur Jr.’s 9th studio album. To be honest I haven’t listened to an album by Dinosaur Jr. since Green Mind, but I do think that Bug and Green Mind are some great records. I’ve also heard some very positive early responses that “Beyond” may be their strongest album in years.
Track List:
01. Almost Ready
02. Crumble
03. Pick Me Up
04. Back To Your Heart
05. This Is All I Came To Do
06. Been There All The Time
07. It’s Me
08. We’re Not Alone
09. I Got Lost
10. Lightning Bulb
11. What If I Knew
77. test
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Mar
29
2007
Dell Will Delay Form 10-K Filing Pending Completion of Investigation
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About 2 years ago, I remember Dell was valued at slightly north of 80 billion dollars. At the time all the analysts would say buy “Dell” stock! Quarter after quarter they were smoking their estimated quarterly results and in retrospect they sure were smoking their results. Coincidence that Kevin Rollins the CEO for Dell from 2004-2007 was fired earlier this year?
“Dell announced today that it will delay the filing of the Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended February 2, 2007 beyond the prescribed due date of April 3, 2007 and the subsequent extension date of April 18, 2007. As previously announced, the Audit Committee of the company’s Board of Directors is conducting an independent investigation into certain accounting and financial reporting matters. The company will delay the 10-K filing because that investigation has not been completed. “As we move toward the conclusion of our investigation, we are committing the time and resources required to ensure a thorough and comprehensive review and resolution of all identified issues and the implementation of appropriate remedial measures,” said Thomas W. Luce III, chair of Dell’s Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee’s investigation has identified a number of accounting errors, evidence of misconduct, and deficiencies in the financial control environment. The Audit Committee is working with management and the company’s independent auditors to determine whether the accounting errors necessitate any restatements of prior period financial statements, and to assess whether the control deficiencies constitute a material weakness in Dell’s internal control over financial reporting.
Management continues to be committed to resolving the issues raised in connection with the investigation, and regaining compliance with all SEC filing requirements and all NASDAQ listing requirements, as soon as possible.”
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Mar
29
2007
Montt Mardié to release double CD w/ Bobby Baby, The Legends, Jens Lekman
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“Clocks/Pretender is the name(s) on the upcoming Montt Mardié release. It’s a spectacular release in many ways. First of all, Montt Mardié have recorded 10 songs with his big orchestra, and secondly, he has recorded another 10 songs with his favorite Swedish artists! Andreas Mattsson, Le Sport, Bobby Baby, Jens Lekman, The Legends, Deportees, Christian Zellinger, Vapnet, Mr. Suitcase and Hello saferide are all singing duets with Montt Mardié.”
Free Downloads : High School Drama, New York
Order Clocks/Pretender from http://www.hybrism.com/shop/
Tracklists
CLOCKS:
1. In which we meet the clocks and a song is reveled (Too many songs unwritten)
2. Set sail tomorrow
3. Birthday boy (drama)
4. I will write a book
5. Let’s get away from it all
6. 1969
7. Travelers
8. The windmill turns all the same
9. How I won the war
10. In which a sailor returns and we say good-bye for now (Set sail tomorrow)
PRETENDER:
1. Surprised (with Andreas Mattsson)
2. Metropolis (with Fredrik Hellström of Le Sport)
3. Once I was so in love that I followed (with Bobby Baby)
4. Castle in the sky (with Jens Lekman)
5. Hurry home (with The Legends)
6. Daughters (with Peder Stenberg of Deportees)
7. Hacienda (with Christian Zellinger)
8. När vi gett dom våld ska vi ge er kärlek (with Vapnet)
9. Grand Prix finals (with Mr Suitcase)
10. Pretenders (with Hello Saferide)
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Mar
29
2007
The Rosebuds - Night Of The Furies
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Artist : The Rosebuds
Album : Night Of The Furies
Release Date : April 10, 2007
Website : http://www.therosebuds.com/
Label : Merge Records
Free Downloads : Get Up, Get Out
Rating : 5.0
(1 Votes, User Rating: 9)
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Mar
29
2007
Yahoo Mail to provide unlimited email storage
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Yahoo has announced that starting in May, 2007 the web portal will offer unlimited email storage via their Yahoo! Mail service. When Yahoo! Mail launched in 1997 they offered 4 megabytes for email storage. Then in 2004 Yahoo increased email storage to 100 megabytes. Following Google’s Gmail introduction in 2005, Yahoo increased their email storage to 1 gigabytes. Now Yahoo leapfrogs Google’s 2 gigabyte storage limit, by providing unlimited email storage.
“We’re psyched to be breaking new ground in the digital storage frontier by giving our users the freedom to never worry about deleting old messages again. And, like any responsible webmail service, we have anti-abuse limits in place to protect our users. BTW: As much as we’d like to just flip a switch and “unlimit” everyone on the same day, we’ll be rolling this out over a few months to facilitate a smooth transition — we know there’s virtually nothing more precious than your inbox.”
Interesting enough I initially switched over to Google’s Gmail service for their increased storage space, but I got hooked to their email service because of their no nonsense graphical interface. Yahoo’s email interface wasn’t bad, but couldn’t compare with the simplicity of Gmail. Yahoo’s new beta email service features a new interface but from what I have seen it seems a step in the wrong direction. More cluttered and bloated, similar to Microsoft Outlook but for webmail. I’ll stick with Gmail for the foreseeable future.
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Mar
29
2007
Apple updates Boot Camp to Beta 1.2
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Apple has updated Boot Camp to 1.2 beta and now includes support for Windows Vista and the Apple Remote to function with iTunes and Windows Media Player in Windows.
Download : Apple Boot Camp
Related Articles : 3 Different Ways To Run Windows Apps on your Mac / Parallels Desktop for Mac
“Boot Camp lets you install Windows without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple does not sell or support Microsoft Windows.(1) Boot Camp will burn a CD with all the required drivers for Windows so you don’t have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them.”
Changes in Boot Camp 1.2 beta :
* Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
* Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
* Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
* A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
* Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
* Improved Windows driver installation experience
* Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
* Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)
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Mar
28
2007
Voxtrot’s S/T debut album set for release May 22
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Voxtrot has finished recording their debut album and the record is set for release on May 22nd via the Beggars Group/Playlouder. The first single from the record is called “Blood Red Blood” and will be released in Europe on May 14th on 7-inch/download formats. The new record has 11 tracks and was produced by none other than Victor Van Vugt (PJ Harvery, Nick Cave, Luna).
The last record I heard produced by Victor Van Vugt would have been the Mojave 3 album “Puzzles Like You,” which was simply fantastic. Hope the new Voxtrot album will be as good. Their EP Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, & Wives is simply outrageously great.
Free Downloads : Kid Gloves (from the upcoming Voxtrot album) Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, & Wives
Track List:
01. Introduction
02. Kid Gloves
03. Ghost
04. Stephen
05. Firecracker
06. Brother In Conflict
07. Easy
08. Future Pt. 1
09. Every Day
10. Real Life Version
11. Blood Red Blood
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Mar
28
2007
Parallels Desktop for Mac
Posted by luna6 | 20 Comments
Now that Parallels Desktop for Mac has finally released a stable 1.0 version, I thought it was as good as any time to check out this very slick OS X virtualization solution for the Mac. For people who have never used or heard of the program before, Parallels allows Intel Mac owners to install and run other operating systems inside of OS X. This is a significant difference from Apple’s own Boot Camp software, which can run other operating systems only by rebooting. If you use programs often in other operating systems, rebooting will quickly become a time consuming nuisance.
Although there has been emulation software in the past for the Mac, most suffered from a variety of faults. The biggest drawback with emulation programs like Virtual PC would have been the huge performance hit the user would feel because of the software emulating instructions from their PowerPC hardware to their virtual x86 operating systems. Now that Apple has completely switched their computers over to the x86 platform this performance issue has been greatly alleviated. Furthermore, Parallels efficiently uses Intel’s Virtualization Technology (VT-x) to enhance the speed of the guest operating system, thus taking it well beyond the slower emulation modes of the past. With Parallels you rarely have to worry about the guest operating system slowing your computer down to a crawl.
One of the best features with Parallels Desktop for Mac is that you can install just about any operating system : MS-DOS, Sun Solaris, OS/2, FreeBSD, Linux, and Microsoft Windows. Even though all these different operating systems work within Parallels, it does not necessarily mean that they all are supported equally. Clearly, Parallels has been optimized for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Most of the gee whiz features built into Parallels are for Windows only.
As an example Parallels Transporter & Parallels Coherence works only in Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Also, Shared Folders and Drag N Drop are available only in Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. Other features like Parallels Compressor and Parallel Tools works in all flavors of Windows. Unfortunately none of these features are available for Linux as of yet. Also it should be noted that Parallels does not work with any 64-bit guest operating systems.
Windows Vista
Installing Windows XP or Windows Vista inside of Parallels is downright easy and problem free. With Windows Vista in particular and the Express Installation mode there were only a handful of boxes to click before Vista was completely installed.
Actually using Windows within Parallels feels no different than using Windows on a standalone computer, albeit with one minor caveat. Parallels uses VGA drivers only, so any type of 3d acceleration is out of the question. The company has stated that they are working on 3d acceleration for their next release of Parallels (future updates are free for purchasers of Parallels). In the meantime 3d video games and 3d applications will not work in Parallels or work only in a minimal way. Personally, I don’t play games or use any 3d rendering programs so this caveat did not bother me much. It would have been nice to have the Aero features available in Vista but this really didn’t effect my productivity in any appreciable way. Other than that, all the Windows programs you normally use can be used with Windows & Parallels. Parallels does offer three distinct viewing modes when working with the guest Windows operating system : Window, Full screen, or Coherence modes. Using the window mode is probably the most familiar method, but on my 13″ MacBook that would have been the least desirable method out of the three. In full screen mode, it really does feel like you are running Windows on a PC.
If you install Windows in Parallels make sure to install Parallels Tools. Parallels Tools installs special drivers in order for you to access special features like Coherence, Drag-and-Drop Tool, Favorite Applications Tool, and Shared Folders. The Drag-And-Drop Tool allows the copying of files between the guest operating system (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista) and the host Mac OS X system via the drag-and-drop method. The Favorite Applications Tool allows applications running in the guest operating system (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista) to appear on the Applications menu and in the Dock. Shared Folders is enabled via the Configuration Editor. Simply check the box for “Enable Shared folders” then click the + button and the directory you want shared within your guest operating system (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista). All these features worked very well.
Parallels Coherence
When you select Coherence mode, Parallels is basically hidden from view and you can either place the windows task bar somewhere on your desktop or have the task bar completely hidden as well. You can switch between these options by selecting View –> Customize –> Coherence tab. If you chose the latter method (which I did) then you will get the familiar Windows Start Menu placed on the OS X dock and then you can launch your Windows programs from there. Furthermore open applications in Windows are shown as icons on the OS X dock as well. Basically, Coherence mode integrates Windows non-obtrusively within OS X. For the uninitiated they may never know that there are two operating systems running in Coherence mode.
Parallels Transporter
Parallels Transporter is a convenient new tool to migrate the information from a remote PC into a guest operating system within Parallels. As an example, if you would like to install Windows XP but keep the same settings, applications, and data that resides on your Windows desktop computer over to your Parallels guest operating system then Transporter can make this happen with ease. The program actually comes in two parts : Transporter which is built into Parallels and the Transporter Agent which is a program you install on your standalone Windows computer. To use Parallels Transporter you need to follow these 3 easy steps :
1.) Install Transporter Agent on the Windows computer you want to copy from. Transporter Agent can be downloaded here.
2.) Run Transporter Agent on the Windows computer you want to copy from.
3.) Launch Parallels on your Mac Computer and select File –> Import.
From there just follow the easy wizard migration tool to walk you through the installation. The Transporter Agent notifies Parallels of all the information that is needed, so you don’t even have to input the ip address or the hostname for the computer you want to copy from. Very well done Parallels! Another cool feature with Parallels Transporter is that you can actually migrate from another virtualization disk image. As an example if you have a VMware image file, Parallels Transporter will convert that image so it will work with Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Parallels Compressor
Since my Macbook comes with only a 80 gig hard drive I did have an interest in the Parallels Compressor feature built into Parallels. Basically the way Parallels Compressor works is that the tool deletes unnecessary files in the guest os, defrags and cleans up unused space, and compacts expanding disks. The user can select to use either the automatic or manual mode. I chose the automatic route. Using Parallels Compressor is very simple. Start up the guest operating operating system and make sure to login with a user with administrator rights. Then select Actions–>Run Parallels Compressor from the Parallels menu. There are only a few windows to click through if you choose the automatic compressor mode.
Linux
Parallels had no problem installing Ubuntu’s Edgy Eft. If you have never used Linux before, Parallels is a great way to get your feet wet with Linux but not having to completely commit yourself to the alternative operating system. Although Parallels doesn’t feature all the bells and whistles for Linux guest operating systems as they do for Windows, nevertheless Parallels ran Linux great.
One of the first things that I wanted to change was the default aspect ratio. On my Macbook with its native resolution of 1280×800, the available resolutions were 1024×768 (height was to tall) or 800×600 (width was to small), which were not ideal for my needs. In order to change the resolution two steps were needed. In the “Configuration Editor” I selected “Video” then clicked the “Enable custom screen resolutions” box and then added 1024×600. Next step was to boot up Ubuntu. Then add custom settings in xorg.conf. Under the “Screen” section next to “Depth 24″ I added “1024×600” and then under the “Monitor” section I added this line :
# 1024×600 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 37.32 kHz; pclk: 48.96 MHz
Modeline “1024×600_60.00″ 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622 -HSync +Vsync
From there things worked quite nicely, but as I said before, you don’t get all the features that are available for Windows guest operating systems. I was surprised that Parallels did not have a “Shared Folders” option available for Linux. Since I have used VMware in the past on my Linux desktop (as the host OS) and they have shared folders available for Linux I thought it was strange you could not do the same for Parallels and Linux. Needless to say that was disappointing. Nonetheless, I was able to share folders between OS X and Ubuntu via NFS. A nicely utility to setup NFS shares in OS X is NFS Manager which can be downloaded here.
If you are planning to purchase Parallels for Windows on your Mac, you should take advantage of the opportunity to download and try the free open-source Edgy Eft from Ubuntu. I would venture to guess that after you use Ubuntu a few times, you may just want to wipe out that Windows partition on your home PC and install Ubuntu.
Conclusion
Parallels Desktop for Mac has come along very nicely in only a short of amount of time. The software runs very smoothly and is priced reasonably at $79.99. Parallels has stated that in their next version, they will finally include 3d acceleration. Although the lack of 3d acceleration did not bother me, I did wish that they would have included more features for alternative operating systems like Linux. There’s no reason why “Shared Folders” could not work in Linux, but perhaps Parallels were simply devoting their resources for Windows working as smoothly as possible in their 1.0 release. Hopefully for their next version some of these features will be available for other operating systems.
Coherence mode would definitely have been the star of the show in Parallels. By enabling Coherence mode and placing the Windows Start Menu on the OS X dock, Parallels became even more convenient to use (not to mention giving off a wow factor from launching Windows programs from the OS X dock). After using Parallels for a few weeks, I find that the application is an indispensable tool for testing and using other operating systems. Not only does Parallels give OS X a more feature friendly feel, but it also makes using OS X a whole more fun to use as well.
Pro’s :
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The coherence mode, transporter, compressor and shared folders works well within Windows.
If you have at least 1 gig of ram and an Intel Core Duo chipset then Parallels runs smoothly.
You can install just about every operating system known to mankind within Parallels.
Con’s :
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Does not have 3d acceleration (Aero does not work in Vista nor does Beryl or Compiz work in Linux).
Coherence, Transporter, Compressor, Shared Folders, Drag N Drop works only within Windows.
Does not have a snapshot mode to easily revert back to an earlier installed stage (as an alternative “cloning” is available but uses more hard drive space).
(3 Votes, User Rating: 9.67)
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Mar
28
2007
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid - Tongues
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Artist : Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid
Album : Tongues
Release Date : March 27, 2007
Website : http://www.kieranhebdenandstevereid.com/
Label : Domino
Free Downloads : The Sun Never Sets
Rating : 3.0
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Mar
27
2007
1st Annual Subtitle Film Festival
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The 1st Annual Subtitle Film Festival features 9 cutting edge films from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Thailand. The film festival will be held on April 12-15, 2007 in Los Angelas, California at the MPARK4 Theatres. The impressive lineup of films are :
- 4:30 directed by Royston Tan (Singapore) Los Angeles Premiere
- After This Our Exile directed by Patrick Tam (Hong Kong / Taiwan) US Premiere
- Confession of Pain directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak (Hong Kong) North American Premiere
- Dorm directed by Songyos Sugmakanan (Thailand) Los Angeles Premiere
- Hanging Garden directed by Toshiaki Toyoda (Japan)
- Isabella directed by Pang Ho-cheung (Hong Kong)
- Memories of Tomorrow directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi (Japan)
- Sundays in August directed by Lee Jin-woo (Korea) North American Premiere
- Sway directed by Miwa Nishikawa (Japan) Los Angeles Premiere
I have seen Sway and Hanging Garden and both are excellent films that are highly recommended. Also, Isabella and After This Our Exile are films I have been planning to view and review in the near future. The other five films I’m not familiar with but they all look promising - if anybody gets a chance to see these other films let me know how they are.
For more information on these films and the Subtitle Film Festival itself check out their website at http://www.subtitlemedia.org/.
Tickets can be purchased online here.
Contact information for MPARK4 Theatres :
MPARK4 Theatres
3240 Wilshire Blvd. 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(Cross Street is New Hampshire)
213-384-7080
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Mar
27
2007
The Good Shoes - Think Before You Speak
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Artist : The Good Shoes
Album : Think Before You Speak
Release Date : March 26, 2007 (U.K.)
Website : http://www.goodshoes.co.uk/
Label : Brille
Rating : 6.0
(1 Votes, User Rating: 9)
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Mar
26
2007
Ruby Isle covers Sonic Youth’s “Teenage Riot”
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I’ll admit I’m a sucker for a good cover version and Ruby Isle’s cover of Sonic Youth’s “Teenage Riot” would certainly be one of those! If you’re going to cover such an incredibly magnificent, stupefying track as “Teenage Riot” than you can really do one of two things : (1) straight up cover version which would inevitably end up sounding lame or (2) turn it inside out and thats exactly what Ruby Isle does with this track. Check this one out.
Free Downloads : Teenage Riot
For people not familiar with Ruby Isle, they are new band but with at least one very familiar name in the band. That person would be Dan Geller who founded the indie label Kindercore Records and also the indie synth pop band I Am The World Trade Center. With Ruby Isle Dan Geller hooked up with his old high school friend Mark Mallman. “The two began swapping mix tapes in the high school parking lot. Mallman’s tapes spanned art rock from Pink Floyd to The Velvet Underground and Geller’s mixes buzzed The Smiths, The Cure, and New Order” Meanwhile Mark Mallman’s is widely known for “Marathon 2″ which is stated in the bio sheet as “longest song in the history of rock, the performance of which clocked in at 52.4 hours in fall of 2004.” Later on Aaron Lemay joined the group as the “tattoed punk/prog rocker” with a distain for electronic music. The trio’s clash of musical styles have come to fruition fully with the release of their debut ep “Into The Black.”
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Mar
26
2007
Rosie Thomas - These Friends Of Mine
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Artist : Rosie Thomas
Album : These Friends Of Mine
Release Date : March 13, 2007
Website : http://www.rosiethomas.com/
Label : Nettwerk
Rating : 7.0