FLYING DAGGERS

Last night I finally took some time to watch “House of the flying Daggers”.
WOW. WOW. WOW. Even better than Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!
The script is romantic, the action is great, the colors of the settings and the costumes are used in a spectacular way. The special effects blow your mind out and then there is again Ziyi Zhang. I liked her acting in the other movies and especially in Memoirs of a Geisha, but in this movie she gives also a stunning exhibit of her dancing talents. Well done little China girl…

ARAGAMI

Watched a lot of DVD's during the weekend. Kept my very special favourite ARAGAMI just before bed last night. Masaya Kato is definitely my Raging God of the Sword.

This movie is definitely one of my favourites. The script is so simple and refreshing. Despite the fact that it is a very low budget film, the acting and set lifts the movie above the more usual Samurai-movies. Ofcourse from the maker of Azumi. The young Japanese directors get better and better. Watch out Hollywood, Asia is going to take over...


Friday I went to see the Canadian Dance Company Flak.
The choreography was by Jose Navas : Portable Dances.
Good but not certainly not the Masterpiece described in the press.

LEATHER!

Ok, this is not just for everybody, but I have done it anyway: I grant you a preview of my husbands favourite leather outfit that he is wearing in the upcoming HP5-movie.
Am I good or am I good?
You will have to wait another 8 months to admire him in full regalia.
Poor silly Muggles, I have him all the time ofcourse with or without leather... sigh, moan...

ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Wow, I just saw the first trailer released by Warner Bross of Movie 5


It all looks great, as usual, look at Snape


and look at those crazy eyes. Helena Bonham Carter definitely has fun in this role.


And then there's Harry kissing Cho...very good Daniel, no wonder you took advantage of the situation (more than 30 takes on this scene...naughty, naughty!)

BONES

Spent the entire weekend with cleaning the house and the aquarium and the office and washing and ironing and so on and on..luckily in between every chore done to satisfaction, I rewarded myself by watching my favourite vampire in all 22 episodes of the first year of Bones. Great forensic and antropological details.
And David is great as an FBI agent.

MAKO YOSHIKAWA

I just finished reading "One Hundred and One Ways" by Mako Yoshikawa. A stunning story about love and all the emotions involved. The tale of a young Japanese woman studying in the USA mixed with the life story of her grandmother who was a geisha in old Japan. A stunning debut novel...and Oh, did I mention that there's a ghost as well drifting around in the woman's loft...I loved it.

CARDASSIANS

After a very busy Saturday I did nothing much on Sunday except for relaxing my tired bones & muscles in front of my tele with my favourite Cardies...

BUSY, BUSY

Music: The soundtrack of Battlestar Galactica 2, a magnificent CD with no less than 23 outstanding tracks. I especially like the fact that so many instruments were used in the compositions: from violins to taiko, from African voices to Cajun guitars, SciFi-music with a Celtic sound. Great work.

I finished reading "The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama (much better than her Women in Silk)
I have a very busy weekend in view with shopping, sporting and lots of friends and a family-reunion...

BICHUNMOO

Gisterenavond BICHUNMOO voor de zoveelste keer herbekeken en dus een lekker potje zitten janken met dit zo typisch Aziatische liefdesverhaal. Zwaarden en veel Ki en nog meer Liefde. En dat de hoofdacteur bloedmooi is mag ook meegnomen zijn naturlijk.

Net uitgelezen: WOMEN OF THE SILK door Gail Tsukiyama: niet zo goed als gehoopt, maar toch een indringend levensverhaal over de onderdrukking van de vrouw in China in de vorige eeuw.

QNTAL

Listening to QNTAL V: SILVER SWAN: a stunning work of old music and texts in a modern arrangement and the wonderful elfin voice of Syrah.

Monsieur’s Departure.

I grieve and dare not show my discontent,
I love and yet am forced to seem to hate,
I do, yet dare not say I ever meant,
I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate,
I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned,
Since from myself another self I turned.

My care is like my shadow in the sun,
Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it,
Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done,
His too familiar care doth make me rue it,
No means I find to rid him from my breast,
Till by the end of things it be suppressed.

By ELISABETH I

THE STATE WITHIN

I watched the first episode of this new BBC series and it looks good so far. Very up to date with the terrorism and USA-UK tensions.
And I must admit that my husband looks hot in his tuxedo, even in his Polyjuice Potion disguise known as Jason Isaacs. Do I have to mention that he is a "Sir" in this role. Pureblood, pureblood, always a pureblood...

Automn is here

I had a very relaxing 1st of November at home, reading and listening to music.
Finished my 5th Haruki Murakami: A Wild Sheep Chase. A very funny story.
The weather has changed abruptly into rain and cold nights.. yes the leaves are turning brown and golden and are falling, falling...