Monthly Archives: March 2008
3 Pigs and a Baby (2008)

One notable thing is one of the voice talents, Steve Zahn, looks almost exactly like my friend Dragan:
(left: Dragan; right: Steve Zahn)
Yeah?! They’re like identical twins! Oh, sorry, Dragan, for using your picture without permission. :Þ
来我家吧 (Come To My Place; 2001)
今天终于看完了这套一直收在抽屉底的偶像剧。大概因为是VCD,所以一直没拿出来看。亏了自己是在每天跑步30分钟的健身房里用电脑看完的。幸好只有短短的7碟。
当然不及流星花园。虽然F4也有在里面客串,但是所演角色都属平凡,让我有了一种沉痛的感觉。女主角许如芸也当然不及大S,听她念独白的时候就知道了。只是气质还不错,而且还会弹钢琴,赞!
Waitress (2007)
Maybe it was Keri Russell, maybe it was the poster, or maybe it was the pies; but as soon as I saw the cover picture of the film, I wanted to see it! Had no idea it was an independent film shot in a small town. But the director was also the writer and played one of the dopy characters – Adrienne Shelly, you were bright! Note the word “were”, yes, unfortunately, she was murdered not long after the movie was wrapped….
Back to the movie, it was a bittersweet comedy/drama about relationships and pregnancy. It was nothing like what I had imagined. I was a little disapointed towards the whole thing about pies. Really, it had nothing to do with making wonderful pies. The act of making pies was rather used throughout the film to depict the main character’s emotions and thoughts at that point in time. Also, I waited the whole movie to see how she triumphs at the end and breaks away from her controlling husband. Well, yeah, at the end, she succeeded by having a daughter and opening her own pie shop, but she still didn’t leave the town like she’s always wanted to! And too bad she didn’t end up with that cute doctor! Maybe that’s why it’s “bittersweet”, although the movie left audiences praising the girl, but I didn’t feel all that good!
Overall, I’ve got mixed feelings towards this movie. But it was good to see Keri Russell shine. Goodness, she looks SO MUCH like my GED teacher Linda Austin. I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since she taught me. Too bad we lost contact….
天下无双 (Chinese Odyssey; 2002)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Colorado Ballet – The Repertory Series
Mercedes is a such true friend who always thinks of me. Today, she invited me to see the Colorado Ballet performance as she has an extra ticket. So she, I, and her step daughter Skii, drove to the Denver Performance Arts center in downtown, on this beautiful Saturday afternoon.
Because Mercedes couldn’t find her keys, we were running late. By the time we got there, the show had already started, so we had to sit at the very back till the first intermission, to get to our real seats, which were quite good – they were on the second row.
The Repertory Series is consisted of three performances. The first one is called “Leaves are Fading.” It premiered July 17, 1975 in New York:
Since we were sitting too far back, I couldn’t enjoy it as much. At times I even got so sleepy.
What a relief it’s intermission time! (This is how far back we were sitting):
So we got up and walked around the theater. It is truly artistic, from the doors:
… to the stairs/building structure:
Here’s Mercedes and Skii, in front of the oh-so-real wax statues.
Break time is up and we found our excellent seats on the second row. The second performance is called “… smile with my heart” and was premiered October 23, 2002 in New York:
It is my favorite performance out of the three. Because it was very fresh, modern, and I felt I could understand the message they were trying to convey better. And I liked the fact that the band was on stage, playing live, as well:
The third performance was visually the most stunning one. It’s called “Straight Line to Never” and it’s a new performance just premierd March 15, 2008 in Denver!!! The costume, make-up, and dance routines are all very oriental. But I just couldn’t make out what message they were trying to deliver. Maybe because the music wasn’t soft enough. It sounded like music from the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack. But isn’t the stage setting gorgeous?!