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What!?

March 19, 2008 in Asians, Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

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Michael Cera is set to star in the feature version of “Scott Pilgrim’s Little Life.”

Little Life will detail some of Scott Pilgrim’s most tumultuous weeks: playing inept indie rock, avoiding finding work, and meeting the girl of his dreams and learning he’ll have to destroy her ex-boyfriends in mortal fisticuffs if he wants to hook up with her. (link)

WHAT? I knew they were making this into a movie, and a director (Edgar Wright) was already attached, but Michael Cera?

I dunno how I feel about this. I guess he’s the perfect actor for an amazing role, and congrats to Brian Lee O’Malley for getting a huge cool non-sellout name attached to his comic book. Cera isn’t TOO cute, but I honestly think Scott Pilgrim’s character is far, far, far away from the usual George Michael Bluth role that he tends to bring in everything. Seriously. Michael Cera is cute when he acts confused or shy or lost, but Scott Pilgrim is full of confidence in his own shallowness, stupidity and overall amazing-ness. And hotness. Yes, I can have a crush on a comic book character. Shut up.

*sigh* I guess the movie is really being made. Something about this makes me sad, because it means that the books are no longer all mine mine mine. They never were, because they were popular to begin with, but you know what I’m saying. I’m also glad this news also made the front page of the Hollywood Reporter.

Haha, I totally said WHAT?! aloud when I read this in the paper at my desk. I think the lady who’s temporarily sitting in the office behind me thinks I’m weird.

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An Open Letter To Stephen Chow

March 9, 2008 in Asians, Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | Permalink

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Dear Mr. Chow,

I dunno. I usually love your movies but this one left much to be desired. The little kid is cute, though.

Thanks,

Moye

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Peter Pan is the new Astro Boy

February 29, 2008 in Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

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More anime arriving in Hollywood! At least this time they’re keeping Osamu Tezuka’s version by turning the manga/anime into a feature length animation.

Guess who scored the main role?

Freddie Highmore aka the sulky boy in Finding Neverland aka that Charlie boy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory aka you don’t even know who I’m talking about, do you.

Said director David Bowers: “Astro Boy is a beloved superhero and has captured hearts around the globe for more than 50 years. I can’t wait to see where Freddie takes him. (link)

Yeah, that means, WE’RE WATCHING YOU. Let’s see you try to do those hot and cute anime voices with your British accent. You mess this up and your career is D-U-N.

At least Imagi Productions seems to be staying loyal to the classic Osamu style. I just made that up. I don’t know if there even is a classic style, but I do know that his characters are pretty recognizable and all look really round. Like sausages. But not. Anyway…

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Could this day get any worse?

February 27, 2008 in Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

So not only does today already suck, the evening before pretty much blew on my way home from work. Sometimes I just don’t understand people. They’re like helpless amoebas who don’t make any sense.

Then this morning, after waking up to the super loud old couple who (for some reason) is staying in the apartment above us and decides to rapidly walk back and forth right above their bedroom, I discover that someone has jammed the large front door shut. As in, it’s glued shut, you can’t open it and now no one can get out (if they don’t have access to the garage). Seriously, someone did this between the hours of 6:00pm and 7:30pm and I HATE YOUR GUTS.

Anyway, to top it off, I discover that they’ve filmed a prequel to Kevin Sullivan’s horrible Anne of Green Gables interpretation, starring Shirley MacLaine and Barbara Hershey.

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

Now in her sixties, a disheartened Anne looks back on her early years in an attempt to draw inspiration. Lost beneath the floorboards of Green Gables, secrets are discovered that illuminate the troubled childhood and heartbreaking sorrow of Anne’s early years. (link)

Do you know how stupid this movie is? REALLY? Does the universe want to piss me off even more?

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OMG BEST OSCARS EVERRRRRR

February 24, 2008 in Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

Kinda, sorta. I dunno what’s wrong with me or maybe it’s that I actually saw most of the movies that were up for nominations this year, but I was super excited to finally sit down and watch the Academy Awards.

…Not that I really sat down in time. I spent most of the day traveling down to Torrance to experience a “ramen festival” (not really a festival, more like a special bowl of ramen from a Japanese ramen place that was only available this weekend) and then traveling back up to play Rock Band/Halo with friends. By the time we got back home, it was already past 7pm, so I missed the wonderful red carpet and the opening.

But first, let’s enjoy a hot steaming bowl of shoyu ramen with delicate slivers of chashu pork. Mmmm..

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Akira + Leonardo DiCaprio = ?

February 21, 2008 in Asians, Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

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“WB has met the anime,” according to the Hollywood Reporter this morning. Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio have announced that they will turn the world-famous manga and anime, Akira, intwo a two-part live-action feature film.

Very interesting. Funny enough, yesterday Morgana just pointed out the movie as another thing that white people liked, but she could have already read this news and I’m just really behind the times. But I don’t know how I feel about this.

The new story moves the action to “New Manhattan,” a city rebuilt by Japanese money. The studio is eyeing a summer 2009 release for the first movie. (link)

It’ll be an interesting trend to watch. First the horror movies were brought over to the US; does anyone else wonder if anime is next?

Here’s what I have a problem with: AintitCool is reporting that both Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon Levitt are tapped to star in the movies. Hello, they’re both white? The main characters of Akira are JAPANESE and the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic TOKYO. They all have JAPANESE NAMES.

Does Hollywood really have to turn everything white? God damn.

(Yes, I understand the possible ramifications of trying to produce a big movie project with Asian faces, but when are people going to stop being scared or turned off by seeing some colored faces?Like Kevin Spacey’s new movie about the MIT students playing blackjack in Las Vegas. Yeah, that team in real life? Mostly Asian Americans. The movie? A bunch of white people, with maybe one token Asian nerd. Good going, folks. Give all the credit to the wrong people.)

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Question…

February 19, 2008 in Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

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10,000 BC looks lame. Cavemen are like the last people I’d want to watch on the big screen.

But really…did prehistoric men and women have dreads? They had the ability to hunt mammoth, fight giant saber-tooth tigers, fashion sexy clothes out of leather, but they hadn’t evolved enough to wash their hair? Gross.

And have you guys seen the trailer? Apparently women didn’t know how to talk back then either, because Camilla Belle doesn’t say a word throughout the whole thing.

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Awful, awful movie.

February 15, 2008 in Thoughts by Moye | No comments

The trailer for What Happens In Vegas reminds me of this list I want to compile of horrible movie trailers that give away the entire plot so you don’t even have to spend the $14 (if you’re going to the Arclight) to see it.

This trailer also reminds me that Cameron Diaz is way too old to be doing romantic comedies, as the days of There’s Something About Mary have gone and passed. Cameron, it’s time to diversify. Stay away from awful scripts where walking into a wall or something is a punchline, and in the end, you make out with the hot leading guy. Have you ever thought of trying for an Oscar? Okay, maybe you tried with Gangs of New York, but you still played a hot slut. Maybe do what Halle or Charlize did, and go ugly for a role. And by go ugly, I mean, leave off the cakes of foundation cause we all know you have horrible skin.

And Ashton, the same goes for you. But don’t try for an Oscar because no one wants to see you in the public eye anymore.

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Indy, I love Jews

February 15, 2008 in Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

I know this trailer came out yesterday, but I finally remembered to watch it (after paying my bills). Anyone else excited? Anyone else worried that it’s going to be cheesy? Anyone else think Harrison Ford’s pants are a wee bit high in the last scene?

I mean, they SHOULD be high. He’s an old man. But I’d still do him.

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Okay, now you're going too far.

February 14, 2008 in Asians, Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

Now that the hype around Juno is about to die down, I’m coming across more and more stories about how bad the movie is. That’s really awesome, but is an article about how offensive the movie is really necessary?

SF Gate devotes a whole page to Juno when Ellen Page states, “You should have gone to China. You know, ’cause I hear they give away babies like free iPods. You know, they pretty much just put them in those T-shirt guns and shoot them out at sporting events.”

I admit. I thought that was funny, but mostly because of how ridiculous those T-shirt guns are.

But according to one viewer,

“I calmed myself down, saying these things are just going to happen, and as a parent I have to teach my children to be strong,” she says. But after that particular scene was shown on televised award shows like the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild awards, she became angry all over again.

“I know some people will say ‘lighten up,’ but that’s not the point,” Seh says. “The trailer is misleading” about the complexities of adopting infants from China.

Seriously, lady? They’re right. Lighten up. The trailer is misleading about a lot of complexities, including hmm…I don’t know, TEENAGE PREGNANCY?

The whole movie isn’t about adopting babies from China. It was a badly written line about a misinformed girl who clearly has on idea what’s going on.

I can’t believe I’m defending the movie. I’m so over it, too. Goodbye.

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