HArry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Breaking the Blockbuster and still going strong

Just came off the Harry Potter’s Premiere, it is probably one of the most star-studded and wettest premiere ever.
Fortunately I got in about half an hour earlier.

This time the movie is like the book. Not as boring, and surprisingly eventful. The book is filled with boring flashback. This one is after all the set up for the last episode of the series.

They explain the reason why that Voldermort is immortal throughout all the ordeals. And setting up the greatest adventure ever where Harry try to eliminate Voldermort soul one by one.

As well, you’d know who is exactly the half blood prince in this episode.

There’s the games, there’s the love triangle, there’s the 2nd death of the series, there’s flashback, there’s the gathering of the good and evil.

This time it’s much darker, it’s grimmer for the good side. And it’s one hell of a set up for the finale.

As most of them said, since you’ve watched the first 5 why not just finish it haha!!!!

the Star Studded Premiere of Public Enemy yet the shadowy story

After coming back from the Public Enemies Premiere, it takes me about 2 days to actually recover from it. (Maybe it’s the Champaign or after party)
In the innovation of the movie world is growing more and more undeniable these days.
It is a good script, that actually allow Johnny’s character to develop into the most unique and quirky yet professional character in these few years.
Yet, mixing the professional Cinematography and amateurish handheld scene is a good idea. It created both the clear, dramatic for the gun sequence and car chase and bank robbing scene, yet the handheld give an intimate and closeness to the personal and romantic life of the character.
Yet the script is a bit lack in context. Almost, the whole movie touches on the character’s surface rather than dealt deeper into the character.
It might in an ambitious cinematographic movie, it will not be a fantastically admired Oscar contender yet at the moment.
One thing that worth talking about is that Channing Tatum makes a cameo in the movie as one of the FBI most wanted. Which makes this the 3rd movie that Channing is in for this summer block roll down, from the most anticipated G.I.Joe , Fighting and now Public Enemy. He is one busy actor this year.

Michael Jackson's Memorial Service

Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service this morning has been an event that moves the world.
People around the world is celebrating the life of a legend.
Memorial started with a private service at the Forest Lawn of the closest family and friends and then the remains is travelled to Staple Centre after half an hour.
The Police has cleared 101 Highway for the Jackson family convoy smooth passage from the Encino home to Forrest Lawn and then from there to Staple Centre so that Michael can be with his fans there after the private service ended at Forrest Lawn after half an hour.
The memorial at the Staple Center started with Smokey Robinson’s presenting the regards send by absentee and beloved friends of Michael, Diana Ross and Former South Africa President Nielson Mandela.
After close to half an hour of delay after that, Michael’s sealed in the Golden Coffin towered on top with roses is brought into center stage with the welcome cheers of everyone in the audience. Then Mariah Carey came out with her long time collaborator Terrence to serenade Michael with I’ll Be there.
Brooke Shield reminisce her time as a child entertainer with Michael, how generous and humorous and how Michael loves to laugh and smile.
Founder of Motown Record Berry Gordy remembered how Michael came to the studio with his brother and straight away blown everyone away with his talent in singing and the speed he learn all the steps to dances.
Jennifer Hudson brought down the house with her rendition of
And then John Mayer came on stage to perform the memorable solely on electric guitar.
Jermaine perform Michael’s favorite song, Smile by the late Charlie Chaplin
Usher sang the one song that is most suitable to the occasion and everyone’s heart’s desired words to Michael, Gone Too Soon, which formerly sang by Michael for the AIDS hero of our time Ryan White.
The memorial ended with the original back up dancers and singer of Michael’s London’s now will-never-be concert, introduced by the Director Kenny Ortega, to perform We are the World and Heal the World.

and a ending speech from the Jackson's family and the most moving goodbye by his daughter Paris.
It is a somber environment where the fans, family and friends celebrate the greatest celebrity of our time. While a lot of the world remembers his fault, it is well spoken by the representative of congress to address that everyone is only guilty only after proven. The representative will bring forth a motion to forever dub Michael as the greatest humanitarian on earth. For he is the holder for the Guinness World record for the most Charitable Pop Star.
While most people would have side see the contribution of out spoken Michael towards some of the most intense and important issue around the world.
Michael does brought down barrier, Michael does Take everyone higher from the bar, Michael does Unite the world, and he did unite a nation. He did in some little effort heal the world. He at the least allow us, this generation knows the correct attitude towards, famine, hunger, poverty, charity, AIDS, racism, discrimination and he’d opens the door to so many African American into Sports, Entertainment, even Politics and united all races of the world, Black, White, Latino, Asian, European and African, from Japan, to Birmingham Alabama to Birmingham UK, from South Africa to South America. From China to Russia to Australia. No one person in the world have not been touched by this icon in the slightest way.
God forbid, he even influence and help the career of Oprah and the now elected president of America Obama.
Therefore he is in the most sense a Human being, that one charitable person and loving in all ways the most worthy common villagers of the Global village.
For the We Pay our Tribute to you!!!!

Ice Age 3 Prehistory Dinasaurs Rival Modern day transforming Robots at the boxoffice with 42.5 Mill each

The battle between the prehistoric creatures and the transforming roots begins this week.
Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!!
The weekend brings in a whooping 42.5 Mill each for both movies tied at the top of the block.
Ice Age opens worldwide last week and become the first to rival the totally viral ticket sales of the robots.
The sequel to the animation this time is a bit more funny, a bit more relax, this time around it’s about family and this time there’s much more fantastic action than just plain talking humor.
There’s a lot more babies in the sequel. And there’s an unlikely bond between the dinosaurs and the ice age folks.
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Another movie I’ve got a chance on a glimpse before it’s drown out by all the summer blockbuster movies is State of Play.
This political suspense thriller is a great piece that took in some of the most amazing actor and actresses of our age that totally blow my mind and truthfully and completely told a reflective story of how dirty politics and press are inter related in the most peculiar and twisted interplay.
Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Miren, Robin Wright Penn, and Jason Bateman, you can be assured you’ll get a thrill out of it that is if you are interested in political movies.

Farrah Fawcett, our 'Angel' have died at 62

To have 2 of the brightest and most generous person to pass away on the same day would be a loss for us all.

Farrah Fawceett, the original Charlie's Angels, the talented and Kind Farrah Fawcett have passed away on Thursday morning at St. John's Health Center at Santa Monica.

Our sincere Condolenses for the family and friends.

Michael Jackson have Passed away yesterday

Michael Jackson had left us at UCLA yesterday night.

The most covered superstar of our time. Had passed at noon.

The start that have launch a million Music Video with his pioneering Thriller, the first music video.

Not a dancers have not learned his moves, not a musicians had ever not heard his songs. He is truly the King of Pop.

Our Condolences to his family and friends and all his fans.

He will be remembered always as the brightest star or our century

Lady Gaga and James Morrison is comparison

About a couple of weeks before I bought Lady Gaga and James Morrison from the CD shelf.
Never got the chance to review it. I don’t know why. Lady Gaga is the hottest tickets in town and James Morrison is equally as hot in the UK.
But I just immerse myself in the beat and the croon and forgot to introduce the good stuff to the crowd.
Yes Lady Gaga is outrageously smart and talented and daring, and I must say if you have seen her perform live you’d know that she is it. She got what it takes, she got the musician, she got the art, she got the business sense and she gets what’s entertainment is all about. So she is my artist of the……. Month (I wish I can say of the year but it’d too early to judge the whole year now.)
As for James, he is the normal, soft hearted, smooth melodic, harsh voices, tormented soulful self in the new album. Need me to say more? Every tune in the album, Songs for you, Truths for me is totally and completely James Morrison eccentric. It don’t get any better than this if you want to mend a broken hearts of if you want to fall in love. James voices simply ease you into the mood

Movie Weekend, Scare the Heel out of Drag me To Hell, then grind down with Hannah Montana, punch out in Fighting and Ended up 17 Again

It’s been a really busy week. After 2 weeks of rest I’ve finally got the chance to chase back all my movie reel.
From the Director of Spiderman comes the scariest and also the funniest horror movie of the year.
Drag Me To Hell have all the hells effects in place the scare the hell out of you.
There’s the flying hankerchief, the ugly old mama, the crazy flying people and things, the satanic ritual, the curse the black goat itself and dragging everyone through firy crack floor.
The exocist’esque movie with a modern and special effect twist. The most scary scene from the movie is also the funniest of them all.
The old lady with the crooked tooth, the humor of a no teeth monster trying to bite the dust out of the young beautiful girl. The crazy thing and funny thing the girl can do to actually fight back the curse ghost…..
I must say it is in a rank on it’s own. Funny and scary at the same time. It’s a first on a horror thriller.

Of course after the ups and downs of a scary movie I had to relax a bit. So I went to the most light hearted movie, and light weighted movie of the summer, Hannah Montana.
I must say it is truly the kid movie for the summer, celebrity check, well-known character check, love interest check, beautiful girl check, children suitable song and conduct check, no-kissing check, and handsome young guy check.
What more could you say for the 10 to 25 crowds on a movie like this? Totally attractive.
Oh! Guys, it is a singing movie so……. You’d enjoy the kiddo humor I dun think you’d like the rest of it.
Then after a relax sequence, I squeeze in some spare time for a quick bite before rushing back into the cinema for my 3rd roll of the day.

Fighting,the starter of summer blockbuster for Channing Tatum. He got 3 movies coming out this year, starting with the not so hyped, yet solid Fighting. You read it and you know what it’s about, underground fight club, also starring the equally charming Tterrence Howard. They fight and people waged on the bet who will win.
The story is pretty loose, basing most of it on Channing Tatum handsome charm. Like Recognizing Your Saint, Channing Tatum gave a convince performance in the movie but the material is a bit too brief. The street, the tough people, the lower class and the people fighting. The reflection on the situation is just surface of course, most of it is pretty focus on Channing Tatum fights. It’s not Oscar material but it’s still entertaining to watch.

All of the movies aside, my friend would tell you this is the best movie she’s watched. 17 Again. Just her cup of tea, she’s just there to gawk at Zac Efron and cry with him when he did in the movie.
Don’t get me wrong, the movie is fantastically funny. Every beat of comedic humor is on point and I lost my voice laughing to hard. But it is a guy candy fest no doubt. Calling all hormone raging girl and women (yup ,all you cougar out there.) feast your eyes on the most eligible bachelor of the year if not the hottest.(Chace Crawford beat Zac to it this year in People Magazine.)

Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen Just broke records

Just came back from the Transformers premiere.
If you are a special effects buff, you’ll be dump founded by this sequel.
Last time it’s great, this time it’s even better. Finally there’s the screen shots that’s not too tight that’s enable the audience to look at some of the fight sequence clearer.
Of course to make it even bigger, this time there’s the no introduction straight into storyline attitude to the movie.
From the start the transformer is getting both bigger and smaller.
The mind boggling special effects if just devastating to all graphic designer from now on. How can you create so many shots in just the short time of 2 years?
The new, more advanced transformers is much much more sophisticated than last time.
You think creating 12 robots last time is tough. Try hundreds this time, and possibility or combined transformed transformers this time.
Well, special effects aside, I must say though this time it dealt more into the characters feeling of family matters and the comedic punch line is plugged in throughout the movie. It is still a bit weak at places and disjointed.
But I must say, Michael Bay really has some tricks up his sleeves negotiating all the advanced military machine that is being shown on the show. The variety of it is….. uncountable.
The scene is bigger, the sequence is clearer and faster and the storyline is….. ok and the dialog is awesome.
Oh! did I mention, that on this first day all the 4 cinemas showing the same movie at the same time this evening are all fullhoused? Yup, the summer blockbusters season has truly started.

Michael Buble: Meet Madison Square Garden - A Truthful, personal and Enjoyable Documentary

This week on DVD, is the launches of the Michael Buble’s Concert Documentary DVD +CD.
You can never get too old of Michael old style pop really. The perfect charm, the warmth of the gang and all the musicians in Michael’s company.
Michael claims he’s reach his goal after Madison Square Garden, which presented a bit of a sad note on the show… yet, the concert is fantastic.
Although I have hoped there’s more footage of the concert, like any full length show it’d be nice. Instead of the concentrated version of the show with the side dish of the documentary.
Yup, this time it’s more of a documentary than and Concert DVD. But it is a sincere piece for the fans and all. You get to see the relax and daily and love and normalcy and un-normal nature of the artist life on the road, all the behind the scene footage let you have a great understanding of Michael as a person.

Jonas Brothers: Lines, Vines and Trying Times

I just got my copy of Jonas Brothers New Album the other day.
Literally, and regardless what people claim, they are the biggest band out there to date.
Reason, yes the largest consumer group of music, is the tween.
So how does the new album Lines, Vines and Trying Times…. Fair?
It does pretty well, the boys are growing. After all the rumor and conflicts they are still capable to overcome those. It’s a great work professionally and personally.
I doubt that sometimes adult can do better than they did.
Well, gossip aside. The album is a solid follow up to their sophomore album. Now they are really transported into the professional category.
Though the album is a solid work, I do felt it’s a bit lack of surprises. Like any album that have come to a stage of steadiness, the style or innovation of the songs in the album also become slower.
I love the first single out of the album, Paranoid, very energetic and Jonas-esque( they have their own style category now). It’s a notch above from last album’s fast beat songs. The follow up to this successful single will be the much talk about Miley Cyrus collaborated duet. It will again get the rumor mill started. But in all it is a quintessential current tween pop style of the 2 big shots.
You get both much grown style of the Jonas brothers and Miley Cyrus in one song.
If you have heard,(if not you must have stayed in a cave for the last few months) Climb, from Miley Cyrus’s Hannah Montana movie, then you’ll have a clue how before the storm sound like