Molly Ringwald - every girl's heroine :)
Emilio Estevez
The rest of the cast can be found HERE
SOOOOOOOO much fun. I love this movie!!!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Old movies :)
There was a John Hughes "festival" at the cinema near me and they were playing "Breakfast Club", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Pretty In Pink" and "Some Kind Of Wonderful". I watched the first and the last. :)
I was then reminded WHY those two particular films resonated so much with me. The Breakfast Club is because this whole adolescent getting to know yourself thing is just something that interests me. It was such a weird and fascinating time of my life and pieces of film, or music, or art or books that resonate that feeling that I had back then, trying to find myself or whatever, appeals to me. The whole, being defined by those who don't know you, or you questioning everything you are, if you really are a jock for example, or a geek, or the popular girl. Though on the outside these all mean totally different things, how really different are you from everyone else?
With "Some Kind..." I just always thought that Eric Stoltz was cute (I have this weird fascination for redheads), Lea Thompson was oh-so-cute, and Mary Stuart Masterson was so damn COOL. She had 3 earrings in one ear, wore fringed red FINGERLESS gloves, drove a car made by PEARL and played the drums. She delivered the line "I'd bet my hands on it", which I as a drummer, KNOW the gravity that went behind that statement. Also, she showed me that being pretty didn't mean being the same as everyone else. Being cool didn't mean following the crowd. Being yourself was that was needed and no one could ever touch that, no matter what they said about you. Or that, when Eric Stoltz's character, Keith, became friends with the school punk, it taught me that you could find help and friends in the weirdest of places, yes, even detention. Actually BOTH movies taught me that!!! And it also taught me that that was usually where the cool kids were anyway. They were cool because, yeah ok, they're punks and they don't give a shit about the rules, but it was more that they would question the rules, that those weren't the end all be all with just a "Coz I said so" as the excuse. You do something, you fail or you embarrass yourself, or *gasp* you may even succeed. Instead of kicking one's self for not doing anything, kicking onseself for doing something and being embarrassed because of it.
"Some Kind Of Wonderful" poster via
And a quick note about "Some Kind..." the girl that Craig Sheffer's character (Hardy...?) cheated on Lea Thompson's character (Amanda Jones) with, the blonde chick? That's Chynna Phillips. As in, from Wilson Phillips and who's now Mrs. William Baldwin. Sorry. Unnecessary geekness came through. :)
Anyway I had a wonderful Saturday today. I can't wait to stay in and have a great Saturday night. :) Hope you all are too, whoever is reading this. Take it easy!
With "Some Kind..." I just always thought that Eric Stoltz was cute (I have this weird fascination for redheads), Lea Thompson was oh-so-cute, and Mary Stuart Masterson was so damn COOL. She had 3 earrings in one ear, wore fringed red FINGERLESS gloves, drove a car made by PEARL and played the drums. She delivered the line "I'd bet my hands on it", which I as a drummer, KNOW the gravity that went behind that statement. Also, she showed me that being pretty didn't mean being the same as everyone else. Being cool didn't mean following the crowd. Being yourself was that was needed and no one could ever touch that, no matter what they said about you. Or that, when Eric Stoltz's character, Keith, became friends with the school punk, it taught me that you could find help and friends in the weirdest of places, yes, even detention. Actually BOTH movies taught me that!!! And it also taught me that that was usually where the cool kids were anyway. They were cool because, yeah ok, they're punks and they don't give a shit about the rules, but it was more that they would question the rules, that those weren't the end all be all with just a "Coz I said so" as the excuse. You do something, you fail or you embarrass yourself, or *gasp* you may even succeed. Instead of kicking one's self for not doing anything, kicking onseself for doing something and being embarrassed because of it.
"Some Kind Of Wonderful" poster via
And a quick note about "Some Kind..." the girl that Craig Sheffer's character (Hardy...?) cheated on Lea Thompson's character (Amanda Jones) with, the blonde chick? That's Chynna Phillips. As in, from Wilson Phillips and who's now Mrs. William Baldwin. Sorry. Unnecessary geekness came through. :)
Anyway I had a wonderful Saturday today. I can't wait to stay in and have a great Saturday night. :) Hope you all are too, whoever is reading this. Take it easy!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Planners?
Ok the OC and 'anal' organiser in me needs to have a planner I can write in. I usually get the Starbucks planner that comes with all these coffees you drink. BUT. I just saw the Moleskeine ones.
What to do what to do.
What to do what to do.
take-it-easy Tuesday
The last few days have been painful and at the same time a whirlwind to me. As I mentioned in my blog a few days ago, my cousin Mike unexpectedly died in his sleep.
I didn't take that too well just because when we were so close before, we were so far from each other right before he died. He was just living a lifestyle I didn't approve of, and thought that the best course of action to do was to "tough love" it out, and leave him be. This apparently was shared by several people, and I wasn't the only one. Unfortunately, we're all now wishing we didn't be so tough on the love. It's still a shock and I'm still slowly trying to get over it. I don't know if I can, but I will try.
The last few days also held a few "parties" for him at his house. People just dropping by with a boatload of alcohol, and hanging out and talking, and catching up. This would last til the wee hours of the mornings, and though I KNOW in my prime I could do it, nowadays it has left me sick and tired. Maybe there was a point to all the tough love after all.
Also, we had a few friends from England that I took out last night. Nice night all around, got a bit drunk, but I got them on their flight to the beach this morning so all is well. They will be back in a few days and it will start all over again.
I'm about to play a gig on the 29th with one of the biggest bands here in the Philippines. To say I'm nervous would be a monumental understatement. I just hope I don't screw up too badly.
I've decided to start cleaning out my desk today at work. So I think I"ll need just one more trip to the office and I"m good. Aside from that, I need to settle accounts with the grand master of HR and finance so I can be on my merry way away from them. And of course the sooner the better.
Anyway, steady as she blows. I may just get out of this yet. :)
I didn't take that too well just because when we were so close before, we were so far from each other right before he died. He was just living a lifestyle I didn't approve of, and thought that the best course of action to do was to "tough love" it out, and leave him be. This apparently was shared by several people, and I wasn't the only one. Unfortunately, we're all now wishing we didn't be so tough on the love. It's still a shock and I'm still slowly trying to get over it. I don't know if I can, but I will try.
The last few days also held a few "parties" for him at his house. People just dropping by with a boatload of alcohol, and hanging out and talking, and catching up. This would last til the wee hours of the mornings, and though I KNOW in my prime I could do it, nowadays it has left me sick and tired. Maybe there was a point to all the tough love after all.
Also, we had a few friends from England that I took out last night. Nice night all around, got a bit drunk, but I got them on their flight to the beach this morning so all is well. They will be back in a few days and it will start all over again.
I'm about to play a gig on the 29th with one of the biggest bands here in the Philippines. To say I'm nervous would be a monumental understatement. I just hope I don't screw up too badly.
I've decided to start cleaning out my desk today at work. So I think I"ll need just one more trip to the office and I"m good. Aside from that, I need to settle accounts with the grand master of HR and finance so I can be on my merry way away from them. And of course the sooner the better.
Anyway, steady as she blows. I may just get out of this yet. :)
Spike Jonze and "Where the Wild Things Are" via Vanity Fair
I simply cannot WAIT for this movie!!!
Max Records and Spike Jonze on set of "Where the Wild Things Are"
SIGH. I cannot wait. :)
Monday, October 19, 2009
We're nominated!
A pretty big rock awards here in the Philippines nominated our little video for the best video of the year. If only for the directors who are my friends, since they're both LOVELY and deserve this award! :)
Here it is :) Go to NU 107 website, http://www.nu107fm.com/ and register to vote!
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