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This came from Dolly Ann Carvajal’s article that appeared on Inquirer.net:
Cesar and Quentin bonded while watching trailers of Buboy’s films. Quentin was particularly impressed with “Ligalig.” The two are looking forward to doing a project together.
“I’ll definitely be back in Manila soon,” Quentin promised. “It would be an honor to work with Cesar.” Buboy was in awe, saying, “Walang may utak katulad ni Quentin sa Hollywood. Nakakatuwa kasi napaka-humble niya.”
Before Quentin left, he scrawled on the table: “To Cesar, Thanks for such a wonderful meal and good time. You’re as great a host as you are an actor. With love, Quentin.”
Quentin was particularly interested with the trailer for “Ligalig”? My, oh my, that fucking trailer was certainly deceiving. Ligalig was #1 of my watch list for last year’s horrendous MMFF. But then again, since watching Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo with my mom was free–I opted to watch the Juday-Ryan extravaganza.
Then I watched Ligalig, and walked out of the theater after 30 mins. Cesar said that the film was original. And I loved the poster. The poster for Ligalig was amazing. But then again, it was a huge fucking disappointment.
And it was only for two reasons: They blatantly copied France’s High Tension, and Cesar Montano called it “original.”
And if ever Quentin Tarantino watches Ligalig… he would most definitely go medieval on Cesar Montano’s ass. Maybe because Alexandre Aja (the director of High Tension) IS a part of the SPLAT PACK, a group of horror film directors that Quentin Tarantino mentors. Quentin definitely saw Haute Tension. So yeah, go figure.
Anyway, as for Cesar Montano? I actually don’t hate the guy. But with Ligalig and his senatorial candidacy, I think I won’t watch another Cesar Montano film evar.
Excited na akong malaman ang reaksyon ni Tarantino pag napanuod niya yun Ligalig. Mwahahahaha! MWAHAHAHAHA! At least si Quentin gusto si Quark… Ewan ko na lang kay Cesar. Muwahahahah. Zoreeeh, I’m so evil.
Filed under: Fanboy Mode, Indie Films, Quark Henares, Quentin Tarantino, Quiapo, Scriptwriting
How about it guys? My two favorite directors sitting together and talking like best friends. You know, one day I might be sitting next to them, talking about films and life and all that shit. But, yeah right. Maybe, someday… Dreams do come true man.
Anyway, read all about it in Quark’s blog post by clicking HERE.
ZOMG. I totally love these guys. They’re the best ever. Naiiyak nga ako just by watching the video, eh. I remember the Quentin Master Class. I was sitting on the same row as Quark was, and in front was Quentin Tarantino. Its as if the planets aligned and you were in the center of it. Alavet.
Since I’m really bored these days, I’m still finishing the script of my English project. I upgraded the story and made it more simpler para hindi hassle sa shoot this week. Instead of a cheesexploitation, I decided to shift the theme to battle of the sexes. Since my report is on “Barriers to communication” iikot yung story doon.
On other projects and ramblings, I’m working on a script about the irony of working for the church. I decided to call it “One… Two… Three… Bow.” Since everyone’s fucking bowing during the mass. I think I’m turning evil by the minute.
I also plan to write an omnibus film. Dahil may Paris Je’taime. Gagawa ako ng Quiapo Je’taime. Wala lang for fun. I’ve got two stories already. One is about two geeks who fell in love because of their choices of DBDs. And they talk using pirated DBDs. Yes, alavet. And another story is about a Muslim girl and a Catholic boy caught in between the world of piracy. Chadaaaan! Cheese galore! Hahaha! Fuck me for being oh-so-pretentious.
There’s still no update on whether my script “Bulbol” will be shot or not. So yeah, Hello to you, If you’re looking for a script/scriptwriter… I’m here motherfuckers! hahaha Okay, I’m whoring myself again.
I love you, Quentin and Quark. I’d name my first son “Seth Quentin-Quark“. Para masaya. For fun. Mwahahaha. Huhuhuu, I’m so envious of Quark. Huhuhuhuh.
Ignore that post below. I stormed our house after I blogged that oh-so-emo post. I was about to watch My Own Private Idaho, but then again I’m not in the mood for gay hustlers. So I went on to watch Knocked Up. It’s probably the best film to watch at that time, in my state of nothingness.
By the end of the movie, I was laughing my ass out and then there was this certain spark inside of me that YES, I can fall in love and stay like a CHUD. Knocked Up was so beautiful. I like it better than Superbad, but hey! They are two very different movies. Anyway, yes Seth Rogen inspired me to the brim. How come all Seths that I encounter inspire me? Seth Cohen and Seth Rogen. Thank you, my dear lads. Because of that I would definitely name my first masculine child: Seth.
The lesson that I learned from Knocked Up is that when you get that chance to have sex with a beautiful lady… Do not use a condom. One way or another, you can make her fall for you. Then there’s the point that you can make anybody fall for you no matter how much you weight or how CHUD looking you are. Yes, Hairspray and Knocked Up are two very inspiring films.
Judd Apatow knows comedy very well, that I can tell.
Anyway, today I woke up extra early because of Math class (which starts at 7 in the morning). They mentioned that only 3 students from our class passed the midterm exam. I was seriously fucked. What if those 3 didn’t include me. What if… What if… What if…
So after class I quickly approached my instructor.
Me: Sir, kelan po ba malalaman yung results ng midterms?
Instructor: Sa Friday na lang…
Me: Bagsak po ba ako? (Kasi sir, kung bagsak ako handa akong chupain ka…)Instructor walks away…
Instructor looks back at me…Instructor: Pasado ka.*smile*
DING DING DING! Congratulations to me! I passed the motherfucking exam! Hooray! I would like to thank Generoso Brandy for giving me the courage and wisdom to face that stupid Math exam. Helloooooooooo Stat 1! I’m gonna gonna gonna get Stat 1 next sem. But first, Pre-finals exam. Oh fuck that, I already passed the midterm! I am zooooo happy!
Giddy Giddy Giddy. INUMAN NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Again, I’m having daydream moments where I’m Seth Rogen and I’m fucking Katherine Heigl doggy style with a baby on her tummy. Hey, I can be sexual too!
Ben Stone: Do you want to do it doggie style?
Alison Scott: You’re not going to fuck me like a dog.
Ben Stone: It’s doggie style. It’s just the style. We don’t have to go outside or anything.——————–
Pete: [to Ben Stone] Marriage is like that show ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, but it’s not funny. All the problems are the same, but [pause] you know instead of all the funny, pithy dialogue, everybody is really pissed off and tense. Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn’t last 22 minutes. It lasts forever.
——————–
Alison Scott: I’m pregnant.
Ben Stone: Fuck off!
Alison Scott: What?
Ben Stone: What?
Alison Scott: I’m pregnant.
Ben Stone: Pregnant… with emotion?
Alison Scott: Pregnant with a baby.Alison Scott: I was drunk!
Ben Stone: Was your vagina drunk?
And there you have it people, the proof that I loved Knocked Up. Memorable lines! Hahahaha!
I hate it when it rains. Especially when you’ve got Marketa Irglova and Sugarfree on your iPod. Oh the joys of being single (insert sarcasm here). Maybe I’m bound to walk this earth alone. With no hand to hold. With no one to cuddle. With no one to hug.
Oh well, I’ve got my trusty right hand. At times when its cold and you’ve got a stiffie, all you need is “One Night in Paris” and your trusty hand. It always works.
I did not just talked about being single and masturbation. I did not. I did not. I did not. Oh yeah, shit, I did.
In other news, I finally got my shit together into writing a decent script for my project in English class. No more cheesyness. It’s battle of the sexes right now. When blind dates aren’t what they’re supposed to be. Plus, I finally got the content I want inside the script. It will work. We’ll shoot next week and I’ll post the crappy short film here for all of you to criticize or enjoy. Whatever, mutherfuckers.
I can still hear the thunder rolling here in Los Banos. Good thing I bought that cheesy Adam Brody DVD. I must dwell in Adam Brody’s geekiness. Geeks get the girls. Geeks get the girls. Geeks get the girls. Oh and fat kids, too. That’s why Jonah Hill is a huge inspiration. Geeks get the girls. Fat kids are girls teddy bears. Geeks get the girls… Start this chant, right now!
Hay…
I’m usually bored these days that all I do is just… blog. Because I am totally excited for the new season of Heroes, a new preview arrived in YouTube. It’s such a beautiful preview. Definitely upped my excitement for Heroes Season 2. HOOORAYYY!!!
And when I say it’s beautiful… I mean it. If that preview is not enough, here’s the new cast photos that was released for publicity. Don’t ask me where D.L. is.
Will Kristin Bell be up for the main cast? Click Here to read an interview with Kristin Bell about saying goodbye to Veronica Mars, saying no to Lost, and saying hello to Heroes. Let’s all hope Masi Oka wins this year’s Emmy. As well as Sandra Oh for her stint on Grey’s Anatomy. Hooray Masi! Speaking of my favorite geek, here’s a really cool photo of Masi Oka and George Takei:
The second season of Heroes premieres September 24, 2007. It will probably arrive September 25 in your favorite bittorrent trackers.
Filed under: Abyssmal nothingness
I have this weird fascination with musicals. I used to watch a lot of them when I was a kid, you know the usual dose of The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, West Side Story and of course those infectious cartoons from Disney.
I guess when Chicago won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2003 (the last musical winning for Best Picture was Oliver! in 1968), Hollywood revived a keen interest with producing musicals [though it could also be accredited to Baz Luhrmann's 2001 Jukebox Musical Moulin Rouge!] that came from Broadway. After Chicago, we got bombarded with good (but not really good) film adaptations of Broadway musicals. There was The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Dreamgirls and (the awful) The Producers. And then of course, there was last year’s Guilty Pleasure of the year: High School Musical.
This week, I saw two musicals: One in the small screen, and one in the big screen. My reviews for High School Musical 2 and Hairspray can be located below.
Because Sunday is teh ultimate Family Day, we usually go to mass together then visit our relatives in Manila. Usually, when we do this, I always get tempted to go to Quiapo because it’s just one jeepney ride away. Today, I did go to Quiapo, armed with 500 bucks.
Quiapo is such a beautiful place. You can always count on it that you’d find something beautiful behind the smelly and dirty facade. Coming to Quiapo makes me feel like I’m 5 again–The glorious day when Toy Kingdom opened in SM Southmall. I kinda outgrew the whole concept of toys. I’d rather go to Quiapo and buy my DVDs. Scratch that, DBDs.
Listed below are the new titles that I got today, and its prices.
1. Russ Meyer’s Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (50php)
2. David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (50php)
3. Amanda Micheli’s Double Dare (50php)
4. Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho (50php)
5. The Works of Anton Corbjin (30php)
6. Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up (decent copy)
7. Jon Kasdan’s In The Land Of Women
8. David R. Ellis’ Snakes on a Plane
(6, 7 and 8 = 3 for 100php)
9. Rodriguez/Tarantino’s Grindhouse (panget copy 10php)
10. Joe Carnahan’s Smokin’ Aces (10php)
11. Bob Odenkirk’s Let’s Go To Prison (10php)
12. Mark Waters’ Just Like Heaven (10php)
13. Ben Folds and Wasso Live in Perth (10php)
That brings me to a total of… 380php! Hoooray! After Quiapo, we went to Market! Market! and I watched Adam Shankman’s Hairspray. Yes, I still prefer to see it in cinemas instead of buying the pirated DVD.
I shall post the back-to-back review of High School Musical 2 and Hairspray in a little while. Tomorrow, I might be coming back to Quiapo again. Raisia’s first trip to Quiapo. Hope all is well. Oh yeah! Superbad and Knocked Up gets a release date here in the Philippines! Oct. 24 and Oct. 10 respectively. I am excited people!
Filed under: Abyssmal nothingness, Boredom, DVD, Fanboy Mode, Films, For Teh Lulz!, Heroes, Indie Films, Indie Music, Television Blurbs, download
I was watching Celebrity Duets an hour ago. I just realized that Celebrity Duets on Channel 7 could probably be the best comedic show Philippine Television has to offer. I mean come on! You put all these crazy “celebrities” who actually think that they could sing, then you’ve got these three judges that just say all these nice things to these so-called singers. It’s pathetic–and funny at the same time.
You’ve got Tim Yap singing the uber gay song “Gold.” Then you’ve got Tessa Prieto shaking her sagging humps and forgetting the lyrics to Black-Eyed Peas’ My Humps. Even Billy Crawford forgot the lyrics for godssakes (probably because he was too disturbed at the sight of Tessa Prieto wearing that heinous outfit and moving her scary hips)! Then there’s the little dwarf also known as Dr. Calayan. Mwahahha! LULZ GALORE!
