All the world's a stage... And all the men and women merely players... They have their exits and their entrances... And one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven
ages.
Jeffrey Wright is one of the most unexposed actors of his time. He's played several keys roles in Lady in the Water, Cadillac Records, Quantum of Solace, a James Bond movie, just to name a few. Check him out America... don't sleep on him! Jeffrey Wright is the real deal... a true A-list actress.
Now, now... as you all know Rihanna has a new single out called Russian Roulette. I'm not a fan of her song at all, maybe it has to grow on me. But I must say the music video is kinda good. The water scene is my favorite... good job Anthony Mandler! Two thumbs up for you!
So...I definitely went to the midnight viewing of New Moon... seriously. All I have to say is, I loved it! Director Chris Weitz is amazing! He should of done the first but I truly understand the Twilight was a test run, poor Catherine Hardwicke :( The one thing that I appreciate about New Moon is the graphics... when Jacob and Paul turn into werewolves, it was done tastefully. Weitz made a good choice but adding so much color to the movie also. Even though most of the scenes take place in gummy, rainy Forts, views like me still appreciate seeing something bright at the end of the tunnel. And I just want to say thank you, thank you Chris Weitz for sticking to the book and giving us an excellent visual of what New Moon is really about!
Let's talk about Melissa Rosenberg... seem like she did a complete 360 with the dialogue. She kept famous lines from the book and added her owe taste of comedy, that was actually funny, to the script also. Good job butterfly!
Now some problems I have with the movie... and it has to be said, that scene with Edward and Bella running through the woods and the sun is glistening on their skin was so gay! It didn't fit into the movie at all. It would of been better if Edward and Bella was running through the woods at full vampire speed, you don't notice who it is at first, and then cut to Edwards and Bella's face and show them running in slow motion. That's what I would have done... I'm just saying. Also the transitions were a little iffy to me.
All in all, I give New Moon 9.5 and two thumbs up! I loved it and can't wait to see it again!
I know it's been over a month since I did my last blog... so let me fill you in on what I've been up to... LOL. For starters I've been getting a lot of reading done. As I stated before, I definitely hopped on the Twilight band wagon. I read, yes read, all four trilogies this past month. I'd just like to say that Stephenie Meyers is a wonderful writer. The details she gives and the scenes she puts together are amazing. I truly feel in love with the book and so for team Jacob! HAHA!
Moving on to the next... so its about that time for me to graduate and leave Bloomsburg behind. I've been racking my brain getting my resume together and looking for quality internships. They say, do an internship, any internship will do. But what's the point of working in radio when I want to do film? Help me out here... cause I'm not following. I've narrowed it down to five. I was talking to my twin today, not my real twin of course, and told him I'll cry if no one accepts me. He laughed and told me to shut up, but I was being serious. If you only knew me and knew that I knew that I'm the bomb, all that and more, and that I was going places, you'd understand what I was saying. Nothing hurts worst then rejection! I've been down that road and even though I'm bound to go down it a couple more times, I really don't want to think about it.
Continuing... so now that my head is out the clouds and slightly off of Twilight until New Moon comes out... I went back to writing. Yes, my first passion, the thing my mother told me I should go to CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts High School in Philadelphia) for but I kept telling her I didn't like to write and that it would be a waste of my time... yeah. Another listen learned, mothers know best. Life would of been so much easier if I would have listened to the simple things my mother told me. But anyway... I went back to writing my script Caught In the Game. I've been getting good reviews about it so far. I just need to finish it. I also came up with a new show idea for the school cable channel. Its focusing on Black and Latino students on the campus. If nobody else willing to shine some light on us I will. Hopefully the show becomes a success and people really tune in to watch it. I'm definitely going to post the shows up to give you bloggers out there a taste.
But other then that... I'm living life to the fullest. Going out with a bang... showing everybody who Donn've is... :)
I was checking up on the latest TV entertainment news on tvweek.com and notice that Sarah Brown is leaving General Hospital. It was a big mistake when she left the first time when she was playing the role of Carly... that's when I was down with General Hospital and never missed an episode. But anyway... the point of this blog is... I've noticed that a lot of soap opera actors and actress don't play huge Hollywood roles. Why? Is it because their not accepted or absolutely, positively, don't want any parts? A lot of them, not all, are really good at what they do. I would love to see Maurice Benard and Steve Burton in a main stream hollywood film.
I have official jumped on the Twilight band wagon. Am I to late? When Twilight first came out everyone around, well individuals in the mass comm department, couldn't stop talking about it. They seen the movie, read the book(s), its like four of them, and couldn't wait for the DVD to come out. So one night, I'm at my new apartment with my roommates and had nothing to do. I see this Twilight movie with its special DVD cover and special features dvd to go along with the actual movie. I put it in, watched it, and feel in love :). How ironic is that, right? I don't watch it over and over for the entertainment aspect but to learn more information, get more insight. Every time I play it, I pick up something different. I think the thing that really got me is the fact that its a love story. Now, I had my share of love stories. But this one... this one is... haha. If only I could find the words.
OK, OK, OK... so recently I was home in Philly catching up on my music videos. Seen some that I loved and some that I didn't. This particular rapper I stumble pound was an interesting character. He goes by the name Locksmith... yeah just like the 70's band. A lot of people don't like him because they think he sound like Eminem. But that's not my problem with this young man. First of all, it sounds like he's yelling the whole damn time. Second, how he gone diss Kanye West? To make a name for himself? Come on now. If there's one thing I hate (its never really one thing) its these artist out here dissing other artist just to put their own name out there. If you can't put yourself on the map with your own merit, that should tell you something. Then he had this line about how he never going back to college... another one of my peep peeves. And he's not the only to do it. But why do rappers have to diss college? They know that young men, I'm not going call them boys, and young ladies, I'm not going to call them girls, hang on their every word. That's the problem with these generations now. They keep hearing that college not shit, don't go, its a waste time... yadda, yadda, yadda. What you need to be telling them is go away to college, experience it, if you don't like go somewhere closer to home, if you still don't like and think college not for you then try something else. And I'm not putting it on the rappers, its the guardians fault too, but rappers have a lot of influence on these kids today.
Well that's my peace... I'm out. Shit the semester has started and I need to graduate! Deuces ;)
Here's some interesting news... Warner Bros is turning 'Soul Train' into a movie! Can you believe it? I know I can't. I just want to know, what's the point? I mean I watched the show back in the day. I'm pretty sure everyone did. Apparently the plot of the film is about some guy from L.A using dancing on Soul Train as his ticket out of the ghetto. Um... idk about this one. Soul Train has been around since the '80s. When I think about it being on the big screen I want to know how has it change the outlook on society. Did the show struggle? We all know the host, but who was he really? I don't care about some kid getting his big break. It's irrelevant, already a known fact, predictable. A lot of people are talking about this... let's just see what happens.
Shane Sparks, not West, I definitely like how he keeps it real! The judges made an excellent choice keeping Rhythm City. They killed their performance and did what the judges asked them to do. They must of really screwed up to be in the bottom two.
But anyway, back to Mr. Sparks. I didn't even know who he was before ABDC came out. I read his bio on MTV, seems like Shane trademark is a vibrant array of hats. Maybe he has a big ass head and likes to keep it covered up... haha, just joshing. He seems to be good at what he does. Keep up the honesty and I'll keep tuning in.
I just finished catching up on my missed Hawthorne episode. Wonderful, brought tries to my eyes. OMG! I didn't think there would be a good hospital show beside ER.
Episode eight was so powerful. They wanted Christina to fire 6 nurses. Bobbie was put in charge for the day and ended up on an ego trip. This woman brought her mother to get treated for a heart attack and ended up leaving her three month old baby in a hot ass van. This is the first episode were Christina and the whole cast showed some emotion, you know? Well maybe not if you don't watch the show.
TNT made an excellent choice in picking Hawthorne up for a second season. They really know drama. Not to mention their all-star cast: Jada Pinkett Smith (who's also the executive producer), Michael Vartan (first noticed him in Never Been Kissed), Suleka Mathew (who I've just paid attention to) and Broadway star David Julian Hirsh, just to name a few.
I can't wait for second season to start. All I want to see is Christina and Vartan character get together, just one time. But you definitely don't have a clue about that, unless you watch the show. How about this? Do yourself a favor and watch it?! Every Tuesday night @ 9pm on the channel that knows drama best, TNT. You won't regret it, trust me!
