Weekly Recap

Entering the first week of March, let me tell you what's happening in my world. No, i'm not gonna whine about how my life's going right now. You've gone to the wrong blog if you think i'm gonna write some diary stuff here.

MUSIC
I've been listening to some new albums these couple of weeks. I'm quite surprise of how good they turned out to be. Not all of them are new releases, some of them were out last year. So, here they are :

The New Pornographers - Challengers (Key tracks: My rights versus yours, challengers)
Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight (key tracks: Silver lining, Moneymaker)
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (Key tracks: Four winds)

New Pornographers are surprisingly great. I like their sound and their lyrics. The album are possibly one of the best of 2007. Rilo Kiley's newest album is more dance-y and has more beat than their previous record. They really explore new areas of music that they haven't touched before, and it turns out to be a good thing. As for Bright Eyes, i still prefer their I'm wide awake it's morning album, but this album was not bad. For you who like indie/pop/folk combination like me, this is the album for you. I am also anxious to hear the new Death Cab For Cutie album, titled Narrow Stairs, that will come out sometime this year. I'm sure that will be a great album, or at least a good album.

MOVIE
I didn't watch many new movies this week. Only a couple of old dvds that i rented a couple of days ago. Those movie were Spartan, Jerry Maguire, and Before Sunset. I must say, i am really impressed with Before Sunset. This movie picks up the spirit, warmth, and smartness of its prequel, Before Sunrise. I found myself smiling all over the film. I just feel that this is how a romantic comedies should be made. It's the sparks between the actors, the chemistry, and the great dialogue that made the movie so sweet. I truly believe that Before Sunset is one of my favorite romantic comedies ever.

This week i also found myself idolizing a certain director. I realized that i wanted to be like him. His films are all great, and always left me somewhat amazed by its beauty. I proudly present my favorite director, Paul Thomas Anderson.


for you who did not know who he is, he's the director of Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-drunk Love, and There Will be Blood. It's a bit sad that he didn't won the best director award at the Oscar a couple of days ago. I think he deserved it. But hell, Scorsese didn't win it until last year. So why bother? He is a true great director. He'll get it someday.

And another great news is my favorite actress, Zooey Deschanel, is going to star in a comedy movie with Paul Dano (There Will be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine) called Gigantic. I am very excited by the prospect of the two working together. Dano showed great potential to be a big star, and Deschanel will always be my favorite actress. Oh, and this month will also marks her debut in music, with the long awaited release of her album with M.Ward, by the name of She & Him. I'm looking forward for that album. M. Ward is a well known indie musician/producer, and Zooey Deschanel is an awesome singer. They are on the cover of Under the Radar magazine for the winter edition;



Wow, it looks like she's going to compete with Jenny Lewis for the new indie queen darling. If Jenny Lewis and Zooey Deschanel are going to be on the same stage together, i think my indie geek dream will finally come true.