First things first – do we really have to sit through the new “Home” music video before every movie starts these few weeks? There’s no easier way to turn an audience against a song than by force feeding it to them ad nauseam. Just look what happened to the Dim Sum Dollies on the MRTs. [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Black Swan
Thursday, 24 February, 2011
Predicting The Headlines
Wednesday, 23 February, 2011
I’m just bracing myself for the kind of headlines we’d see in the papers if “The King’s Speech” does well at the Oscars next week, which it very well might. “The King’s Speech” Rules at the Oscars “The King’s Speech” Reigns Supreme Royal Sweep for “The King’s Speech” Oscar Nod for “The King’s Speech” Makes [...]
“Are Singaporean Women Marriage Material?”
Tuesday, 22 February, 2011
Source: Yahoo! Singapore News – “Are Singaporean women marriage material?” You know I can’t possibly chance upon an article like this and not give it at least a mention on this blog, right? The moment I read this article on Yahoo! Singapore, I was like “Ho ho, here we go again! Let the gender wars [...]
“The King’s Speech”…Our Modern Day “My Fair Lady”?
Friday, 18 February, 2011
I had heard so much about this movie that I just had to give it a go. British movies tend to be more of my cup of tea, to be honest. I don’t know why that is either. First things first – does “The King’s Speech” deserve an Oscar? I don’t see why it shouldn’t, [...]
Instagram?
Friday, 18 February, 2011
Why are so many people starting to use instagram on Facebook lately? I still don’t really get what it’s all about. I’m curious to know why it’s so popular, and what makes it so special. I’m not a photos person, and neither am I an iPhone user, so I guess that’s probably why I’m still [...]
It’s A Great, Great World
Friday, 18 February, 2011
It’s always hard to share one’s thoughts on local films, because you may either come across as being a plain fanboy or an elitist, depending on which way you lean. But I’ll just be as honest as possible. I went to this show with high expectations, as the publicity campaign was pretty strong and most [...]
Review: Broadway 4 Suakus: You, Me, HDB
Thursday, 17 February, 2011
Event: Broadway 4 Suakus: You, Me, HDB Venue: The Hall @ The Arts House Run: 9th Feb – 20th Feb 2011 In an age where musicals are normally associated with the likes of Lloyd Webber, Boublil & Schönberg, Jonathan Larson and Stephen Schwartz, it is highly gratifying to see a group of local theatre practitioners [...]
“We Are The World”, Singapore Style
Tuesday, 15 February, 2011
Ring out the bells, fling out your arms and sing out the news. We’ve finally come up with our own version of the “We Are The World” music video, and boy have they gone the whole nine yards with it. (It’s part of this year’s Total Defence campaign.) It’s essentially a remake of Dick Lee’s [...]
Maroon 5 – Writing For The Meat Market?
Tuesday, 15 February, 2011
I’m not the greatest expert on Maroon 5, but I have listened through their first two albums and I’ve also attended their gig at the Indoor Stadium (which I thoroughly enjoyed)…so you could say that I am more than an average fan. First off, I’ve been giving some of the songs on their latest album [...]
Revolution
Sunday, 13 February, 2011
My favourite song about revolution. (The other favourite song is “The Day After The Revolution” by Pulp.) “Poor people are gonna rise up And get their share Poor people are gonna rise up And take what’s theirs Don’t you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run [...]
