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Lately

Aug 26th, 2010
by Sachi.
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I’m Liking

Mad Men Season 4, so far
The Social Network script & trailer
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
This song
Florence + the Machines
Mumford & Sons
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Bands with “and” in their names, apparently
The Hollywood Bowl
Nicole Scherzinger as Maureen in Rent at the Hollywood Bowl
Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian
Reunions with old school friends

I’m Loving

True Blood!!! — I finally started watching it a couple weeks ago. Obsessed.
Javier Bardem in Eat Pray Love, and just Javier Bardem in general
The Kids Are All Right
The Freebie trailer
Hamster on a Piano (Eating Popcorn on a Piano) — I promise you’ll laugh
Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy
Spotify
my new guitar

I’m Loathing

Fleas
& this look:

I mean… why? Just, why?

Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Google Analytics

Aug 2nd, 2010
by Sachi.
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So, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has totally helped my blog get hits.

Allow me to explain.

Like many other bloggers, I use Google Analytics to track visitor activity on this here blog. Don’t worry, shy stalker folks, it doesn’t tell me who you are — just how you got to my site (directly or from a referring site), which pages you looked at, how long you looked at those pages, etc. It helps me find out what the people who come to my site actually do with it.*

Since the release of Inception there’s been a surge of interest in JGL, prompting searches for his tumblr, which I mentioned in a post dedicated to the man himself last September, a post that (much to my surprise and glee) now shows up any time someone googles “joseph gordon levitt tumblr.” Why anyone ventures below the actual link to his tumblr to click on my article is beyond me, but hey, I’ll take it. Go, Internets.

If you happen to be someone who reached my site on your hunt for JGL,  hello and welcome. Feel free to take a look around. Maybe you’ll find we have things in common besides our love for Joe and Inception, and our incredibly good looks. ;)

Speaking of Inception, have you seen it yet? I hope so. I recommend it to everyone because I love it, love it, want some more of it. I realize it’s now in that dangerous time of being potentially overhyped after its explosive release, but still… see it.

And then maybe see it again.

…

*Semi-interesting fact: the most-clicked categories on this blog are personal, marriage, and sex. Ha, people are nosy little buggers, aren’t they? These categories also happen to be kind of sparse. I can fix that.

Girl Crushes

Mar 31st, 2010
by Sachi.
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Yesterday I mentioned one of my girl-crushes and it got me thinkin’. I have quite a few of these:

Kimmy K (obviously)

Goddess. Her curves are unreal.

The camera loves her almost as much as she loves the camera.

Christina Hendricks

Busty.

Beautiful.

Bangin’.

She’ll always be Joanie from Mad Men to me.

(Fun fact: She’s a natural blonde.)

Natalie Portman

Smart and sexy.

She’s kinda on the skinny side compared to my other crushes but not to worry, she still has an ass on her. ;)

Not to mention she rocked the shaved head look — not an easy feat.

Marion Cotillard

I fell in love with her a wee bit in Nine.

She is just the cutest.

Tina Fey

I have a crush on her in a “I want to be you” kind of way.

…

Ladies, do you share any of my girl-crushes or have other ones of your own? Guys, any man-crushes you’ll dare to share? Do tell.

And… Action

Jan 26th, 2010
by Sachi.
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It’s been quiet here on the blog lately, but (for once) for good reason.

We’re making a movie!

Back in October, a friend of mine asked if I’d be interested in casting his first feature film. I had briefly interned at a small casting agency where I quickly grasped the mechanics of it all, so I jumped at the opportunity to get my feet wet and get my first credit as casting director. It’s no secret that I love actors, so naturally I had a blast doing it.

Then a number of setbacks arose during pre-production, which postponed our start date from November to January. I stepped in to take on assistant directing/producing/anything-else-you-need duties for the project. Since I was about as uninvolved as I could be in film school, this is the first time I’m working directly in the field I want to pursue. And for free no less. Ah, independent film.

We just completed our first weekend of shooting with a couple cast members and a teeny-tiny crew. So far, it’s been chaotic, educational, exhilarating, only semi-stressful, and fun fun fun. We’re shooting on weekends for the next several weeks, so hopefully I’ll get a little better at posting in the between-times.

In other news

Tomorrow I’m off to the mystical land of Park City, Utah for the second half of Sundance. It’s just my mom, my sister, and me this year as my dad has decided to go back to school. He starts the Executive MBA program at USF this weekend.

As usual, I am beyond excited for these next few days. I’ll be posting my reviews of the 10+ movies we see here, plus any sightings I deem exciting.

Hoping to rub elbows with a bunch of indie film folk this year. Especially these guys.

Double woot!

Really, Ke$ha?

Jan 2nd, 2010
by Sachi.
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I know you really wanted to include the word “swagger” in your song, but…

Really? You kick ‘em to the curb unless they look like this guy?

…If you say so.

Punchability

Dec 8th, 2009
by Sachi.
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Have you ever looked at someone’s face and a thought slipped into your head, one so wrong and so base that you quietly pushed it aside, not wanting to admit that you ever honestly think such a thing? And that thought was “I could just punch you in the face right now.”


You almost feel bad because this person is probably a decent human being but with one glance, they’re an Everlast and you’re Manny Pacquiao. You know?

If not,  this line from Step Brothers sums it up pretty nicely.

Some people really feel this way about Will Ferrell’s face. For others, Rachael Ray has this effect. For others still, it’s Dane Cook. Zac Efron. Tyra Banks. Justin Timberlake. Paris Hilton. Perez Hilton. Spencer Pratt. It’s different for everyone.

Here are some of my choice punchable faces:

W.

It doesn’t really matter what your politics are. That there is a face askin’ for a fistful of fingers.

Derek Fisher

Mmbleh.

Matthew Morrison from Glee

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Sorry to take Sue Sylvester’s side on this one, but as much as I like his character, there’s just something about his face that is kinda… .

Audrina Patridge

“Wah-wah Justin Bobby, wah-wah Kristin, wah-wah Jayde — ”
*PUNCH*

Tom Cruise

No explanation needed.

Janice Dickinson

I’d be curious to see how her face reacts to a punch. Or if it does at all.

…

And you? Anyone you have an inexplicable urge to punch in the face?

Cute Celebrity Child Induces Mild Rambling

Dec 4th, 2009
by Sachi.
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maddox jolie-pitt

Maddox Jolie-Pitt accompanied his parents to the Invictus premiere tonight (December 3) in Beverly Hills, where this picture was snapped.

A few things:

  1. This kid is getting cuter by the second. Seriously, how precious is he? The hat, the scarf, the ring — I mean, this whole thing, it just works.
  2. Do you think he wore that ring to match Brad’s? ‘Cause if so, cue the awwws.
  3. Check out the healthy grip Brad and Angelina have on him.
  4. I don’t blame them for the death-grip. I’d hold him tightly too if there were weirdo blogger fans like me out there who dedicate an entire post to talking about how cute and fashionable your Cambodian kid is. Hold on tight, Brangelina, or the kid is mine!  
  5. All jokes aside, I surmise that Maddox will turn out to be one of the coolest cats you’d ever hope to meet.
  6. If Angelina and I were both in a contest for veiny-est hands (’cause that’s something people want a prize for), I would win. But if Madonna were also in that contest with us, she would win.
  7. If Angelina, Madonna, and I were in a contest for biggest biceps, Madonna would win first prize, I’d come in second, and Angelina would place last. Man, two losses in a row, Angie just can’t catch a break. I guess she wouldn’t care much though. She still wins the prize for most-goodly-reformed celebrity since, um, Madonna?
  8. If Angelina, Madonna, and I were in a contest for darkest complexion, I would win by a landslide. (Come on, I had to place myself first in at least one of these hypothetical contests.)
  9. If Angelina and Madonna were in a contest for who’s adopted more children of the world, Angelina would win (obvi). Until Madonna adopts quadruplets from Chechnya.
  10. If Maddox and Pax were in a contest for cutest Asian kid adopted by Angelina Jolie, she’d call it a tie. Until she adopts a Laotian newborn who would take the cake — ’cause really what’s cuter than an Asian baby? Nothing. Maybe a black baby. Maybe.

Speaking in Absolutes

Nov 19th, 2009
by Sachi.
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(Generally speaking)
The two things that anyone wants to hear from their partner are:

“I will always love you”

and

“I will never leave you”

They’re also the hardest to say and virtually impossible to guarantee.

But we promise anyway and we want to believe in our word.

Also, semi-related, watch Away We Go.

Wednesday = Glee

Sep 30th, 2009
by Sachi.
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Wednesdays are becoming happy days for me. They fill me with Glee.

glee

Indeed I’m on the Glee bandwagon. This show is so blissfully ridiculous, entertaining, and clever. If you haven’t watched it yet, I highly recommend you do so. The pilot won me over when the cast belted out a rendition of  “Don’t Stop Believin’” that made me like a song that — don’t stone me! — previously made me cringe with loathing. I was officially hooked in episode 2 when they explicitly bumped and grinded their way through Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It.” You go, girls and boys.

One of the show’s more charming qualities is that it seems a hell of a lot more self-aware than that other high school musical (no offense to the others, this one just hits the spot). It also goes there in a very Degrassi-esque fashion. It’s not squeaky clean, and yet retains just the right amount of cheesiness a musical should have. They’ve managed to brilliantly capture the conflicting feelings that high school elicits in their core group of characters, each trying assert their identity while in the midst of figuring out who they are. And the adults of the show barely have it more together than the kids, which is funny and also true to life. And while I wondered early on if Jane Lynch was miscast as the head of the Cheerios, she is too damn funny not to like in this role.

Long story short, musicals are fun. Any expression of life made through singing and dancing makes viewers happy. Especially when it’s set in high school. If my high school years had played out like a musical, it would have been a lot more enjoyable. Even the sad, painful moments. Because at least I’d be able to let out all those extreme hormonal emotions through music.

A Little Trip Down Memory Lane

All this reminded of another group of singing high school kids who sang their way into my heart. They were from the fictional St. Francis High in San Francisco. They weren’t the most refined bunch, but their world was opened up when they were challenged by a faux-nun to be all that they can be and sing all they could sing.

Yes, I’m talking about Sister Act 2.

I hereby dedicate “Oh Happy Day” to Wednesdays. (The happy part moreso than the Jesus part.)

Enjoy the throwback:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is On Tumblr!

Sep 29th, 2009
by Sachi.
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Well this little bit of news made my morning: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is now blogging on Tumblr! Yay, Joe!

ooh, whose red fingernails are those?

ooh, whose red fingernails are those?

Joe also upkeeps his personal creative website hitrecord.org which I recommend any creative folk or Joe enthusiasts check out, if you haven’t already. You can follow him on Twitter too.

Joe’s one of those actors I feel like I know simply because I’ve been watching them for so many years. (Others in this vein include Elijah Wood, Christina Ricci, Drew Barrymore, Seth Green, and Natalie Portman.) He’s also one whose name isn’t instantly recognizable to the masses, but whose roles are. Most people know him as the long-haired kid from 3rd Rock From The Sun, the foster kid from Angels In The Outfield, the semi-geeky guy who dates Alex Mack in Ten Things I Hate About You, Tom from (500) Days of Summer, or most recently – spoiler alert! – Cobra Commander in GI Joe. He’s not one you see written about in tabloids. His acting speaks for itself. Currently, he’s shooting a Christopher Nolan film co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, and Marion Cotillard. Something tells me this kid’s gonna go places.

Despite his massive talent and flourishing career, Joe still manages to come across as an uber-nice guy. He seems to pride himself on being a Regular Joe (pun intended, SHA-BLAM) and he relishes in his interactions with fans,which I and I’m sure many others appreciate. I had the pleasure of meeting him almost five years ago after a screening of Brick. As I walked up to ask for a picture, he extended his hand and said, “Hi, I’m Joe.” As if I didn’t already know. As if he wasn’t an actor and I weren’t an audience member. As if we were just two people meeting by chance. And in that moment, that became precisely what we were. I’ve been a fangirl ever since. I was surprised by how genuinely happy he seemed to meet and converse with me. I mean, I know he’s an actor so he could’ve just been faking it but I would even appreciate his effort in faking it. He makes people feel special, and that’s a stupendous quality to have. Plus I dig the whole indie, DIY vibe he’s got goin’ on.

Anywho, long story short, I will be reading his blog. Hope you’ll enjoy it too.

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Anyone remember the JGL gem, Holy Matrimony? He plays Ezekiel, a young Hutterite (think Amish) who must marry his late brother’s wife, a con artist from outside the community. No one? Bueller? Ah well, guess it’s just a classic to me and my sis. Good times.

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