Posts from the ‘Movies’ Category

Predictable Surprise at 2010 Academy Awards

By the time you all read this note, maybe you all know that The Hurt Locker and Kathryn Bigelow have already secured two Academy Awards. One for the best picture and the best director. I must say it’s a predictable surprise. How contradicting are those two words? Surprise means a pleasant and unpredictable event, but [...]

Sinetron Indonesia

Ketika membaca harian KOMPAS (edisi 26 November 2009), saya sangat tertarik pada sebuah foto yang ditampilkan di halaman 12. Di bawah foto kecil itu, ada penjelasan perihal “Gerakan Mematikan Televisi” yang dilakukan di Desa Sidomukti, Kecamatan Plaosan, Kabupaten Magetan, Provinsi Jawa Timur. Gerakan ini mengharuskan semua televisi di desa tersebut dimatikan selama pukul 18.00 hingga [...]

My movie review: Julie&Julia (7/10)

Theatrical poster of ‘Julie & Julia’ This cute movie was quite entertaining… What happened if you were a married woman, just turning 30 years old, and having no clear direction in your future? That was exactly what happened to Julie Powell(Amy Adams) who discovered herself doing nothing in her 30 years of life. She has [...]

My movie review: Paranormal Activity (6.5/10)

theatrical poster of ‘Paranormal Activity’ Firstly, Paranormal Activity was not really a movie you expect to watch inside a cinema.  No introduction, no soundtrack, and no credit. It’s just full of horror. And it’s like you are watching some videos in youtube. I like to describe this movie as a ‘horror mockumentary’. I remember this [...]

My movie review: 2012 (5.5/10)

theatrical poster of ’2012′ One of the most anticipated movies this year, 2012, has been released in Singapore about three days ago. I managed to watch the movie yesterday night to witness ‘the end of the world in 2012′. The expectation is quite high, but obviously I have no big expectation regarding the storyline. The [...]

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