Great Scenes With Great Songs
My Top 10 Most Memorable Songs From Memorable Scenes
(in no particular order)
Lagu : Burn (The Cure)
Filem : The Crow
Babak : Transformasi Eric Draven manjadi the ultimate revenge machine. Watak Draven masa ni menggunakan orang lain (refer his images on the shattered glass), kerana Brandon Lee mati sebelum sempat shoot babak ni.
Satu lagi lagu yg best : Golgotha Tenement Blues (Machines of Loving Grace).
Lagu : Mad World (Gary Jules)
Filem : Donnie Darko (yg original, bukan Potongan Pengarah). Filem yg agak komplikated. Often imitated*, tapi none can beat the real thing.
Babak : Di akhir filem, bila apa yg sepatutnya terjadi telah terjadi (enjin kapal terbang tu betul2 jatuh atas bedroom Donnie dan menyebabkan kematiannya), dan bila kamera focus ke satu-satu karakter, dan Gretchen ended up not knowing him, gosh, it was so sad.
Lagu lain yg best : Head Over Heels (Tears for Fears). Hmm, kalaulah aku salah sorang watak dlm DD, aku nak jadi Cherita Chen. Chut up!
* Hari tuh aku tonton The Chumscrubber, dan banyak sangat reference dan similarity ngan Donnie Darko (bullies, watak fantasi bernama The Chumscrubber (mcm Frank the giant rabbit), juga THAT same scene at the end of the film (mata and all). Copycat !
Lagu : In The Waiting Line (Zero 7)
Filem : Garden State
Babak : Andrew Largeman (lakonan Zach Braff), bermain ‘spin the bottle’ dengan kengkawannya serta beberapa org gadis bawah umur, dalam keadaan yg lalok selepas mengambil pil ecstasy.
Satu lagi lagu best : Let Go (Frou Frou), di akhir filem.
Lagu : Tiada Lagi Kidungmu (Lefthanded)
Filem : Rock
Babak : Gig terakhir Zack (Hasnol Rahmat) dgn geng2 Rimba Bara, di majlis perkahwinannya. Siap dengan samping dan tengkolok !
Satu lagi lagu best : Dari Sinar Mata (BPR) yg dibuat stail old skool, lengkap dengan stesen keretapi dan angin sepoi2 bahasa gitu.
Lagu : Don’t Dream It’s Over (Crowded House)
Babak : Aku tak berapa ingat, tp ia dari mini siri The Stand (based on the book by Stephen King), the opening scene featuring the two main protagonists, played by Gary Sinise and Molly Ringwald.
Lagu : Stuck In The Middle (Stealers Wheel)
Filem : Reservoir Dogs (btw, Happy Belated Birday QT!!)
Babak : Mr Blonde yg brutal, lakonan Michael Madsen, menyiksa polis malang dengan memotong telinganya. Sambil menari mengikut rentak lagu ni. Haha, teringat pulak Malcolm Reynolds yg kena siksa dgn Adelai Niska dengan cara yg sama (refer episode War Stories, siri sci-fi Firefly).
Lagu lain yg best : The Little Green Bag (George Baker selection)- lagu masa intro.
Muzik latar : The Bridge of Khazad Dum (oleh Howard Shore)
Filem : LOTR: FOTR
Babak : Kinda blurry, but I think it was when the fellowship went thru the Mines of Moria, dan berjaya melarikan diri dari serangan orcs (or is it before their encounter with Balrog?)
Lagu lain yg best : Concerning Hobbits. One of the sweetest theme I’ve heard in years. Selalu juga dibuat lagu latar Kisah Benar.
Lagu : Every You, Every Me (Placebo)
Filem : Cruel Intentions
Babak : Annette Hargrove, lakonan Reese Witherspoon, dalam Jaguar kepunyaan Sebastian Valmont (Mr Witherspoon himself). Selepas membalas dendam ke atas Katherine (Sarah Michelle Gellar).
Lagi satu lagu best : Bitter sweet Symphony (The Verve)
Lagu : Dangerous Type (Letters To Cleo)
Filem : The Craft (1996)
Babak : Transformasi high school bi****s into real witches. Lead by Nancy (Fairuza Balk, one of my fave hottest babe next to Selma Blair), these babes are the inspiration for the Charmed Ones (Piper, Prue/ Paige dan Phoebe). Even the Charmed theme song (How Soon Is Now by Love Spit Love) is first heard in the movie.
Lagu lain yg best: I Have the Touch (Heather Nova) – remake lagu Peter Gabriel.
Lagu : Sunshower (Chris Cornell)
Filem : Great Expectations
Babak : Gwyneth Paltrow ngan Ethan Hawke (Finn). Doin’ you know what.
Lagu lain yg best : Siren by Tori Amos
What about you guys?
Labels: Films, Meme, Music
Bits & Pieces
Rock Star: SupernovaTommy Lee (Motley Crew), Gilby Clarke (GnR) dan bekas pemain bass Metallica, Jason Newstead, bergabung tenaga menubuhkan kumpulan baru – Supernova, dan diorang tgh mencari seorang vokalis. Try your luck on the first of April at Berjaya Times Square! Ini bukan April Fool, dudes. For more info, gi sini. www.startv.com/rockstar
Kinda déjà vu, sbb a few months back, aku ada bermimpi gi audition utk satu reality show ni. Bukan mcm AF atau Malaysian Idol, tapi rock-themed talent show. Dan dalam banyak2 lagu, aku gi nyanyi ‘Cinta dan Air Mata’ from CRK. Gila. Masa tidur pun rasa cam nak meleleh….
Album tribute untuk penulis paling prolific - Neil Gaiman. Aku harap muziknya tak se-crap muzik MirrorMask. (Dengan Awek Emping Jagung, Tori Amos, at the helm, what could go wrong?). Sila ke sini.
Oh ye, arnab2 berbakat besar kegemaran aku dah ada filem terbaru. Bayangkan gunung ganang, kambing biri2 dan dua ekor koboi. Sila klik pada Tuan Direktor Arnab ni…
Labels: Films, Music, TVgasm
I'm a (Malay) woman, hear me roar !!!
KUALA LUMPUR: What is success to a Malay woman? Having children is top of the list, according to a survey here. In the nationwide study among 1,000 women aged 15 to 67 years, 96% said having children was the biggest success indicator. They listed academic achievement and earning an income as other measures of their success. The survey was conducted by the Women for Progress Research Unit of the International Islamic University. Dr Noraini Mohd Noor, from the unit, who presented the findings, said Malay women in the country faced a conflict between career and family.
“They want to be assertive and successful but, at the same time, there are cultural constraints,” she told a forum, Malay Women’s Perception of Progress, here yesterday to discuss the findings of the survey. “They feel if they’re doing too much or being too aggressive, their feminine side will be lost. “Then, there is the fact that when you’re too successful, you may have to sacrifice or neglect your family in the process of getting to the top.”
The survey, which was sponsored by a leading moisturiser brand, found only 35% of the respondents felt they had achieved their aspirations. While progress and aspirations are linked, the obstacles they face are lack of opportunities, money and qualifications. The survey also found that there was still a glass ceiling for women at the workplace and, generally, women preferred having women bosses. Dr Noraini said Malay women were expected to be a pillar of strength as a mother, yet remain feminine and subservient as a wife.
This expectation is more predominant among women in rural areas than among their urban counter-parts. The study shows women in the 31 to 45 age group to be the least happy and optimistic, as they are overwhelmed by the need to juggle career and family, or just being a homemaker.
Dari The Star, 15/3/2006.
Well, for moi, happiness is when u have..
- a healthy body, and equally healthy body image. Plump sikit tak ngapa, janji sihat. Sihat juga bermakna, sihat dr segi mental dan spiritual.
- successful children. Yang berjaya dalam World dan akhirat juga. Yg boleh mendoakan kita setelah kita mati nanti.
- spouse yg understanding. Yg memahami kehendak dan keperluan, terutama yg sama2 bekerja, dan sama2 penat.
- an understanding family, terutama mertua, ipar duai.
- kerjaya yg menjamin masa depan, dgn benefit2 yg menarik. (Medical RM680 p.a, dental RM250 p.a, pada aku, Alhamdulillah, is more than enough…)
- friends. Yang boleh mendengar dan berbicara. Walaupun setakat di paparan komputer.
- a good (and healthy) sex life. Long live Vitalsexuals!
- spare time for me, myself and I.
Gelagat mamaikmal ketika nonton.
Anyway, I would be much HAPPIER if I have the following…
- Malcolm Reynolds or Jayne Cobb or Simon Tam. Preferebly Mal. *right here *. Nekkid. (Acah je. Jgn marah ye sayang). Oklah, Jayne’s vintage shirts (cool gila).
- Ikea furniture^ for my house.
- Keberanian utk memegang stereng dan drive!
- Tukang masak, tukang basuh baju, tukang gosok, tukang urut, tukang karut, oopss…
- Control over the fuel prices.
- Paris Hilton’s wealth.
- Halal gourmet chocolate
- Joss Whedon to continue Firefly.
- Mal to hook up with Inara, instead of that beyotch Nandi.
- Mal in a pretty floral bonnet.
- River Tam’s brain. Or brother.
Firefly characters images from sf-radio.net.
^ Bukan aku tak mampu beli, tp disebabkan aku masih menyewa, terpaksa la aku batalkan niat murni tuh…(walaupun air liur aku meleleh tgk Katalog 2006-nya)
PS : Sori for the Firefly stuffs. I can't help it sbb tgh demam, and takde sapa nak borak pasal ni, except Wan. Itu pun kalo dia tak sibuk...Labels: Firefly, Ikmal, Motherhood, Personal
Life As I See It...
A few snippets on my life during these few days…
Tahniah to my brother Azli, who managed to hantam aku in SPM, by scoring 9A’s and 1B. Tahniah, tahniah. Mcm Onn juga, aku tabik sbb ko berjaya score B utk Add Math, sedangkan aku cuma berjaya dapat C6 sahaja (nasib baik tak kantoi). Itu pun setelah berhempas pulas gi tuition dan meniru kerja rumah Lin (hehe, ingat tak Lin, dtg2 kelas jek aku photostate kau punya homework Mr Teng tu ?)
Aku dgr mak aku kata dia nak further studies dalam bidang Sains Sukan (he’s athletic and good in drawing manga) and not conventional courses mcm kakak2 and abang2 dia dah ambik mcm Accountancy (Aku-Along), Business (Angah), IT-turned teacher (Wan), IT - Master/PhD- first in the family (Azraai), Biochemistry (yg ni aku harap dapat terus di jalan yg betul, Insya Allah - Azrani), Architecture-turned teacher (Azri) and bakal chef of the family (Khairi). The last one- Cik Lebah, baru masuk Form Four, dan dgr khabar, dah mengadu agak susah (dia masuk science stream).
Alhamdulillah. Takde yg lebih menggembirakan aku selain melihat adik2 aku berjaya. Teruskan. Keep our flags flying! And also as a reminder for Ikmal agar mengikuti jejak langkah mereka yg berjaya dalam hidup. Di dunia dan akhirat sama.
Game Show Terbaik !/ ?
Tahniah to Kunci Khazanah sbb dapat Anugerah Game Show Terbaik Anugerah Sri Angkasa ! btw, just wanna share with you guys ttg apa yg aku dapat last year (KK musim kedua).
4WD Ssangyong Musso – Unlike Rexton or Stavic, this model tersangat la jarang dijumpai di Malaysia, and the value is very low. Dipendekkan citer, we agreed on RM50k cash from the dealer. :-( sedih, tapi nak buek camno, rezeki dah banyak tu aje…Aku dump semua dlm ASB.
Hadiah RM10-15 ribu
(Actually, aku pun mcm nak muntah dgr), consists of a 4D 3N trip for 6 to Pulau Redang. Wtf? For that same amount of $$$, aku boleh furnish my whole house with Ikea furnitures!! Takpelah, rezeki. Oh ya, lepas bukak tender dan takde sapa yg berminat, aku bagi aje FOC voucher percutian ni pd Kak Zarida (fellow contestant yg aku kenal masa rakaman KK dulu). Seronok juga dia bawak anak2nya makan angin…
Hadiah RM3-5 ribu
Baucer barangan kulit Alfio Raldo. I gave RM2k to my sister as a wedding gift. The rest, aku guna utk redeem belts and wallets dan bagi2 to my family and my in laws. Alhamdulillah, semua dapat rasa.
Cash approx RM1,700
Aku beli PC dan mesin basuh automatik.
Random Ikmal stuffs
Hari tuh aku cadang2 nak masak kalian goreng ikan masin, tapi bukak2 fridge jek, aku tgk sayur dah beku (aku letak dlm crisper). Pelik juga. Habih, kacang panjang pun beku. Sekali aku check, la… si kecik tu pegi adjust temperature to Maximum. Hampeh.
Ada satu hari tu, MIL bagitau, cucu makcik jiran sebelah bertanya, “MakCik, Ikmal tu cakap omputeh ngan German ke kat rumah ?” “Tak”, aku jawab. “Dia cakap bahasa Klingon jek. Fluent pulak tu”
Labels: Family, Ikmal, Personal, TVgasm
Semalam Yang Sungguh Shiny
I Love My Captain !
Lunch (KFC Cheesy wedges with extra cheese) : RM3.26
HYPE ! keluaran baru (cover Jericho Rosales*) : RM3.90
DVD boxset Firefly : RM44.00
The chance of watching more of Captain Tightpants in action : Priceless…
Phew, akhirnya!
Selepas berminggu2 aku menunggu bekalan tiba, akhirnya, semlm, DVD boxset Firefly dah ada dalam tangan. Tima kasih pd pembekal setia aku , Yap (rasanya bukan nama sebenar), yg sudi merezabkan benda ni utk aku, walaupun kekdg kelam kabut disergah oleh pegawai2 penguatkuasa. (For some reason, I dunno why this lengchai panggil aku “Johnny”, walaupun aku takde langsung iras2 mcm Johnny Depp, Johnny Hates Jazz mahupun Johnny Bikin Filem.) Baru jek habih tgk satu CD, phew, tak sabar nak tgk lagi malam ni!!!
* Aku beli HYPE sbb mak aku suka JR. Katanya mcm rupa Ikmal, walaupun mendpt bantahan keras drp Mak Ngah aku (“Mana ada ? Cucu kau tu keriting !”). Lgpun, ada artikel2 ttg V for Vendetta (yes, Nazim, aku akan tonton filem ni. For Stephen Rea. :-) , ada JRM (ooohhh, that gorgeous lips!!!) dan (ahem) poster Mawi World. Aku cukup tak suka kalo org dok sibuk tanya - "Eh, kakak pun baca Hype?" Selamba jek aku jawab kat budak jaga Kiosk tuh - "Sukati aku lah". Bak kata Baz Luhrman dalam lagunya " Don't read beauty magazines- they will only make you feel ugly".
Something from the resident Harry Potter nit-picker, though. The update on the latest Harry Potter movie- the actress’s name is Imelda Staunton (bukan Vera Drake- itu karakter dia), who will be playing the ultimate beyotch in the form of a DADA teacher- Prof. Dolores Umbridge. Photos credit : Nathan Fillion fansiteLabels: Films, Firefly, Printed Materials