ok, first…before i forget to mention it, the new trailer for peter jacksons king kong is out. woo nelly, it looks pretty coo. and jack black in the lead…should be interesting.
HANA AND ALICE
last nite was the second outing to the new york asian film festival, this time for shunji iwai’s hana and alice. i hadnt heard of the movie before, but iwais other movie all about lily chou chou was pretty coo, so i fig’d hana and alice would be as good. the storys pretty simple…about 2 best friends (one “cute”, the other “quirky”) as they start high school and pine over the same guy. except that hana (the quirky one) convinces the guy he has amnesia after he bangs his head and tells him that theyre going out, all while alice (the cute one) plays along and pretends to be his ex. hmm, boring summary. ok lets see, the movies pretty damn coo and smirkingly funny. there, summarized. it doesnt hurt that the movies gorgeously shot, and alice (yu aoi), the “cute one”…is really cute. i found it funny that while the “good-looking” halves of best friend duos are usually supposed to be haughty or shallow, alice is modest, funny, and actually pretty nice. that doesnt leave much for hana. poor hana.
Ooh, king kong – that trailer is sweet. Except being waist deep in giant bugs….
This is funny: http://snipurl.com/fx80
edit: snipurl!!!