Listen to this

Jack White's new single, Sixteen Saltines , has a very unusual twist to it, which personally at first I didn't like it, but now after listening a couple of times I am now addicted to it.


P.S. Jack will be composing the score to Disney's The Lone Ranger which will star Johnny Depp.  I am already looking forward to watch this movie even though no trailer is available yet.

The GOOD

... that Zooey Deschanel is now a Pantene Spokesperson.  I am huge Zooey Deschanel fan ever since I saw her in Failure to Launch (she was the only good thing about that movie, apart from Bradley Cooper) and have been following her ever since (mind you, not in the stalkerish sense).  Zooey will be part of Pantene's Beautiful Lengths Program where wigs will be donated to those women who have lost their hair because of chemotherapy.

RIP Amy Winehouse

Such a great singer, which makes it a great pity that we have lost her at such a young age. I hope her death can be seen as a lesson to addicts or anyone with a problem to seek any form of help, whether it is through an internet forum, a psychologist or a psychiatrist, family or friends or special groups. Don't be afraid to open up to someone you trust about your problems. No one is born perfect, so don't be afraid to take the first step in trying to better yourself.

How to look like a celeb - Kate Middleton edition

Kate Middleton or, as she is now officially known as, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; has become a fashion icon.  She keeps everything classy and chic.  Her looks are very easy to achieve without the need to break the bank and which are all available for us plus-size girls.

1. Kate wore a green silk Diane von Furstenberg dress during her California visit.  The only dress I found which looked very similar is this ASOS CURVE Ruched Waist Shift Dress.  Unfortunately it doesn't come in the same amazing green colour, but it does have the same exact style.  Another similar dress, is the Next Teal Jersey Wrap Dress (do not have a pic sorry), it is closer to the dress's original color, but ,unlike the original, it is a v-neck dress.

 

 

2.   Kate clearly loves Jenny Pachkam's dresses as she has been seen wearing many of her desings. The most similar in pattern and colour palette I could find is this Evans Floral Prom Dress. It is also quiet similar in style, but it doesn't have the slight freely sleeves as the original.

3.  This Malene Birger dress was worn by Kate during her Canada visit.  I couldn't find an exact match, but this Eucalyptus Shift Dress from Debenhams is very similar.  It doesn't come with sleeves and there is slight difference in colour.

4.   Kate's royal blue engagement dress, has became a hit worldwide and I think it is now one of the most memorable looks of this decade.  At Yours one can find the same exact dress at a fraction of the original price -> Blue Cross Over Dress.

5.  The Joseph Dress Kate wore, is ideal for a special occassions during the summer.  This ASOS CURVE Midi Dress is the closest I could find, it comes in the same exact style but the color isn't the same as the original.  However, it is on sale so it makes up for not being in Cream ;P

6. For a more casual look I decided to find a similar dress to the Issa bird-print dress Kate wore recently in Canada.  The New Look Inspire Range have two very similar dresses to Kate's, however none of them come in the bird print.  These are the Inspire Floral Tea Dress & the  Inspire Spotty Jersey Dress.

I hope you enjoyed my finds, feel free to post similar plus-size dresses to the one's shown.  You can also post pictures of outfits you would like me to find for you.

Blake Lively please learn how to cry! - Green Lantern Review

I just saw the new Green Lantern movie and I came out with mixed feelings about this movie, apart from the fact that I cannot understand the fuss about Blake Lively.

Story

The story line is easy to follow not too complicated, but personally I didn't find it gripping enough, i.e. it doesn't make you want to know more  about the story and keeps you guessing.  I personally like complicated movies and movies with unexpected twists, so this is probably why I didn't find the story that interesting. 

Acting and Characters in the movie

Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan; As always I find Ryan Reynolds doing a great job, although I was expecting more from him after seeing him in movies like Smokin Aces and Definately, Maybe.  But, over-all he did a good job and made the character likable and so he achieved the aim perfectly and I also found him to look a lot a like how Hal Jordan is portrayed in the comics, so looks-wise they were spot on.  On a different note, I would have looked more shirtless scenes from him :p

 

Blake Lively as Carol Ferris;  I have never seen Gossip Girl, but I did see the Sister Hood of the Travelling pants movies and didn't find her that bad, average when it comes to acting.  In this movie she was again average, which personally I felt a character like Carol Ferris required a stellar performance not an average performance.  In fact I don't know how she bet Eva Green, who is a fabulous actress!  She cannot even cry properly!  I laughed at the two instances where her character was supposed to cry. 

Peter Sarsgaard as Dr Hammond; I was disappointed with Peter's performance, as I found the villain he portrayed as extremely annoying and imo villains aren't supposed to be boring, but interesting.  I'm not sure if it was the directors who required him to act like this, but he left me disappointed especially after seeing such performances in An Education, Jarhead and Garden State.

Mark Strong as Sinestro; I wished that his character had more screen-time.  I felt Strong was under-used in the movie.  P.S. For those who don't remember him he was in Kick-ass, The Young Victoria and Sherlock Holmes.

Geoffrey Rush and Michael Clarke Duncan as Tomar-Re and Kilowog; they did the voice-over and I cannot complaining, their voices fit perfectly their characters.

Direction and Location

 

The great majority of the location is CGI, the CGI effects in regards to scenery were pretty good, but sometimes they did feel cheesy, but were still good.  How the movie was filmed and lightning etc... it was good and as colours go it fit well with the movie's tone.

Soundtrack

The movie didn't have much of a soundtrack, which could be noticed, so cannot comment on this.

Who should watch this?

According to a friend of mine, unlike other superhero movies it follows the comics well and so comic lovers would probably like this.  Also I think it is ideal for teens, as there is no nudity and if I recall no swearing either, just some action scenes, which weren't too bloody either.   

Conclusion

I wouldn't watch it again, as I expected it to be better.   It was an ok movie, but would have been better if I rented it rather than watched it at the cinema. It felt like as if the movie was missing something, I don't know what it is but I think who saw this movie also felt this.  I would rate it 3 out of 5.  Btw, when the movie ends, I suggest you sit through the credits as you might miss something out (although I doubt they will be making a sequel as it happened to The Golden Compass).  If they make a sequel I hope they replace Blake Lively as she clearly needs to take more acting/crying lessons. 

Feel free to add your thoughts and I hope you enjoyed this review.

Emma Watson; What were you thinking?

So I just read an article on Emma Watson's tough struggle in trying to handle both a University life and a career; which she eventually failed miserably at as her career won.

I'm all for education as I am a student myself and even Miss Watson in her latest interview on Vogue.  

In this interview Emma discusses how she struggled with juggling her career and her education and she eventually dropped out of Brown because of work and how she wished she could continue in her education, bla bla bla.

The girl should just shut up;  if she wanted an education she should have either;

1. put her career on hold - In her interview she referred to James Franco and how he helped her.  The thing is, Franco as far as I know isn't involved in a billion dollar franchise, as she is, and so I would have been slightly easier for him to handle.
2. waited for the Harry potter films to end and then went to university.  There is no age limit for education, so she could have went later in life.
3. while still at university, apart from being still involved in acting I wouldn't have added another burden, ie modelling gigs. It's one thing when you can barely keep up with both acting and education and it is another thing when while you yourself are finding it extremely difficult to keep up then you stupidly add another 'career'.

I don't mind that she actually tried to juggle jobs, etc... but it's not like she was low on cash (she has millions in her bank account) unlike other students who have to take up loans and still pay even after they graduated. She could afford putting her career on hold.  Taking Natalie Portman as an example; when she was studying she wasn't involved in many projects and wasn't doing that many magazine covers and appearances, she kept the right balance of work and study.  

Emma Watson was being too ambitious and trying to impress everyone that she is like her character Hermoine, unfortunately unlike Hermoine she doesn't have a magic watch thingy.  Emma failed and instead of trying to blame her bosses she should blame her self and just shut up; the more she talks the more stupider she sounds and the more she shows she was only admitted to Brown University because of her money.  People would have been more impressed if she actually finished school and not dropped out.

Emma dear, you don't impress anyone by looking too ambitious and then falling flat on your bum for failing, because you are a famous actress earning more than what 50 million people put together earn doesn't make you a super being, we are all still human at the end of the day irrelevant of socials status and income.

Naomi Campell you are such a diva!

So there has been an uproar in regards to a Cadbury ad;

The ad has upset Naomi Campbell and other people apparantely as it is being considered as racist, because she is referred to and is compared with a chocolate. 

Well, personally I just don't see the so-called 'racism'.  The only thing which might be offensive and which only applies to Naomi is that she is being referred as a Diva + the advert features diamonds and we all know about Naomi's involvement in a blood diamond case. 

So I find it is ridiculous that this advert had to be pulled down as it is clear that it isn't racist, but just a reference to Naomi's famous attitude and not her race, skin colour, whatever you want to call it.  I actually feel sorry that people are becoming offended with just the slightest mention and automatically jump to the conclusion that it is racist, especially when in this case the only 'offensive' thing is that it is making a slight joke regarding a woman who is famous for her attitude and her lifestyle!

I guess people have lost their sense of humour, oh well whether the ad exists or not I hope the chocolate bar tastes good!

Blast from the Past

So I was playing this facebook game called Music Challenge and one of the songs that played was The Passenger by Iggy Pop.  I always loved the song, especially from when I heard it for the Up in the Air Movie trailer and so finally I found it and wanted to share it.  Great song, pity we don't get anymore songs like these.  Feel free to comment and if you know of more songs like these please share!
 

"Snap Out of IT" Lady Gaga

I have been for a long time debating with myself whether to post something about Gaga and now that I heard her latest single "Judas", I decided that I had to say something.

During the beginning of her career I was a huge fan of hers, her songs were fun and catchy (even though their lyrics were quiet ...).  Everything changed for me, from when she did the Paparazzi video and those after it.  The videos started to creep me out and were becoming darker and darker, from suicidal models to poisioning the gorgeous Alexander Skarsgård in Paparazzi; killing a guy in Bad Romance, poisoining a whole restaurant of people in Bad Romance (the only good thing about that video was borrowing Tarantino's prop - yes I am a Tarantino fan), creating a sort of Communist place where Gaga is controlloing a bunch of hot gay Hitlers (sans the mini moustache) and seeing throughout the video what resembles a heart with thorns (similar to that of Jesus Christ) in Aljeandro, and giving birth to something absolutely weird in Born this way and now we have Judas.

The timing seems to be perfect since it is Easter and the song refers to some events which led to many of us celebrating Easter; hopefully this won't become an official Easter song.

I admit I did read a bunch of articles on Lady Gaga being part of the Illuminati, but I'm not goign to go into this as I have mixed feelings about this, although the more time passes the more I am beleiving such articles.  Anyway the one thing which is evidently clear is that in these last 3 singles of hers she has made great reference to Catholic saints and symbols and now I am getting fed up of it.  Yes, I am Catholic I don't agree with everything with the church does and did, but yes I am a beleiver and now I am feeling offended, especially becuase of such 'usage' she is earning more money at the expense of us Catholics.

My point is, she needs to stop this, apart from offending Catholics, the act is now getting boring and predictable and also many of us are experiencing dejavu (remember Madonna?).  She doesn't need to mention and refer to such saints, etc... in her songs, they are unnecessary and such songs can still be hits without such references.  And I know some of you may argue that she has the right to her freedom of speech, but well personally I wouldn't I have minded if she did it once, but now that it is becoming more repatative and now I think she is abusing such right.

So please Lady Gaga snap out of it, you are better than that!