Monday, November 29, 2010

Eliza Doolittle Tomorrow Night!

Apparently there are still tickets around so get on it, it's gonna be ace!

Top 5 @ 5 - Mon 29 November 2010

1. Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You (Le Castle Vania Remix)
2. Owl Eyes - Faces (not to be confused with the uber lame Owl City)
3. Bag Raiders - Sunlight
4. Ke$ha - We R Who We R (I know it's lame but it's a guilty pleasure)
5. Sarah McLeod - Dancing in the Dark

Christmas is almost here and so is my gift register Version 2.0

90210 (the original series) seasons 8,9 & 10
Damages series 3
Wild 11 Summer CD
He Will Have His Way Tribute CD
We Dance You Mix Vol 2 - Purple Sneakers CD
Robyn Body Talk CD
Weeds Series 5 DVD Series
Tangle series 2 DVD Series
Seceret Diary of a Call Girl Series 3 DVD Series

Film Freak - Monsters

OMG two crap things in a row, this is bringing me down!

Arthouse aliens with a small budget and annoying leads. Alein romance and a lame romance between two American losers, if this sounds like your cup of tea go waste 90 minutes or be advised that this is totally lame and does not deserve the good reports it seems to be getting around the traps.

1 star.

Fame - I hope this is not gonna live forever

Oh boy, what a MASSIVE mess this musical was all over the shop, I have never seen something so messed up, from a high energy routine to some lame ass ballad that sucked so bad it could be illegal in 2 states and territories.

I really don't have anything good to say about this musical except it's run was cut short and it's finished now. The dancing was good in parts but it didn't make up for the shocking acting (circa Home & Away standard) and terrible singing.

Fame was a massive mess that someone needs to clean up if it wants to travel to another city in this fine brown land.

1 star for the dancing.

Friday, November 19, 2010

6 weeks til Christmas so it's the Christmas Wish List time!

90210 (the original series) seasons 8,9 & 10
Damages series 3
Wild 11 Summer CD

More to come soon.....

The Sweetest Thing @ Belvoir St Theatre

I must admit I have had some moments at the theatre this year where I would have preferred if I was 6 feet under and surpriisling enough this wasn't one of them. Sweetest Thing was indeed that and the actresses, in particular the simply beautiful Diana Glenn (man I have a lady crush on her) was terrific. She dumped her usual worried look (Satisfaction and Carla Carmetti) and managed a smile from time to time and when she smiled she was just divine.

This show was simply lovely in parts and moving in others, all the cast including Caroline Craig from Blue Heelers & Underbelly fame was also fine. As was her other sister who I didn't catch her name.

I enjoyed this a lot more than expected and I loved the 80 minute running time, short and sweet is the way a play should be.

4 stars for this little gem, running until the end of the week so get in better it's all over red rover.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Film Freak - The Social Network

Okay so everyone who knows me knows I hate the shit out of Facebook. Now this movie continued to drive my hatred towards this non-social networking tool. Social networking to me involves people actually being social and not sitting in a dark room stalking former class mates or lovers or potential lovers.

I find the whole Facebook thing just plain weird and something I am really happy to not be part of, I love blogging bitch!

So this movie is all it's cracked up to be, it's fantastic, Justin Timberlake finally has a good acting role. The plot and lay out of the film are simply amazing, the court proceedings are interesting and the end of the film leave you thinking is this guy just a massive wanker or is he actually a genius. A lot of people argue with me and say Facebook will be huge forever, well newsflash it won't be everything has an expiry.

The Social Network, is great and a great insight into one of today's most popular fads. I can't see Facebook being huge in 5 years and maybe this film will be totally redundant after Facebook falls on it's butt. Still it's great now while the book of faces has a big following.

4 stars for the Social Network.

Monday, November 15, 2010

So it's a weak late but here is my ARIA's wrap and some other random stuff....

So it's been a week and I think I now can discuss the ARIA's and the high points and the low points of this years event.

The highest point and best part of the whole event was Washington's performance of the terrific song "Sunday Best". Her album "I Believe You Liar" is now one of 4 albums I believe to be the album of the year. The winner will be announced around boxing day. But back to the performance it was sensational, vocally at times shakey but as far as the look of it, it was amazing, it shit on even SIA, John Butler and one of the worlds most boring live acts Angus & Julia Stoned as a mother flipper!

The other high point was SIA's acceptance speech, she is gold and random all at once, I have so much love for her! SIA for PM, Julia it's time to go!

Okay now the low points, firstly no awards for John Butler Trio? April Uprising is a great album and the live act that follows is second to none.

Next low point, the presenters, we all know Jessica Maubouy can't read by now, and the dude from Modern Family WTF, that show sux and so does Riki Lee, I'm glad you got fired from NOVA cause as a gay man, you were an embrassment, and let's not start on your vile music career.

Next, Lara Bingle and Carmen Electra, another two WTF's. Also as hot as Geoff the swimmer who lost all that wight is, what is he doing on a music awards show?

Okay so the ARIA's rated terribly as well I think even re-runs of Models Inc faired better but the whole setting was weird, the presenters were a joke and the new publically voted awards WTF, Mumford & Sons most popular international act, they had one song, and it sucks. Does anyone play Little Lion Man anymore? Oh heavens above!

Now onto some good new music:

Cee-Lo Green - The Ladykiller (the Fuck you guys is back with a full album)

Washington - I Believe You Liar (highlights, Sunday Best, Cement, How to Tame Lions, The Hardest Part, 1997, Navy Blues, it's definately an album of 2010!)

SIA - We Are Born (the Fight the opening show still gets me, it is pop perfection)

Now tonight I'm finally seeing the Social Network so expect a big review in the next day or so. I hate Facebook, I blog and I'm not sure how this JT starring film will rate with me so stay tuned.....

Film Freak - Skyline

Oh dear, what do I write about this film, almost 24 hours after I saw it I still don't know whether I liked it or hated it.

It's weird, it's a perve fest, but it's weird the characters are so badly developed, the story is weird and the way the film starts is just plain weird.

So overall it was entertaining and it was out of yesterdays heat, so I have to give it the pass mark of 2.5 out of 5.

Skyline is definately not way above the rest of this year's films.

Top 5 @ 5 - Mon 15 November 2010

1. Cee-Lo Green - Bright Lights, Bigger City
2. Tim & Jean - Everywhere (FAB cover)
3. Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) - love it fully sicko!
4. Gorillaz - Doncamatic (only good song on their new disc, oh wait it's not even on the new CD, eehhhh)
5. Miami Horror - Holidays

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Thailand Trip #2 - Bangkok & Phuket

So yes I did Thailand a second time this month and I must say I do love this country, it's culture and it's people.

I did find my second time around was more action packed as I got to fly on the FAB Ari Asia to and from Phuket which was amazing. Bangkok is also one of the most action packed places I have ever been to and the shopping was simply out of this world! I loved it!

Phuket also had so much to offer, Karon Beach where I stayed had a beautiful beach, lovely people and the most amazing resort, The Old Phuket Resort was just beautiful, the rooms were fitted with their own private jacuzzi and a nice outside shower, also a nice big bath for a long legged freak like myself.

I am still recovering from all the walking around the massive night markets and paying only $3 for t-shirts and paying $1 for a pair of socks LOL

Until my next holiday this past holiday will go down as my favourite holiday of all time.

Paper Scissors "Lung Sum" Single Launch

Isn't it amazing when you find a venue right near your house that you have never been to? And in the city of Sydney where there are venues everywhere it is quiet nice to find one right near your place that you can check out live music.

Now I did arrive to this gig just as the Paper Scissors had broken into their hit "We Don't Walk" which for me was when I first started taking notice of them.

Their new single "Lung Sum" is a moody affair and some of their other tracks followed this moody feel.

I enjoyed the tracks I caught and the room had a nice uni atomsphere which made me feel a little old.

Overall I think the Paper Scissors can grow into a good little band and with more touring and hopefully more radio exposure these guys could make a real go of it, I am just waiting to hear their next "We Don't Walk". 3 Stars.

Film Freak - The Town

Okay so I saw this a while back now as I was in Thailand (again) but this time it was different it was Phuket and the fantastic Bangkok (more about this later).

So the film by Ben Affleck is GREAT! The acting is first class and the story of the bank robbers is great and at times I almost felt compassion to the badies in the film.

This film has a bit of everything, action, drama (a nice little romance plot) & a car chase scene that rocks.

This film deserves all the attnetion that it is recieving and is definately a good date night film, it covers boys and girls off evenly.

The Town rocks it at 4 stars.