act one

i love the movies. but before the technology was built for filmmaking, the artists can just do plays. after i took communication arts, i realized that it was really right for me. it honed my artistic knowledge and skills from writing, shooting, acting, editing, etc. which we all do in my course. i've done films, plays, documentaries and even broadcasted myself in radio and tv in the academe. i apply all the things that i've learned from school. it's a lifestyle. 

the other day, i anticipated the oscar awards as i myself is marathoning the films casted this year. "the musical is back!" shouted by the debonaire host of the recent awards, hugh jackman. it's my first time to see him sing and dance, and boy he was good!!! 

hugh's opening act commending the nominated films

he got a standing ovation. bravo! 

honoring the musicals in movies in this segment 

i know that his roots is in the theater so i searched for him in youtube. apparently, he had a performance in the tony awards.

the boy from oz perfomarce

he's so gay here! hehe

nice one 

i have my fair share of doing the musicals! i portrayed as ursula in little mermaid the musical for my theater class's final exam. (yes that's how we do our finals, perform and deliver. :D) i changed my version of ursula as the seductive and pretty villain. hahahaha :P i got an A score and it was so fun to do! :) 

my favorite musical is moulin rouge. all the elements are there. 

the break up song of christian and satine

i still feel like crying every time i watch this *sniff*

after the success of the movie, chanel no. 5 came up with a 2 minuter commercial ala-moulin rouge. it was reported that nicole didn't like to do it and she did it in the end only because baz directed the material.

nicole kidman with the hot guy named rodrigo santoro

i adore baz lurhmann! the man is a genius. the same director of romeo and juliet starring leo di caprio and claire danes whose dialogues are the poetry of shakespeare set in a more present time. who directed also the oscar performance, "the musical is back."

let's play spot the difference. haha check out this local tvc patterned from chanel no. 5 tvc. tsk tsk...

local superstar judy ann santos for fitrum

does it ring a bell? hehehe

local host/actress/ex-president's daughter kris aquino for casino femme alcohol

this is sooo obviously second-rate trying hard copycat..

another musical i love.....

the cell block tango in chicago

the women explaining how they got into jail. winner!

but the most fun of all....

mamma mia!!! the winner takes it all clip

meryl streep is really the best actress and it's a feel good movie

did i mention i love the musicals? :)

everyday is a runway

costume design is very important in a movie. yes, because it's visual and it says a lot on the personality and tonality of the character. just like how we normal people dress. we dress to impress a date or an interview or just to make a statement or when we want to feel confident. it's true what rebecca bloomwood said that 'shopping makes her feel alive and happy.' 

i read the books --- 'confessions of a shopaholic,' 'shopaholic takes manhattan' and 'shopaholic ties the knot' years back. the author is british so the setting and language is very uptown brit which i expected in the film. i was excited to watch the movie and see visually the style of a rebecca bloomwood. i was a bit disappointed that her clothes are too mix-and-match and too much color. the only british there was her love interest, luke. it's a combined confessions of a shopaholic takes manhattan. but isla fisher is really funny that made the movie fun and light. it's a chick literature so obviously it's a chick flick. 

i like each of the pieces but not as an outfit. comparing it to 'the devil wears prada,' andrea sach's fashion is still the winner! her style is classy, edgy and timeless. 

imagine my awe while watching this movie. every outfit change is just so fabulous. i also read the book and it very much is close to it. i just want to ransack her wardrobe.