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got nobody on my side and surely that ain't right.
Name : Alicia. Location : (near) San Francisco, CA. Age : 16. Favorite film : hell if I know. Favorite actors : Daniel Auteuil, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Jude Law. Favorite actresses : Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Natalie Wood, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter. Favorite Bands : Bjork, Broken Social Scene, The Cranberries, The Cure, The Deftones, Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton, Evanescence, The Gathering, Goldfrapp, Korn, Metric, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Portishead, Radiohead, Rilo Kiley, Seether, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Tool. Favorite Book : Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Favorite Shows : Friends, Gilmore Girls. Marriage status : [smile] Contact info : AIM - factorygirl531; MSN - butterflyfangs@hotmail.com Idols : Edie Sedgwick, Amy Lee, Sienna Miller, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Catherine Tate, Jenny Lewis, Emily Dickinson, Rene Magritte. Personality : Says the Keirsey Temperament Sorter...
ENFP Warmly enthusiastic, high-spirited, ingenious, imaginative. Able to do almost anything that inrerests them. Quick with a solution for any difficulty and ready to help anyone with a problem. Often rely on their ability to improvise instead of preparing in advance. Can usually find compelling reasons for whatever they want.
But I think it'd be more exciting to find out through experience. [smile]
Films!
Kind of a lot to put in here, I'll try not to make it too lengthy.
Favorite directors : Lars Von Trier, Sally Potter, Sofia Coppola, Anthony Minghella, Ingmar Bergman, David Gordon Green, Baz Luhrmann, Terrence Malick, Tim Burton, Gus Van Sant. Favorite performers : Isabelle Adjani (The Story of Adele H.), Joan Allen (The Crucible), Jennifer Aniston (The Object of My Affection), Daniel Auteuil (La fille sur le pont), Kevin Bacon (The Woodsman), Alec Baldwin (The Cooler), Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls), Emmanuelle Beart (Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud), Juliette Binoche (Rendez-vous), Jeff Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys), Helena Bonham Carter (The Wings of the Dove), Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent), Toni Collette (Muriel's Wedding), Jennifer Connelly (Waking the Dead), Billy Crudup (Stage Beauty), Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Daniel Day-Lewis (The Crucible), Julie Delpy (Before Sunrise), Catherine Deneuve (Belle de jour), Laura Dern (Rambling Rose), Zooey Deschanel (All the Real Girls), Cameron Diaz (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her), Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting), Aaron Eckhart (In the Company of Men), Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient), Colin Firth (Bridget Jones' Diary), Eva Green (The Dreamers), Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany's), Kate Hudson (Almost Famous), Isabelle Huppert (Madame Bovary), Jeremy Irons (Damage), Nicole Kidman (Dogville), Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Jude Law (Cold Mountain), Heath Ledger (Monster's Ball), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle), Jack Lemmon (Days of Wine and Roses), Laura Linney (You Can Count On Me), William H. Macy (Magnolia), Samantha Morton (Under the Skin), Ryan O'Neal (Paper Moon), Lena Olin (The Unbearable Lightness of Being), Miranda Otto (The Healer), Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential), Michelle Pfeiffer (Frankie and Johnny), Parker Posey (Broken English), Christina Ricci (Buffalo '66), Miranda Richardson (Tom and Viv), Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich), Paul Rudd (The Shape of Things), Mark Ruffalo (You Can Count On Me), Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally...), Liv Ullmann (Scenes from a Marriage), Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves), Sigourney Weaver (The Ice Storm), Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain), Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting), Reese Witherspoon (Election), Natalie Wood (This Property is Condemned), James Woods (The Virgin Suicides), Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones' Diary). Favorite films (no order) : Elephant, La fille sur le pont, The Piano, Love Story, Lost in Translation, Moulin Rouge!, Frankie and Johnny, The Dreamers, Jeux d'enfants, Bridget Jones' Diary, Buffalo '66, To Die For, Kiki's Delivery Service, Scenes from a Marriage, Alphaville, West Side Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Pinocchio, Fanny and Alexander, Spirited Away, Shakespeare in Love, crazy/beautiful, Walk the Line, Almost Famous, All the Real Girls, Splendor in the Grass, Days of Wine and Roses, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Rebel Without a Cause, Sleepy Hollow, The Object of My Affection, Anna Karenina, When Harry Met Sally..., The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Breaking the Waves, The Little Mermaid, The Virgin Suicides, Secretary, The Fabulous Baker Boys, This Property is Condemned, Sayonara, Three Colors: White, Waking Life, Romeo and Juliet (1996/1968), Casablanca, Leaving Las Vegas, Bande a part, Last Tango in Paris, Taxi Driver, Picnic at Hanging Rock, La dolce vita, Anastasia, Pride and Prejudice, Good Will Hunting, Titanic, Intimacy, Love Actually, The Age of Innocence, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, A Very Long Engagement, Secrets and Lies, Paper Moon, The English Patient, Cold Mountain, Blue Velvet, Belle de jour, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Days of Heaven, A Room with a View, Days of Wine and Roses, Cries and Whispers, Shakespeare in Love, Dogville, Punch Drunk Love, Roman Holiday, Y tu mama tambien, The Sweet Hereafter, L'Histoire d'Adele H, Swan Lake, An Affair to Remember, and about five trillion more.
I suppose I failed with my length promise. [cry]
Music!
Favorite Bands/Artists : A Fine Frenzy, ABBA, Aimee Mann, Alicia Keys, Au Revoir Simone, Barry White, Bjork, Broken Social Scene, Carlos Santana, Catherine Feeny, Charles Trenet, Christian Scott, Clinic, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Cranberries, Damien Rice, The Decemberists, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Dido, Dixie Chicks, Edith Piaf, Elliott Smith, Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton, Evanescence, Feist, Fleetwood Mac, Flyleaf, Frou Frou, The Gathering, H.I.M, Imogen Heap, Iron and Wine, Jeff Buckley, Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, Jewel, Jimmy Eat World, Joss Stone, Kate Nash, Keane, Lily Allen, The Mamas and the Papas, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Mariah Carey, Marvin Gaye, Mary J. Blige, Massive Attack, Metric, Michelle Branch, Nelly Furtado, Norah Jones, Oasis, Paramore, Peter Salett, Pink, Portishead, The Raconteurs, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, Rilo Kiley, Seal, Sting, Straylight Run, Sun Kil Moon, Third Eye Blind, Tom McRae, Tori Amos, Trespassers William, Vanessa Carlton, The Vaselines. Favorite songs : ABBA - Dancing Queen, The Afters - Beautiful Love, Aimee Mann - Pavlov's Bell, Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You, Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Baby, Bjork - Unravel, Bright Eyes - Lua, The Butterfly Explosion - Next Year, Carlos Santana and Michelle Branch - The Game of Love, I'm Feeling You, Charles Trenet - La mer, Christian Scott - Anthem, Clinic - Equaliser, The Cranberries The Rebels, Zombie, I Will Always, Linger, No Need to Argue, Dying in the Sun, I Can't Be With You, Never Grow Old, Dying Inside, Decoder Ring - Somersault, Des'ree - You Gotta Be, Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Edith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien, Elliott Smith - Between the Bars, Twilight, The Biggest Lie, 2:45 A.M., Angeles, Say Yes, Emily Haines - Telethon, Evanescence - Imaginary, Missing, Thoughtless, Lithium, Fields of Innocence, Feist - Intuition, Fleetwood Mac - Landslide, Foo Fighters feat. Norah Jones - Virginia Moon, The Gathering - A Noise Severe, You Learn About It, Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah, Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me, John Mayer - Hummingbird, Joss Stone - I've Fallen in Love With You, Jet Lag, Music, Girl, They Won't Believe It, Kate Nash - Foundations, Katy Rose - Lemon, Kelly Clarkson - Beautiful Disaster, LeAnn Rimes - Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense, Lori Carson - Snow Come Down, The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreaming, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - Jen is Bringing the Drugs, Quiet as a Mouse, Marvin Gaye - Ooh, Ooh, Child, Massive Attack - Teardrop, Metric - The Twist, Empty, London Half Life, Nelly Furtado - Childhood Dreams, Well, Well, I'm Like a Bird, Turn off the Light, Say It Right, In God's Hands, Norah Jones - Nightingale, Seven Years, The Prettiest Thing, Rosie's Lullaby, Sunrise, New Order - Age of Consent, Ceremony, Peter Salett - Sunshine, Portishead - Roads, Radiohead - Wish You Were Here, Regina Spektor - Samson, Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success, The Good That Won't Come Out, Seal - Love's Divine, Sheryl Crow - The First Cut is the Deepest, Stars - Going, Going, Gone, Sting - My One and Only Love, Sun Kil Moon - Carry Me Ohio, Tom McRae - Ghost of a Shark, Tori Amos - Wintor, Trespassers William - Anchor, Vanessa Carlton - White Houses, Pretty Baby, The Vaselines - Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam.
IMDb!
How pathetic is it that I have a section for this?
Board of choice : Oscar Buzz. Favorite users : I like all of you but Ben, Scott, Emily and Irini kick the shit out of you anyway. [love2]
And...I think that's all. [wave]
God, please don't hate me... Because I'll die if you do.
Reviews
The Sisters (2005)
Well-acted dramedy with a few flaws
'The Sisters' is a lovely little family drama that I nearly missed. Obviously, I was glad I didn't.
At first, the movie just looks like two hours of people fighting with each other, and it is. But (highly due to Ms. Bello's performance)there is so much more than that: a human aspect and real characters (for the most part). However one-note the people may be, the writer adds little things here and there to make them diverse and relatable.
Maria Bello, as always, is amazing. She plays the angry sister, the one who is always prepared for an argument. Her performance is the best thing about the film. Bello expertly shows the changes her character experiences over the course of the movie. In the beginning, she is just shown as a snotty, sarcastic, rude woman. Over time, she lets us see the hidden vulnerability of a normally dull character, and by the end of the movie, Bello not only plays her part but becomes it, creating a human out of a very underwritten role.
Erika Christensen was a surprise. While she is not Evan Rachel Wood or Scarlett Johansson, she still has plenty talent for someone so young. With only one above average performance to her name (Traffic), I expected much less of her but she blew me away with her performance as the shy little sister. She is quite promising and again, I hope to see more of her.
The rest of the cast is just as good. Elizabeth Banks plays her role perfectly. She makes a seemingly one-dimensional person show more emotion than expected. Mary Stuart Masterson is also good, but I found her performance the most lacking.
Now for the flaws: the screenplay. Truthfully, they are all supposed to be college professors or students, but the vocabulary used is the most advanced I've seen in a film. This may sound like a stupid flaw, but it was the thing I noticed the most while watching this movie as it is as unrealistic as possible. It proves effective in a multitude of arguments, but it doesn't reveal anything about the characters aside from the fact that they are inhumanly smart. The other flaw is that the brother barely has any historical background shown, while his sisters reveal many of their memories; however, he is never in them. If the filmmakers had explored the characters, their relationships, and their motivation more, some of their actions wouldn't seem so absurd or out of place.
A very charming movie about anger, forgiveness, and family. ***/****.