Movies previsions for 2009

There is a couple of movies I'd like to see in 2009. Here's the list.

• Up
  because it is the next Pixar movie, directed by Pete Docter (Monster Inc). And the story already attracts me: Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming. But at age 78....


• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  a David Fincher (Fight Club) about an inverted life ( born old and finish dying young )


• Vicky Christina Barcelona
  because it's been a long long time since I've seen a Woody Allen, and I love Javier Barden. I know it's a 2008 movie but here in Ireland, there's some delay


• The Illusionist
  because it is directed by Sylvain Chaumet, which previous movie "Belleville Rendez vous" was quite magic.


• Synecdoche, New york
  by Charlie Kaufmann, his first movie (directed)


• Bolt
  because in those depressed times, I need a good Disney movie


I also wanted to see the last Darren Aronofsky: "The Wrestler", and I did and was quite happy with it.

Project 365 - Week 4

Week 4 has been a photo-less week ( i am really bad with new years resolutions ), my excuse being upgrding my computer ( hard-drive and OS ), an overload of work at the office, and a very nasty cold... Anyway with february coming it should be all fine now.

Here's a summary of the first month of the project with only 18 of teh 31 photos expected.

Project 365 - Week 3

Not much again this week, nor during the weekend (though i watch Munster demolishing of Sale, which was not a good news for the future of ASM in the H-Cup)...

[FR] Jeu des mille euros

Le jeu des mille euros de France Inter viens faire un petit tour en Irlande, sans Lucien Jeunesse malheureusement....

10 Février 2009 Dublin (Irlande)
A l'Alliance Française.
Sélection et enregistrement (Adulte et Jeune) à 18H00.

12 Février 2009 Cork (Irlande)
A la Crawford Art Gallery.
Sélection et enregistrement à 18H00.

Donc si voulez montrer votre culture...

Project 365 - Week 2

2nd week of my 365 project:



I've been incredebly lazy since i came back to Ireland, did not even put a foot in a pub, not even been back in the water, just back to work.

Project 365 - Week 1

I've started a new project on Flickr, a 365 project, a picture a day about me, my activities.
I'll summarize each week in this blog:

A bit of web-surfing, comic reading, only 4 day in Ireland.
Here's the URL of the set:

• Project 365 SlideShow
• Christophe Flickr 365 project Set

10 movies I think frequently

Ten movies I think of, frequently, those images fill my mind.

Chung King Express (Wong Kar Wai - 1994)
No point of telling the stories of that movie, you just have to let the images drawn you. I prefer the second story with Faye, how can a man not fall in love with her ? Even if she's a little bit crazy.

Bringing up baby (Howard Hawks - 1938 )
Another strong woman (this time its Katharine Hepburn ) storming into the life of a nice old chap, with some devastating effects ( and love not being the least).

Moonfleet (Fritz Lang - 1955)
Another classic movie from Hollywood ( I should probably thanks Eddy Mitchell and his TV show "La dernière séance" to have me discovered those movies ), the photography is absolutely fantastic, in a very gothic atmosphere, all the scene with the young Mohune deeply impressed me (and still today).

La Jetee (Chris Marker - 1962)
A short movie, all created with still images and a voice over. The story is trong and is at the origin of a remake by Terry Gilliam: Twelve Monkeys.
I miss seeing short movies ( if you go in Clermont-Ferrand in february, you should drop by the international short festival, to see thousands of them).

Silent Running (Douglas Trumbull - 1972)
An ecological tale in space, by the man responsible of special effects in "2001", and "Blade Runner". I like the image, of giant domes containing forest, deriving through space.

Monster Inc (Peter Docter - 2001)
Pixar... oh pixar, I love their movies. It's not about the techniques, the fabulous things they can achieve with computers, it's more the fact that all those prowess are based and for the story. Pixar movies have a real strength in very good story-telling, and everything in the making come in support of that.

Joe's appartment (J.Payson - 1996)
A MTV movie, actually its a musical, about singing cockroaches.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (J.SHarman - 1975)
One day I might come disguise as Franck N'Furter...
Don't dream it, be it

Santa Sangre (A.Jodorowsky - 1989)
What a shock when i saw this movie, the first time. From the elephant death, till the puppet son, this movie is full of (somewhat disturbing) invention.

My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki - 1988 )
Another shock, but of marvelous amazement, every time i walk in a forest i wonder which wonderful creatures are there in hidding.