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Does anyone remember the animated movie The Last Unicorn? I came across an article in boingboing.net regarding the book by Peter S. Beagle, and nostalgia just hit me. It was one of my favourite movies when I was a kid next to The Neverending Story (the first one, not the sequel). I remember wanting to BE the unicorn! *grin* And there was this riddle near the end of the movie that came from a talking skeleton or clock or something that I used to be able to remember…word for word.

Anyways, I Googled it, and found that there’s going to be a remake of the movie, due sometime 2006! Not much info on the website yet, but I’m definitely gonna be on the lookout for any updates.

Ok…maybe I’m a little behind time…hehe.

A film written by Neil Gaiman? Check it out at Sony Picture’s official site here, and Apple trailers here.

While I’m not a huge fan of Neil Gaiman (and by that I mean that I have not read all his books nor the entire Sandman series), I was introduced to his work by an ex-bf who IS a fan…he lent me his Sandman comics and I found myself drawn towards it. Fast forward many many years later, I found myself picking up a book of short stories by the above author, Smoke and Mirrors, and I fell in love with some of the stories in there. My favourites are ‘Snow, Glass Apples’, ‘Changes’ and ‘The Price’. Stories with a little twist…just enough to make them stay in your head. Brilliant.

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Hubby attended a seminar yesterday organized by Visa International and since it ended at 5pm, we were able to catch a movie at GSC @ Midvalley last night. The only show that looked remotely interesting was Bewitched, starring the lovely Nicole Kidman and funnyman Will Ferrell.

While the basic idea of the show was pretty good (the show was about Will Ferrell’s character finding a star for his upcoming remake of Bewitched…yup…a show within a show), I found the storyline and dialogue to be rather disappointing. Will Ferrell’s character Jack Wyatt is so irritating that I just wanted to smack him with a broomstick. Hard. And while Nicole Kidman as Isabel Bigelow looked gorgeous as always (just love the sweater and white shirt combos she wears in the show!), what’s with that breathy ditzy voice?!? All in all, not a show that I would pay to watch in a cinema…I expected a sweet romantic comedy (after all, it’s by Nora Ephron, who directed Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail and When Harry Met Sally!) and ended up watching a light, fluffy, no-substance show. What a let-down.

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It’s been a busy week, and I can forsee it’s gonna get worse! I haven’t been updating this blog for ages…I can barely find the time to do it on weekends much less on weekdays. Since hubby changed departments and all, we resolved to go to work a little earlier, ie…to reach before 9am…not after…*grin*…which means I need to wake up about half an hour earlier. Which also makes me about twice as grumpy. And I’ve just been feeling so tired most of the time…even falling asleep on the way to work (no, not while driving…my car isn’t here yet!). And my body is now aching like crazy after a particularly strenuous yoga session today. Anyways, we managed to catch a really good show, Sepet, on Astro today. Yes, I know, most people would’ve already seen it at the cinemas….

However, if you haven’t watched it already…do catch it on Astro or buy the vcd. It’s not Oscar winning…but this simple story of two young people in love perfectly captured the Malaysian-ness of Malaysia…=) And it’s not only a boy-girl love story, but also the love of a parent for her son, and the love of a family between a husband and wife and between the parents and their daughter. Set in Ipoh, the main story of the movie touches on the inter-racial relationship between Orked and Jason…and it really had me crying at times. Sharifah Amani, who played the leading character of Orked, was perfectly cast…she has an endearing sweetness in her looks and she’s just so cute in that show. Look out for the part where Orked’s father (played by Harith Iskandar!) plays scrabble with his wife and puts down MILF as a word (clue: remember the show American Pie?)….hilarious! And when orked enters a Chinese coffeeshop and sees BBQ pork (siew yoke/char siew) being chopped up…! I have to admit that I didn’t have very high expectations for this movie even though it had gotten really good reviews…never had any faith or confidence in Malaysian made movies, sad to say. I’ve always felt that the actors/actresses, if that’s what they can be called in the first place, overact, the storyline is more often than not, borderline ridiculous and sometimes downright stupid…and that was when I watched only the trailers! So Sepet was an eye-opener and a show that I feel is truly Malaysian-ised…what with the language switching from Malay to English to Cantonese with a smattering of Hokkien thrown in…. =) The show was truly a surprise, and a sweet one at that.

Kudos to the director and script writer Yasmin Ahmad for a job really well done!

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Watched Finding Neverland last night. Starring Johnny Depp (gorgeous!) and Kate Winslet as the main actors, the show is a fictional and magical story inspired by real life playwright, J. M. Barrie, the writer of Peter Pan. Set in London, Johnny Depp plays Barrie who is inspired by Kate Winslet’s Sylvia and her four young sons to write a play entitled ‘Peter Pan’. Freddie Highmore, who plays one of Sylvia’s sons, Peter, is amazing as a young actor…completely believable as a child who is forced to grow up too soon due to the death of his father. Johnny Depp’s Scottish accent and understated acting was superb…and Kate Winslet is just so very beautiful as Sylvia.

The show is magical, enchanting, funny and poignant. A definite must-watch!