Monika’s Pensieve

{FILM SPOTTING}
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (USA/UK, 2009)
Polish Distributor: Warner Brothers Poland (24th July 2009)
Release Date (worldwide): 15th July 2009
Director: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Tom Felton, Evanna Lynch, Matthew Lewis, Katie [...]

I came across the video below today… It’s a kind of dinner thing that he did in New Jersey in 2005 and I guess I somehow found it particularly amusing cause it feels a bit like he’s doing American style stand-up comedy.

{FILM DIARY}
So throughout last week (which was very heavy on the tests and projects and stuff) I found that watching Harry Potter films was a very pleasurable form of escapism :] And so in the evenings if I had time (and sometimes also when I didn’t have it) I would put a Harry Potter film [...]

{FILM SPOTTING}
Doubt (USA, 2008)
Polish Distributor: Forum Film Poland (20th February 2009)
Release Date (worldwide): 12th December 2008
Runtime: 104′
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis
Production House: Scott Rudin Productions
Plot: (from imdb)
Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies [...]

Whenever I’ve got a lot of school stuff to do and am stressed by it, I always manage to develop some sort of temporary obsession about someone or something (it always finishes once exams are over ;)). I’ve found that the obsession is usually very random - most of the time it’ll be something I [...]

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On Thursday, I did something I hadn’t since I was in high school (that would be about 8 yrs ago :]). High school was a very tough time for me. It made me feel trapped and miserable, totally stressed out and a lot of other things like that. It’s not the only time in [...]

{FILM SPOTTING}
I hadn’t actually intended to “spot” this film (or I would have included it in my January film spotting “in cinemas this month” summary), but I’ve changed my mind ;) I think maybe I’ll enjoy it even if it’s horrible ;-P
Twilight (USA/UK, 2008)
Polish Distributor: Monolith Films (9th January 2009)
Release Date (worldwide): 21st November 2008
Runtime: [...]

…they’re in demand at the Golden Globe Awards *grin*
A.R. Rahman became the first Indian ever to win a Golden Globe yesterday :) Rahman is responsible for some of Bollywood’s most famous music and is a bit of a legend. He won the award for his work on Slumdog Millionaire (a film I “spotted” quite a [...]

I just read this article, which recounts some of the best Bushisms. I laughed so hard that I was in tears, coughing and spluttering.

This is an article about Afghanistan’s continuing problems. It’s generally sad, but I was particularly shocked to read this paragraph:
On the road into Kabul from Jalalabad - on the dangerous route from Pakistan and the Khyber Pass - I sat on a woven plastic mat drinking green tea from glass cups with a group of [...]