In Treatment: Episodes 1-2

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Drama

finally! In Treatment!
i've been waiting for ages to lay my hands on these series!
yes, i'd known this series since 2007. where the news about it first came out. not after the Golden Globe winning, unlike some people *yes, i'm being a bitch here*.

In Treatment ... well, as the title the series is about a therapy session of a psychiatrist, Paul, and his patients. each episode is half an hour long, and it reflects one session. so you will only find two people on each episode. at least, that's what i've seen so far. every patient has each problem of their own. and the set was simply in the doctor's house. entering from the front door and exiting from the back door. i like that.

you will join the doctor to listen every story given from his patient.
the first episode i've seen were about this girl who was in an unstable relationship with his boyfriend, until one night she had a chance to cheat on him, out of her pressure of the relationship, but she didn't do it. and what was the actual reson for her not doing so.

the second episode was about a navy soldier whose lastt task was to drop a bomb on an area, that was actually where a madrasah been held. the bomb killed sixteen children. curiously, after the task was done he went back to the post and sleep 'like a baby'. he claimed that he had no guilty concious whatsoever, and felt nothign when his face was spreaded around the net, and he was searched for killing the children.
instead he took a jog with his best friend, a doctor and also gay. suddenly he "died". without a light tunnel and no flashes of earlier life before his eyes. somehow, he went back to life and came to meet Paul. the actual reason for the soldier, Alex [wtf?!], to met Paul [WTF?!] was to have an advice. Alex was planning gong back to the site of the madrasah that he bombed.



Paul was dead clever. at one point, you would think that he was asking all the standard procedures a psychiatrist would say. but, he was not. he listens. he would listen, ask some somewhat sounded silly and lame question. but then, in the end, BAM! he would make a comment that hit the very target of the problem. not entirely, still the surface, but it hits.

and guess, what made it more interesting for me.
Paul has his own psychiatrist.
wicked.

when it was aired on HBO last year, the series was played five nights a week. one episode for one session on the same day it aired.

i need more episodes!!
i need more of Mr. Byrne!!

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Alternative Rock
Artist:	Franz Ferdinand

WARNING: i'm no professional music journalist whatsoever. i made this review the way i want to make it. yes, it might be a bit biased, since i'm obsessed with the band. what? you don't know that? then you don't know me really well.

"we wanted to make music for the girls to dance."
- Franz Ferdinand -

lo! and behold!
the Glaswegian Archdukes of Pop are back. still with previous mission. and this time they mean it. after three years of touring and being hermits in their hometown, Franz Ferdinand unleashed their third record, a club album titled Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. and i was one of those lucky bastards who are lucky enough (or bastard enough, your call) to own the "leaked edition" of the album. and loving it ever since. it was worth the wait. it was very very worth the wait.



the abums Franz Ferdinand and You Can Have It So Much Better were dominated by the rough guitar sounds and fast bass and drum playings. the songs were fast, rock almost punk, but still have that danceable feel to them. for the third album the guyz had ditched the guitars and - quoting this magazine/newspaper that i forgot the name - sold their souls to the synth god. the music of Franz Ferdinand had developed. yes, the disco-punkers didn't sounded like fast-tempo rock anymore. they explored various fields of music. not only the guitars had the boyz abandoned, but also the modern technology. it's time to make music manually. name it, human skeletons for percussions, swinging microphones from the ceilings for Doppler effects and something as simple as standing around an amplifier to create an explosively loud sound. but, fear not, the somewhat-disco-punk music still got the trademark sound of the band. and also the trademark ambiguous lyrics by Kapranos/McCarthy.

fans probably had familiar with most of the songs. since the band had played them live on several concerts, or even older album's b-sides. they even reconstructed songs that they had before to brand new ones. fascinating.

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is music of the night: to fling yourself around your room to as you psyche yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dance-floor, flirtation, for your desolate heart-stop, for losing it and loving losing it, for the chemical surge in your bloodstream. It’s for that lonely hour gently rocking yourself waiting for dawn and it all to be even again.”
- Alexander Kapranos -

ULYSSES. the first single.
the Franztastic and fabulous works of Robert Hardy and Paul Thomson on bass and drums, respectfully, would accompany you preparing for a hedonism night out in the city. as you get ready, you can hear the creepy lyrics that somewhat sounded right, for some reasons. it would also provoke you to do something spectacular tonight. if not stupid.

TURN IT ON. the stalker anthem.
isn't it how you feel when you saw that girl? the beautiful girl that had caught your eyes ever since the night started. you wanted her, and if you can't have her, then nobody can. the synth and bass was agree with you. the drums were the conductors as you moved swiftly like a wild cat targeting its prey. the track aroused you to get her alone. without her knowing how.

NO YOU GIRLS. previously called Katherine Kiss Me before the ladz change the title. and made a whole new song to fill the title Katherine Kiss Me. these two tracks were alter egos.
was that your heart beating fast as you kissed her? or was it the drums again? the vocals were cheerful, but it sends creeps in you. why? should it do that? the night still young, no time to freaked out now. well, let her flick her cigarette and kiss you again, then.

SEND HIM AWAY. sounded sweet, despite the [again!] stalker-ish lyrics.
why being possessive? do you owned the girl? had you two just met? and was there someone before her? does it matter? various voices inside. falsetto. tenor. baritone. all pleaded her if she can let you stay tonight. what would she say? what was her answer? you waited as your heart beats like an African war-drum.

TWILIGHT OMENS. beautiful melody, vamp lyrics perfected with the half-moaning voice.
it's time to went on with the night. accompanied by a creepy organ sound that was soothing your feeling. and how you couldn't stop hearing her name in your head. you could even hear a smooth Scottish voice on the radio singing her name. the name repeated over and over again, until it became a meaningless word to you. just a meaningless row of letters. or something.

BITE HARD. a dark song about rejecting faith. smart lyric, though.
history does repeated itself, yes? even the most recent things happened to you felt like it was a has-been. aren't we all simply actors in this life and there was someone higher writing a script for us, and we must follow it? was there someone up there toying with us? should we always obey? don't we all have our own state of minds? oh, look! you broke your knees from begging and praying!




WHAT SHE CAME FOR. i loved this song even when it was still a converted mp3 from a live video.
flirty sound from an organ came to your head. accompanied with a lustful drumming and aroused guitar rhytm. you loved the feel and what you hear. you loved it even before you know what would happen. you even loved the sexy voice of Alexander Kapranos panting, 'i got a question for you, where do you see yourself in five minutes time?'. was he picking a fight with you or was he being cynical, you never know.

LIVE ALONE. something that Ms. Minogue could sing nicely. let the Franz clubbing begin!
a very familiar music played. was that Kylie? no, it wasn't. she would be good singing it, though. but, behold, the foursome from Glasgow had it better. this dance tune was made by them and only for them. that Greek-Scot's sexy voice sounded so flirty, even though he was sending away a challenge for the woman to leave him alone. but of course, you know while he'll be here, he wished he was there.

CAN'T STOP FEELING. MY. FAVOURITE. TRACK. FROM. TONIGHT. this was a b-side from the first album [i think!]. but the lads picked this up and re-do it. and VOILA! a genuine Disco Franz!
the intro, the bridge, the chorus, the middle eight, the ending. it was that rushing feeling again! didn't it sent a vague memory inside your mind? the song had hypnotised you to dance on the beautiful dancefloor, like a beautiful dancewhore. and across the room, you could see a man with floppy honey-coloured hair, facial features like a Greek god and stunningly defined English jaws was eyeing you sharply with his green eyes. at that moment, you knew this time you are the prey. he was the predator. however, you learned that after he's done with you, he would leave you dancing alone and to die on the floor. indeed, fun's not fun anymore. and your name was not even Michael.

LUCID DREAMS. yes, THE Lucid Dreams had ressurected to an almost eight-minutes track.
the night felt longer. funny how it was quick before. what happened? it felt like waking up with wings from lucid dreams. yes, it was the climax of the night. it's time to let it all out. listen! listen to the new rhytm inside you. first half of the night was fascinating, there were so many things to follow. it was like everything was not the right order, but it was spectacular! and the second half? worry not, you still have the excitement. the synth/electronica fiesta, commandeered by Mr. Nicholas McCarthy. superfantastiche!



DREAM AGAIN. a bit of You Can Have It's Fade Together, are we? darker and more spooky, though.
the night was almost over. it was time to calm down. prepared yourself to go home. was the night real, or everything just a dream? all looked so surreal, is it not? and don't you like to dream again? the eerie lullaby-like music would accompanied you on your way home. the keyboard sound was soft, tingling in your ears in a comforting way. it's time to give in to the night.

KATHERINE KISS ME. aye, the Dr. Jekyll to No You Girls's Mr. Hyde.
sitting or lying down on your bed, prepared yourself for a sleep as the first ray of morning light peeking from your window. a ballad with smooth acoustic guitar and a keyboard also played sweetly. the other side of the story. the bloke was alone, replaying the actual first kiss in with that girl his head. how he was in awe of her, and defenseless as they kissed. she was carefree, yet she looked bored as they kiss on the alleyway. but you don't mind, because you never wonder ... how the girl feels.

ps. pictures came from FFG forum.

Twilight

Rating:	★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Drama

WARNING: i don't enjoy the book of Twilight that much, and watching this movie is not my own idea. and this is my multiply site. i could write whatever i want, if you're a die-hard fan of Twilight and you won't let people talk ugly about it, you have my permission to leave this page.

sekitar 2 minggu yg lalu, si suami mengajak gue nonton Twilight. langsung gue iyain aja, karena gue emang pengen ketemuan sama dia. but as time goes by, gue mulai memikirkan ... "apakah bener gue mo nonton Twilight?" karena jujur aja, gue ga begitu enjoy baca bukunya. dan gue kurang minat aja untuk ngejar2 sampe buku yg Breaking Dawn itu.
belom lagi mata dan kuping gue mulai gerah ngedenger orang2 pada ngomongin si Edward, dan status2 di ym/facebook/friendster itu mulai berbau2 "Edward Cullen" semua. gah.

sorry, ladies, for me, Edward is a disgrace for vampires *dirajam*
Lestat is still how i see a modern-day vampire would be. even if he only standing there, smiling quietly, i would come forward to him. flashing my neck, my wrist, or wherever he wants to shag bite me! and what's lacking on Edward? of course, the sexy fangs.
or maybe the unlimited pheromones as well *dirajam lagi*

anyway, and so the day came hither.
sehari sebelum nonton Twilight, mood gue berubah 180 derajad. i've got a super-eFFing-fantastic mood!! Twilight? bring it on! you want to take me watch Cinta Laura or Dewi Perssik, i don't give a shite!

dan ternyata filmnya ... way better than the book!
gue enjoy nonton Twilight, sodara2 sekalian yg terkasih dan tersayang. walopun selama 15menit pertama gue dan si suami yg disambitin orang2 sekitar gara2 berisik banget!! bitching terus ngebandingin sama bukunya ["kayanya di buku ga gitu ya? eh, itu ga ada di bukunya? lho koq gitu?"]. but overall, it's enjoyable.
i had fun watching it. walopun sambil dengerin iPod tidur bici2 sih ... hehehehe.
but i got my big mouth shut, when he came to the screen.

what? Edward?
pfft, no. you can take him, if you want, you know.
Emmet?
you know, that name was actually reminded me more to Emmet of Queer As Folk, instead of this cheeky vampire from the Cullen family.
Jasper?
nope.

it's him ... the one who [somewhat] fathered them all.
Carlisle Cullen.

oh. my. eFFing. god.
i was literally gasping and breathless when he first came to the screen.
he got this beautiful blond hair, and even from such distance you can see his light brown eyes gleaming cheekily, and his fair skin was so perfect. he was like an angel in that white coat. shinning as if he was a holy person sent down from heaven.
he moved gracefully entering the room, in slow motion. his fatherly smile flashed proudly on his face, complimenting the perfection of his look. by God, he's beautiful.

oke, lebay.
but he was sooooo .... gorgeous!!!

Pak Dokter ...

and Twilight looked better from that scene on.
sort of.

gue suka keluarga Cullen. they are so delicious sweet! walopun gue lebih tertarik sama yg ceweq2nya, Rosalie, Alice, Esme. Christ, they were beautiful!


 

Alicenya itu luwetchu buwangeeeettt!!! she looked somewhat familiar. a bit like Rachael Leigh-Cook perhaps? Rosalienya sangat dingin dan tjuwantek! she's an Ice Queen *ketjup*
Esme juga cantik dan ramah sekali, akupun akan suka sekali kalau dibawa pulang lelaki yang Ibunya seperti beliau *lirik Alex*

Alex: what?
eLmo: nothin'.

Pak Dokter ...






di adegan Bella diajak ke rumah keluarga Cullen, tampak Pak Dokter sedang berada di dapur ... huwaaa ... wuthunaaa ...
and i love Rosalie with her bowl! hillarious!

Pak Dokter ...

adegan paporit gue ... sama seperti 3251975642479105843265328 manusia lain yg udah nonton Twilight, the baseball scene. shit, man! mantap abis! thunder, the Cullens and Supermassive Blackhole were a perfect combination for a vampire family's game!

cast yg lain gue suka Victoria. and her "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" t-shirt.
i want that!



Alex: ... *cipok*
eLmo: not exactly what i'm talking about, but ... what the heck! *cipok balik*

dan gue ga suka James.
he looked like JebredPit!
ick!

filmnya sendiri menurut gue cukup lambat alurnya, walaupun engga selambat bukunya :p
dan gue suka sekali kotanya. kota di pegunungan yg juga deket pantai [HUH?!] berlangit abu2 dan hampir selalu hujan. dan cafe2 kecil itu, toko2nya ... nyaw ...
dan yg gue betein itu efek2nya.
duh, koq kayanya biasa banget ya? well, belom separah sinetron dabingan di salah satu tipi swasta sih, tapi untuk film akhir taon [yg biasanya gue dimanjakan dengan LOTR movie Trilogy, King Kong, Narnia, Eragon], kayanya biasa banget epek2nya. sama Supernatural juga masih bagusan Supernatural kali ya?

Pak Dokter ...

and, really sorry to say, sampe film berakhir, gue tetep ga suka sama si Edward, dan tampang emo nya itu.
kayanya dia di buku ga sedepressed ini deh. belom lagi pas dia jadi bling bling. i was expecting something like ... i dunno, Silver Surfer???
mungkin emang sentimen pribadi ya, secara dia tuh antithesisnya Lestat banget.

dan kalo di bukunya gue berasa pengen noyor2 Bella, di sini rada berkurang. bukan berarti gue ga pengen noyor ya. somehow gue kurang berasa chemistrynya Edward-Bella di sini. entahlah. emang ga semenye bukunya sih mereka berdua, tapi saking ga menyenya tuh ya itu ... kurang chemistry. justru pas yg mereka seharusnya udah intimate gitu [adegan bollywood rebahan di padang bunga?], malah gue baru merasakan kalo mereka saling tertarik. dan ketika Edward coming out ke Bella, koq dia emo sekali ya? O_o

ah ya sudahlah, emang not my cuppa aja kali ya cerita ini.

yg agak2 me-Lestat mungkin tuh Bapaknya, secara beliau satu2nya vampir yg keliatan gigit orang.
ya Allah, Tuhanku pencipta alam semesta bumi ...
Subhanallah ...
allahu Akbar!

Pak Dokter ...

Alex: i hate doctors. that's it. you, go home. *digeret jauh2 sama Alex*

ps.pics came from google image search

A-Z of Franz Ferdinand

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Arts & Photography
Author:	Helen Chase

i hereby declared myself as a Franz Ferdinand-obsessed.











seumur idup gue, baru sekali gue suka sama artis sampe bela2in beli stuffsnya. buku, kolor asli original cd, original dvd, nonton konser or whatever gitu. the first one, OF COURSE, Bryan Adams. gue punya buku bio dia. dua, sodara2 sekalian yg terkasih dan tersayang. 1 boxset 18 'Til I Die, dan 3 ORIGINAL live dvd. Bryan ROCKS!!
dan gue punya album2nya, ORIGINAL, dari awal sampe yg recent, 11. dalam bentuk cd maupun ... kaset XD
pernah nonton konsernya sekali. i was in the fanclub for about 3 years hihihihi.
gue sebenernya pengen juga beli buku fotografinya dia, apa daya finansial tidak mendukung.

anyway, sekarang setelah obsesi gue pada Bryan udah agak berkurang, gue punya target baru. the Archdukes of Pop. gue punya albumnya, kumplet ... oh, kecuali si mini album Darts of Pleasures itu *lirik nista dan damba pada EPnya Sherrie*
gue punya dvdnya, walaupun tidak original, gue punya Sound Bites *lirik Tintin*.
dan kemaren akhirnya orderan buku Franz gue, yg berjudul A to Z of Franz Ferdinand, dateng. setelah berbulan2 berpikir keras gimana caranya order buku di Amazon, dan kartu bebas miskin apa yg berlaku di mereka, bayar2an tambahan, konsultasi ma orang2 kiri kanan [Avin Kesuma, ai lop yu!], dll dll, akhirnya gue memesan buku ini di amazon!. well buku ini bukan Franz yg nulis sih, tapi seorang fans bernama Helen Chase. apparently, beliau yg satu ini sudah beberapa kali bersua dengan cowoq2 Glasgow ini, dan orang2 di sekitar mereka. so, she came up with the concept of the book.
from a fan to fans.



dan guys, kalian yg menganggap gue ensiklopedia berjalannya Franz Ferdinand ... believe me, di buku ini masih BANYAK hal2 yg gue ga tau tentang mereka!
such as, Alex dan Nick beneran pacaran!!! got a degree in catering management, and a POSTGRADUATE in computing. if i wasn't mistaken, postgraduate is equal to ... S2? *tiba2 ketakutan sama suami sendiri*, dan ketika dia bekerja jadi rentboy chef di sebuah cafe yg berlokasi di lantai dasar sebuah gedung apartment milik seorang raja Spartan haus darah di Limehouse delivery boy di restoran india, sembari nunggu disuruh delivery, Alex suka ngendon di dalem mobilnya yg berwarna biru [SIRIUS ditulis warnanya!] sambil baca buku2nya Charles Bukowski, waktu Nick pertama kali kedatengan Alex di rumahnya untuk nge jam bareng, he thought 'David  Bowie in my house! brilliant!', Alex and Nick each had younger sister with almost similar names, Bob bener2 korban kejahatan seksual Alex! takut terbang and he was the one who designed most of Franz single covers from the second album, Paul was the klutz and forgetful in the band despite his cuteness, dan mereka suka sekali mengedit2 each other's Wikipedia entry O_o kurang kerjaan emang.

seru juga sih ngebaca awal perjalanan mereka dari life before Franz, lalu meeting up dan gimana mereka mulai dari awal untuk playing music to people, performing, signing records, sampe akhirnya kaya sekarang. dan walopun mereka udah worldwide famous, but they still go home to Glasgow, heir hometown, to their families, friends and their usual life. before Franz. well, except for the odd jobs, of course.

dan ngebaca testimonial2 orang2 yg emang udah kenal mereka dari awal, fans yg pernah ketemu sama mereka, dan lain2, tampak cowoq2 ini bener2 keeping their feet on the ground. they still go out with the same friends. they still help their fellow musician friends. bahkan banyak fans yg malah heran dan amazed pas tau cowoq2 Franz ini aslinya emang pada sweet, baik hati, apa adanya [sampe ada yg bilang, 'they don't try to look less or more intelligent from what they actually are!' how cute!]






ngebacain komen2nya the band juga seru! apalagi gue, sebagai makhluk visual, tentu saja sambil membayangkan tampang2nya mereka pas ngomong gitu. Alex dengan muka excited-jailnya dan minta ditiduri, Nick dengan muka tengil cengengesan, Bob yg tampak malu2, Andy yg cengir2 tengil, dan Paul yg agak gregori tapi doyan. lovely.

quote favorit gue sepanjang buku datang dari Robert Hardy:
"yesterday, i heard this kid says, "hey, do you know Franz Ferdinand? apparently the singer isn't gay!"

*ngakak guling guling bantal bantal*

Alex: ..........

di buku ini juga ada beberapa blog entry dari official website mereka. penulis entry paling banyak adalah Alex. tampak suami gue yg satu ini emang doyan nulis [dulu dia sempet punya LiveJournal loh! ato kadang menghack account LJnya Paul hihihi ... ] . sama kaya gue *digetok sama Nick* dan dari style tulisannya, terbaca kalau dia ... autis O_o
he lives in his own world, but he wouldn't mind others to enter it *dikasih kaca sama orang banyak*

err ... okay.

gue suka banget baca cerita Alex, kalo dia ke supermarket itu paling seneng wandering around di lorong2nya sambil dorong trolley. tanpa tujuan. "there was something about the neons. it's calming." katanya. *dikasih cermin lagi sama orang banyak*.

err ... okay.

trus lagi ada ex-bandmate Alex yg bilang kalo [somehitng like], 'Alex lives in his own world, he dresses in his own way, he listens to his kind of music, he practically lives in his own world.' *dijorokin ke rumah kaca sama orang banyak*

dan style penulisan Helen juga sangat light. simple english, she didn't sound like a know-it-all. she could bring us to the amazing world of Franz.
well, kalo ada any of you yg happen to cross by this book dan membacanya, mungkin kalian akan mengerti kenapa gue bisa sampe segitunya sama band ini ^_^

Bryan: i can't.
Alex: good.
eLmo: bertengkar mulu nih!

ps. i really would like to say the pictures came from the book,
but actually, only two of them, the rest was from Franz Fan Girls forum.
i was too lazy to scan.

Cassandra's Dream

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Drama

entah sejak kapan gue tertarik sama film2nya Woody Allen.
well, not professionally, of course. hanya sekedar tertarik aja. gue ga kaya seorang teman yg tampaknya menyukai film2 beliau karena alasan filosif ... filsofo ... uh ... fi-lo-so-fis. ya itu. hell, i don't even know what "phylosophy" means!

film pertama beliau yg gue tonton adalah Everyone Says I Love You, itupun karena ada iming2 Tim Roth berdendang di situ. hihiihi. turned out filmnya cute sekali. lalu, of course, Match Point dan Scoop. bayangkan betapa menderitanya gue harus nonton film2 berisikan lelaki2 keltik ganteng seksi haram djadah [Jonathan Rhys-Meyers dan Hugh Jackman] yg ujung2nya bakal ditiduri sama Scarslut Johansen. perempuan keparat!

nah, film Woody Allen yg barusan gue tonton judulnya Cassandra's Dream.
berceritakan sepasang abang-adek, Ian dan Terry [Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrel respectfully, dan gue ga tau which is the youngest and which is the oldest! bahkan mungkin aja mereka dibikin kembar di sini O_o ] yang tertimpa musibah ...
kesulitan uang '_'

Ian is the brother who was stuck helping his father on the restaurant, and Terry was the brother who worked on a car garage as a mechanic, when he's not betting on races or game of poker. until he lost. big time. 90 grand. poundsterling. all money.

since Terry had declared to Ian that "my money is yours", the loss could only means the two brothers shared the ill fate. recalling the fact that their uncle lived a posh life in california, and he's coming down to england for a visit, the boys made a private talk with their uncle about their situation. the uncle agreed on helping because family comes forst over everything, but with one simple condition after all. he was on the verge of crashing down if a particular someone didn't sneak on him about his clinic's actual condition. so, he would need this particular person to be ... taken care of. he asked the boys to do this for him. because family comes first over everything.

filmnya cukup oke, Celtic boys aside.
gue suka kontras peran2nya Ewan dan Colin. dan di sini tuh bener2 kebalikan dari "standar prosedur" karakteristik peran2 merkea sebelumnya. Ewan [which made me assumed he's the big brother one], terlihat cool dan berdarah dingin. well, mungkin seperti Obi-Wan Kenobi kali yaa ... he was the one yg terlihat "semangat" untuk membunuh orang yg akan menyusahkan pamannya. dan Colin, desipt the cool and rough exterior he was so panicky, soft and all that on the task given.

Alex: *grins widely*

agak2 pegimana aja gitu, secara terakhir gue liat film Colin yg baru itu In Bruges aja ya, dimana dia jadi pembunuh bayaran aja gituuu ...



Alex: ........

and for some reasons [i seemed to like this phrase so much this month!], film ini bener2 terlihat sebagai film Woody Allen. gue ga bisa ngejelasin banget sih kenapa gue bisa berkesimpulan demikian. but there was just something about this movie that looked like Allen's movies that i'd watched.
mungkin twist filmnya? atau angle camera atau apalah. tapi gue melihat kemiripan antara film2 Allen yg udah gue tonton.

endingnya film ini ... yaahh .. demikian deh.
blood is thicker than water.

oya, ceweq2nya lucu2 di film ini ... hihihihihi

ps. pictures of Ewan and Colin and movie poster
came from Google Image Search.

11

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Rock
Artist:	Bryan Adams

akhirnya ya gue membuat review album ini O_o
sebenernya punyanya udah lama. banget. dari jaman2 masih berbentuk mp3 [which masih fresh banget di toko], sampe sekarang udah punya dalam bentuk cd ORIGINAL! [catat itu, teman2 sekalian, saya juga membeli barang original!]

setelah bertahun2 mendedikasikan hidupnya pada touring dan fotografi, akhirnya Bryan Adams bikin album baru. album ini dirilis melalui jalur indie, karena Bryan udah lepas dari recording company nya. masih dengan proses hotel room-to-hotel room. album ini beri judul 11, karena ini adalah album Bryan ke-11, dan terdiri dari 11 lagu *SIRIUS*
konsepnya masih seperti album2 terdahulu [dan kalo gue boleh sadis, terdengar masih seperti album2 terdahulu juga! XD ], musik pop-rock dengan lirik2 flirting. tapi sekarang tampak Bryan udah semakin dewasa dalam menulis liriknya. udah engga melulu lope2 ala highschooler. bahkan terdengar lebih filosofis. lebih universal love.

dan masih dengan konsep kemaruk, Bryan juga yg motret cover sleeve album ini. dan hampir seperti album2 awalnya, 11 juga ... pelit lirik!
but still, it's really nice to hear Bryan on album. walopun lebih SANGAT menyenangkan lagi kalo mendengar dia membawakan lagu2nya live. di Jakarta, misalnya ...

oh yeah, hari ini November 5th, Barrack Obama resmi terpilih menjadi presiden US.
dan ...
Happy B'day Bryan!

Rock In Rio

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Alternative Rock
Artist:	Franz Ferdinand

"Details have been announced of the broadcast of  tour documentary Rock It To Rio on Franz Ferdinand. The film, shot by acclaimed director Don Letts on the bands South American tour in February, will be aired on Channel 4 on Sunday 24th September at 11.50."

- http://www.ukmusic.com -

and so i found the downloaded version of the concert. ha-ha.
well, a dear friend named Frankie gave the link to me, actually.

konsernya keren banget. gue belom pernah nonton Franz live in concert, tapi dari "archive" youtube gue, bisa terlihat kalau mereka sangat bagus live actnya. walaupun, menurut gue masih di bawah Bryan Adams. gue engga tau apa karena stagenya Rock In Rio ini yang terlalu besar untuk mereka berempat atau gimana, tapi melihat set stagenya bisa membuat konser Bryan Adams terlihat sangat mewah. dan anak2 Franz tampak kurang pecicilan, mungkin karena gitar2 mereka masih tersambung kabel ke ampli, sedangkan setelah gue menonton 3 dvd konser Bryan, tampak beliau entah udah wireless gitarnya atau kabelnya sekilo gue ga tau, dia bisa berlarian dari ujung panggung yang satu ke ujung panggung yang lainnya. mungkin kalau anak2 Franz pake berlarian di panggung, kasian Alex. soalnya dia lagi jalan mundur di panggung aja bisa keserimpet kabel.

konsernya hanya menyiarkan Franz ketika membawakan lagu2 dari dua albumnya. sebenernya kalau disimak mereka juga membawakan beberapa lagu baru, tapi dicut, enggak disiarkan. mungkin untuk mencegah pembuatan illegal bootleg? [kaya anak2 itu peduli aja!]. sayang juga sih, padahal soundnya bagus banget tuh, pasti asik kalo ...

........

ya, sekarang saya tau kenapa ketika mereka membawakan lagu2 barunya nggak disiarin! XD

performance Alex, Nick, Bob dan Paul sangat luar biasa. Alex suaranya mantap banget live. susah membayangkan kalau dia sebenernya ada asma, sampe tahap inhalernya selalu stand by di saku celana setiap saat, dan dia bisa panik sendiri kalo tu benda sampe ketinggalan. Nick tampak kekuatan lengannya sangat amazing, karena lagu2 Franz Ferdinand rata2 membutuhkan permainan gitar yang upbeat. Paul, si drummer kurus kering, ternyata menyimpan tenaga yang sangat besar di balik kecungkringannya. dan Bob, yang walaupun hanya berdiri tenang nyaris tidak melakukan apapun yang menarik perhatian, sangat ahli memainkan basnya, dan dia adalah orang yang "dijebak" Alex untuk ikutan bikin band ini.

[flashback]

Alex: hey, Bob, do you want to make a band?
Bob: what? i'm an artist, not a musician.
Alex: ............. they're the same, you know.

[kurang lebih seperti itu]

ya, emang kurang ajar si Alex itu.

yang menurut gue agak kurang itu lagu Walk Away. gue suka banget lagu ini. baik versi album yang terdengar manis dan ballad-y, maupun versi live yang lebih galak. sekitar 2 tahun lalu, Franz Ferdinand selalu mengajak teman mereka, Andy Knowles, yang juga bertugas sebagai asistennya Paul untuk memainkan drum di lagu ini, dan Paul maju memainkan gitar [walaupun dia terlihat canggung, dan tampak lebih nyaman ketika memainkan drumkitnya]. di konser ini, Andy tidak terlihat, dan lagunya entah kenapa beatnya jadi lelet, agak2 kurang nangkep gitu feel lagunya.

stagenya, again, gue bilang terlalu besar untuk mereka. dan the ladz jadi terlihat mati gaya di panggung sebesar itu, padahal di Brixton Academy gig mereka terlihat cukup pecicilan ketika show, terutama Alex yang sibuk jual feromon. ya, dia udah engga jual pesona lagi, saudara2 sekalian yang terkasih dan tersayang! gue engga tau ya apa karna ada Nick yang setia berada di sampingnya atau apa, tapi body languagenya Alex tuh sangat mengundang!

oi, people who wants RUU Pornografi diapprove!! yang bisa bikin pikiran iya2 tuh bukan perempuan doang tau!! ada nih lelaki yang walopun berpakaian lengkap ketutup semua bisa bikin turn on!

anyway, lagu2 yang dibawakan, seperti yang sudah saya duga, terdengar lebih mantap live. dan saya suka band2/musisi2 seperti ini. mereka yang bisa membuat lagu2nya terdengar lebih baik ketika live, that's how it should be.

Michael seperti biasa dijadikan lagu pembuka, dan tampak Alex sangat menghayati lagu ini. benarkah kalau lagu ini adalah kisah pribadi dirinya? instead of a friend?

you're all that i see, i wanna see
so come and dance with me Michael
so sexy, you're all sexy
so come and dance with me Michael
this is what i am, i am a man
so come and dance with me Michael
so close now, you're close now
so come and dance with me, so come and dance with me
so come all over me ...

yeah .. right ... a friend's experience, Alex?

dan juga seperti biasa, konser ini ditutup dengan This Fire, yang sangat memacu adrenaline.
cukup gawat konser ini ya ...

all i know, it's better than watching porn ...

oh ya, ada camoe dari Nyonya Paul Thompson, Esther, dan bayi mereka Georgie.

oh and if anyone interested for the link ... here.

ps. pics came from Google search. dan bukannya ga cinta ma Paul and Bob,
tapi susah banget cari foto mereka yg Rock and Rio! O_o