Wow, been a little tardy on the old blogging front! 
 But in my defense, working full-time, without a computer staring you in the face is tiring! Although the number of saved drafts on my phone with notes of things to blog about is getting silly! The most recent of which is the 54th London Film Festival! 


  I found a little booklet all about it on my way home from work tonight, & it looks really amazing! 


 I think that top of the films I'd like to see are Black Swan & 127 Hours. 

  
Black Swan is the film about Ballet...to be honest, I don't know too much about the narrative of the film, but I do really like Natalie Portman, & the trailer looks pretty amazing;



And it's by the same director as Requiem for a Dream, which I really like. I especially love the title of Requiem - I had to look up the meaning of requiem after seeing the film for the first time a couple of years ago, as I didn't know the meaning. It's also known as a 'Mass for the dead' - because once you've seen the film, you understand it's about the 'death' of the American Dream, & the way the protagonists all descend into madness in one form or another. 
 Which kinda looks like what happens in Black Swan, by the look of the trailer...should be interesting!

Lovely bit of fcuk....

On my way to work, I usually slow down & have a little bit of a window-shop (aka daydream) in front of the French Connection windows - they are lovely. 
However for the past couple of weeks, it's not been the clothes that have caught my eye & made me stop, stare & smile - it's been the adverts. 
They're about...10 foot high I would guess, in a mixture of black & white & colour. The general theme is 'The Man' & 'The Woman'. 

Enjoy!

I personally think the reason this works so well is because The Man is the type of manly-man women would like their men to be, (& I suspect men would like to be), & the women is very feminine, yet both of them have a certain amount of attitude & humor. 
I reckon it personifies the French Connection brand pretty accurately, as well as being something lovely/amusing to look at!
 

Voices

“The first thing you forget about a person is their voice.”

I disagree. 

In my mind, I can still recall a certain accent, or the way some of my best friends say things slightly differently, putting emphasis on different parts of words.

I hope I never forget those things.
♥

If you can't say something nice...

This past week or so (my birthday! But more of that hopefully tomorrow), I've been called "really positive" & "always really happy" by a couple of people...

I guess you just have to think of it this way; 





Gotta love the Bambi! 

xo

Starlings glaore.

Just having a browse on a blog I really enjoy reading - Wild Blackberries - I don't know the author (blogger?), but came across it one way or another, & just adore the way she writes! 
Anyways. 
This video was on a post, & I felt like I wanted to share it too! The Boy said it was his favorite song by Marling, & I think having seen the awesome video, I'd probably agree...






Over on WB, she's said that it is one of her reasons for wanting to go brunette & I totally agree!
 Have a feeling my hair will end up something like this when the weather cools down a bit. 
Hopefully something like this;

Before I got completely off track, I was going to mention the birds in the video - it's shot in Brighton, but the starlings do the exact same thing around the pier at home (Eastbourne) too! 



Pretty amazing to watch, but definitely better 'in the flesh', as it were. (By the way...not too sure who the randoms filming it with added commentary are. The price you pay for getting a video from youtube I suppose!)

Hope you enjoy the birds as much as I do :] 

xo 

Let's get lost...

I don't think I've liked an advert so much in ages. Only seen it on TV once though, which seems odd. Has anyone else spotted it more than me? 



I'm really liking the music too. I thought it sounded a little bit like the American Beauty music, & it seems I wasn't the only one! After a bit of a search, it turns out it is from the soundtrack from the film. It's track 2 - 'Arose', by Thomas Newman. 
Actually, listening to it is really making me want to watch the film!
But music aside, I really really love the ad. Partly because who hasn't had one of those moments - when lost in a book/your phone screen/whatever you're doing, only to look up & realise you've been in your own world for a bit? 
 Plus I personally find it pretty aesthetically* pleasing, which is always nice. 

Coincidentally, whilst looking for the youtube address for the above advert, I came across a previous Samsung ad, but this was for their 3D TV. I've seen it before, thought it was pretty cool, but never really given it much thought past that. However, I then found some more information about it here, which made the whole thing ahellofalot more interesting!
Basically;

 "The £8m campaign will include TV, press, outdoor and online advertising over a three-month period.

 In the TV campaign, which has been created by the ad agency CHI, a city grinds to a halt as giant Samsung 3D TV screens "blur the boundaries of reality".

 The ad took eight months to produce, required 81 crew members and used 1,256 TV sets to create effects including a three-storey-high cat and what appears to be South America's Iguazu Falls plunging into a city centre.

 Samsung's campaign has been masterminded by the electronics manufacturer's marketing director, Mikah Martin-Cruz, the executive behind the famous "Paint" and "Play-Doh" commercials for Sony's Bravia TV.

"The campaign really captures the spirit of 3D TV and brings to life the amazing experience the technology can deliver," said Martin-Cruz. "The launch of the first 3D TV in the UK is such a culturally significant event, we needed to do it justice with a visually exciting campaign that captures the audience's imagination and feel we have done exactly that. Creatively it's a new direction for Samsung and one that's close to my own heart.""

I had no idea that they had actually planted the TV screens all over this city in real life! Which, I think, makes it pretty impressive...

xo 

*Fully had to use Google as a spellchecker just then! But then, it's nice to also find out a proper definition of a word you think you know.   

Formspringing good fun.

On facebook earlier, I happened to come across www.formspring.me - from what I can gather, it's just a website that asks you questions at random, & allows your answers to be seen by others. It also lets other people (friends, or strangers) to ask you questions anonymously. I reckon it could be quite fun, especially as the questions it generates are so random. So, for funsies, I thought I'd do a few on here;

Q. What was your favorite movie as a child? 
A. Lady and the Tramp - hands down! Aside from the fact you can't beat a good Disney film (& the collection was extensive), Lady & the Tramp is just so lovely...But it seems so odd it's so old now! 

  
Q. What TV show do you wish would go off-air for good?
A. Erm...I guess it's too late to say Big Brother, so I think I'd have to go with the latest Kerry Katona TV 'thing'. I can't say I saw it, but the adverts & everything written about it seemed horrible. It really is car-crash telly. I think that the saddest part is watching someone go through such personal issues/problems/whatever, while being followed by a camera crew, in some misguided attempt to revive a career. The whole thing just makes me feel sad. 


Q. Do you believe there's intelligent life on other planets? 
A. I think it'd be pretty arrogant to believe that we (on earth) are the only things in the universe. I mean, the amazing & diverse range of living organisms we have on such a tiny planet does make you think that surely there must be some pretty amazing stuff elsewhere. 

Q. Are you more of a talker, or more of a listener? 
A. Wowee. Well...I think that it really depends on the person/situation. I guess I find it easier when I don't know someone very well to just ask them questions about themselves & listen to the answers - because everyone likes to talk about themselves, & it's the easiest way of making small talk! But when I really get to know people or just feel more at ease, I guess I do tend to chatter a bit more...


That's all I'm gonna do for now because dinner's ready! But it was pretty fun, I'd recommend :]


xo