Lights on!

The special time of the year is arriving once again. Like almost everywhere around the world, streets are lit up...but not on fire luckly :-)

Today was the turn for Paris to bring more light into the city of light.

Coincidence or not, lights were turned on today November 21st... one month before the end of the Maya calendar ;-)

Happy Halloween

Enjoy a great evening of trick or treats...or both if you can! ;-)

Beach is over for parisians

Well...it was fun and weird, but the artificial beach which is installed every year next to Seine river, has been removed.

Bad guys in Paris

Last week the "Expendables 2" cast was in Paris for one of the european movie premieres. It's not every day you can see Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and Jason Statham all together live!

And yes, the movie is good and all action movie fans from the 80's should watch it! ;-)

Another Oscar night

The movie awards season usually ends with the Oscars, and as traditions obliges I will try to follow this Hollywood event live.

There were many good and bad movies throughout 2011, and Oscars are here to recognize the "good" ones and to compensate actors who should have won before.

But this year there are many surprises in the Oscar nominations too (well, they have to be creative), and these are my reactions

Starting with the nominated actors and actresses, George Clooney (for Best Actor) didn't do anything outstanding in "The Descendants". A normal role... it could perfectly be a Nexpresso commercial.

Then there is the attempt to good sense to nominate Melissa McCarthy (for Best Supporting Actress) for her lame role in "Bridesmaids". Honestly, if a male actor has a sex-only-jokes-role he's considered cheap, but if it's a girl...it's considered art. :-P

Rooney Mara (for Best Actress) did a good role in David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo)... but if you saw the original Swedish movie you will realise the Lisbeth Salander character is almost a copy.

Animation movies are a surprise too this year. For the first time Pixar won't get an Oscar! Wow! How is it possible not to have a Pixar animation movie nominated? :-P I thought there was this kind of Hollywood rule which awarded anything done by Pixar! ahahah It seems "Cars 2" didn't get to the finish line.
But the biggest surprise for me for "Best Animation" Oscar is the absence of "The Adventures of Tintin". One of the two best animation movies in 2011.
Well, I will cheer up for my other favorite animation movie "Rango".

Regarding the nominations for "Best Movie"... I think the movie "Tree of Life" isn't the favorite of anyone I know. But then again, I don't know any of the Academy members :-)

Let's not forget "The Artist"...which I thought it would be nominated for "Best Foreign Movie". But the only way to get a french movie nominated for "Best Movie" is to... keep it silent! ahah

Goodbye Rabbit, hello Dragon

A new chinese year has started. My beloved Rabbit reign is over. I have to wait another 12 years to have another great year.
The year 2011 was a positive one, many good things happened...but I still didn't win the lottery! ;-)

The year of the Dragon is supposed to be good for families and business. As I don't plan to start a family, I hope I'll have a good year professionally...or at least win the lottery! ahah

A special salute to my hometown football club, which has the dragon as its symbol too! ;-)

Gōng xǐ fā cái!

Happy New Year 2012

Directly from Down Under, south hemisphere, I wish all my friends and readers a new year full of positive thinking! Everything wil be easier!

Feliz Ano Novo