Friday, January 01, 2010

FAVORITE THINGS IN OCTOBER 2009

FAVORITE THINGS IN OCTOBER 2009

A.FAVORITE FILMS

1.OM SHANTI OM (2007, Farah Khan, India, A+)

2.BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS (2009, Werner Herzog, A+)

3.THE RULES OF THE GAME (1939, Jean Renoir, A+)

4.LUCK BY CHANCE (2009, Zoya Akhtar, India, A+)

5.BETTY FISHER AND OTHER STORIES (2001, Claude Miller, A+)

6.SPEAKING PARTS (1989, Atom Egoyan, Canada, A+)

7.JODHAA AKBAR (2008, Ashutosh Gowariker, India, A+)

8.TREELESS MOUNTAIN (2008, So Yong Kim, A+)

9.DU BRUIT DANS LA TETE (NOISE IN THE HEAD) (2008, Vincent Pluss, Switzerland, A+)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4233016110_059240595e_b.jpg

10.SAMIA (2000, Philippe Faucon, France, A+)

11.PORT OF DESIRE (1955, Edmond T. Greville, France, A+)

12.TAKING WOODSTOCK (2009, Ang Lee, A+)

13.SORORITY ROW (2009, Stewart Hendler, A+)

14.WE DON'T CHOOSE OUR PARENTS (2007, Thierry Binisti, France, A+)

15.J'AI PENSE A VOUS TOUS LES JOURS (2008, Jerome Foulon, France, A+)



B.FAVORITE THAI FILMS

1.SLICE (2009, Kongkiat Komesiri, A+)

2.OH MY GHOSTS (2009, Poj Arnon, A+)

3.BUDDIES (คู่หู) (1974, Pieak Poster, A+/A)

4.HAUNTED UNIVERSITIES (2009, Bunjong Sinthanamongkolkul + Sutthiporn Thubthim, A)

5.BORING LOVE (เซ็งเป็ด) (2009, Sarawut Intaraprom, A-)



C.FAVORITE SHORT FILMS

1.LULLABY FOR A STORM (Varsha Nair, A+)



D.STAGE PERFORMANCES

1.THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD (Toby Gough, A+)

2.TINEA VERSICOLOR (เกลื้อน) (Wattanachai Treedecha, A+)

3.THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN WHO WERE IN LOVE (Wanatsanan Sasom, A+)

4.MY BELOVED ABSURD COUNTRY (ไทยจ๋า) (Jarunun Phantachat, A+/A)

5.MAHABHARATA: STRI PARVA (Jarunun Phantachat + Varunyu Intarakamhang, A)

6.SPLASH! (Ninart Boonpothong + Thanyanan Kooanupong + Jirawat Chantasealkoon, A-/B+)



E.ART WORKS/EXHIBTIONS

1.SEPTEMBER QUICK FIX (Varsha Nair + Jerome Ming, A+)
@Conference of Birds Gallery

2.CHANGE TO PEACE (A+)
@Pridi Panomyong Institute
--PLEASE GIVE ME A TITLE (2009, Chokchai Tukpoe, A+)
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2009/10/fav-painting-please-give-me-title-2009.html

3.COMMUNICATION DESIGN IN GERMANY (A+)
@TCDC, Emporium

4.FUTUROTEXTILES (curated by Caroline David & Lille 3000, A+/A)
@Jim Thompson
--THE WORD (Pablo Reinoso, A+)
--Architecture by Hans-Walter Müller (A+)

5.TALES FROM THE SIX (Suttichart S., Songwit S., Vachira P., Songsin T., Tripuck & Duang, A-)
@Art Gorillas
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=131201324&albumId=2678302



F.FAVORITE ACTRESSES

1.Konkona Sen Sharma – LUCK BY CHANCE

2.Dimple Kapadia – LUCK BY CHANCE

3.Mathilde Seigner – BETTY FISHER AND OTHER STORIES

4.Celine Bolomey – NOISES IN THE HEAD

5.Sudarat Bootprom – OH MY GHOSTS!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4233016116_472fae9767_o.jpg

6.Nora Gregor – THE RULES OF THE GAME

7.Nicole Garcia – BETTY FISHER AND OTHER STORIES

8.Wanatsanan Sasom – THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN WHO WERE IN LOVE

9.Ludmila Mikäel – SARAH BERNHARDT: UNE ETOILE EN PLEIN JOUR (2006, Laurent Jaoui, A+/A)

10.Gabrielle Rose – SPEAKING PARTS

11.Julie Christie – NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (2009, Shekhar Kapoor)

12.Jennifer Coolidge – BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

13.Imelda Staunton – TAKING WOODSTOCK

14.Leah Pipes (Jessica) – SORORITY ROW

15.Paulette Dubost (Lisette) – RULES OF THE GAME



G.FAVORITE ACTORS

1.Farhan Akhtar – LUCK BY CHANCE

2.Hrithik Roshan – JODHAA AKBAR
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4233016114_d4f23cd5c2_o.jpg

3.Dipender Singh – THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD

4.Charoenporn Ornlamai – OH MY GHOSTS!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4233016108_e336258e6c_o.jpg

5.Arjun Rampal – ROCK ON!! (2008, Abhishek Kapoor, A)

6.Nicolas Cage – BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

7.Gabriel Bonnefoy – NOISES IN THE HEAD

8.Arjun Mathur – LUCK BY CHANCE

9.Denzel Whitaker – BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

10.Uten Boonyong – BUDDIES
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/4233016118_5286183caa_o.jpg



H.FAVORITE SONGS
(in alphabetical order)

1.ABSINTHE – Beth Orton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBuNaNq4s48
http://www.metrolyrics.com/absinthe-lyrics-beth-orton.html

2.COMFORT OF STRANGERS – Beth Orton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8UOJwDKHKA

3.CONCEIVED – Beth Orton
I love this music video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ3fbxjivVI

4.DARK & LONG (1994) -- Underworld
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwRMLpxjt58

5.FLOAT – Zomby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FriS8EVVJg

6.MOU MOU RAINBOW – Pastels/Tenniscoats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxyLBBOdPDo

7.THE REELING – Passion Pit
I love this music video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVstHPhaJ6M

8.SAFE IN YOUR ARMS – Beth Orton

9.SODANE – Pastels/Tenniscoats

10.SONG FOR A FRIEND – Pastels/Tenniscoats

11.SUBIU, DESCEU – Feadz featuring MC Wesley (A+++++)














1 comment:

celinejulie said...

I forgot to include SATRE, L'ÂGE DE PASSIONS (2006, Claude Goretta, A+) in this list. It should have been ranked at no.5 for October, replacing BETTY FISHER AND OTHER STORIES. Denis Podalydès and Anne Alvaro should also be in my favorite actor and actress list, too.