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Movies watched, March 08

March was another fruitful month with a number of films watched, a total of 27 comprising 19 films, 5 shorts and 3 episodes for television. Most of these were the works of Kryzysztof Kieslowski.

This is England - Shane Meadows, 2006 (UK)
The Full Monty - Petter Cataneo, 1997 (UK)
Billy Elliot - Stephen Daldry, 2000 (UK)
Atonement - Joe Wright, 2007 (UK)
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth) - Guillermo del Toro, 2006 (Mexico)
10,000 BC - Roland Emmerich, 2008 (US)
The Eye - David Moreau & Xavier Palud, 2008 (US)
Love in the Time of Cholera - Mike Newell, 2007 (US)
Selda - Paolo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos, 2007 (Philippines)

Short
Cwiczenia warsztatowe (Workshop Exercises) - Marcel Lozinski, 1987 (Poland)

The films of Kryzysztof Kieslowski, Mar 08

March was another fruitful month with a number of films watched, a total of 27 comprising 19 films, 5 shorts and 3 episodes for television. Most of these were the works of Kryzysztof Kieslowski.

This month was Kieslowski month when I watched 10 movies, 3 episodes for television and 4 shorts of the Polish Kryzysztof Kieslowski, acclaimed and considered one of the greatest and important directors who ever lived. His works are intelligent, a social statement. Love, choice, consequences of one’s actions as well as the human struggle are recurring themes.

Speaking of Kieslowski, van den Budenmayer and Zbigniew Preisner are never far behind. The latter, Polish composer who has been collaborating with the director in many of his movies and whose works are just as good. As for van den Budenmayer, supposedly a 19th century composer that can be heard not only in the Trois Coleurs trilogy but also in one of the episodes of Dekalog and Veronique. He is actually a creation of Kryzysztof and Zbigniew, who created the music and attributed it to van den Budnemayer.

Blizna (The Scar), 1976 (Poland)
Amator (Camera Buff), 1979 (Poland)
Bez Konca (No End), 1985 (Poland)
Przypadek (Blind Chance), 1987 (Poland)
Krotki film o milosci (A Short Film About Love), 1988 (Poland)
Krotki film o zabijaniu (A Short Film About Killing), 1988 (Poland)
Dekalog 7, 8 & 9 (Decalogue Parts 7, 8 & 9), 1989 (Poland)
La Double Vie de Veronique (The Double Life of Veronique), 1991 (France)
Trois Coleurs: Bleu (Three Colors: Blue), 1993 (France)
Trois Coleurs: Rouge (Three Colors: Red), 1994 (France)
Trois Coleurs: Blanc (Three Colors: White), 1994 (France)

Shorts (Documentary)
Urzad (The Office), 1966 (Poland)
Tramwaj (The Tram), 1966 (Poland)
Z punktu widzenia nocnego portiera (Night Porter’s Point of View), 1979 (Poland)
Gadajace glowy (Talking Heads), 1980 (Poland)

Dole’s sweet corn

I was at the grocery shopping for some food stuff that I intended to bring with me during my trip home to Cebu via Masbate when I came upon Dole’s Sweet Corn. I was stumped! I never imagined that steamed/boiled sweet corn can be packaged, vacuum packed and sealed this way. Much to my curiousity, I picked one.

When I reached home, I opened it. I was apprehensive at first about the taste wondering if it will still be delicious since it looked like bruised fruit. However, upon tasting it, it’s still like the usual stuff even if its not freshly cooked!

Now, what will they think of next?