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Monday, October 30, 2017

Friday, October 27, 2017

Flower Market field trip

 Linda, Miao Sun, Hai Dung, Milly Chung

Thursday, October 26, 2017

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Movie, 2017)

The Legend of King Arthur is remade in a fantastic way. Fast moving with thrills and chills. Timeless themes, the battle of good and evil, but with modern relevance too. The bad part is that Merlin is mentioned but never seen. Plus it jumps around from one scene to another, that doesn't even make sense. 

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Monday, October 23, 2017

Mei Ling Ouyang's Birthday party at The Athenaeum, Pasadena

Shau Mei, Mei Ling & Donald Ouyang, Justine Shen, Frank & Judy
 Birthday bouquet I made.
Mei Ling Ouyang & Justine Shen at ECC volunteering

Friday, October 20, 2017

KP friends gathering at Suouplantation, Arcadia


Yogi Shah, Bonita Prince, Russ Hovanesian

Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Mummy (Movie, 2017)

A very average movie, at best. Tom Cruise seemed to be bored and this movie also wasted Russell Crowe's talent.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Monday, October 9, 2017

Thursday, October 5, 2017

驢得水 (2016, Movie)

從話劇到電影,不僅是舞台到銀幕的改變,簡直像要面對一個全新的世界。任素汐, 覺得她演得太好了。《驢得水》從話劇到電影,台前幕後都是原班人馬。任素汐說:“一開始導演就決絕地要用我來演電影版”。

電影版的導演仍是周申和劉露。一曼是《驢得水》中最重要的女性角色,是萬綠叢中那一點紅。任素汐說:“不給你說虛的,演一曼沒人能比我演得更好,因為我就是她。我認識一曼四五年了,我最了解她……因為是我創造的她。” 一曼這個角色,像茶花女,像尹雪艷,像羊脂球。

这是任素汐第一次演电影。

跟不少搖著喜劇幌子的電影一樣,《驢得水》把取樂精神的觀眾“騙”進影院,隨後又自覺地延伸分解出許多喜劇的悲劇因子。大喜大悲兩相照,笑過之後又需償還以悲。但最後觀眾看到的其實只剩一團陰雲瀰漫,先前的喜樂也被無情碾碎。 《驢得水》就是這樣一類電影,前段在笑,後又哀的掉淚。《驢得水》驚人的地方就在這裡,後半部分觀眾若是試圖讀出影片的隱喻,就再也笑不出來,而是一點點沉下去。

故事中學校地點設置在一個要走二十里山路才能打到水的地方,人和驢得水才能活,水顯得那麼重要。如果“驢”可以指片中的幾個男性教師角色和銅匠,女性角色指“水”,這幾頭驢都幸運得到過水,然而水在最後卻被廢棄。