By Stephie | Published:
September 7, 2010
I’m halfway through a book, The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb – but strangely, I find myself very attracted to another work of the same title.
The Black Swan is fronted by Natalie Portman, who plays a ballerina on the rise in the Darren Aronofsky thriller ‘Black Swan’. The film opens the Venice Film Festival [...]
By Stephie | Published:
September 5, 2010
I just came across these interviews by T Magazine of New York Times. It reminded me that actresses and celebrities, characters we love, come from different walks of life and experiences.
There are so many ways of viewing these women, sexy, witty, smart, beautiful – yet they basically are just people who carry out their work [...]
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By Stephie | Published:
September 4, 2010
I decided to revisit this Wong Kar Wai movie after I wrote about Ming Wong’s exhibition. The subtlety stands out silently, as you can see from the movie stills. It’s very quiet, almost still.
The movie is so Asian, but unlike most Hong Kong movies, the city is not buzzing with noise or movement. Yet every [...]