Pattinson vs. Stewart: Who Will Make More at the Box Office?
Robert Pattinson makes his first post-Twilight movie debut, taking on Alice in Wonderland at the box office this weekend. We'll have to wait until Monday to see how the heartthrob fares against the likes of Depp, DiCaprio, and Willis, but I'm more interested to see what happens when he's pitted against his costar (and real-life love interest) Kristen Stewart. Her The Runaways will be added to the mix next week, putting the two movies head-to-head. It's a tough call; I've seen both movies and while Pattinson seems to have more die-hard fans, overall The Runaways is a better movie than Remember Me (look out for my review later in the week). What's your prediction?
Pattinson vs. Stewart: Who Will Make More at the Box Office?
Pattinson - That face is enough to launch thousands of movie-goers!
Stewart - The Runaways looks much better than Remember Me!
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Mimicry Lamp Reflects Shades According to Your Choice
If you wish for a lamp flaunt its light’s color according to your mood, with an elegant and stylish design, then watch out for Mimicry, and as the name suggests, this lamp imitates the color of objects that is captured by its ‘eye’...
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SXSW live: John and Jonah, goofballs
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, actors John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill were plumping their comedy of discomfort “Cyrus” in an Austin hotel suite. The movie, written and directed by one-time Austin boys Mark and Jay Duplass and co-starring Marisa Tomei, had its local premiere Saturday night at the Paramount.
Chris Garcia: Jonah, a while ago you’d seen the Duplass brothers’ “The Puffy Chair” and immediately wanted to work with them.
Jonah Hill: That’s exactly what happened. I saw their short film “Intervention” first and followed everything from then on. I picked up on a unique voice they had, and it was clear that no one was doing it the way they were doing it. When you see that, you want to collaborate with those people.
What’s so unique about what they do?
John C. Reilly: They don’t know how to make a movie the way most people make movies. They’re truly unique, because they just taught themselves how to do it with very little means, so their personal style just totally comes through. And they have a really strong b.s.-detector. They know when something seems fake and movie-ish and too manufactured. They’re really in tune with honesty.
Hill: They stand by what they want to do and will never deviate from their intentions.
I know they give the actors a lot of freedom on the set. They don’t block as much, shoot long takes and keep the camera rolling when scenes end, which a few other directors also do.
Hill: Judd Apatow does a lot of that.
Reilly: Robert Altman, Lars Von Trier.
Hill: I heard that whoever directed “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” did that. I heard that the chipmunks had quite a bit of freedom on “The Squeakquel” to riff and a lot of that stuff wasn’t in the script.
Reilly: Squeak!
Hill: Yeah, to squeak. Honestly, I heard that it was a really open set.
Reilly: (Laughing) Don’t do that.
Hill: (Laughing): Well, Theodore, the mouse that’s Theodore, is a clasically trained actor.
Reilly: No, Alvin is clearly the natural.
Hill: Alvin is the teen heart-throb, but Theodore — he was in the Steppenwolf Theatre with you, I believe.
Reilly: Oh, Jo-Jo.
How much improv do Mark and Jay allow? Did you rehearse first?
Reilly: We didn’t rehearse. We’d all read the script and just show up and have some discussions about the general tone of the movie before shooting. They didn’t even want us to do one blocking rehearsal. They’d set up the scene so we could move around wherever we wanted to and they warned the crew that was going to be happening. Most days they would tell us not to do what was written in the script but to say things the way we would say it. Even on days when I thought, “Wow, do we even have a movie here? Is this going to gel together?,” I always knew it was at least going to sound original and fresh, because this is how people talk. It was just Jonah, Marisa and I trying to work it out.
Your love of Austin precedes you, Jonah. How many times have you been here?
Hill: Probably 10.
Reilly: Damn.
Hill: I come out for fun. I’ve come three or four times for my movies and come back with my friends to drink beer and go to the Alamo Drafthouse. Waterloo Video closed, which I just found out and is very sad for me.
John, I totally don’t care, but you kind of lied to me last time I interviewed you when you were in town. You said you weren’t playing Sasquatch in “Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny,” but you did.
Reilly: I didn’t lie to you. Sasquatch is real.
During that same interview I think I offended you by describing a lot of your characters as “schlubby.” But now, in the “Cyrus” press notes, that’s exactly what they call you.
Reilly: Well, no one wants to hear themselves described as schlubby. You hear that four times in a day and it’s like, enough with the (expletive) schlubby already. A schlub. It’s kind of a lovable word.
It is a lovable word.
Reilly: It’s better than schlemiel.
Hill: Schlimazel. I would refer to you as a schlimazel.
Reilly: What’s the difference?
Hill: Schlemiel, schlimazel, hasen-something incorporated!
Reilly: Hasenpfeffer incorporated!
Can I just take your pictures and get out of here?
Hill: What? (Laughing) You have a strange interview style …
Reilly holds up a sketch he drew of himself. He’s on a skateboard.
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Paris Fall 2010 Fashion Week: 8 Things We Want to Buy Now!
1. GIAMBATTISTA VALLI'S BUBBLE DRESS/DRESS COAT
Bubble coats slimmed down into sleek silhouettes at a few Paris shows with Thierry Mugler, Akris, and Giambattista Valli showing sophisticated interpretation of the usually casual puffer. A nice alternative for those who eschew and/or can't afford the fur that's been all over the Fall 2010 runways.
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2. EVERY LEATHER THING AT HERMES (AND THE HATS TOO!)
Lightweight leathers were all over the Spring 2010 runways, and for Fall 2010 designers are still into their skins. I love how they tailored them into fitted blazers, sharp trou, and flowing skirts and dresses at Hermes. And I'll take two of the hats they showed many of the menswear-inspired looks with too.
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3. TSUMORI CHISATO'S GRAPHIC PRINT DRESSES & PONCHOS
The graphic stripes at Junko Shimada and the popping prints at Tsumori Chisato made me smile and that's what I like to do in the winter when everything's grey, cold, and muzzled under layers of swaddling winter clothes.
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4. THE GROMMET EMBELLISHED COAT AT A.F. VANDERVOST
It's a simple detail, but the strategic placement of the grommets take this classic camel coat from cool to drool.
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5. PRETTY MUCH EVERY TWISTED, KNOTTED, CUT-OUT, BLINGING DRESS AT ELIE SAAB
Just when you decide to exercise budgetary restraint and make do with the already ample collection of dresses in your closet, Elie Saab has to come and design a collection of twisted, knotted, cut-out, mini, maxi, sheer, bold shouldered, criss-cross strapped dresses that you can easily justify buying. I mean, who has a micro mini sequins dress with shoulder cut-outs? Huh? Purchase justified.
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6. VALENTINO'S PLEATED TWO-TIER, LACE-TRIM DRESS
Another simple concept dress that I can't get out of my head. It reflects the trend of the moment -- girlie-girl dresses -- without looking "trendy" at all.
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7. THE PATTERNED LEATHER COATS, JACKETS, & CAPES AT GARETH PUGH
Gareth Pugh breathed new life into leather outerwear presenting stripe-effect leather capes and ridged jackets with asymmetrical cuts, funnel necks, and other unique details.
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You make me fall and I can't sleep
When you slowly close your eyes
Replay the moment in your mind
Breathe in and give it away
Breathe out and give it away
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Is Cash Back Credit Card For You?
You cannot blame credit card companies for launching aggressive marketing strategies to make people choose their services. Personally, I will not be able to refuse the chance to use a card that will pay me back just for swiping it during purchases. That is why I have a cash back credit card in my wallet. Most card issuers also have this as one of their products and the competition is tough. More and more people seem to be getting wiser because a lot of them apply for these accounts, if not switching from, a regular one.
However, is cash back credit card for you? Before you take the leap, you must first understand how this works. Every time you use your ... (more) March 15, 2010
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Trojan Phones: The New New Virus Vehicle
Imagine buying a new SD card for your digital camera. You go into the store, find a nice 32GB Class 6 SD card at the right price and take it home. Itâs sealed in one of those plastic display cards that takes remarkably sharp objects to open them. Itâs new, and perfect.
You are very happy because for just a small premium, the card came pre-formatted for your brand of digital camera. Thereâs nothing to do but insert the card, and take pictures to your hearts content.
After a wonderful night of celebration with thirty pictures of you and your friends in compromising, but Facebook appropriate poses, you decide to download the pictures to your computer, crop them and upload them to Facebook. Itâs a behavior you have perfected, a perfunctory skill that requires almost no thought and no time. As you slide the SD card into your card-reader, thereâs no way for you to know that along with your digital pictures, you are also downloading a highly virulent Trojan horse that is about to make your entire hard drive available to a ring of foreign hackers.
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Extremely Average #72: Hand Plane DVD Review
I overheard a guy in the bar say that the temperature had hit 61 degrees. It was truly beautiful out today in Iowa and after I watched the Big Ten championship game, I took a walk. Mt. Vernon Iowa is a beautiful town and I strolled down to the Ace Hardware and bought some lag bolts. After that I just strolled around a bit, waiting for my laundry to finish drying. The first really nice day of the year is always a joy in Iowa. You might think that it would be a joy everywhere, but I don’t think it is the same in states where the snow fall is minimal. Having lived in the greater DC area for the last 8 winters, I hadn’t really experienced the spring euphoria, like I had today.
It is the drastic change that makes it so pleasant. To proceed on my woodworking journey, I decided to change my understanding of hand planes. I have read enough and seen so many people using them in videos that I was quite sure I wanted in on the fun. What I didn’t know, was when one uses them, how one ‘tunes’ them, or which ones are the correct choice to start off with.
‘Hand Planes in the Workshop’ with Mario Rodriguez, published by Taunton Press, would be my teacher. Some of the videos from Taunton have been filmed 20 plus years ago, and they seem a bit dated, though the information is still valuable. This DVD was shot in 1996, and is of higher quality than the others which I have viewed. The content and delivery is spectacular.
Mario does a wonderful job of engaging the viewer. After the introduction, he introduces us to the smooth plane, more specifically the Stanley No. 4. He gives a detailed description of the parts and how they go together. I can’t really put into words how well he does at teaching, it is quite remarkable. The presentation is not at all dry, and actually got me fired up for getting my first hand plane.
It reminded me of a time, a few years back, when I sat in on my father’s class. Dad teaches TOC, in the Industrial Engineering Department, at Iowa State University. He was teaching a two week class, that ran all day Monday through Friday. Growing up, I had been taught a lot of math from dad, as he has a Masters degree in mathematics, from The Ohio State University, who won the Big Ten basketball title today. He also has a PhD in Industrial Engineering, but I can’t recall needing any insight into IE during my days at Ames High. So there I was, watching dad teach a class of around 20 people. He was really good. Now I suspected that he was pretty good at teaching, because he had given me the math prowess that I know possess, but to see him in action, was exciting. He got it. He understood how to teach in a way that made one want to listen. Mario does too.
After talking a bit about the No. 4 Stanley and how it goes together, he showed the viewer how to use it. He discusses common problems and what causes them and even describes the sound it should make and what one will hear when they are planning against the grain. His explanation of how to read the grain made complete sense to me. I have read that it can be hard to read grain sometimes, and maybe it can, but now I feel I have a basic understanding that will help me in most cases.
In chapter 3, he says, “making silky shavings is easy to me, because I have been doing it for so long. But planning is not intuitive, there are techniques to tuning, using and setting up a plane, that have to be learned.” His friend Tom comes over to learn about hand planes. This is a brilliant portion of the video, as he watches Tom, comments on his stance and technique, and then explains to Tom how to do it right. This makes watching and learning feel much more inviting than were Tom not there.
The following chapter is on tuning up a plane, a subject which has prevented me from making my first purchase. I have been afraid of this step even though they say that the Lie Nielson planes, need very little tuning and can be used right out of the box. My worry has been that if I do need to do ‘slight’ tuning, I will mess up my new plane. I don’t feel that way now. This video, and particularly chapter 4, is a resource that I will be able to go back to whenever I need a refresher, and I am confident will get me good results.
Some of the other chapters cover jointer planes, block planes and shoulder planes. These four make up the essential planes that Mario believes one should use, in combination with power tools, to get the best results in our pursuit of quality woodworking. He not only shows us how to use them, he gives many examples of times where the hand plane is the perfect tool for the job. If I had monetized my blog, I would recommend that everyone click on the link and buy it now, but since I haven’t, I would recommend that everyone think about buying this video for a while, until I have monetized my blog. In all seriousness though, if considering hand planes as an addition to your shop, this video will be well worth the money.
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About Chico's FAS, Inc. : Womens Clothing Stores
For the past several years, Chico's has helped millions of women look as great as they feel. Their chic prints, artisan jackets, and wrinkle-free Travelers collection have built quite a following at their boutiques—but we hear it’s their combination of great style, one-of-a-kind details, and warm, personal service that has captured the hearts of women nationwide.
How do they do it? It’s all about you. Every time they pick up a pencil to sketch a new design, they think about you (their customers): where you’re going, what you’re doing, what will flatter your body and make you feel fabulous.
Their associates really are style experts—just walk into any Chico’s boutique, and they’ll help you coordinate, accessorize, and build a wardrobe that’s right for you. Stop by to say hello, make friends, get style tips, and see what’s just come in: new designs arrive every week, and each one is specifically created to fit a woman’s body and look fantastic.
Chico’s was founded in 1983 as a small boutique selling Mexican folk art and cotton sweaters on Sanibel Island in Florida. Their friendly environment and unique styles connected with customers in a special way that quickly evolved into over 600 Chico’s boutiques nationwide, a monthly catalog, and round-the-clock shopping at chicos.com.
Even as Chico’s has grown, their values—beautiful apparel, exceptional service and deep appreciation for their customers—still remain at the heart of who they are today.
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