Today we watched the trailer for The Old Man & the Gun, a true story about a man who was addicted to robbing banks. The staff at the banks that he robbed all said that he seemed friendly, but he also had a gun. It is said to be the last movie starring Robert Redford. You may know his name from movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Natural, Sneakers, A River Runs Through It, The Sting, and recently some of the Marvel movies. In addition to being an actor, he was also a movie director and the founder of the Sundance Festival.
I went to Osaka last weekend for a seminar, and also saw The Old Man & the Gun there.
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Friday, July 26, 2019
Friday, July 19, 2019
End of the semester
Before next week, please:
- Study your self-introduction/homestay letter, so that you can write it again without any notes.
- Write any missing posts, or extra posts that you would like included in your grade.
- Make sure that your different kinds of posts have appropriate tags (labels).
- Make a note of the total number of posts you have written, as well as the number of book reviews.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Everybody Knows, and other matters…
Javier Bardem
Penelope Cruz
Today we saw the trailer for Everybody Knows, a movie starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. A family gets together in the countryside, but someone is kidnapped. I didn't really understand the story from the trailer, but it looks very interesting.
The Wimbledon tennis tournament is coming to an end. The men's singles has reached the semifinals, and the women's singles has reached the final. In the women's singles, Simona Halep will play Serena Williams. In the men's semifinals, Rafael Nadal will play Roger Federer, and Djokovic will play Roberto Bautista Agut. I have never seen him play, but the other players are all very famous.
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Penelope Cruz
Today we saw the trailer for Everybody Knows, a movie starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. A family gets together in the countryside, but someone is kidnapped. I didn't really understand the story from the trailer, but it looks very interesting.
The Wimbledon tennis tournament is coming to an end. The men's singles has reached the semifinals, and the women's singles has reached the final. In the women's singles, Simona Halep will play Serena Williams. In the men's semifinals, Rafael Nadal will play Roger Federer, and Djokovic will play Roberto Bautista Agut. I have never seen him play, but the other players are all very famous.
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Midnight Run, and other matters…
Robert De Niro: Jack (bounty hunter)
Charles Grodin: Jonathan Mardukas (The Duke) (accountant for the Mafia)
Jimmy Serrano: Mafia boss
Eddie: bail bondsman
Today we watched the trailer for Midnight Run, a movie starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin. Charles Grodin plays an accountant (The Duke) who was working for a mafia company but stole lots of money from them. Now, the mafia want to kill him, and the FBI want to arrest him so that they can get evidence to arrest the mafia members. Jack (Robert De Niro) is a bounty hunter. A bail bondsman hires Jack to catch The Duke, because he has run away. Jack has to keep him away from the FBI and the Mafia, and try to get the Duke back to Los Angeles in 72 hours, in order to get money from the bail bondsman.
On another note, I think the Wimbledon semifinal between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer is on TV tonight. It should be very exciting!
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Charles Grodin: Jonathan Mardukas (The Duke) (accountant for the Mafia)
Jimmy Serrano: Mafia boss
Eddie: bail bondsman
Today we watched the trailer for Midnight Run, a movie starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin. Charles Grodin plays an accountant (The Duke) who was working for a mafia company but stole lots of money from them. Now, the mafia want to kill him, and the FBI want to arrest him so that they can get evidence to arrest the mafia members. Jack (Robert De Niro) is a bounty hunter. A bail bondsman hires Jack to catch The Duke, because he has run away. Jack has to keep him away from the FBI and the Mafia, and try to get the Duke back to Los Angeles in 72 hours, in order to get money from the bail bondsman.
On another note, I think the Wimbledon semifinal between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer is on TV tonight. It should be very exciting!
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Friday, July 5, 2019
White Crow, American Animals, and other matters…
Rudolph Nureyev
Pushkin: Ralph Fiennes
Today we watched two movie trailers. The first one was for White Crow, and the second for American Animals. White Crow is a movie about Rudolph Nureyev, and American Animals is about students who decide to steal expensive books from a library.
Now, the Wimbledon tennis tournament is happening. Last night, Rafael Nadal won his match.
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Pushkin: Ralph Fiennes
Today we watched two movie trailers. The first one was for White Crow, and the second for American Animals. White Crow is a movie about Rudolph Nureyev, and American Animals is about students who decide to steal expensive books from a library.
Now, the Wimbledon tennis tournament is happening. Last night, Rafael Nadal won his match.
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White Crow, and other matters…
Rudolph Nureyev: Oleg Ivenko
Pushkin: Ralph Fiennes
Today we watched the trailer for White Crow, a new movie about Rudolph Nureyev, the famous Russian ballet dancer who defected to the West. It's directed by Ralph Fiennes, who also plays Pushkin. Nureyev is played by Oleg Ivenko. It's playing at Denkikan now. Also playing there is American Animals, a movie about an attempt to rob a library!
Have you been following the Women's World Cup Football? It's coming to an end soon. The USA beat England in one semifinal and the Netherlands beat Sweden in the other, so the USA and the Netherlands will meet in the final. England will play Sweden in the 3rd-place playoff. Those matches will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
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Pushkin: Ralph Fiennes
Today we watched the trailer for White Crow, a new movie about Rudolph Nureyev, the famous Russian ballet dancer who defected to the West. It's directed by Ralph Fiennes, who also plays Pushkin. Nureyev is played by Oleg Ivenko. It's playing at Denkikan now. Also playing there is American Animals, a movie about an attempt to rob a library!
Have you been following the Women's World Cup Football? It's coming to an end soon. The USA beat England in one semifinal and the Netherlands beat Sweden in the other, so the USA and the Netherlands will meet in the final. England will play Sweden in the 3rd-place playoff. Those matches will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
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