Friday, January 24, 2020
A Quiet Place Part II, and other matters…
Emily Blunt
Director: John Krasinski
Today we watched the trailer for A Quiet Place Part II, which is a science fiction/horror story and of course the sequel to A Quiet Place, a very successful 2018 movie, also starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, which depicts a world that has been invaded by creatures that kill humans but that can only find them by sound. Thus, everyone's life is dominated by the attempt to be quiet all the time. A baby crying could get the whole family killed.
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Director: John Krasinski
Today we watched the trailer for A Quiet Place Part II, which is a science fiction/horror story and of course the sequel to A Quiet Place, a very successful 2018 movie, also starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, which depicts a world that has been invaded by creatures that kill humans but that can only find them by sound. Thus, everyone's life is dominated by the attempt to be quiet all the time. A baby crying could get the whole family killed.
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Final Blog Check
My stats this semester:
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A Quiet Place Part II, and other matters…
Emily Blunt
Director: John Krasinski
Today we watched the trailer for A Quiet Place Part II. As the name suggests, it's the continuation of A Quiet Place, a science fiction/horror movie that was a big success a few years ago. As before, the director is John Krasinski, and Emily Blunt is the star. The children look a bit older than before. The trailer starts with a flashback, the day the invasion took place. Then it switches to now, when the family are fleeing their home and looking for other survivors.
I recommend watching Part 1 on DVD before Part 2 comes out in cinemas, then going to the cinema to watch Part 2!
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Director: John Krasinski
Today we watched the trailer for A Quiet Place Part II. As the name suggests, it's the continuation of A Quiet Place, a science fiction/horror movie that was a big success a few years ago. As before, the director is John Krasinski, and Emily Blunt is the star. The children look a bit older than before. The trailer starts with a flashback, the day the invasion took place. Then it switches to now, when the family are fleeing their home and looking for other survivors.
I recommend watching Part 1 on DVD before Part 2 comes out in cinemas, then going to the cinema to watch Part 2!
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Friday, January 10, 2020
Black Widow, and other matters…
Scarlett Johansson
Today we watched the trailer for Black Widow. It looks pretty exciting. It's going to be released in May.
At Denkikan, the movie At Eternity's Gate is playing now. It's worth checking out if you have the time. It stars Willem Defoe as Vincent Van Gogh.
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Today we watched the trailer for Black Widow. It looks pretty exciting. It's going to be released in May.
At Denkikan, the movie At Eternity's Gate is playing now. It's worth checking out if you have the time. It stars Willem Defoe as Vincent Van Gogh.
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Black Widow, and other matters…
Scarlett Johansson
Today we watched the trailer for Black Widow, a new Marvel movie set for release in May. As the title suggests, it's about Black Widow, a character from the Marvel universe who is played by Scarlett Johansson. In the movie, she goes back home to Russia. When she gets there we see her fighting with another woman, and then they stop fighting and she says, "Nice to see you too, sis." It looks like a lot of fun.
Over the New Year, there was a lot of football. Liverpool seem to be getting stronger and stronger, and now they are far ahead of the other teams.
I went with my family to Nabegataki. Do you know it?
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Today we watched the trailer for Black Widow, a new Marvel movie set for release in May. As the title suggests, it's about Black Widow, a character from the Marvel universe who is played by Scarlett Johansson. In the movie, she goes back home to Russia. When she gets there we see her fighting with another woman, and then they stop fighting and she says, "Nice to see you too, sis." It looks like a lot of fun.
Over the New Year, there was a lot of football. Liverpool seem to be getting stronger and stronger, and now they are far ahead of the other teams.
I went with my family to Nabegataki. Do you know it?
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Friday, December 20, 2019
Death of an Author, Onward, and other matters…
Tom Holland
Chris Pratt
Pixar
Today we watched two trailers. The first was Death of an Author, which is a suspense movie starring Ben Kingsley. It looks quite scary and very interesting. The second was Onward. It's a Pixar movie set in a past time with magic creatures but also cell phones.
There has been a lot of interesting things happening in football recently. Liverpool is taking part in the Club World Cup in Qatar. They won their semifinal and will play Flamengo in the final on December 22nd. In the Premier League, both Arsenal and Everton have changed managers.
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Chris Pratt
Pixar
Today we watched two trailers. The first was Death of an Author, which is a suspense movie starring Ben Kingsley. It looks quite scary and very interesting. The second was Onward. It's a Pixar movie set in a past time with magic creatures but also cell phones.
There has been a lot of interesting things happening in football recently. Liverpool is taking part in the Club World Cup in Qatar. They won their semifinal and will play Flamengo in the final on December 22nd. In the Premier League, both Arsenal and Everton have changed managers.
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1917, Onward, and other matters…
Colin Firth
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Holland
Chris Pratt
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
Today we watched two trailers. The first was 1917. It's a movie directed by Sam Mendes about an episode in the Second World War. It is discovered that one group of soldiers is advancing into a trap. So another group of soldiers is instructed to go and deliver a message to them to retreat. But reaching them is difficult and dangerous, and they don't have much time.
The other movie was Onward. It's the latest Pixar movie, set in a time when unicorns and dragons still existed. But people also have mobile phones. It looks very funny.
I didn't check when the movies would come to Japan, but I hope to see them when they do. I wonder if the subtitled version of Onward will come to Kumamoto?
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Holland
Chris Pratt
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
Today we watched two trailers. The first was 1917. It's a movie directed by Sam Mendes about an episode in the Second World War. It is discovered that one group of soldiers is advancing into a trap. So another group of soldiers is instructed to go and deliver a message to them to retreat. But reaching them is difficult and dangerous, and they don't have much time.
The other movie was Onward. It's the latest Pixar movie, set in a time when unicorns and dragons still existed. But people also have mobile phones. It looks very funny.
I didn't check when the movies would come to Japan, but I hope to see them when they do. I wonder if the subtitled version of Onward will come to Kumamoto?
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Friday, December 13, 2019
Long Way North, Song of the Sea, and other matters…
Today we watched the trailer for Long Way North. It's a French animated feature playing now at Denkikan. Then we watched part of the trailer for Song of the Sea, an Irish animated feature from a couple of years ago. That was a wonderful movie. I remember going to see it with some of my seminar students.
Talking about movies, the movie that I am looking forward to most is the new Star Wars movie, coming out next Friday.
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Talking about movies, the movie that I am looking forward to most is the new Star Wars movie, coming out next Friday.
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Long Way North
Today we watched the trailer for Long Way North, a French animated feature that is now playing at Denkikan. In recent years there have been quite a lot of nice animated features at Denkikan. One that had a big impact on me was an Irish one called Song of the Sea, which had wonderful colours and a moving story. This year, there was Dilili in Paris, a French animated feature that was also very charming.
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Friday, November 29, 2019
At Eternity's Gate, and other matters…
Actors
Vincent van Gogh: Willem Dafoe
Priest: Mads Mikkelsen
Paul Gauguin: Oscar Isaac
Today we watched the trailer for At Eternity's Gate. It's a movie about the Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh. He suffered from depression and he spent some time in a mental hospital. He cut off his own ear when his friend Paul Gauguin left him in the south of France to go elsewhere. I think the acting in the movie was good. Willem Defoe is convincing as Van Gogh, as is Oscar Isaac as Gauguin. Mads Mikkelsen has a very small role as a priest, but he is good, too. The movie is quite slow-moving but very atmospheric.
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Vincent van Gogh: Willem Dafoe
Priest: Mads Mikkelsen
Paul Gauguin: Oscar Isaac
Today we watched the trailer for At Eternity's Gate. It's a movie about the Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh. He suffered from depression and he spent some time in a mental hospital. He cut off his own ear when his friend Paul Gauguin left him in the south of France to go elsewhere. I think the acting in the movie was good. Willem Defoe is convincing as Van Gogh, as is Oscar Isaac as Gauguin. Mads Mikkelsen has a very small role as a priest, but he is good, too. The movie is quite slow-moving but very atmospheric.
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At Eternity's Gate, and other matters…
Director: Julian Schabel
Actors
Willem Dafoe: Vincent van Gogh
Paul Gauguin: Oscar Isaac
Today we watched the trailer for At Eternity's Gate, a new movie directed by Julian Schabel about the Dutch painter from the late 19th century, Vincent van Gogh. The trailer is very interesting and shows the painter meeting Paul Gauguin, who admires his work and becomes his friend. It also shows a scene where van Gogh is talking to a priest about why he paints and why he paints like he does. I saw the movie recently, and I can tell you that that scene is from very near the end of the movie. The movie is very interesting but it's also quite long and slow-moving. I recommend you give it a try, but maybe watch it in two settings.
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Actors
Willem Dafoe: Vincent van Gogh
Paul Gauguin: Oscar Isaac
Today we watched the trailer for At Eternity's Gate, a new movie directed by Julian Schabel about the Dutch painter from the late 19th century, Vincent van Gogh. The trailer is very interesting and shows the painter meeting Paul Gauguin, who admires his work and becomes his friend. It also shows a scene where van Gogh is talking to a priest about why he paints and why he paints like he does. I saw the movie recently, and I can tell you that that scene is from very near the end of the movie. The movie is very interesting but it's also quite long and slow-moving. I recommend you give it a try, but maybe watch it in two settings.
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Friday, November 22, 2019
Emma (2020), Clueless (1995), and other matters…
Emma: Anya Taylor-Joy
Clueless: Alicia Silverstone
Today we watched some excerpts from Clueless. That is a 1995 movie starring Alicia Silverstone. It is based on Jane Austen's novel Emma. We also watched the trailer for Emma, a movie scheduled to come out early next year. Emma has been made into movies and TV series several times. One famous one starring Gwyneth Paltrow is from 1996.
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Clueless: Alicia Silverstone
Today we watched some excerpts from Clueless. That is a 1995 movie starring Alicia Silverstone. It is based on Jane Austen's novel Emma. We also watched the trailer for Emma, a movie scheduled to come out early next year. Emma has been made into movies and TV series several times. One famous one starring Gwyneth Paltrow is from 1996.
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Emma, Clueless, and other matters…
Emma (2020): Anya Taylor-Joy
Clueless (1995): Alicia Silverstone
Today we watched two movie trailers. One was Emma, set to be released next year, and the other was Clueless, from 1995. Both are based on the 1814 Jane Austen novel Emma. You have probably heard of or seen Clueless, which is quite a famous movie starring Alicia Silverstone. The newer movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy. I have heard her name and seen her face before, but I'm not familiar with her work.
If you are interested in finding out more about Jane Austen, I recommend you to try The Jane Austen Book Club. It's about a group of people who start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, but their relationships come to resemble those in her novels.
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Clueless (1995): Alicia Silverstone
Today we watched two movie trailers. One was Emma, set to be released next year, and the other was Clueless, from 1995. Both are based on the 1814 Jane Austen novel Emma. You have probably heard of or seen Clueless, which is quite a famous movie starring Alicia Silverstone. The newer movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy. I have heard her name and seen her face before, but I'm not familiar with her work.
If you are interested in finding out more about Jane Austen, I recommend you to try The Jane Austen Book Club. It's about a group of people who start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, but their relationships come to resemble those in her novels.
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Friday, November 15, 2019
The Irishman, Entebbe, and other matters…
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino
Joe Pesci
Rosamund Pike
Today we watched two movie trailers. Both are for movies that started playing today at Denkikan and will continue until November 28th. The first one is a mafia-related movie directed by Martin Scorsese, called The Irishman. It's based on the real-life figure, Jimmy Hoffa. It has a very good score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The second is 7 Days in Entebbe, based on real-life events in 1976. That doesn't have such a good score, but I still want to see it.
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Al Pacino
Joe Pesci
Rosamund Pike
Today we watched two movie trailers. Both are for movies that started playing today at Denkikan and will continue until November 28th. The first one is a mafia-related movie directed by Martin Scorsese, called The Irishman. It's based on the real-life figure, Jimmy Hoffa. It has a very good score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The second is 7 Days in Entebbe, based on real-life events in 1976. That doesn't have such a good score, but I still want to see it.
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The Irishman, Entebbe, and other matters…
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino
Joe Pesci
Rosamund Pike
Today we watched two trailers, both of movies starting today at Denkikan. The first was The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. That one is a mafia story, about Jimmy Hoffa. The second, Entebbe, is based on a real-life event in 1976, when a plane was hijacked and taken to Entebbe airport in Uganda. That one stars Rosamund Pike, who is well known for Gone Girl and A Private War.
I think both movies look interesting. Both finish on November 28th.
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Al Pacino
Joe Pesci
Rosamund Pike
Today we watched two trailers, both of movies starting today at Denkikan. The first was The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. That one is a mafia story, about Jimmy Hoffa. The second, Entebbe, is based on a real-life event in 1976, when a plane was hijacked and taken to Entebbe airport in Uganda. That one stars Rosamund Pike, who is well known for Gone Girl and A Private War.
I think both movies look interesting. Both finish on November 28th.
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Friday, November 8, 2019
Hercules
My name is Hercules. I am very strong!
I read Hercules today. It was great!
 | Pearson Japan 発売日 : 2013-02-01 |
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