Thérèse, and other matters…

Today, we watched the trailer for Thérèse, a French movie starring Audrey Tautou, based on the famous novel by François Mauriac. It's about a woman who marries a rich man, and seems to believe she has found love, but finds that her husband is very cold, and she wants to get away from her life with him. I hope it comes to Denkikan sometime!

In football, Manchester City have signed, or will sign, Negredo and Jovetic, so their forward line will be even stronger next year. Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal haven't been so active yet.

One Direction: This Is Us, and other matters…

This morning, we watched the trailer for This Is Us, a movie featuring One Direction. To tell you the truth, I don't know much about One Direction, and the trailer doesn't play any extended sequences of music from them, just tiny clips, which don't allow us to learn about their music. I don't think I will be going to the cinema to see this film.

There's not so much going on in soccer, except for lots of talk of expensive transfers. It seems that Edinson Cavani, the Uruguayan striker, has moved to Paris St-Germain for a fee of 64 million Euros (about 8.4 billion yen). (That's a lot of money!) In addition, it seems that Chelsea are trying to buy Wayne Rooney.

Inside Llewyn Davis, and other matters…

Today we watched the trailer for Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers' latest movie. It stars Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan, and John Goodman also features. It's about a folk musician.

Lots of movies coming up this summer: Spring Breakers, Innocent Garden, Beyond the Pines, To the Wonder, and so on. Check out the Denkikan site!

Runner, Runner, and other matters…

Today, we watched the trailer for Runner, Runner, a thriller starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck. Justin Timberlake is a student at an elite US university who cannot pay his tuition fees, so he gets involved with online poker. But things get a bit out of hand!

I've no idea when Runner, Runner will start playing in Japan, so let's see what's playing at Denkikan, shall we? Ah, right, Celeste and Jesse Forever looks good. It's on at 13:40 and 18:40. At Cineplex, there doesn't seem to be anything good and new, though Gatsby and Fall of Olympus ("End of White House") are still playing for a while.

And not much is happening in football!

World War Z and other matters…

World War Z is a new movie starring Brad Pitt. It looks pretty exciting, and it's about zombies taking over the world. I think it's coming in August. Right now, though,  I'm hoping to find time to watch Love is all you need, a movie starring Pierce Brosnan, the previous James Bond. It's playing at Denkikan.

World War Z, Wimbledon 2013, and other matters…

Today we watched the trailer for World War Z, Brad Pitts's latest film that is scheduled to start playing in Japan in August. It looks pretty exciting, though I know some of the reviews are not so favorable. Before then, I want to see Love is all you need, a movie set in Italy and starring Pierce Brosnan. Check out the lemon creme brulee recipe!

The Wimbledon 2013 tournament finished last night. I didn't have time to watch any matches over the two weeks…until the ladies' final on Saturday night, when Marion Bartoli from France beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki. It was a fairly easy win in the end, but I found the match very entertaining. Last night, of course, witnessed Andy Murray beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets to become the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years. Even though he won in straight sets, it was a very tough match, with many long rallies and many deuces.

Thoughts on Italy

Italy is a country that I am very interested in but that I have never visited. Of course, at school I learned about the Roman Empire. When it comes to modern Italy, I think of opera. Famous cities in Italy include Rome, Venice, Milan, and Florence. There are also of course Pompeii and Pisa, with its leaning tower. Italian food is very famous and probably available throughout the world. Pasta is probably the best-known food. The most popular form of pasta is the long and thin spaghetti. Other forms include penne, ravioli, lasagne, and tagliatelle.

The Lone Ranger

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The Lone Ranger, and other matters

Today we watched a trailer for The Lone Ranger, the new Johnny Depp movie. I believe it's coming to Japan in August. It looks pretty exciting so I'll try to get hold of an advance ticket at a convenience store soon. The trailer we watched was trailer 3, which is very different from the one that plays at the cinema.

Johnny Depp is very popular now. I suppose most people know him for the Pirates of the Caribbean series. That is pretty good, but Johnny Depp has lots of other good movies. One of my favorites is What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio. Another is Dead Man, and perhaps the best one of all is Donnie Brasco, a true story of the Mafia.