Kumail Nanjiani
Zoe Kazan
Holly Hunter
Ray Romano
Today we watched the trailer for The Big Sick, a movie starring Zoe Kazan as Emily Gordon, and Kumail Nanjiani as himself. It is based on the true story of their romance. Many critics say that it is one of the best romcoms (romantic comedies) for many years. It has a 97% "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes.
There are many interesting movies playing now or coming soon to Kumamoto. Currently playing at Denkikan are Free Fire, Manchester by the Sea, and The Salesman, and next week The Founder (the movie about the beginning of McDonald's) and Personal Shopper (with Kristen Stewart) will begin. At the big cinemas, Spiderman and Dunkirk will come soon.
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Monday, July 24, 2017
The Big Sick, and other matters…
The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani
Zoe Kazan
Holly Hunter
Ray Romano
Today we watched the trailer for The Big Sick, a movie produced by Judd Apatow and starring Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Kumail Nanjiani. The characters played by Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan are dating, but then Kumail's family arranges for him to meet a girl from Pakistan for an arranged marriage. When Zoe finds that out she leaves him, but then she has an accident and falls into a coma. Kumail goes to see her, and then… I'm not sure what happens next. The movie looks like a lot of fun. It has a 97% favorable rating on Rotten Tomatoes. According to Richard Roper at the Chicago Sun-Times, "It is funny and smart and wise and silly, it is romantic and sweet and just cynical enough, and it is without a doubt one of the best romantic comedies I have seen in a long time." According to the Guardian, "The Big Sick is a welcome jolt, briefly bringing [the romantic comedy] back to life with depth and wit."
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Kumail Nanjiani
Zoe Kazan
Holly Hunter
Ray Romano
Today we watched the trailer for The Big Sick, a movie produced by Judd Apatow and starring Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Kumail Nanjiani. The characters played by Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan are dating, but then Kumail's family arranges for him to meet a girl from Pakistan for an arranged marriage. When Zoe finds that out she leaves him, but then she has an accident and falls into a coma. Kumail goes to see her, and then… I'm not sure what happens next. The movie looks like a lot of fun. It has a 97% favorable rating on Rotten Tomatoes. According to Richard Roper at the Chicago Sun-Times, "It is funny and smart and wise and silly, it is romantic and sweet and just cynical enough, and it is without a doubt one of the best romantic comedies I have seen in a long time." According to the Guardian, "The Big Sick is a welcome jolt, briefly bringing [the romantic comedy] back to life with depth and wit."
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End of term
Deadline for all assignments: The day before the final test
- Finish your trip essay and essay rewrite
- Review all my comments and make sure there aren't any major problems with your blog
Some common problems:
- Missing items from the sidebar (e.g. tags)
- missing wordcount for Juppun ha Juubun
- fewer than 10 posts in any month
- unmarked quotes from book reviews
- ignored comments
Monday, July 10, 2017
The Only Living Boy in New York, and other matters…
Pierce Brosnan
Kate Beckinsale
Callum Turner
Kiersey Clemons
Jeff Bridges
Today we watched the trailer for The Only Living Boy in New York, a movie directed by Mark Webb, and starring Callum Turner, Jeff Bridges, and Kate Beckinsale.
The movie won't be arriving in Japan for a long time, I think. Movies that are here now or coming soon are John Wick Chapter 2, The Founder, Anne of Green Gables, and Personal Shopper. Also, Wonder Woman is coming soon.
The Premier League season will start on August 12th, so there's only one month to go. It looks like Rooney will be playing at Everton again. Manchester United have been linked with a lot of new players, and Lukaku (from Everton) has been confirmed.
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Kate Beckinsale
Callum Turner
Kiersey Clemons
Jeff Bridges
Today we watched the trailer for The Only Living Boy in New York, a movie directed by Mark Webb, and starring Callum Turner, Jeff Bridges, and Kate Beckinsale.
The movie won't be arriving in Japan for a long time, I think. Movies that are here now or coming soon are John Wick Chapter 2, The Founder, Anne of Green Gables, and Personal Shopper. Also, Wonder Woman is coming soon.
The Premier League season will start on August 12th, so there's only one month to go. It looks like Rooney will be playing at Everton again. Manchester United have been linked with a lot of new players, and Lukaku (from Everton) has been confirmed.
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The only living boy in New York, Underworld: Blood Wars, and other matters
Kate Beckinsale
Jeff Bridges
Today we watched The Only Living Boy in New York, a movie starring Jeff Bridges and Kate Beckinsale. Then we watched another Kate Beckinsale movie, Underworld: Blood Wars, which is the 5th movie in the Underworld series.
As the title suggests, the theme song for The Only Living Boy in New York is the Paul Simon song. The adventure starts when Thomas goes out to dinner with his friend Mimi. They see Thomas's father having dinner with Johanna (Kate Beckinsale) and Thomas decides to follow her to find out who she is. But it looks like he falls in love with her, which leads to some complications!
I hope the movie comes to Kumamoto, perhaps Denkikan? I also want to watch Blood Wars, but first I need to see the third and fourth movies in the series.
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Jeff Bridges
Today we watched The Only Living Boy in New York, a movie starring Jeff Bridges and Kate Beckinsale. Then we watched another Kate Beckinsale movie, Underworld: Blood Wars, which is the 5th movie in the Underworld series.
As the title suggests, the theme song for The Only Living Boy in New York is the Paul Simon song. The adventure starts when Thomas goes out to dinner with his friend Mimi. They see Thomas's father having dinner with Johanna (Kate Beckinsale) and Thomas decides to follow her to find out who she is. But it looks like he falls in love with her, which leads to some complications!
I hope the movie comes to Kumamoto, perhaps Denkikan? I also want to watch Blood Wars, but first I need to see the third and fourth movies in the series.
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Monday, July 3, 2017
The Jigsaw Puzzle
"Quickly, you must hide!" he said. "Get inside the house. The soldiers are coming!"
Edmund's father ran inside.
"Quickly!" shouted Edmund. "We must help my father to hide. The soldiers mustn't find him."
As often happens, the children are in some danger here. Will the soldiers kill them
Hunt, R. (2003). The Jigsaw Puzzle. Oxford University Press.
Vocabulary
smash down: 打ち破るBlade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, and other matters…
Blade Runner: made in 1982; Director: Ridley Scott; Star: Harrison Ford
Blade Runner 2049: made in 2017; Director: Denis Villeneuve; Stars: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford
Today we watched the trailer for the original Blade Runner movie from 1982, set in the dystopian world of 2019, followed by the trailer for Blade Runner 2049. Whereas the original Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was directed by Ridley Scott, the new Blade Runner was directed by the young French-Canadian superstar Denis Villeneuve. Both movies feature Harrison Ford, but the star of the new one is Ryan Gosling.
In football news, Germany got a surprise victory over Spain in the world Under-21 championship. Germany's senior team also won the Confederations Cup, beating Chile in the final.
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Blade Runner 2049: made in 2017; Director: Denis Villeneuve; Stars: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford
Today we watched the trailer for the original Blade Runner movie from 1982, set in the dystopian world of 2019, followed by the trailer for Blade Runner 2049. Whereas the original Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was directed by Ridley Scott, the new Blade Runner was directed by the young French-Canadian superstar Denis Villeneuve. Both movies feature Harrison Ford, but the star of the new one is Ryan Gosling.In football news, Germany got a surprise victory over Spain in the world Under-21 championship. Germany's senior team also won the Confederations Cup, beating Chile in the final.
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Lost in the Jungle
Suddenly they fell into a big net. It pulled them up in the air.
"Oh help!" called Anneena. "We're in a trap."
The children were hanging in the net. The net was a trap to catch animals.
"Help! Help!" called the children.
"Let us down!" called Kipper.
Is this the end of the road for the children? Will their amazing luck finally run out? Can the magic key extricate them from this perilous situation, or will the net block the magic?
This story features monkeys, snakes, alligators, and a mysterious lost city. I heartily recommend it to you!
Hunt, R., & Brychta, A. (2011). Lost in the jungle. Oxford University Press.
Vocabulary
paddle: 櫂throne: 王座
Blade Runner 2049 and other matters…
Novel: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?; Author: Philip K. Dick
Movie: Blade Runner (1982); Director: Ridley Scott Star: Harrison Ford
Movie: Blade Runner 2049 Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford
Today we watched the trailer for the original Blade Runner movie, followed by the trailer for the new Blade Runner 2049. The original Blade Runner trailer was more than 3 minutes long, showed many scenes from the movie, and didn't have much suspense. The new trailer is 1' 40". It starts with a long scene in which Ryan Gosling is walking through desert, very warily approaching a ruin of some kind. When he gets inside, a voice says, "I used to have your job," then Harrison Ford appears with his gun pointed at Ryan Gosling. Gosling replies, "Things were simpler then," and the trailer ends.
Denis Villeneuve is one of the most interesting directors working today, Ryan Gosling is one of the most interesting actors, and Harrison Ford is still good. The original Blade Runner is considered a classic, it helped inspire many dystopian movies, and it launched the career of Harrison Ford, so maybe I'll watch the original then go to the cinema to see the new one.
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Movie: Blade Runner (1982); Director: Ridley Scott Star: Harrison Ford
Movie: Blade Runner 2049 Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford
Today we watched the trailer for the original Blade Runner movie, followed by the trailer for the new Blade Runner 2049. The original Blade Runner trailer was more than 3 minutes long, showed many scenes from the movie, and didn't have much suspense. The new trailer is 1' 40". It starts with a long scene in which Ryan Gosling is walking through desert, very warily approaching a ruin of some kind. When he gets inside, a voice says, "I used to have your job," then Harrison Ford appears with his gun pointed at Ryan Gosling. Gosling replies, "Things were simpler then," and the trailer ends.Denis Villeneuve is one of the most interesting directors working today, Ryan Gosling is one of the most interesting actors, and Harrison Ford is still good. The original Blade Runner is considered a classic, it helped inspire many dystopian movies, and it launched the career of Harrison Ford, so maybe I'll watch the original then go to the cinema to see the new one.
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