Black Swan

As a skilled director, Darren Aronofsky has managed to combine a sentimental film about the drama and beauty of sacrifice and tragedy that will attack the psychology of the audience. The film tells about a world that is very competitive but very quiet, which ballet company in New York. In the tradition of ballet there is a supreme achievement that was highlighted and ideal for all athletes ballet, the Black Swan.

Now, the black swan held by Nina (played by Natalie Portman), a woman perfectionist who still lives with his mother who is very conservative. His mother was overprotective in the Nina.

One time Thimas Leroy (company director) decided to resign and retire, and sent officers to find a new soloist for the production of swan lake in future editions. nina finally selected on the grounds that in his subconscious is free of hidden desires, cold. He also has a technical desire, sex appeal, and outstanding personal.

However, it is not without problems. The closer to his first appearance, Nina increasingly felt tremendous pressure. She felt excessively nervous, stress, depression. Nina is also sometimes hallucinating and seeing her face on another woman. Worse, it raises fantasy desire to hurt themselves. She also felt paranoid excessive. He was Lily, a substitute player, trying to grab its share. A game of mental and psychological incredible. This is the greatness of Aronofsky that combines the complexity of the philosophy of the Black Swan. A player sacrifices to create a work of art and looks great. Black Swan is a mixed picture of the beauty of art is very fascinating for the audience. In the end the audience will also be invited to see a logical end and stunning.

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Music and Lyrics

The first romantic comedy of the year (Catch and Release) hit too many bad notes. The second one (Because I Said So) was so painful to watch that listening to a full concert by William Hung would have been a better way to spend an evening. And now, a mere seven weeks into 2007, Warner Bros Pictures tests the semi-crowded romantic comedy waters with Music and Lyrics. After two stinkeroos, fans of the much-maligned genre finally have reason to stand up and sing.

Hugh Grant stars as Alex Fletcher, a has-been pop singer from a Wham!-ish ‘80s group who earns a living cashing in on his former success by singing at amusement parks, tiny concert venues, and the occasional high school reunion. Alex is actually satisfied with his present state of minor fame, but his business manager/friend (Brad Garrett) knows Alex has still got a few notes left to hit in his career before he’s relegated to the land of pop obscurity.A surprising opportunity emerges for Alex to regain a little of his prior fame when pop tartlet Cora Corman (Haley Bennett as a Britney clone complete with skimpy outfits and erotic dance moves) proclaims her love for his old songs and wants him to come up with a new tune for her current concert tour. The catch – he’s only got a couple of days to write the song. Further complicating his comeback hopes is the fact he writes music, but not lyrics.

That huge problem is solved when plant lady Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore) throws out a few lines while in the process of watering his plants to death. It seems Sophie wanted to be a writer at one point but was persuaded she didn’t have any talent by her college professor (a real slimebag played by non-slimebag Campbell Scott). Alex needs Sophie to put words to his music and, if they can manage to work together without driving each other crazy, there’s a possibility this could be the break both are desperately in need of…

Scott Porter and Hugh Grant in "Music and Lyrics."

Music and Lyrics benefits from charming performances by the ever-dependable romantic comedy veterans Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Grant and Barrymore make sweet music together (it’s sappy, but true) in this fluffy, feel-good movie. And for the first time on film we get to watch Hugh Grant dance, sing and play the piano, and surprisingly he does all three fairly well. Just seeing Grant in '80s fashions shaking his butt in a cheesy music video within the film is worth the price of admission.While the age difference between the two leads may be a bit distracting at first, given a chance Music and Lyrics really grows on you. Grant and Barrymore know exactly what audiences expect and both deliver the goods, despite the sometimes silly circumstances they're thrust into by writer/director Marc Lawrence.

Music and Lyrics also features a couple of really strong supporting performances, although the jury's still out on feature film newcomer Bennett. Kristen Johnston as Sophie’s sister/devoted Alex fan steals the show whenever she pops into the picture. Johnston and Barrymore don’t look anything alike, but that’s not the least bit important as that sisterly bond is somehow there. Brad Garrett nails the role of Alex’s friend and agent, grounding the goonyness that sometimes invades the film.

The film’s title is enough to let you know the movie will be full of catchy tunes, in this case supplied by Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne. I’ve developed a love/hate relationship with the movie’s songs as they pop into my mind at random times and drive me crazy by sticking around long enough to be annoying. Still, the songs are catchy and revisiting the '80s for a couple of hours is tolerable if not totally enjoyable.Music and Lyrics offers a little something for everyone while, of course, playing up to the women who dominate romantic comedy audiences. The chemistry works well between Grant and Barrymore and both seem to be having fun with the material. While Music and Lyrics doesn’t reinvent the romantic comedy wheel (or even move it forward much), it does provide just the right sort of escapist entertainment we’ve come to expect from films of this genre.

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August Rush

Listen, can you hear it?

The music, I can hear it every where

In the wind, in the air, in the light, it's all around us

All you have to do is to open yourself up, all you have to do is listen

Where I've grown up, they tried to stop me from hearing the music

But when I'm alone, it builds up from inside me

And I think if I could learn how to play it

They might hear me, they would know I was theirs and find me

Sometimes the world tries to knock it out of you

But, I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales

I like to imagine that what I hear came from my mother and father

Maybe the notes I hear are the same ones they heard the night they met

Maybe that's how they'll find me

I believe that once upon the time long ago

They heard the music and followed it… (August Rush)


This film is one of the great movie musicals ever made. One proof was awarded an Academy Award in 2007.
This film tells the story of a boy of 12 years who have exceptional talent in music. This talent was inherited by both parents who have never seen and knew. This child's name is Evan Taylor, played by Freddie Highmore. Evan's genius in music really stands out from other friends in the orphanage.

In the life and rule in the orphanage prohibit all children to not listen to any music. In other words, the music talent will die in this orphanage. However, Evan can still enjoy the music, but not music in the strict sense. He was able to enjoy all types of music including that provided by nature. Wind, rain, the sound of water, is beautiful music for him. And at some time later this is music that will take him to meet with both parents.

Positive side of the musical bridled Evan in an orphanage just to make herself is a child who has an original musical talent. He was not affected by any kind of music that exist in the outside world. For him, music is the sound of heart, clarity of the day, and not about the genius of the mind. Music adala beauty and not any kind of complicated musical instrument made by man.

This then makes way Evans played a musical instrument to be very unusual. There is no default key used by other musicians. Evan just use instinct and his heart in playing music. This is what makes him different from others, making himself special. Whereas Evan never played any musical instrument before.

Long story short, Evan could show their natural musical talent on a stage show. At this stage he can also finally found the back of his parents. A final happy ending story compelling and touching.

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