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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
J. Edgar
One of the most intriguing persons in the history of American justice. He seemed to have a heart of stone, but at the same time he was believed to have an affair with his second guy, so he was probably gay. On top of that, he lived with his strenuous mother until he was 40. So who was this man? J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the FBI for almost 50 years, who had this function during the presidency of 8 presidents.
The film, directed by Clint Eastwood, focuses on J. Edgar in his late years, when he dictates his memoirs to different agents/writers (among who Ed Westwick aka Chuck in Gossip Girl). During this, he kind of looks back on his past, how he first arrived at the FBI as a young (and quite autistic) boy and how he climbed up to be the person who made the FBI the organisation it is today: succesful but not very trustful.
The main case that gets focus, is the horrible kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby. With help of new technology, the FBI is able to catch the murderer. This is a very tensious and important case, I wish they had shown more of these kind of cases, as well as the relationship with the maffia, which people accused J. Edgar of. Unfortunately, nothing's been said about that in the film.
Leonardo Dicaprio (who has become a bit chubby these days) shows an excellent performance of the mysterious J. Edgar. He and Clyde Tolson, his second hand (played by Armie Hammer, who again had a role in Gossip Girl) formed a professional couple and showed us love, not love that is out there (they never were a romantic couple in public) but subtle.
Since we see J. Edgar, Clyde Tolson and the loyal secretary of J. Edgar, Helen Gandy (played by Naomi Watts) when they're young (about 20) and when they're old (about 80), the makers had to come up with a resolution to this problem. They decided to let Leonardo Dicaprio and his fellow actors perform both the old and the young characters, which lead to exaggerated and fake make-up, which had to make them look old. Not really my thing.
But all in all, this crime biopic is very interesting. Though J. Edgar is a hard guy, who wasn't always fair (for instance, he didn't arrest a single person himself, he never did the dangerous work but made everybody believe he did), somehow, in the end, you have respect for him. Or well, respect, I don't know, at least you feel empathy for him. The way he can't hand himself over to his love for Clyde Tolson and the way he barely had a social life. I felt sorry for him. Though I must not say that too loud, because who knows... I might get the FBI go after me ;)
The film, directed by Clint Eastwood, focuses on J. Edgar in his late years, when he dictates his memoirs to different agents/writers (among who Ed Westwick aka Chuck in Gossip Girl). During this, he kind of looks back on his past, how he first arrived at the FBI as a young (and quite autistic) boy and how he climbed up to be the person who made the FBI the organisation it is today: succesful but not very trustful.
The main case that gets focus, is the horrible kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby. With help of new technology, the FBI is able to catch the murderer. This is a very tensious and important case, I wish they had shown more of these kind of cases, as well as the relationship with the maffia, which people accused J. Edgar of. Unfortunately, nothing's been said about that in the film.
Leonardo Dicaprio (who has become a bit chubby these days) shows an excellent performance of the mysterious J. Edgar. He and Clyde Tolson, his second hand (played by Armie Hammer, who again had a role in Gossip Girl) formed a professional couple and showed us love, not love that is out there (they never were a romantic couple in public) but subtle.
Since we see J. Edgar, Clyde Tolson and the loyal secretary of J. Edgar, Helen Gandy (played by Naomi Watts) when they're young (about 20) and when they're old (about 80), the makers had to come up with a resolution to this problem. They decided to let Leonardo Dicaprio and his fellow actors perform both the old and the young characters, which lead to exaggerated and fake make-up, which had to make them look old. Not really my thing.
But all in all, this crime biopic is very interesting. Though J. Edgar is a hard guy, who wasn't always fair (for instance, he didn't arrest a single person himself, he never did the dangerous work but made everybody believe he did), somehow, in the end, you have respect for him. Or well, respect, I don't know, at least you feel empathy for him. The way he can't hand himself over to his love for Clyde Tolson and the way he barely had a social life. I felt sorry for him. Though I must not say that too loud, because who knows... I might get the FBI go after me ;)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line
This song is really great, I love the vibe of it.
Very logical with this assembly of great arists.
Bob Dylan, George Harrison (the Beatles), Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty formed a great band, it's a shame they didn't gave concerts and only made two albums.
But I'm dying to hear those two albums from the beginning to the end.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
God gives his hardest battles to his toughest soldiers
Magdalena Frackowiak by Ben Hassett for Vogue Germany January 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
New Year's Resolutions
As 2012 is already 2 days old, it's time to make up a list for good resolutions for next year.
1. Dream bigger, but achieve even more.
2. Plan less, but see what comes on my path. And whatever comes on my path, I'll get it while I can, to quote Janis once more.
3. Read more fairy tales.
4. Go to the movies more often, go to a concert more often.
5. Write more, for myself, in competitions or just on my blog (yes, really!).
6. Run further, I'm planning to do the Dam tot Damloop (in Amsterdam) this year, and many more.
7. Not be afraid to love.
8. Make more money, since I'm going to spend a lot more next year.
9. Attend more parties, enjoy more wine.
10. Get a tattoo. Finally!
11. Buy more vintage.
12. Take more photos, which means: buy a new camera (since the one I have now is driving me insane).
13. Be inspired. Every day. Every hour. And every minute.
1. Dream bigger, but achieve even more.
2. Plan less, but see what comes on my path. And whatever comes on my path, I'll get it while I can, to quote Janis once more.
3. Read more fairy tales.
4. Go to the movies more often, go to a concert more often.
5. Write more, for myself, in competitions or just on my blog (yes, really!).
6. Run further, I'm planning to do the Dam tot Damloop (in Amsterdam) this year, and many more.
7. Not be afraid to love.
8. Make more money, since I'm going to spend a lot more next year.
9. Attend more parties, enjoy more wine.
10. Get a tattoo. Finally!
11. Buy more vintage.
12. Take more photos, which means: buy a new camera (since the one I have now is driving me insane).
13. Be inspired. Every day. Every hour. And every minute.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Looking forward...
And what will 2012 bring us?
For me, it'll be:
- The year I turn 18. Exciting yet terrifying.
- The year I'm gonna move to Amsterdam. Yes, I'm going to a very poor student indeed.
- The year I'm going to university (if things work out the way they should).
Oh no, wait...
- The year I'll make a trip through Europe (Hello Paris, Cote d'Azur, Italy, Greece, Hongary (Sziget!), Munich, Swiss and many more places).
- The year I'll become rich. ;)
- The year I'll become famous.
- The year I'll become rich by being famous.
- The year I'll marry someone rich and famous (Josh Holloway aka Sawyer, perhaps?) ;)
And for the rest, let's see what comes on my path. Can't wait.
Enjoy your year, everyone.
For me, it'll be:
- The year I turn 18. Exciting yet terrifying.
- The year I'm gonna move to Amsterdam. Yes, I'm going to a very poor student indeed.
- The year I'm going to university (if things work out the way they should).
Oh no, wait...
- The year I'll make a trip through Europe (Hello Paris, Cote d'Azur, Italy, Greece, Hongary (Sziget!), Munich, Swiss and many more places).
- The year I'll become rich. ;)
- The year I'll become famous.
- The year I'll become rich by being famous.
- The year I'll marry someone rich and famous (Josh Holloway aka Sawyer, perhaps?) ;)
And for the rest, let's see what comes on my path. Can't wait.
Enjoy your year, everyone.
Looking back...
On the verge of a new year I got to thinking (like Carrie would say) about last year. About all the things I experienced, some tough, some tougher, some good - some even better. Though 2012 has a whole lot of new things planned for me, 2011 was a hell of a year as well.
How can 2012 be better when 2011 was the year I went to both New York and Paris in a week? When 2011 was the year I went to Bulgaria with friends, which turned out to be great. When 2011 was the year I went to a lot of concerts (Selah Sue, on stage with Larry Graham) and three festivals (North Sea, Mundial and Lowlands!).
Of course 2011 wasn't just fun, it was also a year of school, work and stress.
But everything was worth it, let's celebrate this last night of 2011 and welcome a new marvelous year, full of pleasure, fun and success.
How can 2012 be better when 2011 was the year I went to both New York and Paris in a week? When 2011 was the year I went to Bulgaria with friends, which turned out to be great. When 2011 was the year I went to a lot of concerts (Selah Sue, on stage with Larry Graham) and three festivals (North Sea, Mundial and Lowlands!).
Of course 2011 wasn't just fun, it was also a year of school, work and stress.
But everything was worth it, let's celebrate this last night of 2011 and welcome a new marvelous year, full of pleasure, fun and success.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
I look in the mirror, and all I see, is a young old girl with only a dream
Karlie Kloss by Hedi Slimane for Vogue Japan
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