Yeah, yeah... es de monstruos, de extraterrestres y de (gulp!) muñequitos, pero tengo que verla, porque Dr. Cockroach, PhD, is voiced by the hottest MD on TV: Hugh Laurie.
Aqui esta el trailer.
PS: Don't you just LOVE Dr. Cockroach's evil maniacal laughter?
Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Tengo varios dias sin escribir y ahora no voy a escribir, pero si a postear. :P~
Es una entrevista a Hugh Laurie que evidencia que el es el tipo mas cool del universo.
Why Hugh Laurie Is the Coolest Man On Earth (by Ray Richmond)
So about this time every year, I help put together a number of special issues of The Hollywood Reporter in advance of nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards. We here at the trades call it Emmy Season (not to be confused with our four regular seasons in Southern California: Fire, Flood, Earthquake and Pilot). As such, I have an opportunity annually to talk shop with all sorts of TV series and made-for-TV movie producers and stars discussing the merits of their projects/of themselves for Emmy consideration.
The process can be a little bit awkward -- I mean, you know, asking people to essentially tell you, "Yeah, I deserve an award from my peers." Those who coat their answers in wit, irony and self-deprecation tend to come across best. It's why I so adore Hugh Laurie, who won a Golden Globe this year for his protrayal of Dr. Gregory House on the hit Fox medical drama "House". He's British, though you wouldn't know it from his impeccable American accent on the show. Better still, while the man is a brilliant performer, he never takes himself at all seriously, as I've found on the three occasions when we've spoken.
I was disappointed that Laurie hadn't the time to talk on the phone in advance of Emmy season this time but jumped at the chance to conduct an interview via e-mail. I sent questions through his publicist. The answers arrived a scant two hours later. I offer the exchange here in its entirety, eloquently demonstrating why Laurie is my favorite actor on this or any other planet.
1. "I'm a bit confused. How does "House" get an Emmy nomination for drama series...while you personally do not? You ARE House. To my mind, it was a bit like honoring the meal while ignoring the chef who cooked it. Did you feel this way, or did you not have the time and energy to become properly incensed?"
Hugh Laurie: "I'm greatly flattered by your analogy, but I'm not sure it's quite right. (Executive producer) David Shore is really the chef, (executive producer) Katie Jacobs is the Maitre D', and I am merely the waiter. 15% is considered normal."
2. "Did receiving an Emmy nomination for series notably energize the "House" staff? Is there now a swagger in everyone's stride?"
Laurie: "Swaggering is actually forbidden on the set. Something to do with insurance. But I think everyone was pleased and proud to be nominated. I hope so anyway. A lot of people work incredibly hard on the show and it's nice to be recognized for it."
3. "Where do you keep your Golden Globe trophy? Does it make an effective bookend? (And congratulations, by the way.)"
Laurie: "Forgive me for being pedantic here, but I actually now have two - so your bookend idea works even better. Particularly since they weigh more than any earthly substance could in that volume. Friends who try and pick them up assume that I've welded them to the shelf. They are now installed in my son's bedroom, which I have converted into a Hall of Fame. He sleeps in the garden."
4. "Has your work schedule lessened at all or is it as unfathomably insane as ever? How much longer can you conceivably keep up this exhaustive pace?"
Laurie: "It's as unfathomably insane as ever, made more so by the fatigue. I have seen camera operators fall asleep against the viewfinder during a take. If we were pilots, we wouldn't be allowed to fly. But we're not, so there's no sense getting all hyperbolic about it. I do worry about how long we can go on like this. I worry that tiredness will make us worse and people will lose interest. Or that someone will fall over, or crash their car driving home. That would be horrible."
5. "Will Dr. Gregory House ever be happy?"
Laurie: "I think it's unlikely. Perhaps that will be the last scene we ever do. House on the doorstep of a rose-covered cottage, his arm around Donna Reed, two moppets scampering at his feet, maybe a Labrador. The camera will pull back and back, a helicopter shot, House and Donna waving, getting smaller and smaller. Then House will pull out a shoulder launched missile.... there'll be a flash of light, getting bigger and bigger, filling the frame, then BLACKNESS.
"That's my pitch."
Es una entrevista a Hugh Laurie que evidencia que el es el tipo mas cool del universo.
Why Hugh Laurie Is the Coolest Man On Earth (by Ray Richmond)
So about this time every year, I help put together a number of special issues of The Hollywood Reporter in advance of nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards. We here at the trades call it Emmy Season (not to be confused with our four regular seasons in Southern California: Fire, Flood, Earthquake and Pilot). As such, I have an opportunity annually to talk shop with all sorts of TV series and made-for-TV movie producers and stars discussing the merits of their projects/of themselves for Emmy consideration.
The process can be a little bit awkward -- I mean, you know, asking people to essentially tell you, "Yeah, I deserve an award from my peers." Those who coat their answers in wit, irony and self-deprecation tend to come across best. It's why I so adore Hugh Laurie, who won a Golden Globe this year for his protrayal of Dr. Gregory House on the hit Fox medical drama "House". He's British, though you wouldn't know it from his impeccable American accent on the show. Better still, while the man is a brilliant performer, he never takes himself at all seriously, as I've found on the three occasions when we've spoken.
I was disappointed that Laurie hadn't the time to talk on the phone in advance of Emmy season this time but jumped at the chance to conduct an interview via e-mail. I sent questions through his publicist. The answers arrived a scant two hours later. I offer the exchange here in its entirety, eloquently demonstrating why Laurie is my favorite actor on this or any other planet.
1. "I'm a bit confused. How does "House" get an Emmy nomination for drama series...while you personally do not? You ARE House. To my mind, it was a bit like honoring the meal while ignoring the chef who cooked it. Did you feel this way, or did you not have the time and energy to become properly incensed?"
Hugh Laurie: "I'm greatly flattered by your analogy, but I'm not sure it's quite right. (Executive producer) David Shore is really the chef, (executive producer) Katie Jacobs is the Maitre D', and I am merely the waiter. 15% is considered normal."
2. "Did receiving an Emmy nomination for series notably energize the "House" staff? Is there now a swagger in everyone's stride?"
Laurie: "Swaggering is actually forbidden on the set. Something to do with insurance. But I think everyone was pleased and proud to be nominated. I hope so anyway. A lot of people work incredibly hard on the show and it's nice to be recognized for it."
3. "Where do you keep your Golden Globe trophy? Does it make an effective bookend? (And congratulations, by the way.)"
Laurie: "Forgive me for being pedantic here, but I actually now have two - so your bookend idea works even better. Particularly since they weigh more than any earthly substance could in that volume. Friends who try and pick them up assume that I've welded them to the shelf. They are now installed in my son's bedroom, which I have converted into a Hall of Fame. He sleeps in the garden."
4. "Has your work schedule lessened at all or is it as unfathomably insane as ever? How much longer can you conceivably keep up this exhaustive pace?"
Laurie: "It's as unfathomably insane as ever, made more so by the fatigue. I have seen camera operators fall asleep against the viewfinder during a take. If we were pilots, we wouldn't be allowed to fly. But we're not, so there's no sense getting all hyperbolic about it. I do worry about how long we can go on like this. I worry that tiredness will make us worse and people will lose interest. Or that someone will fall over, or crash their car driving home. That would be horrible."
5. "Will Dr. Gregory House ever be happy?"
Laurie: "I think it's unlikely. Perhaps that will be the last scene we ever do. House on the doorstep of a rose-covered cottage, his arm around Donna Reed, two moppets scampering at his feet, maybe a Labrador. The camera will pull back and back, a helicopter shot, House and Donna waving, getting smaller and smaller. Then House will pull out a shoulder launched missile.... there'll be a flash of light, getting bigger and bigger, filling the frame, then BLACKNESS.
"That's my pitch."
Saturday, March 07, 2009
La mejor cerveza, el verdadero sabor
Yeah, yeah, yeah... yo se que esta foto es viejisima, pero hace poco fue que la vi.
Y me encanta, jejeje.
Y me encanta, jejeje.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 06, 2009
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Characters welcome
El canal USA tiene un anuncio nuevo que me encanta, porque resalta y valora las diferencias entre las personas.
Considero que es perfecto porque es serio, sensible y gracioso.
Me gusta la parte en que el pakistani dice "I pledge because I've never been a cab driver", el latino(?) dice "I pledge because I am not a gardener" y el chino dice "I pledge because I don't own a laundromat".
Espero que les guste.
Paz!
A.
Considero que es perfecto porque es serio, sensible y gracioso.
Me gusta la parte en que el pakistani dice "I pledge because I've never been a cab driver", el latino(?) dice "I pledge because I am not a gardener" y el chino dice "I pledge because I don't own a laundromat".
Espero que les guste.
Paz!
A.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
"The Gentleman on the Plane"
I just saw Hugh Laurie in a Friends episode, circa 1998.
Definitely gets better with age. :)
Plus, he did a little "House-ing" there... hehehe...
Definitely gets better with age. :)
Plus, he did a little "House-ing" there... hehehe...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Musings of a bus rider
Hoy fui a cuchucientos sitios, asi que me monte en cuchucientos*2 autobuses.
Vi a un hombre con un baston, y me hizo pensar en House.
Me toco un conductor con complejo de azafata: aparte de anunciar las intersecciones clave (obligatorio aqui, por disposicion del American with Disabilities Act), el anunciaba algunos negocios que hay en cada una, y al llegar a la estacion nos exhorto a que miraramos en nuestros asientos para que no se nos quedara nada.
Por poco subo mi bandeja... jejeje.
Vi a un hombre con un baston, y me hizo pensar en House.
Me toco un conductor con complejo de azafata: aparte de anunciar las intersecciones clave (obligatorio aqui, por disposicion del American with Disabilities Act), el anunciaba algunos negocios que hay en cada una, y al llegar a la estacion nos exhorto a que miraramos en nuestros asientos para que no se nos quedara nada.
Por poco subo mi bandeja... jejeje.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Peer-reviewed...
... and peer-acclaimed!
Hugh Laurie gano el SAG Award por Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
Yay!
=)
Hugh Laurie gano el SAG Award por Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
Yay!
=)
Globalizacion
Anoche sali con Joanna y su amiga Carol porque ibamos a celebrar el bday de Joanna. Fuimos a un bar y, como en todos aqui, tuvimos que mostrar un documento de identificacion que probara somos mayores de 21 años. Lo mas awesome ocurrio: le di mi licencia, ella la leyo, saco un librito, busco "Dominican Republic" y confirmo que esa era, indeed, la licencia de conducir de Republica Dominicana. Yo quede en shock!
Tanto que tuve que volver donde ella a ver el librito ese. Hehehe...
Ya saben... si piensan falsificar una licencia de otro pais, no vayan a Poor Paul's Pourhouse, 'cause you're gonna get busted!!!
Tanto que tuve que volver donde ella a ver el librito ese. Hehehe...
Ya saben... si piensan falsificar una licencia de otro pais, no vayan a Poor Paul's Pourhouse, 'cause you're gonna get busted!!!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
An Imaginary Conversation
*
A: Queria esperar un par de meses para decirte, pero no me aguante. Mana, eres la elegida.
Y: Ah, e' verdad? Como Neo? (risas)
A: Ejenserio... Eres la elegida.
Y: Para que?
A: Para organizar mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
Y: (pausa) Pero la tarea de Neo era mas facil... El simplemente tenia que salvar el mundo...
A: (silencio)
A: Queria esperar un par de meses para decirte, pero no me aguante. Mana, eres la elegida.
Y: Ah, e' verdad? Como Neo? (risas)
A: Ejenserio... Eres la elegida.
Y: Para que?
A: Para organizar mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
Y: (pausa) Pero la tarea de Neo era mas facil... El simplemente tenia que salvar el mundo...
A: (silencio)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
"Can you hear me now?"®
I absolutely LOVE this commercial!
I can relate to the whole "he's my best friend, he's like a brother to me; that's my brother, he's more like a cousin" thing.
And THE punchline is: "Uncle Ray. He's not my real uncle but he doesn't owe me money, so he's a keeper."
LOL
Plus I love the accent - Brooklyn, maybe?
Enjoy. =)
I can relate to the whole "he's my best friend, he's like a brother to me; that's my brother, he's more like a cousin" thing.
And THE punchline is: "Uncle Ray. He's not my real uncle but he doesn't owe me money, so he's a keeper."
LOL
Plus I love the accent - Brooklyn, maybe?
Enjoy. =)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Rehab
*
"It's like I checked into rehab
And baby, you're my disease
I gotta check into rehab
'Cause baby you're my disease"
*
*
*
"Junkie". "Obsession". "Addicted". "'End-of-the-weekend-itis'".
All these terms are familiar now that I'm hooked on House.
All these terms are familiar now that I'm hooked on House.
*
But I mean... how could I not?
*
*
Monday, January 19, 2009
Hmmm...
*
I always thought I wanted an apartment...
Turns out what I really want is a House... ;) YUM!!!
[Oh, c'mon... that was both witty AND cute)
I always thought I wanted an apartment...
Turns out what I really want is a House... ;) YUM!!!
[Oh, c'mon... that was both witty AND cute)
Saturday, January 17, 2009
"Maybe that's what hell is:
the entire rest of eternity spent in fuckin' Bruges."
Hay artistas (cantantes, actores) cuya vida tan desordenada o caotica te hacen olvidar/dudar que son buenos en su arte.
Acabo de ver la pelicula "In Bruges", y recorde (o me di cuenta?) que, a pesar de todos los escandalos en que sale envuelto, Colin Farrell es un excelente actor.
Definitivamente los miembros de The Hollywood Foreign Press Association no cometieron un error al darle el Golden Globe al Mejor Actor en una Comedia.
Su actuacion fue perfecta, tailor-made: no se vio falsa, pero tampoco exagerada; fue gracioso, inocente y adorable en los momentos adecuados.
La pelicula es... interesante. Trata de dos asesinos a sueldos que son enviados por su jefe a una pequeña ciudad de Belgica para que mantengan un perfil bajo debido a un trabajo con daños colaterales.
Al principio parece un documental sobre la ciudad, pero despues va cogiendo "ritmo". A mi me gusto mucho.
Espero que esten teniendo un buen fin de semana. Aqui es feriado el lunes y alla el miercoles.
Bueno...
Paz!
A.
Ficha Tecnica:
"In Bruges" (2008)
Genero: Comedia
Director: Martin McDonagh
Protagonistas: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
Anny Rating: 8/10 ~ AAAAAAAAAA
*
"Why would anybody have to go to Belgium?"
Friday, January 16, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Anny Franchesca Barcelona
*
Hoy fui a ver "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" en el cine de la uni y me rei muchisimo. Todavia creo que "Burn After Reading" se merecia el Golden Globe por mejor comedia, pero OK, whatever.
La pelicula me recordo mi breve pero fabulosa visita a Barcelona: La Pedrera, la Sagrada Familia, el Parque Güell, Gaudi, Miro, Picasso... Tengo que volver, tengo que volver...
Anyways... siguiendo con la pelicula, Scarlet Johansson y Rebeca Hall estuvieron muy bien, pero definitivamente la pelicula fue de Penelope y Javier - exquisitos!!!
No estoy en contar pelicula, asi que solo dire que se la recomiendo.
Sin llegar a los extremos que llego Cristina (el personaje de Scarlet Johansson), me identifico un poco con ella: Quizas no se exactamente lo que quiero, pero se exactamente lo que no quiero.
Yo no quiero un amor civilizado,
con recibos y escena del sofá;
yo no quiero que viajes al pasado
y vuelvas del mercado
con ganas de llorar.
Yo no quiero vecinas con pucheros;
yo no quiero sembrar ni compartir;
yo no quiero catorce de febrero
ni cumpleaños feliz. (Well... esto si... jeje)
Yo no quiero cargar con tus maletas;
yo no quiero que elijas mi champú;
yo no quiero mudarme de planeta,
cortarme la coleta,
brindar a tu salud.
Yo no quiero domingos por la tarde;
yo no quiero columpio en el jardin;
lo que yo quiero, corazón cobarde,
es que mueras por mí.
Y morirme contigo si te matas
y matarme contigo si te mueres
porque el amor cuando no muere mata
porque amores que matan nunca mueren.
Yo no quiero juntar para mañana,
no me pidas llegar a fin de mes;
yo no quiero comerme una manzana
dos veces por semana
sin ganas de comer.
Yo no quiero calor de invernadero;
yo no quiero besar tu cicatriz;
yo no quiero París con aguacero
ni Venecia sin tí.
No me esperes a las doce en el juzgado;
no me digas "volvamos a empezar";
yo no quiero ni libre ni ocupado,
ni carne ni pecado,
ni orgullo ni piedad.
Yo no quiero saber por qué lo hiciste;
yo no quiero contigo ni sin ti;
lo que yo quiero, muchacha de ojos tristes,
es que mueras por mí.
Y morirme contigo si te matas
y matarme contigo si te mueres
porque el amor cuando no muere mata
porque amores que matan nunca mueren.
["Contigo", Joaquin Sabina]
Hoy fui a ver "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" en el cine de la uni y me rei muchisimo. Todavia creo que "Burn After Reading" se merecia el Golden Globe por mejor comedia, pero OK, whatever.
La pelicula me recordo mi breve pero fabulosa visita a Barcelona: La Pedrera, la Sagrada Familia, el Parque Güell, Gaudi, Miro, Picasso... Tengo que volver, tengo que volver...
Anyways... siguiendo con la pelicula, Scarlet Johansson y Rebeca Hall estuvieron muy bien, pero definitivamente la pelicula fue de Penelope y Javier - exquisitos!!!
No estoy en contar pelicula, asi que solo dire que se la recomiendo.
Sin llegar a los extremos que llego Cristina (el personaje de Scarlet Johansson), me identifico un poco con ella: Quizas no se exactamente lo que quiero, pero se exactamente lo que no quiero.
Yo no quiero un amor civilizado,
con recibos y escena del sofá;
yo no quiero que viajes al pasado
y vuelvas del mercado
con ganas de llorar.
Yo no quiero vecinas con pucheros;
yo no quiero sembrar ni compartir;
yo no quiero catorce de febrero
ni cumpleaños feliz. (Well... esto si... jeje)
Yo no quiero cargar con tus maletas;
yo no quiero que elijas mi champú;
yo no quiero mudarme de planeta,
cortarme la coleta,
brindar a tu salud.
Yo no quiero domingos por la tarde;
yo no quiero columpio en el jardin;
lo que yo quiero, corazón cobarde,
es que mueras por mí.
Y morirme contigo si te matas
y matarme contigo si te mueres
porque el amor cuando no muere mata
porque amores que matan nunca mueren.
Yo no quiero juntar para mañana,
no me pidas llegar a fin de mes;
yo no quiero comerme una manzana
dos veces por semana
sin ganas de comer.
Yo no quiero calor de invernadero;
yo no quiero besar tu cicatriz;
yo no quiero París con aguacero
ni Venecia sin tí.
No me esperes a las doce en el juzgado;
no me digas "volvamos a empezar";
yo no quiero ni libre ni ocupado,
ni carne ni pecado,
ni orgullo ni piedad.
Yo no quiero saber por qué lo hiciste;
yo no quiero contigo ni sin ti;
lo que yo quiero, muchacha de ojos tristes,
es que mueras por mí.
Y morirme contigo si te matas
y matarme contigo si te mueres
porque el amor cuando no muere mata
porque amores que matan nunca mueren.
["Contigo", Joaquin Sabina]
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