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Best wishes to Steve Martin and his newborn
By GalaTView Staff
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Steve Martin becomes a father at the age of 67 and his 41-year-old wife, Anne Stringfield, are new happy parents. Steve Martin is an excellent comic, a great writer and a very good musician. So this is a good chance where he will prove to be a good father to the child.
Are you in love Like someone in Love?
By Jenny Alvarez
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With his new film, Abbas Kiarostami goes to Tokyo and delves even more deeply into the world of artifice that he explored in his last film. The masquerade begins when Akiko (Rin Takanashi), a call girl, and her client Takashi (Tadashi Okuno), an elderly professor, pretend to be granddaughter and grandfather in order to avoid the wrath of Akiko’s jealous boyfriend when they are caught in a car together. Kiarostami builds layers of secrets into the stories that Akiko and Takashi tell each other; their lies eventually become more real and powerful than the truth and increasingly dismissive of the uninitiated third party that is Akiko’s boyfriend.
The film begins very slowly and focus on the girl’s ‘client’ is an friendly, almost doddery old academic who doesn’t seem to be remotely interested in sex; and almost everything else in the movie – not only motives but even events and identities – appear slippery and ambiguous. It’s not that the story is hard to follow; it’s just so delicate, almost evanescent, that it’s difficult to get a firm grasp on it.
Some tension is introduced when Takashi gives advice to Akiko’s mechanic boyfriend Noriaki (Ryo Kase), who claims to be her fiancé, and may now dangerously find out how Akiko makes money. So this story involves mysterious and troubling with ambiguity intentions in sentimental contours and despite of the action takes place in and around cars some characters’ relationships and moral twists you can get a good message from it. It lacks the dark streak of unpredictability end but this film is full of reflections of life in the typical Japanese style.
Stevie Wonder had a great performance in a pre-Super Bowl Concert
By GalaTView Staff
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The 62-year-old Rock and Roll Stevie Wonder was excited for his pre-Super Bowl concert that also featured guitarist Gary Clark Jr. Stevie set aside a few moments like this event enjoying awesome moments on stage late Saturday by his daughter and backup singer Aisha Morris.
Chris won’t be in jail
Frank Ocean says he will not press charges against Chris Brown after last week’s parking lot brawl.
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, written by Arnold Schwarzenegger
By GalaTView Staff
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From his new book, Total Recall, the former California governor wrote about an affair with his one-time co-star Brigitte Nielsen that happened back in the 1980’s. His new autobiography out, the aptly titled Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, Schwarzenegger opened up about his scandalous personal life and his biggest secret: refusing to take responsibility for his 1996 betrayal when he cheated on Maria with the family maid, Mildred Baena, who bore his son, Joseph. Arnold said: “The stupidest thing I’ve done in the whole relationship.”
Lawless will take your breath
By GalaTView Staff
Based on the novel “The Wettest County In The World” by Matt Bondurant, Lawless is inspired by the true story of the Bondurant boys, bootlegging siblings who take the law into their own hands in Prohibition-era Virginia. The three brothers make a run for the American Dream in this epic, gangster tale set during the nation’s most notorious crime wave. It’s extreme bloody violence, full of drama with content to merely skim the surface especially in the final showdown. However, there are enough side dishes to make the meal worthwhile. Outstanding performances by Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman and this movie was directed by John Hillcoat and written by Nick Cave. You can enjoy this movie in Theaters August 29, 2012.
