November 30th, 2005
Yesterday, I got into a discussion with a coworker regarding the controversy surrounding Rob Marshall’s latest film Memoirs of Geisha.
Basically, there are a number of people (namely the Japanese people) who are upset that most of the cast is Chinese. (You can read a little more about it here.) My initial reaction was, “Yeah, I can understand that.” He asked me if I thought that a Brit shouldn’t be able to play an American or an American a Brit. Obviously, I wouldn’t go that far.
Even if you don’t feel that the Japanese should have been cast in a film about Japanese culture, could this be misconstrued and therefore fuel the stereotype that Americans think all Asians look the same? I proposed this to him.
Well, this is Hollywood. They’re going to cast well-known actors and good ones to make their money.
So we’re ignorant with a side of greedy?
As far as I’m concerned if there are Japanese actors able to play Japanese roles in a film about Japanese culture, then those rolls should be saved for Japanese people. But I have been known to change my views. Especially views I am not passionate about.
Edited to add: Wow, I just reread this. I accidentally wrote “Yeah, I can’t understand that” instead of “Yeah, I CAN understand that.” Apparently, I was going for a New Yorker type post where my goal is to confuse you and make you ponder, What side is she on anyway? oops.
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November 29th, 2005
Clearly, I need to stop listening to Rachel Maddow. But I just find her show so on target. Not that I need any more fuel for the riling while riding the MTA in the morning, but it’s just so damn good.
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November 28th, 2005
This weekend, during our downtime, in between the previewing of movies, the making of dinners and the designing of logos, Toby Joe and I wrote 1.5 songs on our guitars. One of them I find to be rather catchy and I’m excited to try and record it as soon as I figure out how.
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November 28th, 2005
I’m against the death penalty. It’s no secret. I think the concept is downright bizarre, actually. But this isn’t about my viewpoints or what I believe, necessarily. This morning, I was listening to a Podcast of The Rachel Maddow Show on Air America. I do this every morning, actually. I load up my Nano and head into work. The hour goes by better if I’m listening to something other than the grunts and farts of my fellow commuters.
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November 24th, 2005
A few weeks ago, I was flipping through the New York Times when I stumbled upon an amazing article. By now, everyone knows how I feel about my New York Times. Anyway, I think it was a weekend issue and therefore the articles seemed longer and the Arts section seemed more plump. I love a fat Art section.
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November 23rd, 2005
Tonight, we see this. One perk about living in NY, movies come out earlier than they do in many other areas. I can’t wait to see this movie.
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November 23rd, 2005
I developed a roll of film yesterday. The images span about a month. Click below to see the rest. (All taken using a Pentax stuffed with NPC 160 speed film.)
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November 23rd, 2005
I discovered something today because it suddenly began to show up on my referral list. Apparently, the ACE Bar is for sale on EBAY. It’s up to 670,000.00 and there are 26 days left. I think they should give it to us for our wedding anniversary because that’s where I met Toby Joe.
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November 22nd, 2005
When I was 14, I used to hang out at a public pool in Raleigh, North Carolina. Back in those days, I was usually with 4 of my girlfriends. We spent a lot of our time there within the extremity of a hot southern summer. We pretended we wanted to meet boys, but in all actuality, we enjoyed the greasy food, the fountain sodas, and the popsicles. We pretended we wanted to be away from our parents even though they’re the ones who taught us how to swim.
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