Mika!! (Jose Maria & Raul)

Mika is an Lebanese born, London Based singer. His birth name is Michael Holbrook Penniman. Mika was born in Beirut, Lebanon. When he was a year old his family was forced to leave Lebanon and moved to Paris and then to London. After listening to Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box," he wrote his first song. Mika's début album Life in Cartoon Motion was released on 5 February 20077 and was compared to Freddie Mercury, Scissor Sisters and Elton John between others. His first single called Grace Kelly was released in January 2007 and it reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. His firt album is called Life in Cartoon Motion. He is basically a New Artist. We really like his music although he only has 1 album and we can't wait for his next album!! The image above shows the front cover of his debut album. Here is a link to the Grace Kelly video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiWsWzUgcXE

Pride & Prejudice film review Jose Maria (2005)

A film with good actors, a splendid script and a great direction are some of the things an excellent movie has. This movie covers all of those characteristics. One of the greatest movies ever made by Joe Wright, who later directed the academy award winning film “Atonement” in 2007.

The story takes place in the 1800´s at the countryside in England. The Bennet family consists of 5 daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Keira Knightley plays Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bennet, the second older sister. Because they don’t own the house where they live, Mrs. Bennet is desperate to marry off her 5 daughters before her husband dies. But Elizabeth, decides she won’t marry a man which she doesn’t love. So, she refuses to marry Mr. Collins.

There is a gentleman called Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) who is economically healthy and he meets Elizabeth at a ball at Netherfield. Later, one of Elizabeth’s sisters, Charlotte marries Mr. Collins to gain financial security. Between many problems, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth fell in love but let’s say that, from love to marriage, it’s a very long road.

The photography of the film is excellent and the way scenes are set up is amazing. I think that although this movie is often compared to “Atonement”, this movie is by far the best film of Joe Wright. The kind of language used in the film, although is set in the 19th century, the language isn’t full of extravagant words or phrases attempting to recreate the English used in that time, but simply uses clever phrases which can be easily understood without looking like a contemporary film. I really recommend this movie for romance movie fans, it isnt an action film but it’s an excellent romance movie.

Tropic Thunder by Raúl

Tropic thunder is a film directed and produced by actor Ben Stiller, who is also one of the main characters in the movie. It’s a comedy full of action that entertains you throughout the whole hour & a half it lasts.

5 actors/prima Donnas are lost in the Vietnamese jungle after their director dies by stepping into a French land mine. The actors (believing they were going to recreate an action movie about the abduction of one of them and the others try to save him) are now stuck in the jungle without any idea of how to survive, but the camera keeps rolling since the director put cameras all over the jungle. It is then up to Tugg Speedman (portraying the soldier Four Leaf, portrayed by Ben Stiller) to try & finish the job the director (Damien Cockburn, Steve Coogan) left upon his shoulders Partly because Speedman thinks the director make himself disappear & because this is the last chance to save his career. But the five time academy award winning Kirk Lazarus (acting Sgt. Lincoln Osiris, acted by Robert Downey Jr.) knows that the director is dead and they must find a way to get back to their camp. Drug addicted Jeff Portnoy (played by Jack Black), Alpa Chino (portrayed by Brandon T. Jackson) & Kevin Sandunsky (Jay Baruchel) agree with Lazarus & see Speedman try to leave them behind by walking through a river.

After the actors travel a long way they find themselves looking at a camp of heroine dealers, which know have Speedman captive & make him recreate his last movie Simple Jack (a story about a mentally retarded farmer, which wasn't his best) it's is then up to Lazarus, "Fats" Portnoy & Alpa Chino to help save Speedman because his agent, Rick Peck (Mathew McConaughey), & the executive Les Grossman (cameo by Tom Cruise) do not negotiate with terrorists.

This great film is full of jokes & action scenes, also there’s some emotionality & tons of explosive scenes, so if you like to have a laugh or get excited by the courage this actors show, or start to cry about how Speedman gets a son or maybe just want to see explosions, I highly recommend this movie to you.

This is one movie that will be remembered, not just because it has no sense, but because it really shows how difficult it is to produce a movie & how needy some actors might be. Tropic Thunder is, as the final words of the director Damien Cockburn, “The greatest war movie”.

Capefarewell loads of fun!!! (Raul & Jose Maria)

Capefarewell is an organization which started in 2003. Its voyages are to raise conscience about global warming effect on the ice caps. In 2008, 2 of our school members are going to do this voyage. They went yesterday to Canada on airplane and they are going to Greenland and then to the North Pole. We wish them the best of luck & hope they have a wonderful time there. Here are the links for:

Juan Pablo's blog (so if you want you can read about their expedition):

http://www.adioscapadeozono.blogspot.com/

Capefarewell (so you can read to more detail of what this organisations does):


http://www.capefarewellcanada.ca/