PARIS

Paris, is a movie which focuses on a Parisian who is sick (having heart problems) and who is wondering if he will die or not. He was a dancer and regrets being a « normal sick human being». His health gives him new insights about Paris and about people he could meet.

The image of his death allows him to readapt and to find new value in his life, and the lives of others.

Across the movie we discover, obviously, the famous places of Paris and we can also realise that in big cities you can meet so many people without really paying attention to them…

All the protagonists in the movie don't know each other, but they always have something that links them: Paris !
At the end of the movie, Romain Duris says something really great ; Parisians are always grumpy and when you have good health, stop being mad and enjoy your life, enjoy Paris !

From my point of view, this movie could be a good credo of anyone’s' life: the most important thing is health, when you have it you can be happy and enjoy everything ! Your problems are nothing compared to being sick!
This movie is a good way to bring back some memories you might have of Paris…

The film’s director created a beautiful movie! I can't wait to see the next one!

The 5 inescapable accessories

The fashion…the fashion…the fashion…and especially the accessories !

Nakely, in skin, in feathers, in scales or in printed matted, accessories make a comeback in brass band to the most smart claws of the planet fashion. Bags and shoes decline in the infinity in more animal materials the some than the others ?
Details retro also have their place this season. Then to start a comeback in total fashion look, follow the tendancy !

Our Friends Animals !

Accessories are the reference element of every person trying to adopt a style which is appropriate for him. That we are a man or a woman the accessory remains the "must". Later we discover various types of accessories:
The " must have " that all the magazines advises us and that we see in all the advertisements and on our favorite stars.

Ex : The handbag Darel for this winter
sunglasses masks in Paris Hilton
We notice that even the men began adopting accessories in their way of life going of Ipod up to the handbag for man who appears more and more in our society.

The children also !
They indeed have many accessories to facilitate the life of the parents but what on what I want to put the finger is the access to the luxury for this generation which is not not only going to take advantage of the accessory but either to consider its value. Our friends animals are too the targets of our fashionable addiction. And so Chiouaoua became an accessory and swamps with the fashionable addiction you can buy dresses matched with your animal to go out together matched. Everybody keeps in head this expensive Paris Hilton, symbol of the fashionable addiction, walking with its dressed animal!
The fashion will not stop changing and adapting itself to the new tendencies and the ways of life and we we look forward to seeing what that is going to give!

STARS & BAD TASTE: RED CARTOON


Stars are sometimes, crazy, glamorous, funny or successful. But there is one thing completely forbidden according to me for a super star: to have bad taste

Just stop and think a minute, about all the people around the stars, who dedicate their lives to make them more attractive or less awful than they are, and you will agree to say it is a big big insult to all of those trying hard to look well, with less money, no stylist, no personal hairdresser, and no make-up artist.

You have also to consider that poor taste is an international illness.
Stars all around the world suffer from this plague and don’t seem to be in recovery. It is time for us to help them, to give them the opportunity to wake up and the necessary medicine to feel better and evolve in this vicious, sadic and cruel world that doesn’t spare that kind of mistake.

My method: a complete weekly check-up of our favourite stars; known for their very bad taste, and who seem to be lost and powerless.
My tool: a red flag in order to underline the damages
My solution: a comparison with a glamorous equivalent or some rescue advices.
My identity: must keep secret, call me - C -

Because you are worth it

*** C ***


MISSION N°1: SAVE BRITNEY SPEARS

She was so lucky!!!

“Early morning, she wakes up, knocks, knocks, knocks on the door. It’s time to make-up, perfect smile cause it’s you they all waiting. Isn’t she lovely, this Hollywood girl? She’s so lucky, she’s a star..”
So far away the time when the privileged and so cute Britney, could song this couplet. More far away the time when she was launching trends thanks to her hipsters jean which is become the “must have” of teenage girls all around the world.





Her separation with JT was the beginning of the end. Today Brit Brit is depressive, alcohol and drug addict. At 25, we could say that 2 is her favourite number: 2 weddings, divorces and 2 children. Britney drinks more and more, she offers notorious scoop to paparazzi…as she songs herself, Brit is become totally “crazy”

RED FLAG
We could have forgive all these mini-catastrophes, but little Brit goes to far. Everyday we discover a new vice
Fat Britney
Badly dressed Brit

Dirty Britney



Bald Britney





My 5 advices to Brut Brit
1st – A rapid and efficient diet
2cdly – A total peeling of her body & a thermal cure at Aix-en-Provence
3rd – A serious devising with her hairdresser
4th – The hiring of a real stylist/ If she pays well I will maybe accept
5th – A real and definitive withdrawal cure

Good Luck Britney…Keep’N !

*** C ***


MISSION N°2: CONDUCE EVE ANGELI TO RENOUNCE

Dirty, nasty, trashy Eve
“Laisse moi un peu de toi…” please Eve, do not. Keep everything, I don’t want a souvenir.
Bring to light thanks to the show « Graines de star » in 1999, Eve Angeli was looking like a baby girl, clumsy and with no personality.

At 25, she still the same but now, everybody knows that she is also stupid, know for her “Evangelisme” and that she has a very, very bad taste.

RED FLAG
In 2007, she has offer a festival of getups more and more farcical.
We discover..

Eve naked

Eve the porn star

Eve the porn star

Eve pseudo glamorous

My 5 advices to Eve
1st – Please go back to your original hair color
2cdly – Find a real job
3rd – Stop talking
4th – Contact Rocco Sifredi, together you could become the new superstar porn-couple
5th – Think to all these little girls who wish to become famous singer..don’t break their dreams !!!

Good luck Eve…Keep’N

*** C ***

The internauts, new music producers

Still looking for a new business model, today trends on music industry are on the community labels.

Internauts take the place of major record labels and become producers.

Spidart, No major Musik, My major Company are these new kind of label which allow internauts to invest on a band after they have listened the album.

If the internaut is interested by the band, he has to pay between 10 and 20 €. The album can see the day if 70 000 euros are collected. In this case, 30% of the revenue is given back to this new producers. I think this is enough to motivate internauts to promote « their band » around them.

This is an interesting way to apply Web 2.0 to music industry but what happens if I invest in a band or an artist and the 70 000 euros aren’t collected ?

…To be continued

People's Choice Awards : results !

American audiency has chosen ! Discover the series and the actors who obtained most votes, during the 34th ceremony of the People Choice Awards...




Favourite actress
This year, Katherine Heigl who interpretes Izzie Steven in Grey’s Anatomy, has obtained most vote of the public.

Favourite actor
Patrick Dempsey continues to conquer the heart of the Americans ! As the last year, the actor who plays « the Doctor Mamour » in Grey’s Anatomy is the favourite comedian of series.


Favourite dramatic series
In 2006, Americans had voted for Grey Anatomy... In 2007, their favourite dramatic series is also a medical series... But of another kind! Dr House is the big winner of this category.

Favourite funny series
« Two and a half men» is certainly the funniest series of the American public. In 2006 and 2007, the series of Charlie Sheen have won the same reward.

New favourite dramatic series
This year, the new series which has received the honors of the public is « Moonlight ». This series speaks about the adventures of a vampire detective.

“Depot-vente de Paris”

Depot-Vente de Paris are two discount stores dedicated to luxury brands.
One is located in the 16th district of Paris at rue de la Tour and the other one is situated in the 17th district at rue de Courcelles. These two discount stores offer a great selection of very famous luxury brands such as Chanel, Dior, Vuitton, Armani, Chloé, Burberry, Gucci, Hermès and Cartier.

You can find clothes for men and women, accessorizes such as handbags, shoes, belts, sunglasses, jewellery and even pieces of decoration.

Compared to Reciproque, a discount store I talked about previously, these stores do not have a wide range of clothes and accessorizes, and the choice is very limited. Besides, most of the clothes are a bit old fashioned.

Another negative thing about these two discount stores is that some pieces of clothes are really too expensive for second hand clothes and others are a little bit damaged.

They are soon opening a shop online. If you want find further information about their online shop, just go on their website. http://www.depot-vente-paris.fr/

stop smoking

Since the 1st of January, smoking in public place is forbidden in all the country.
It's the end of the traditional french coffee/cigarette break in the little Pub, now if you want to stop smoking, you have to go outdoor and you have to support the coldness of the winter.

But if we thinks a little bit… there is different interesting factors at the beginning of this new year :

1st: how many people claim every year at the 31 of December "THIS YEAR I STOP SMOKING" and the next day you can see them smoking at the coffee.

2nd: this year again, we have seen people claiming "THIS YEAR I STOP SMOKING"
And the next day you wont see them smoking at the coffee, but in the street under the rain, because now , it's forbidden.

There is two factors to decide the smokers to start…..stopping, and of course there is two factors for the pharmaceutical industry to start….helping.

Usually this industry, don't talk too much to the consumer, but this year, the opportunity was too nice.

So Pfizer or GSK decide to invest a lot of money in BtoC advertising: TV, street marketing, Event websites, online videos etc …Which is a real innovation.






The claim "C'est le moment ou jamais pour en finir avec la cigarette" is very realistic, of course it's the moment, because it's the beginning of the year and now you must smoking under the rain, of course this year you take good resolution.

How can be so masochist to continue smoking….?

Into the Wild

Is a movie realised by Sean Penn, the next president of the Cannes Film festival, which for two hours, completely hypnotises the spectator.

The director took his inspiration from a real story, a young man who has got everything, who studies hard to get a great job and who decides to give it all up.

Once he gets his diploma, which means he could have a really good position and earn a lot of money…he decides to leave his family, friends, future job, his values and go some place he doesn’t know.
He decides to unite with nature – to go back to the essence of life.

Throughout the movie, we discover some wonderful landscapes from the Grand Canyon to
Alaska, and the spectator feels as if they are travelling too, alongside the main character…

This young man meets many people and one year later, he decides to go back to the civilized world…But unfortunately he eats a non-edible plant and dies.

It was a really beautiful movie. Even if two hours is very long, the spectator isn’t bored because of the wonderful landscapes that trigger the senses.

With this movie, we realize that beyond our day-to-day life, in rich, industrialized countries, there are so many beautiful, natural things to discover.

The end of the movie is quite sad:

On the one hand the protagonist dies and this presents a real issue: nature is beautiful and nice but it can also be a danger, so should we stay in the civilized word?
And on the other hand, to come back to reality and to see that our life is so material, that we are deluding ourselves, it can all be a bit depressing!

Didine: a boring movie!

"Didine" is a weird movie. I think that the story is flop, not really interesting. The preview promised something great but I was really disappointed.

It talks about the life of an ordinary woman who visibly hasn't a very exciting life. After various events including the attempted suicide of her best friend, this principal character begins to change. She stumbles upon an association which help seniors called "La main tendue" and decides to integrate it. This opportunity allows her to meet and discover various characters: some astonishing seniors and their circle, lovely members of the association… All these people change Didine's way of life and she finally falls in love with the nephew of a very unpleasant senior.

It began pretty well and I would have preferred that the movie ends at this moment, but unfortunately, the director has decided otherwise ... Too bad!!!Thus Muriel, Didine's best friend, commits suicide. The sweet and soulful movie became sad and morbid. Didine cuckolds the man she really loves without explanation. The end is long, cumbersome and very disappointing.

To be honest, after the first hour, I was bored. However, the actors play very well but it isn’t sufficient. The story is strange. For me, there is a lack of action. I think you can wait for this movie to come out on DVD or even television.

La guerre selon Charlie Wilson (CharlieWilson's War)

“La guerre selon Charlie Wilson” is a movie talking about the response of American policy during the war in Afghanistan in 80’s. The director, Mike Nichols, wants to show how one man (Charlie Wilson), the delegate of the Second District of Texas, is changing his way of management, by being totally dedicated to a major cause: helping Afghans to fight against the URSS.

At the beginning of this movie, we immediately understand that the principal character (played by Tom Hanks) is a real seducer and a “bon vivant”. His way of managing policy is short on credibility and a little bit careless. In fact, the first “plan” focuses on his negligent behaviour, using hard drugs in middle of a Jacuzzi accompanied by beautiful women...
But further on in the movie, this man is becoming different. Tom Hanks is absolutely perfect in this role, we can really feel his emotions. One of his many mistresses suggests that he go to Afghanistan, to see the disastrous and awful situation the population faces there. Charlie Wilson becomes totally shocked and at this moment, everything is going to change for him. Then, we understand that with a lot of will and some good allies, you can do anything.

I think that this movie is really interesting but you need time to focus on it. It’s a complex and difficult story that is handled well. In my opinion, the subject is a smart choice and the actors are really good in their roles, especially Philip Seymour Hoffman (Avrakotos). Every appearance of this character is funny. I really had a good time during this movie. I really love movies which talk about History and furthermore, this one makes you think.

Superstitions in Japan

Avoid the number 4: The pronunciation of this number in Japanese is the same as the pronunciation of the word “death” (shi). So, it is not recommended to offer a gift composed of 4 elements.
- Avoid the number 9: The pronunciation of this number in Japanese is the same that the pronunciation of the word suffering (kyu). Therefore, you won’t “normally” find room number 9 in hospitals.
- Don’t stick your chopsticks into your rice. This act directly refers to a Buddhist funeral ritual. Indeed, during these formalities, they place an offering of rice, with chopsticks planted in the bowl, near the altar.
- When you walk near a cemetery, you must protect your thumbs. Thumbs represent your parents. By hiding them, you protect them from death (especially for children).
- It is said that if you cut your nails in the evening, you won’t be with your parents when they will die.
- You will be transformed into a cow if you lie down just after eating!

The Japanese subway

It is particularly developed and of high quality. The train is the most accessible and practical means of transport in Japan. Before your departure, you can acquire a "Japan Rail Pass" from your travel agency, allowing unlimited displacements.

The subway is fast and punctual, with helpful agents but not easy to use.
Japanese people are used to lining up before entering into a wagon. This courtesy however has a tendency to disappear during peak hours!
Most striking is the cleanness of trains and stations. It is very different from the Parisian subway. On the other hand, the Japanese subway’s cleanness, the comfort and convenience explain the high cost of tickets.

That's useful to know :
- Always keep a map with you, because the subway map isn’t always written in Roman letters.
If you don’t understand anything, you can take the least expensive ticket, then regularize it at the counter as you exit, without penalty.
- At peak hours, some carriages are reserved for women to avoid unwanted promiscuity, especially wandering hands!
- Transport in Japan can serve as an example. Its effective, fast and clean. A problem on the line – in five minutes it is repaired! Just for that, you’ll be sad to come back to France!!!
- On some lines, there are people whose job it is to push passengers into subway cars during peak hours, so that the subway is not delayed, a phobia for Japanese people !
Advertising campaigns make users sensitive to this problem and encourage them to make "Zurekin" that is to use transport outside peak hours.

Pousseurs dans le métro au Japon
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