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Robert Pattinson isn’t vain. He is British!

Posted on December 1, 2009 Written by ripitup

Silly me! All this time I had been thinking that he was a spoiled star and he just was complaining about the fame he got after the Twilight saga. While I am not falling for the real life Pattinson any time soon (Oh, I always have and will love Edward); I just realized, he is not vain. He is just British! No, seriously I think I’m onto something here. I was watching Jay Leno and Hugh Laurie (Gregory House of the brilliant TV show House) was the guest. Leno was half-joking that Laurie felt so much more comfortable when things were going badly because he would be expecting it. But when things ran smoothly, that ‘s when he would be upset. Because he would have been caught off-guard. So Laurie responds by saying that “You know me so well!”. Later they both agree that it is a very British thing to do.
So it kinda make sense that Pattinson looks and acts like a fish fresh out of water during interviews and other appearances. He is a major star, the movie has made tons of money and suddenly girls are all over him. Oh, poor bugger!!!
But seriously,Rob! Get a grip and relax! I know you need many more roles to be considered as a talented and serious actor, but you are on the right track. Remember me is due in 2010, where he shares the screen with Chris Cooper and Pierce Brosnan. Not to mention he plays Salvador Dali in Little Ashes (2008). It is OK when things go well, Rob! Seriously, dude… : )

My Other Juicy Stuff on Pattinson:

* Robert Pattinson vs. Taylor Lautner

http://socyberty.com/people/pattinson-vs-lautner/

* New Moon Movie Review: New Moon Dissected

http://cinemaroll.com/fantasy/new-moon-dissected/

* Pattinson vs. Edward Cullen: The Cute Robert Pattinson, The Beautiful Edward Cullen

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/the-cute-robert-pattinson-the-beautiful-edward-cullen/

* Twilight Movie Review: Twilight Mania

https://pinartarhan.com/blog/twilight-mania/

The Problem with Stereotypes: Hybrids are screwed…

Posted on November 28, 2009 Written by ripitup

The problem with stereotypes actually occurs when you can’t be categorized into one. Sure, people love to think they are above categorizing and judging but most secretly love doing it because it makes their lives easier. Let’s go over some basics:

Nerd: The person who studies all the time with no or little social life is the nerd, we don’t expect that person to look very attractive or to get laid a lot.

Slut: The slutty girl or the manwhore– the one who sleeps around, looks good, loves to work on the looks, is usually shallow and focuses on sex. Easy to spot.

The girlie girl: The girl who loves shopping, spas, girls’ days out, loves fashion and Brad Pitt/Leonardo Di Caprio.

Tomcat: A girl with boyish tastes. Easily befriends men but flirting doesn’t come that easily.

The fashion victim: Male or female who just has to buy anything fashionable and has to get rid of anything that is not. They will wear what fashions dictates no matter how ridiculous they might be. Money is not an issue. Deep conversations might be difficult to sustain though.

The hottie: Confident, self-aware and a little arrogant. Knows how good he/she looks.

……….

You know what I’m talking about. Life is actually easier when you can fit into these groups. They also don’t have that much trouble with the opposite sex. The nerds either hook up with nerds or they just wait to get rich and then they get to hook up with pretty much whomever they want.

But I don’t belong to one category and neither does a good friend of mine. So we are basically screwed. Seriously. Let me show you the examples:

* My friend is a girl. She loves shopping. And she lovessss the Twilight series and fancies Robert Pattinson. Girlie? Yes. But she adores Starwars. She loves sci-fi. She sure likes her beer. Tomcat? Boys’ girl? Sure. But then again she likes her skirts and make-up. So how does a guy handle a girl who loves shopping and Sophie Kinsella and yet loves sci-fi? Then there is the nerd category: She is not a nerd but she is training to be a lawyer so she has to work her ass off. That does damage the social life. She enjoys looking sexy and flirting but she is most definitely not slutty. She would rather make conversation than bedroom eyes. So what happens to her romantically is that she most often ends up attracting the guys she is trying not to attract. The hottie she is dying to get ends up being her mate and the nerd ends up falling for her. The hopelessly romantic yet cute guy loves her to bits but he has already met the girl of his dreams before. What the ….?

*I am not any luckier. I love shopping, Twilight, Sophie Kinsella. But I adore John Grisham and like Dan Brown. I am a sucker for romantic comedies but any good comic book adaptation washes well over me. I don’t like Brad Pitt, I find Jim Carrey handsome and Mel Gibson‘s youth gorgeous. Weird? Read on. I hate housework. I hate dirt but I hate tidying up. I love my mini skirts. I detest cooking and hate fashion. I hate watching sports but I love playing them. I can’t stand any football related computer game but bring on the Guitar Hero! Did I mention I love Sex and the City and have a wardrobe that can easily transform me into Carrie or Samantha? Oh, and I love my black rock t-shirts too. The result? My romantic life sucks. Not because I am unattractive or I don’t know what I want. But every guy around me belongs to a stereotype and he is looking for a stereotype in his own category. Hybrids like us need hybrids. Until we do find them, we are just going to have to live in the dream world. After all, that is where we find the hot guy who is not arrogant, who is romantic but not a dork, who is sweet and considerate and not possessive, who knows what he wants, who can be friends with women but not want to sleep with them all, has other favorite actresses other than Megan Fox, who can enjoy sports other than football/basketball/wrestling/boxing, who doesn’t think that men who can dance are all gay….

See? I told you we were screwed…

It should have been me

Posted on November 28, 2009 Written by ripitup

Title: It should have been me

Author: Phillipa Ashley.

Publisher: Little Black Dress, 2009

It should have been me by Philippa Ashley

Carrie is really happy. The little production of Grease she’s been playing is a hit in her town and she is getting married to her boyfriend (Huw) of 10 years. Her life is simple and mapped out. She helps run Huw’s family farm business while her acting fills her spare time. Then two weeks before the wedding, Huw dumps her. She is naturally shell-shocked and her world falls apart. Her best friend Rowena – also a fellow actress- does the best she can to console her friend. Just when Carrie seems alright, she receives some horrible news: After only four months, Huw is getting married to another woman. She decides to wreck their wedding day, only to be stopped by Huw’s old college friend- Matt.

Matt is a doctor working in a remote area for a medical charity. He has been quite happy with his life until a terrible accident convinces his boss to send him back to England for a couple of months. He is bored out of his mind and he decides to do two things fun: hanging around with his bed buddy Natasha and seeing Huw at his wedding.

Carrie only ends up doing a little damage and getting pissed off by Matt. Of course it would be cool if she never saw Matt ever again. But Rowena has to bail out on their European camping trip because of a career opportunity and “forces” her friend to take Matt with her.

She finds Matt patronizing, arrogant and infuriating. He is also intense, interesting and confident. Just when she decides he might be fun after all, things get complicated. She realizes she is developing a huge crush on him.

The book is really funny and entertaining and it can get pretty romantic at times. Carrie is not that hard to identify with. After all, it can happen to anyone: finding herself out of a long term relationship; all disappointed, bitter and clueless. She learns to cope, to stand on her feet again. She finds out what it is like to be single, to have fun, to have complete freedom. Her half hating, half-friendly relationship with Matt is quite a riot. Matt is also an interesting character, even though he an quite be a pain in the arse sometimes. The book is an escapist novel marketed directly towards female readers; from the characters to the plot, and from the pink/blue cover to the title. It is a fast read and it is harmless. The feelings might be intense between Matt and Carrie- but it is tricky as they hook up with others and go from wanting to bite each other’s heads off to really enjoying each other’s company. Read it on the beach, at night and keep it hidden from boys.

The Jane Austen Book Club starring Maria Bello, Hugh Dancy, Emily Blunt, Kevin Zegers

Posted on November 27, 2009 Written by ripitup

jane-austen-book-club2 — The Jane Austen Book Club Maria Bello, Hugh Dancy, Kevin Zegers and Emily Blunt

Jocelyn (Maria Bello), Kathy Baker (Bernie), Amy Brenneman (Sylvia), Prudie (played by Emily Blunt- is brought to the group by Bernie) are all friends with distinctly different personalities and chosen life paths. Sylvia is married to her high school sweetheart, who happens to be Jocelyn’s ex. Her husband has left her for another woman and she is not taking this very well. Their lesbian daughter is not too happy about her dad’s affair either and she seeks happiness through the extreme sports. Jocelyn is beautiful, single, loves dogs and as much as she enjoys fixing people up, she doesn’t seem that interested in dating herself. Bernie seems to be the quirky and extra colorful one. She has been married many times yet she is not the least pessimistic about romance and relationships. She is also friends with the French teacher Prudie who considers herself much more European. She is married to Dean (Marc Blucas) who doesn’t match her intellectually and they don’t seem to have much in common anyway. One of her students- appropriately played by the sexy Kevin Zegers has set his eyes on her and she is ready and willing to be seduced. After all this might really spice up her otherwise very dull and predictable life.

The women decide to start a book club, reading Jane Austen’s novels. It will be fun and it is supposed to provide distraction for…..When Jocelyn meets the younger and cute Grigg (Hugh Dancy), she decides to include him in the book club- secretly planning to hook him up with Sylvia. Of course sci-fi nut Grigg has agreed to be in the club to get close to Jocelyn.

Months pass by as this group reads, gathers and talks about the books. We see the relationships developed- and the comparisons/resemblance to real life events/characters as more funny and complicated events follow. After all, Jocelyn doesn’t seem all that pleased with her own matchmaking plans after a while.

Yes, this is I guess easily a chick flick. But if a guy is in the complaining mode about women and not figuring about what they want and why they want that stuff, it might wash over well. And Dancy’s character provides a lovely take on sci-fi and why it is not simply about “aliens and spaceships” but rather people – he insists that Jocelyn reads his favorites. It is all in the name of good fun as sexes gather a better understanding of each other through classic novels. And it helps if you like Austen.