It was released on 19th April here in Poland. Back then, I saw the ads on some small billboards in Warsaw, but I couldn’t figure out what the title was because the title was in Polish, Niepamięć. And I have not seen a lot of trailers like I used to, lately. So that’s one of the reason for not knowing about this movie in advance hahah. Blame it all on Pharmacology
Oblivion 2013
Oblivion 2013
Jack & Julia Harper – Oblivion 2013
Niepamięć (Oblivion). [Cool slideshow]. I’m so gonna watch this again in HD
By the way, I’m now doing Paediatrics clinics. Today, my group went to see an 8-year-old boy, Marcin, who is suffering from Haemophilia type A. He was admitted to the hospital for physiotherapy session. He currently receives infusion of factor VIII concentrate.
Our doctor mentioned that before the factor infusion was introduced as management for Haemophilia, plasma and cryoprecipitate (Cryoprecipitated Antihaemophilic Factor) or “cryo” for short was used. Nowadays, they are largely replaced by the factor concentrates.
Marcin is going to stay in the ward for another two weeks. Our doctor said that he has no parents, he is an orphan so it might be another reason for him not being really cheerful. When our doctor said that, my heart sank. He was cute, a little bit shy and all but by looking at his face I knew (or felt like I knew) that he is lonely.
He was very well-behaved though. He was cooperative and didn’t mind us doing the whole body examination on him. It took quite a while but he was very patient with us. At the end of the interview, our doctor asked him to show his “treasures” which he kept inside the drawer of the side table. He showed us some cards of some football players.
I hope that he would be healthy for all his life. And hopefully the factor concentrate would prevent him from getting crippled in the future. I hope that he will be happy
I watched this in March but only now that I have the time to write about this “utterly gorgeous” film. And there goes one more film into my all-time favourite movies. Since then, I have watched it twice. I also think that I’ve watched this once before last March because the movie seemed so familiar. And as I’m writing this post, I have already open another tab to watch it online. It has been a long time that I haven’t download any films or movies and just watch them online instead. But for this, I just had to download it.
You know I have this thing towards film scores. And I am officially in love with Young Victoria’s. They are composed by Ilan Eshkeri who also composed the scores for Kick-Ass and Johnny English Reborn. From my point of view, Mr. Eshkeri’s scores made a huge impact on Young Victoria film. They suit the mood of the film (although I can’t quite explain what the mood really is), and they go harmoniously with the film itself. As a matter of fact, I downloaded the full scores into my Mac. It is just amazing how Ilan Eshkeri merged Schubert’s Schwanengesang D957 No.4 (Ständchen) also called Serenade into his version of Swan Song.
The full scores can be found on YouTube here. My favourites are Victoria and Albert, Swan song, Honeymoon, Marriage Proposal, Letter From Victoria, Go To England Make Her Smile, Archery and Albert Returns. Most of them are similar but not the same, just like most movie scores. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think there are two songs from which the other scores are based on, the Swan Song and Only You. Oh yes, Only You, performed by Sinnead O’Connor is also one of my favourites.
Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend are so Victoria and Albert. Not that I know much about the real Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, but they portrayed their characters brilliantly. Albert, is a very charming prince! For the casting, I suggest you to read this part.
I guess there’s nothing much I can write here, so I leave you with Franz Schubert’s masterpiece, Schwanengesang D957 No.4 a.k.a Schubert’s Serenade.
100 years ago today, Wednesday 10 April 1912, the Titanic‘s maiden voyage began. She carried 2,224 people. Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as over a thousand emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere seeking a new life in North America. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins.
RMS Titanic
She was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. One of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, she was built between 1909–11 by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
In five days time from now, which is 15 April 2012, marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the legendary ship, RMS Titanic. She sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,514 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
The Olympic-class ocean liners were a trio of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line in the early 20th century. Titanic and Brittanic were lost early in their carriers. Olympic, the eldest sister and namesake of the class, continued in service until she was laid up and scrapped in 1935.
Titanic breaks in half
The sinkings of Titanic and Britannic did not receive the same attention. Because the exact position of the sinking of the Britannic is known and the location is shallow, the wreck was discovered relatively easily in 1975. Titanic, however, drew everyone’s attention in 1912. After several attempts, the wreck was finally located by Jean-Louis Michel of Ifremer and Robert Ballard following a secret mission for the U.S. Navy. The discovery of the wreck occurred on 1 September 1985, at 25 kilometers from the position given of the sinking. The wreck lies about 4,000 meters deep, broken in two. The bow is relatively well preserved, but the stern imploded during the sinking. The wreck of Britannic has been, after the discovery, regularly seen as part of many other expeditions.
I am quite sure that everybody is well-informed about the re-releasing of the Titanic film in 3D. It was released on 27 March 2012 in London and 4 April 2012 in the US. Here in Poland, 6 April 2012. I’ve been thinking of watching the film in the cinemas this time in an IMAX theatre. I’ve searched the date and hopefully I will have some friends who would agree to tag along. Or else I’m going alone. But that sounds impossible since Sadyba IMAX theatre is quite far from where I live.
An accurate view of the Milky Way at night was used to replace Rose’s view of the night sky at sea, such as in this photo from Paranal Observatory. The view was adjusted to match the North Atlantic at 4:20 am on April 15, 1912.
The only scene entirely redone, for the 3D re-release, was Rose’s view of the night sky at sea, on the morning of April 15, 1912. The scene was replaced with an accurate view of the night-sky star pattern, including the Milky Way, adjusted for the location in the North Atlantic Ocean in April 1912
This is a fan-made trailer which I find rather creative though I won’t agree if there would be a full movie of it:
Titanis Super 3D
And for those who are in Ireland, or those who are going to visit Ireland, this is a place not to be missed:
More info on Titanic Belfast, click here. It is very inspiring that the height of the building is as tall as the RMS Titanic was.
Done watching the trailer? Now PLAY THE SOUNDTRACK below while reading the following post.
I’ve been longing to watch this epic film again so I searched for it and I found this. I watched it while I was doing my regular treadmill session and I couldn’t stop watching it even after the workout has ended. It was just too irresistible. (Well I would be exhausted if I keep on running/jogging/walking until the end of the film, if you ask me) But the film paused automatically because of the normal “you have watched 72 minutes of the movie, please wait 3 minutes yadda yadda yadda” so I waited for a little while. Oh before I continue, another alternative site where you can watch the film is here.
Some details regarding the film:
Directed by:Randall Wallace (His other films include Braveheart, Pearl Harbour, We Were Soldiers and Secretariat) (!!!)
Written by: Randall Wallace based on Alexandre Dumas‘ novel (The Three Musketeers) -Besides The Three Musketeers, another notable work by Dumas is The Count of Monte Cristo. I have read both (but the short version) and I found them really interesting!!
Music by:Nick Glennie Smith (FYI, he has also written the film score for The Lion King-Simba’s Pride)
