Sunday, November 28, 2010
2010 11 27 - SFS - Sex Volunteer
Korean with English subtitles/ 2009/ 123 Min/ Digital
Rating: R21
Director/ Producer/ Writer: Cho Kyeong-Duk
DP Yeo Cheol-soo
CAST Han Yeo-reum, Jo Kyeong-ho, Hong Seung-gi
MUSIC Kim Myeong-jong
Singapore International Film Festival - Best Feature, Best Director
São Paulo - Humanitarian and International Jury award
A group of three people – a young female student, Ye-ri (Han Yeo-reum); a disabled handicap, Chunkil (Jo Kyeong-ho); and a priest (Hong Seung-gi)– gets arrested in a hotel room for suspected prostitution. During police investigation, the group claims that the girl was a sex volunteer. Chunkil, who cannot use his arms or legs, has taught himself to become a poet. However, he failed to express his real feelings to his first crush. He also fails to meet his online date due to her family's objections. Feeling desperate and knowing his death is imminent, Chunkil confesses to the priest that he wants to feel sexual pleasure for once in his life time. As the priest contemplates Chunkil's confession, Ye-ri, a young film student, volunteers her sexual services.
The film brings up taboo questions - Should sex volunteering, sex without profit or love, be chastised by the religion, society and law? Is sex a basic human right, that even the disabled are entitled to?
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Venue: Cathay Picturehouse
2 Handy Road, 5th Floor, The Cathay
Date of screening: Nov 27 Saturday
Admission starts from 12:30pm
Free admission but SFS members only -- flash your membership card to go in. Membership signups available at the door. No tickets will be sold. Free seating, with limited seats, subjected to first-come-first seated basis.
http://www.sfs.org.sg/page.php?id=joinrates
The film screening will be followed by a post-screening discussion at the Picturehouse Lounge.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
2010 11 23 - AF - Movie - Ridicule
RIDICULE
(MOVIE)
FRANCE
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles. In the periwigged and opulent France of Louis XVI, an unwitting nobleman soon discovers that survival at court demands both a razor wit and an acid tongue. This is a very intelligent movie and from a historical viewpoint, it shows how cruel and vain the French noblesse was before the French Revolution of 1789.
The action in this film is nearly entirely a matter of verbal cut and thrust and quick repartee. A period piece shot in pre-revolutionary France in the days of King Louis and Marie Antoinette, Ridicule portrays an era when wit could earn a passport into courtly favor, and one verbal faux pas could ruin a man's reputation and position in society. Charles Berling's performance as Ponceledon, the rustic nobleman trying to bring his petition to drain the disease-infested swamps of his region before the King of France, is superb... Fanny Ardant is also a well-cast Madame de Blayac, the dexterously duplicitous countess who appears disposed towards aiding Ponceledon in his suit.
Venue: Alliance Française Theatre, Level 1, Alliance Française, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8pm sharp
Sunday, November 21, 2010
2010 11 20 - Carousel - Cookery Connection - Festive Treats
Smoked Salmon Terrine & Caramelized Figs
Dill butter and tapenade salmon terrine with cranberry dressing
B)
Classic Prawn Bisque
With Quenelle of Prawn
C)
Oven-roasted Lamb Rump and Chestnut Puree, Morello Jus
Herby marinated rump of lamb served with sautéed Kenya bean & sun-dried tomato
D)
Duet of Gingerbread Ivory Chocolate Mousse & Mille-feuille of Gingerbread Chestnut Cream
White chocolate mousse with gingerbread vs crispy layered gingerbread sheet with chestnut cream
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
2010 11 16 - SFS - The Housemaid / Megaminds
CINEMA 1 - MEGAMIND (PG, 96 minutes)
Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known... and the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as "Metro Man", until the day Megamind actually defeats him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, the fate of Metro City is threatened when a new villain arrives and chaos runs rampant, leaving everyone to wonder: Can the worlds biggest "mind" actually be the one to save the day?
CINEMA 2 - THE HOUSEMAID (R21/SEXUAL SCENES, 107 minutes)
Award-winning actress Jeon Do Yeon stars as poor divorcee Eun Yi, who gladly signs on to work as a nanny and housemaid for a wealthy, upper-crust family. In her naive eyes, the rich and handsome Hoon, his pregnant wife, and adorable daughter make the picture-perfect family. But that myth is soon shattered when the domineering Hoon finds his way to her bed. Their torrid affair upsets the balance of the household, unleashing a cruel power struggle.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
2010 11 13 - Chopin by the lake @ SBG
Julian Gargiulo, who has gained a reputation worldwide for his humour infused performances, will bring his show "Chopin and Gargiulo, A Tale of Two Expats" to the Symphony Stage at Botanical Gardens in Singapore on Saturday, Nov 13th at 6:30pm. Sharing his own brand of wit while playing some of the world’s greatest classical music, Julian has received rave reviews for his unique and charismatic concert performances which have taken place in famous concert halls around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Moscow Conservatory Hall and Verona Philharmonic Hall, to name but a few. The evening will include works from his latest CD mostlyjulian which features his own jazz-influenced compositions along with those of Chopin.
Biography:
Julian Lawrence Gargiulo is a dynamic classical pianist who renders the compositions of renowned masters with extraordinary passion and precision, and fills the concert hall with his personal brand of charm, humor and charisma. He has performed in the United States, Canada, England, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Singapore, Philippines, China, and Australia, meeting always with both public and critical acclaim.
Mr. Gargiulo performs regularly throughout the world in halls such as Carnegie Hall (US), United Nations' Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (US), Moscow Conservatory Hall (Russia), Verona Philharmonic Hall (Italy), The Esplanade (Singapore) and the Seymour Theatre Centre (Australia). Collaborations include performances with soprano Olga Makarina of the Metropolitan Opera, choreographer Neta Pulvermacher, composer/conductor Octavio Vazquez and trumpet virtuoso Josef Burgstaller. TV and Radio appearances include stations such as RAI International (Italy), RAI Tre (Italy), RTN (Russia), CTV (Canada), Radio One - CBS (USVI), Paradise Radio (USVI) and SBS (Australia).
Highlights this season include the release of his sixth CD 'Mostly Julian' with works of Gargiulo and Chopin, tours of Italy, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
Born and educated in Italy, with dual U.S. and Italian citizenship, Mr. Gargiulo studied at the Verona State Conservatory (Randone), the Mugi Academy in Rome (Ciccolini) and the Moscow State Conservatory (Mezhlumov). In the United States he received his Bachelor's Degree at Rowan University (Zuponcic), Master's Degree at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University (Slutsky), and his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Maryland (Rodriguez). Dr. Gargiulo is the founder and director of the Sacred Heart Concert Series, a program that brings classical music to younger audiences and the Water Island Classical Music Festival in the Virgin Islands.
In 2008 Julian founded the Non-profit organization 16000children.org which brings together musicians, visual artists and filmmakers in creating events to raise awareness for the 16000 children that die of hunger in the world every day. Performances worldwide began in Mar 2010.
In 2009 Julian was also named Artistic Director of 'Crossing Borders', a Hunter College (NY) program which presents established foreign artists currently living in NY.
This year Julian began writing a classical music column for the main paper in the Cayman Islands, The Cayman Compass.
Mr. Gargiulo currently resides in New York City.
What the critics are saying:
After his Washington debut at the U.S. State Department, "…Mr. Gargiulo’s powerful energy enveloped his audience." (State Magazine)
In Germany, "…all the elements for an international career are present: talent, musicality, technique and charisma." (Garmisch-Partenkirchner Tagblatt)
In Italy, "...incisive touch of the great virtuoso" (L'Arena di Verona)
In the Carribean, "Classical music never looked so hot." (St. John Sun Times)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
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