frenchkiki
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^ You know what, I keep hearing about absinthe on magazines and on TV shows about spirits....I'm curious now, what does this liquid taste like and aroma for that matter?
It taste like anise but the one i have tested was really bitter so :x
Morning kiki babe. Happy HUMPPPPPP day.
I don't feel the hump!
Long dinner indeed....remind me to shack up with u on your next dinner, sound like on heck of a meal to behold
Ah, well its good too see that the people as whole came together to celebrate Jean Dujardin win. Good guy from what Ive seen so far. Very genuine and passionate in his work. Caught him on a late night show here in the states and he was absolutely wonderful to listen too, not bad for a French man
Jean is such a cool guy
&
Look! A funny French cliché
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/41cad75e0...in-s-cigarettes
Oh another cliché!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6cddad07b...llain-auditions
"Look like zis mishion iz handpozible"
Morning kiki babe. Happy HUMPPPPPP day.I don't feel the hump!
Than you need to get a bit closer to me. 
And i loved "the Artist"I even shed a little tear...
I want to see it! I need to make fl to come with me!
It is probably a business thing. US multinational entertainment & media corporations are larger and stronger than those of major European countries (Germany, UK, France, tec.) so American film, tv, and music gets marketed and distributed globally. They can crowd out, win competitive bidding, and win eyeball space. However, European firms do not have the same level of market power, and, for instance... French films just do not appear often in conventional distribution channels in the US.The huge discrepancy between budgets for mass marketed movies eg: 100-300 million USD expenditure for a US mass market movie is typical. Other film industries can often only pony up to 40-50 million USD per film.
There's also the scope and scale of media & entertainment corporations..In Germany, the film industry is so small & weak that the government has to provide industry policy of sorts (via tax policies, subsidies, etc.) to stimulate domestic production.
However, as far as foreign films go- if you live in a major US city you can attend niche theaters that specialize in foreign or indie releases.
^^I am going to answer but i really have to eat my dinner (7.34 PM here) I am starving!Has to be the only song in the world where the fact I don't understand the words doesn't matter at all....simply gorgeousMmmm... Carla Bruni Sarkozy I used to really like her when she was Bruni only <_< I met her several times when she was a model and she was super adorable and funny. Than she started to sing and I was like
and
and
than she dated the first dwarf of France and I was like :persuazn:
Not a fan of her voice (what voice some will say?) and her songs.
I always wondered why some countries AMERICA (U are from London I know i am talking in general way) are not open to other musics and movies from other countries? Here in Europe we have access to music and movies from all over the world, we know the actors & singers and film makers and writers and etc. But in the US it's like there is a invisible border that stops the knowledge of what's outside?
I wasn't speaking English till the age of 27 but I am listening songs in English since I am a kid. I love Italian songs too and Spanish ones even i don't understand a word of it.
Just a thought
The question is - do people do it? Do they go to such cinemas?
So it´s all question of money? As always. What I want to say is, that the amount of money doesn´t make a good film (and I´m sure you know it too) - it takes much more and the European or Asian production offers damn a lot of high quallity and great movies 
Not saying that American doesn´t - I love many American films. Now I´m talking more about if Americans are willing to watch any other movies or listen to any other music than American?
Kiki! Dear, how are you? 
I've recently discovered this oh la la french model, who goes by Loulou 
You should check her out. 
^That's why you have to burn the sugar on the spoon. Sure, it looks like you're about to mainline heroin, but it's slightly more wholesome!^ You know what, I keep hearing about absinthe on magazines and on TV shows about spirits....I'm curious now, what does this liquid taste like and aroma for that matter?It taste like anise but the one i have tested was really bitter so :x
^ You know what, I keep hearing about absinthe on magazines and on TV shows about spirits....I'm curious now, what does this liquid taste like and aroma for that matter?It taste like anise but the one i have tested was really bitter so :x
Ekk, like anise eh? I probably wont enjoy it much then since I'm not fond of any drinks that have any kind of liquorice flavor in them and anise fits that bill for me. Absinthe is already reminding me of this drink I had in Greece called Ouzo...boy how that stuff went down hard for me. But i keep an open pallet to new foods and drinks so I MUST try this at one time or another even if I read that Ouzo has a similar taste to absinthe.
Long dinner indeed....remind me to shack up with u on your next dinner, sound like on heck of a meal to beholdAh, well its good too see that the people as whole came together to celebrate Jean Dujardin win. Good guy from what Ive seen so far. Very genuine and passionate in his work. Caught him on a late night show here in the states and he was absolutely wonderful to listen too, not bad for a French man
Jean is such a cool guy
&
Look! A funny French cliché
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/41cad75e0...in-s-cigarettes
Oh another cliché!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6cddad07b...llain-auditions
"Look like zis mishion iz handpozible"
LOL oh how i loved that skit. "Nice try bridesmaids *points gun - BUT NONE OF U GET THE BOUQUET!" I couldn't stop laughing at that line and scene....that evil man
No will you do me a favor hun and pass me a Snicker flavored Dujardin :atoobie: 
^That's why you have to burn the sugar on the spoon. Sure, it looks like you're about to mainline heroin, but it's slightly more wholesome!^ You know what, I keep hearing about absinthe on magazines and on TV shows about spirits....I'm curious now, what does this liquid taste like and aroma for that matter?It taste like anise but the one i have tested was really bitter so :x
Ah, thanks for that note on the absinthe prep. I shall take that with me for future reference 
Now another question for u 2 above, is there a certain producer I should look out for in terms of BEST overall quality?
Bon jour pretty kiki. Happy Friday to you.
Hello Kiki my dear. I hope you had a great weekend. And walking dead was great last night and we seem to finally be getting back to having actual zombies on there.
The question is - do people do it? Do they go to such cinemas?
Well, if people don't go to foreign/indie cinemas than the business owner must close..:-p I used to live not too far from a cinema that specialized in French/German movies. It wasn't very large, which is often the case with these businesses. No IMAX, lol.
So it´s all question of money? As always. What I want to say is, that the amount of money doesn´t make a good film (and I´m sure you know it too) - it takes much more and the European or Asian production offers damn a lot of high quallity and great movies
I would say that most American big-budget special effects driven films are mediocre to bad, lol. Mike Bay regularly secures 250 million + financing yet hasn't made a watchable film since the 1990s..
As for the amateur/independent film making community in the US (much of it centered in New York)..well, they really find the Big 6 studios to be lamentable as they see it as commodifying global film culture. A movie like Avatar is a profitable technical achievement for computer engineers but hardly conducive to the proliferation and creation of film art..:-/
Not saying that American doesn´t - I love many American films. Now I´m talking more about if Americans are willing to watch any other movies or listen to any other music than American?
Needs and wants can be manipulated and created. That's the purpose of multinational mass marketing, distribution, and merchandising...;-)
^Ah yes, the ouzo... There's a lot of liqueurs with anise flavouring in Europe - like pastis (France), sambuca, (Italy), and arak (which I drank a lot in Lebanon). They are all variations of a theme, some are just sweeter/harsher/more potent than others. Arak is supposed to be mixed with water - which makes it cloudy - as an apéritif.Ekk, like anise eh? I probably wont enjoy it much then since I'm not fond of any drinks that have any kind of liquorice flavor in them and anise fits that bill for me. Absinthe is already reminding me of this drink I had in Greece called Ouzo...boy how that stuff went down hard for me. But i keep an open pallet to new foods and drinks so I MUST try this at one time or another even if I read that Ouzo has a similar taste to absinthe.
^The supposed difference of absinthe is it's "hallucinogenic" qualities - which were said to stem from the use of wormwood in it's ingredients (actually it was trace elements of some chemical called 'thujone' - the effects of which were negligible at best). This led to it being banned in many countries in the early 20th Century. The UK never did though (nor Spain), it just fell out of fashion, but when it started being imported (as a fashion thing again, if for any reason) from Eastern European distillers where it was never banned either - it wasn't exactly the same recipe as in it's heyday (missing wormwood and often dyed green). These were mostly Czech absinthes, which were the first I ever drank, but since then I've enjoyed others in this revival...Ah, thanks for that note on the absinthe prep. I shall take that with me for future reference
I'd go for La Fée Absinthe if I was you. It was the first of the recent resurgence to be (re)produced in France itself, and to include wormwood again. It's won lots of awards too, if that means anything to you...
And what happend to your font - this maroon is just not you?!
Bon jour madame kiki. Happy Friday. Miss ya.
Xoxo
Bon jour madame kiki. Happy Friday. Miss ya.
Xoxo
Well I finally had my chance to taste that funky liquid Absinthe. Went over a buddies house yesterday afternoon and by chance he had a small bottle of it. I had nothing but a small swig of it but boy was it a pungent and strong flavored liquid. Second that darn stuff touched my mouth it was a sudden overwhelming punch of flavor. Thankfully I can now cross this off my list Product of France too.
Well, if people don't go to foreign/indie cinemas than the business owner must close..:-p I used to live not too far from a cinema that specialized in French/German movies. It wasn't very large, which is often the case with these businesses. No IMAX, lol.
People are getting crazy for 3D and I don´t understand it. I want to see a story more than effects. And I have a headache from 3D 
SI would say that most American big-budget special effects driven films are mediocre to bad, lol. Mike Bay regularly secures 250 million + financing yet hasn't made a watchable film since the 1990s..
As for the amateur/independent film making community in the US (much of it centered in New York)..well, they really find the Big 6 studios to be lamentable as they see it as commodifying global film culture. A movie like Avatar is a profitable technical achievement for computer engineers but hardly conducive to the proliferation and creation of film art..:-/
Agree here. Avatar was amazingly made as for the effects and colours and nature - it also had a story in it, although very old and repeated one Pocahontas-like... I agree with the heritage of the movie but I also know that people are fed up with it 
I thought many times about something fresh that wouldn´t be so punch-in-the-face and had a same heritage in it - and then I once seen this animated movie called Man Who Planted Trees (French title L'homme qui plantait des arbres) and it was a whole different punch in my head - it was amazing. It cannot be more simple and more natural and yet more fantastic... I was sitting in silence after the film ended for about half and hour, it really touched me without even trying to.
I heartily recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Needs and wants can be manipulated and created. That's the purpose of multinational mass marketing, distribution, and merchandising...;-)
What more to say... so true
People are getting crazy for 3D and I don´t understand it. I want to see a story more than effects. And I have a headache from 3D
Yeah, I get a headache from 3-D as well. They should include complementary Advils along with the ticket...
I haven't been watching movies much. I lost interest about three years ago. I get a lot more out of reading about the subject at hand.
Agree here. Avatar was amazingly made as for the effects and colours and nature - it also had a story in it, although very old and repeated one Pocahontas-like... I agree with the heritage of the movie but I also know that people are fed up with it
I spoke to a Weta employee- an engineer in New Zealand- that worked on Avatar. He basically told me that it was a hugely valuable technical experience and a real honor to be part of this great project. Avatar is a landmark achievement in this respect. I wish I had more time to ask him more.
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What do you mean by heritage? In my belief towards civilization and enlightenment-...I supported the human effort but I wished that they and their motives weren't depicted as being so banal, stupid, and devoid of dignity. The aliens had a culture that was somewhat dignified and aggressively moral on the surface (like a bible-thumper) but it was merely a mask for their regressiveness and savagery.
I didn't like any of the characters or the storyline at all- so Avatar fell flat for me :-/
I thought many times about something fresh that wouldn´t be so punch-in-the-face and had a same heritage in it - and then I once seen this animated movie called Man Who Planted Trees (French title L'homme qui plantait des arbres) and it was a whole different punch in my head - it was amazing. It cannot be more simple and more natural and yet more fantastic... I was sitting in silence after the film ended for about half and hour, it really touched me without even trying to.I heartily recommend it to anyone and everyone.
what did you think about? It has been a very long time- perhaps forever- since a film or performance has made me feel that way.
Yeah, I get a headache from 3-D as well. They should include complementary Advils along with the ticket...I haven't been watching movies much. I lost interest about three years ago. I get a lot more out of reading about the subject at hand.
What are advils?
I go to cinema from time to time, but just like you I have lost the main interest in it three or four years ago. It somehow merges into each other, all these movies. They no more catch my interest they no more can satisfy my needs nor my questions (besides Disney or fairytales which are my huge weak point). Books, on the other hand, have so much to offer - damn. Recently I started to read Black Holes from John Taylor - an older book but still very valluable because of its content - and Sigmund Freuds´ Psychoanalyses, it opened a whole new universe for me I have another two books in store - A man who mistook his wife for a hat and An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks but at first I need to finish the books I´m recently reading.
I spoke to a Weta employee- an engineer in New Zealand- that worked on Avatar. He basically told me that it was a hugely valuable technical experience and a real honor to be part of this great project. Avatar is a landmark achievement in this respect. I wish I had more time to ask him more.---
What do you mean by heritage? In my belief towards civilization and enlightenment-...I supported the human effort but I wished that they and their motives weren't depicted as being so banal, stupid, and devoid of dignity. The aliens had a culture that was somewhat dignified and aggressively moral on the surface (like a bible-thumper) but it was merely a mask for their regressiveness and savagery.
I didn't like any of the characters or the storyline at all- so Avatar fell flat for me :-/
I understand his pride... it´s really well-earned one
By heritage I meant the nature. The aliens were connected to the nature in way I believe we all are (a part of one huge process), they lived with the nature, they tried to not hurt animals unnecessarily and when they killed them, it was quick and full of respect. I felt like I was watching my own belief... and it was really hard to learn very few people actually got the real point.
Because only very few percentage of people feel with the nature. Respect her and the animals in it. The nature itself has become so faaar far away from "us" that we take such things as a "cliche". We don´t want to see it, feel it, hear it. It doesn´t belong in our lives. Nature is no more a part of our beings. At least that´s what people think. In reality it´s exactly the opposite - but they rather close their eyes and destroy... the truth is, without nature, there will be no "us". The truth is, we destroy every place we come in. The truth is, most of people is losing it´s bound to nature.
Do you consider it ok that most of the human kind feels afraid to spend a night in the wild?
I do not.
We were born there and we should remember it. And renew it. We are part of it. That´s the heritage of Avatar for me.
what did you think about? It has been a very long time- perhaps forever- since a film or performance has made me feel that way.
What did I think about?
I thought about doing the same. I thought about planting trees and creating a healthy environment somewhere - I thought I could change the world. I still believe a part of it I´m still planting trees... it makes me feel full and content and happy.
I thought about all those silly and useless words people spread around the world. I thought about silence and it´s price and power.
Many things 
Thank you for entertaining my thread when I should be the one doing it...
My brother died last night and I am not sure it is the right place to say it but I just needed to write it.
Virtual world, real pain.
Jennka
Also known as Ibuprofen. I had 6 today.