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Monday, May 31, 2010

Top 10 Iconic Movie Locations

copied from here. TIME looks at the some of the most famous real-life locations in cinema history:

Baseball Field, Field of Dreams



In Field of Dreams, beginner farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) risks bankruptcy to build a baseball diamond in the middle of his Iowa cornfield. Kinsella, rebelling against his deceased father's calculated lifestyle, impulsively follows the advice of a mysterious voice assuring, "If you build it, he will come." Months after he builds it, they come: several ghosts of baseball's past, including "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta), flock to the field to relive their glory days. By film's end, baseball fans from all over arrive to witness the mystical match. And since the 1989 movie's release, about 65,000 people per year have also made the trek to the Field of Dreams.
Built by Universal Studios in 1989, the 193-acre (78 hectare) site is now owned by the Lansing family. The family maintains the baseball diamond and welcomes tourists free of charge. However, in mid-May 2010 the family put the land — including a two-bedroom house — on the market for $5.4 million. Both Costner and Liotta have reportedly passed on the chance of owning the Field of Dreams.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rocky




Sylvester Stallone's underdog franchise had its hits and plenty of misses (does anyone actually remember a single thing about Rocky V?), but one of its successes is its inspiring movie buffs to experience a brief moment of exercise. If you find yourself near the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, you run up them. Simple as that. There is no way around it. Ideally you will wear a bandanna and play the Rocky theme song ("Gonna Fly Now") in your head. Second-guessing the location? Orient yourself with the nearby Rocky statue.

Devils Tower, Close Encounters of the Third Kind



In Crook County, Wyoming, a cylindrical tower more than 1,000 ft. (300 m) tall stands alone in an open plane. The structure, known as Devils Tower, is recognizable to anyone who has seen Steven Spielberg's 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In the climax of the film, several characters — who have been so unknowingly obsessed with the structure that they have sculpted it in mashed potatoes and repeatedly sketched it — descend on Devils Tower, where they greet a gargantuan alien mother ship (below, the money shot arrives at about the 1:30 mark). Yet the stone tower was famous long before its association with UFOs. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt named Devils Tower, a sacred symbol to several Native American tribes, the U.S.'s first national monument.

Tiffany's & Co., Breakfast at Tiffany's



In the opening scene in Breakfast at Tiffany's, a New York City yellow cab drives down a quiet Fifth Avenue and drops Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) off near the corner of 57th Street. The formally dressed Golightly stares through her iconic sunglasses into the Tiffany & Co. window as she consumes her morning pastry and coffee. As she later says, "Well, when I get it, the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it. Nothing very bad could happen to you there." The scene, filmed outside New York's famed jewelry store, was one of the few not filmed at Paramount Studios' California backlots.

The Stone Steps, The Exorcist



Of all the images associated with The Exorcist — spinning heads, split pea soup, crucifixes handled in unholy ways — it is the creepily steep stone staircase that might be the longest-lasting in memories. The 1973 horror blockbuster's satanic steps — which prove to be the cause of death for several characters — are located in Washington's Georgetown enclave by a house at 3600 Prospect Street, which was used for exterior shots of the possessed girl's residence. Students at the neighborhood's namesake university — which features heavily in the film — put on several screenings of the film every Halloween.

The Trevi Fountain, La dolce vita



It took 30 years to build the Trevi Fountain but just a minute of screen time for the monument to be immortalized. Other films — Roman Holiday and Three Coins in the Fountain — featured Nicola Salvi's 18th century masterpiece, but its most celebrated role was in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita. In all its black-and-white glory, the 1960 classic highlighted Swedish bombshell Anita Ekberg and her strapless evening gown basking in the pouring water. Tourists inspired by the scene, though, have to settle for tossing coins into the fountain. Bathing, however curvaceous you may be, is not allowed.

Katz's Deli, When Harry Met Sally



Katz's Delicatessen was already 100 years old in 1989 when the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally came out. The landmark New York deli on Houston Street, with its overstuffed pastrami-on-rye sandwiches, was the ideal setting for Meg Ryan's fake orgasm. The classic scene was made that much more classic by the line uttered by a nearby customer (played by director Rob Reiner's mother): "I'll have what she's having."

Monument Valley, Stagecoach



Not far from the Utah-Arizona state line sits Monument Valley — a place John Wayne once referred to as "where God put the West." Large red sandstone monoliths (with names such as the Three Sisters and East and West Mitten) scattered throughout the dusty desert served as the perfect backdrop to director John Ford's depictions of the Old West. Ford filmed several of his westerns, including Stagecoach and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, which both starred Wayne, in the valley. Goulding's Lodge, a hotel in Monument Valley, is often visited by fans of the Duke, and the proprietors offer a large selection of John Wayne DVDs for guests.

Wiener Riesenrad, The Third Man



The 1949 thriller The Third Man suggests that serious business at an amusement park is best conducted on a Ferris wheel. In a cabin on the Viennese Great Wheel (Wiener Reisenrad) at the Prater park, Joseph Cotten's good guy and Orson Welles' bad guy — former friends — discuss the latter's fake death, the police, the Russians and good and evil in general. Confronted about his racket, Harry Lime (Welles) maintains his cool — something he probably wouldn't have been able to do on a roller coaster. The two get off the wheel, and Lime utters one of cinema's most giddily evil statements. "In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed. But they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love. They had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock!"

La Verne United Methodist Church, The Graduate



In the pursuit of love, Benjamin Braddock tested the patience of the gods. In The Graduate, Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) storms into a church where his beloved Elaine (Katherine Ross) is about to marry another. Just as the exit music is cued, Braddock pounds on a glass balcony window, shouting, "Elaine!" over and over and over. She finally responds by shouting Braddock's name, and the two desperately try to escape the church. At one point, Braddock uses a large cross to fend off the mob of angry guests. The film's now famous finale was filmed at the strikingly modernist United Methodist Church in La Verne, Calif., about 30 miles (50 km) east of Los Angeles.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Proposal

Saya tertarik untuk menonton film ini karena ada Sandra Bullock. Mbak Sandra kan sudah terkenal sebagai salah satu ratu komedi romantis, selain Julia Roberts dan Meg Ryan. Ditambah lagi dengan pose posternya, di mana Sandra seperti sedang melamar cowok. WOW!! Saya juga sempat kepikiran gitu sih, apa suatu hari nanti ujung-ujungnya saya akan melamar pria, bukannya dilamar? HAHAHAHA

OOT deh..

Nah, jadi saya menonton The Proposal sendiri di XXI Pejaten Village, tempat kesukaan saya :D
Ceritanya soal Sandra Bullock berperan sebagai Margaret Tate, seorang wanita kuat dan kejam, bos suatu perusahaan penerbitan. Awal film dibuka dengan adegan Sandra berangkat di kantor, dan pegawai kantor yang membuat kode kedatangan dia, dengan menyebutnya si nenek sihir.

Margaret tidak punya kehidupan pribadi di luar pekerjaan kantornya dan dia tidak disukai oleh karyawannya. Dia memiliki asisten/seketaris yang suka menulis, bernama Andrew Paxton (diperankan secara lugu oleh Ryan Reynolds). Hari itu Margaret dipanggil oleh pimpinannya karena status kerjanya dipertanyakan. Margaret tidak berkewarganegaraan amerika. Karena panik dan tidak mau diberhentikan, Margaret dengan cepat menjadikan Andrew sebagai tunangannya. HAHAHA.

Andrew tadinya tidak mau berbohong, bahkan sampai ke wawancara perpanjangan visa tinggal (karena ceritanya Margaret akan menikah dengan Andrew). Di luar kantor, Margaret berlutut melamar Andrew LOL!! Akhirnya dia mau ikut dalam rencana Margaret dengan iming-iming akan diberikan promosi dan bukunya akan diterbitkan. Syarat lainnya, Andrew harus diijinkan untuk pergi pulang ke rumahnya Sitka, Alaska. Karena, Andrew merasa perlu untuk memberitahukan ke keluarga besarnya. Wow pria yang baik yahh :)

Dimulailah perjalanan Margaret dan Andrew menapak tilas kota kecil bernama Sitka. Ya Tuhannn, indah sekaliii tempatt ituuu. Jarang loh, ada film drama romantis yang setting tempatnya sespecial itu. Begitu tiba di Sitka, mereka dijemput nenek dan ibu Andrew yang sangat ramah dan terkesan dengan kecantikan Margaret. Walaupun di perkenalan pertama itu, Margaret sangat kelihatan 'kota' sekali dan kaku dengan keadaan sekitar. Dalam perjalanan ke rumah Andrew, Margaret baru sadar bahwa keluarga Paxton merupakan keluarga yang terkemuka di Sitka dan memiliki banyak perusahaan yang berdiri di sepanjang jalan besar. Dia kaget mengetahui anak seorang jutawan yang mau bekerja keras sebagai asistennya.

Tidak disangka, walaupun kaget, keluarga besar Paxton menyambut Margaret dengan terbuka sebagai calon mantu. Lebih parahnya, langsung diadakan hajatan besar untuk menyambut mereka berdua. Ketika ditanya bagaimana kalimat lamarannya, mereka berdua langsung terkaget dan saling mengarang cerita aneh. Margaret ingin mengerjain Andrew, dengan mengarang cerita lamaran yang sangat 'lembut' tapi Andrew berusaha mengarang juga untuk menunjukkan dia tidak 'selembut' yang orang kira. HAHAHA. Sampai akhirnya mereka diminta untuk berciuman di depan umum. Mulai dari enggan dan ragu-ragu, mulai dari satu dua kecupan, sampai akhirnya jadi HOT LOL!! Tampak bahwa baik Margaret dan Andrew sama-sama terkaget-kaget melihat chemistry di antara mereka.

Film ini mengandung banyak nilai-nilai keluarga, di mana Margaret yang yatim piatu dan tidak memiliki saudara merasa terharu dengan keluarga Paxton. Dia mencintai ibu dan nenek Paxton seperti keluarga sendiri.   Dan keluarga Paxton pun mulai menyukai Margaret. Keadaan mulai rumit ketika ayah Andrew tampak tidak suka dengan pernikahan itu karena dia meremehkan pekerjaan Andrew selama ini. Dia mengharapkan Andrew mau bekerja melanjutkan bisnis keluarga dan tidak lagi bekerja sebagai 'asisten/sekertaris'

Andrew yang bete karena berkelahi dengan ayahnya, membuat ukiran kayu berjam-jam sampai akhirnya keringatan. Sambil mendengar ear phonenya, dia membuka baju dan telanjang berencana mau mandi. Sementara itu Margaret sedang ketakutan mau mengambil handuk yang tertinggal di luar kamar. Anjing lucu keluarga Paxton mengganggu si Margaret. Karena terpeleset, Margaret terlempar ke luar sementara di luar kamar mandi ada Andrew yang mau masuk kamar mandi. Jreng jreng jreng!! bertubrukkan lah mereka berdua!! LOL!! mereka berdua langsung kaget, menjerit, dan sembunyi. HAHAHA. Dari salah tingkah, akhirnya mereka saling memuji satu sama lain.

Sampai tiba hari pernikahan.. Tinggal sedikit lagii tapi justru Margaret yang menolak menikah karena dia merasa tidak mampu membohongi keluarga Paxton yang mulai dia sayangi. Margaret pun dipaksa pulang oleh pihak imigrasi. Sementara itu Andrew bingung, karena sungguh di dalam hatinya dia menyayangi Margaret. Akhirnya dia mengejar Margaret kembali ke kantor. Dan menyatakan cintanya. HAPPY END deh!! hihihi.

Menurut saya ini film yang patut dikoleksi deh, Ntar mau cari DVDnya ahh. Yang kurang sih adegan romantis antara Margaret dan Andrew. Kesannya jadi mereka terlalu cepat saling sukanya. Itu ajah sih. Tapi untuk ukuran film orisinil yang mantaph jalan ceritanya, menurut saya ini film drama romantis terbaik tahun 2009.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Film, obsesi masa muda

HAHAHA.. judul yang aneh ya.

Ya, film adalah obsesi saya di masa SMA dulu. Betapa gilanya saya dulu bergadang tengah malam untuk menonton banyak film barat di Indosiar. Bahkan saya sampai membeli majalah bintang untuk tahu film apa saja yang akan diputar minggu itu.

Saya sangat suka film. Khususnya film komedi, drama romantis, dan film aksi. Seperti kalian juga kan?? Saya banyak mengenal film-film romantis saat itu, juga dengan bintang film Hollywood yang HOT dan tampan hihihi. Juga dengan banyak ide cerita yang bagus ya.

Seperti kamu lihat, ini adalah sebagian film favorit saya:
Armageddon
Matrix
Autumn in New York
Remember The Titans
The Sixth Sense
Serendipity
You've Got Mail
The Godfather three logy
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Truman Show
Indiana Jones series
Notting Hill
Runaway Bride
Pretty Woman
Titanic
Never Been Kissed
Conspiracy Theory
Practical Magic
Shakespeare in Love
Speed
James Bond series
Good Will Hunting
Cast Away
As It Is in Heaven
Motorcycle Diaries
Sweet November
Sounds of Music
Private Benjamin
Spiderman
The Lord of The Rings three logy
Johnny Mnemonic

Kebanyakan film jadul kan?? Menurut saya, secara kualitas cerita lebih bagus film dulu ya daripada sekarang. Kalau soal ganteng atau cantik yah, lebih awet muda artisnya sekarang. Dan menurut saya, adanya mogok kerja dari penulis skenario Hollywood ikut mempengaruhi loh. Coba perhatikan, 2 tahun belakangan ini, kebanyakan film yang dibuat berdasarkan kisah nyata, diangkat dari novel, atau film sekuel. Satu-satunya film laris dan ceritanya berdiri sendiri tahun ini, saya rasa hanya The Proposal. Jadi nanti khusus untuk film ini. Saya kasih penghargaan untuk direview pertama kali di blog pilemku.blogspot.com yahh. Selamat menikmati.
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