Obsessive!!!

Open your EYES, world!!!

This is a documentary made after the elections for parliament in Republic of  Moldova, that has a higher level of acctually showing what really happened there than the mockumentary (can’t call it a documentary, seriously now) that was made by the comunist party and was broadcasted nationwide on affiliated television station NIT.

Documentar: 7 Aprilie part I:

Documetar: 7 Aprilie Part II:

No comment!

Mariwara out!

Just some motivational music

Love this song!!!

Morcheeba- Enjoy the ride

Enjoy!!!

Mariwara out!

The BIG day has come!

So, i dont know if you’all know or not, but I’m an aspiring journalist:P. I study journalism and mass comunication studies in Bucharest. Yesterday was a good day for me, cause i got published!!!

I’m pretty sure that most of you won’t understand the content of my article (cause it’s in romanian), but I would like to share it with you, so I’ll post a link to it:D

Europa risca o noua criza a gazelor

So this is it. Enjoy!

Mariwara out.

Update: New article, also written by yours trully:P

Fiica lui Cher isi face schimbare de sex

Enjoy!

Mariwara out!!! (again:P)

Sleeping music

…so i just got home and thought I’d play some music so I could fall asleep faster…but I dont know what to play…so i got to Portishead in my playlist
This is a song I haven’t played in a while…brings back memories…
Portishead- Roads

Sleep tight y’all!!!

Revolutia Twitter din Moldova – minimalizarea idealurilor pentru care luptam

Pe fondul miscarilor de protest din Republica Moldova, care contesta rezultatele alegerilor parlamentare din 5 aprilie, s-a creat o puternica masa de jurnalisti din presa internationala care au pus accentul pe faptul ca asa zisa revolutie din Moldova este prima miscare de acest gen orchestrata pe un site de retea sociala si anume Twitter, minimalizand ceea pentru ce se organizasera de fapt protestele.
Este profund dureros faptul ca, idealurile pentru care lupta o natiune, raul pe care l-a facut tarii regimul comunist, aproape autoritar al presedintelui republicii Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, saracia in care traieste poporul moldovean, toate neregulile si ilegalitatile pe care le-a comis Voronin in ultimile saptamani, de la inceputul protestelor, dar si pe tot parcursul celor doua mandate ale sale, sunt minimalizate si neglijate in presa, dar se vorbeste despre „imensa” importanta a Twitter-ului si altor site-uri de retele sociala in desfasurarea evenimentelor. Nu poate fi vorba despre faptul ca aceste site-uri sunt o strategie in programarea si desfasurarea protestelor. Este de necontestat faptul ca social media au jucat un rol foarte important in comunicarea dintre manifestanti, mai ales tinand cont de faptul ca alte mijloace de comunicare sunt intens monitorizate de serviciile secrete si ca retele de telefonie mobila au blocat semnalul pentru zonele unde se desfasurau proteste, si, in special faptul ca, folosirea canalelor conventionale ar putea fi periculoasa pentru integritatea personala a unora dintre liderii protestatarilor. Nu se poate spune despre Twitter mai mult decat faptul ca a fost un instrument, unul extrem de util chiar, prin imtermediul caruia puteai, din orice loc, din orice colt al lumii, sa afli foarte rapid si chiar foarte detaliat ceea ce se intampla in Moldova la momentul respectiv.
Republica Moldova nu este o tara foarte tehnologizata. Accesul la internet este inca un lux pentru multi dintre locuitorii sai. Twitter a fost, mai mult, un mijloc prin care se adresa un strigat de ajutor atat organismelor internatioanale care ar fi avut puterea sa schimbe ceva, cat si opiniei publice mondiale, facandu-se apeluri de solidarizare cu participantii la protest. Astfel, in foarte multe orase din Romania, unde sunt foarte multi studenti basarabeni, dar si in lume au fost organizate miscari de protest impotriva regimului comunist. Numarul mare de tineri care au participat la manifestatii a dus la generalizarea ideii de Twitter revolution. Dar, in fond, oamenii au iesit in strada oarecum spontan, pentru ca era de asteptat daca si in acest an comunistii ar fi castigat. Si in 2005 au iesit oameni in strada. Pe atunci nu exista nici Twitter, nici Facebook, dar oamenii tot au reusit sa se mobilizeze. Desi era evident faptul ca regimul nu se va schimba, poporul, in special, tinerii au sperat intr-un viitor mai bun.
Participarea masiva a tinerilor la „revolutie” se explica prin faptul ca, tot prin intermediul internetului, viziunea lor despre viata si despre regimurile politice adecvate secolului in care traim s-a schimbat, s-a modernizat. Era evident ca regimul actual nu le garanteaza nici un viitor in tara lor si este frustrant pentru ei sa stie ca doar plecand din tara vor putea realiza ceva. Despre asta este revolutia din Moldova, despre viitor, despre idealurile de intergare europeana, despre scaparea din saracie si, mai ales, despre crearea posibilitatii cladirii unui viitor la tine acasa. Revolutia a fost in strada, in lupta cu cruzimea autoritatilor, in incercarea de a evita sa fie arestati, batuti, dusi in locuri necunoscute si in incercarea plina de sperante de a schimba regimul dictatorial al lui Voronin. Revolutia a fost in strada nu pe Twitter! Nu se poate genera Schimbarea din fata calculatorului.

Tegan and Sara-The Con

I love this band. I have recently (like about 6 months ago, not that recently i supose) discovered their music and just can’t get enough. You know those bands with their catchy little songs. My favourite album is The Con. If you want to listen to some of their music i’ll pitch in a myspace link for ya’ although i’m sure that many of you already know this band’s creations.

LastFm link here.

Here’s the video for the song The Con (live version):

Hope you like it!!!

Twitter here i come

I am now officialy on Twitter y’all!!!

Folow me here!

Oscar Nominees 2009

since i went into the award shows area might as well tell you about the Oscar nominees this year, cause the Oscars are comming up realy close

So here we go. Categories are in bold.

Performance by an actor in a leading role

• Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
• Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
• Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
• Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

• Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
• Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
• Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

• Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
• Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

• Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
• Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
• Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
• Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Best animated feature film of the year

• “Bolt” (Walt Disney)

  Chris Williams and Byron Howard

• “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount)

  John Stevenson and Mark Osborne

• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney)

  Andrew Stanton

Achievement in art direction

• “Changeling” (Universal)

  Art Direction: James J. Murakami Set Decoration: Gary Fettis

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)

  Art Direction: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Peter Lando

• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films)

  Art Direction: Michael Carlin Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway

• “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

  Art Direction: Kristi Zea Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography

• “Changeling” (Universal)

  Tom Stern

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Claudio Miranda

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)

  Wally Pfister

• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

  Chris Menges and Roger Deakins

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in costume design

• “Australia” (20th Century Fox)

  Catherine Martin

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Jacqueline West

• “The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films)

  Michael O’Connor

• “Milk” (Focus Features)

  Danny Glicker

• “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

  Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  David Fincher

• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)

  Ron Howard

• “Milk” (Focus Features)

  Gus Van Sant

• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

  Stephen Daldry

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature

• “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild) A Pandinlao Films Production

  Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath

• “Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment) A Creative Differences Production

  Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser

• “The Garden” A Black Valley Films Production

  Scott Hamilton Kennedy

• “Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures) A Wall to Wall Production

  James Marsh and Simon Chinn

• “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films) An Elsewhere Films Production

  Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject

• “The Conscience of Nhem En” A Farallon Films Production

  Steven Okazaki

• “The Final Inch” A Vermilion Films Production

  Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant

• “Smile Pinki” A Principe Production

  Megan Mylan

• “The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306″ A Rock Paper Scissors Production

  Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in film editing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)

  Lee Smith

• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)

  Mike Hill and Dan Hanley

• “Milk” (Focus Features)

  Elliot Graham

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Chris Dickens

Best foreign language film of the year

• “The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production – Germany
• “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haut et Court Production – France
• “Departures” (Regent Releasing) A Departures Film Partners Production – Japan
• “Revanche” (Janus Films) A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production – Austria
• “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production – Israel

Achievement in makeup

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Greg Cannom

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)

  John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan

• “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal)

  Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Alexandre Desplat

• “Defiance” (Paramount Vantage)

  James Newton Howard

• “Milk” (Focus Features)

  Danny Elfman

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  A.R. Rahman

• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney)

  Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• “Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney)

  Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman Lyric by Peter Gabriel

• “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Gulzar

• “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Best motion picture of the year

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) A Kennedy/Marshall Production

  Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers

• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal) A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production

  Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers

• “Milk” (Focus Features) A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production

  Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers

• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production

  Nominees to be determined

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) A Celador Films Production

  Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film

• “La Maison en Petits Cubes” A Robot Communications Production

  Kunio Kato

• “Lavatory – Lovestory” A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production

  Konstantin Bronzit

• “Oktapodi” (Talantis Films) A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production

  Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand

• “Presto” (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production

  Doug Sweetland

• “This Way Up” A Nexus Production

  Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best live action short film

• “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency) An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production

  Reto Caffi

• “Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions) A La Luna Production

  Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont

• “New Boy” (Network Ireland Television) A Zanzibar Films Production

  Steph Green and Tamara Anghie

• “The Pig” An M & M Production

  Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh

• “Spielzeugland (Toyland)” A Mephisto Film Production

  Jochen Alexander Freydank

Achievement in sound editing

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)

  Richard King

• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment)

  Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Tom Sayers

• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney)

  Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood

• “Wanted” (Universal)

  Wylie Stateman

Achievement in sound mixing

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)

  Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty

• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney)

  Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt

• “Wanted” (Universal)

  Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Achievement in visual effects

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron

• “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)

  Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin

• “Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment)

  John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Adapted screenplay

• “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)

  Screenplay by Eric Roth Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord

• “Doubt” (Miramax)

  Written by John Patrick Shanley

• “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)

  Screenplay by Peter Morgan

• “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

  Screenplay by David Hare

• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

  Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay

• “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)

  Written by Courtney Hunt

• “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax)

  Written by Mike Leigh

• “In Bruges” (Focus Features)

  Written by Martin McDonagh

• “Milk” (Focus Features)

  Written by Dustin Lance Black

• “WALL-E” (Walt Disney)

  Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

source: www.oscar.com

Bob Marley, Coming To a Suitcase Near You

As if international travel hadn’t become sufficiently challenging, intrepid globe-trotters may soon be able to try clearing customs with suitcases bearing the face of Bob Marley. Reuters reported that the family of Marley, the Jamaican singer who died in 1981 at the age of 36, struck a deal with Hilco Consumer Capital, a private equity firm, to license Marley’s dreadlocked visage and other trademarks for retail products. Hilco, which also owns brands like Ellen Tracy, Halston and the Sharper Image, will license the reggae singer’s likeness for merchandise like luggage, video games, musical instruments, stationery and collectibles.

Credit:  NY Times