Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Feb 8, 2012, 11:52 am
I just got back from seeing an incredible play called Midsummer and I went alone.  The first time I ventured out alone in one of my cultural excursions (as my pretentious alter-ego would call it) it was at an art gallery. Then I st...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Feb 7, 2012, 6:47 am
I'm two months late in compiling my favourite films of 2011 but because most films are released in Australia very late, I needed the time to get to see them first.  I don't like arranging these in order of preference because I love them all the same so I'm just going t...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Feb 6, 2012, 4:52 am
Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar was written in the first person and it couldn't have been written in any other way. The immediacy  and urgency of the words allows the readers to feel exactly what she is feeling. Most books allows its readers to sympathise and relate to the character...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Feb 2, 2012, 8:41 am
No. 1 // The Iron Lady Dir. Phyllida Lloyd SYNOPSIS  A biopic of Margaret  Thatcher, the woman who  changed British politics, told in flashbacks. I wasn't watching Meryl Streep play Thatcher. I was watch...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 31, 2012, 9:38 pm
Coloured my hair and it turned out ginger at first. Like Ron Weasley ginger (now it's dark brown). To celebrate this funny mishap, I'm wearing ginger pants.  (Shirt from Jack London, Pants from Cheap Monday, Boots fro...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 27, 2012, 7:30 pm
Probably the most satisfying meal I've had for a long time. Every time a dish was gobbled up I had this really inappropriate urge to lick the plates clean. Yes, I'm classy. And ...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 20, 2012, 2:00 am
Reading Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre makes me yearn for a time when people spoke to each other with such grace and elegance coupled with an intensity of passion that is intermittently laced with the words they speak. It doesn't matter whether they are being cruel or ni...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 16, 2012, 10:15 pm
Armani The gentleman with an air of mystery and reserved quietness. Favourite pieces: headscarves and shawls. Burberry The gentleman who is polite and with character. Favourite ...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 14, 2012, 2:56 am
Melancholia is split into two parts titled with the names of the two protagonists, 'Justine' and 'Claire'. Justine is played by Kirsten Dunst, Claire by Charlotte Gainsbourg. Justine is depression, Claire is anxiety. When the threat of Melancholia (an approaching plane...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 9, 2012, 10:40 am
So, since I'm already doing the 50 books challenge this year, I thought hmm...might as well throw my entire social life away and also ambitiously undertake a movies challenge as well.  Picking a number was hard but since I already see over a hundred movies...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 7, 2012, 6:52 am
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Murakami's masterpiece (I seem to always say this about every Murakami I read) is about a young married man named Toru. Toru loses a number of things. First his cat, then his wife and then slowly his sense of reality. In search ...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 5, 2012, 2:19 am
Spent the first day of the year with the family at City Extra, right across the Bridge when only several hours prior, it was virtually on fire from the New Year's fireworks display. Their menu was in a coo...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 4, 2012, 12:55 am
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 3, 2012, 4:54 am
Instagram: Film Memories are a series of posts showcasing great films I saw during a certain time period. Includes a screenshot of the film taken via Instagram. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Dir. Apicatpong Weerasethakul ...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jan 1, 2012, 9:44 am
Hurray for the first book I completed for the 2012 Fifty Books Challenge! It wasn't that difficult since Bonjour Tristesse is only over a hundred pages long. I'm thankful that it was very brief because I found the main character, Cecile, extremely irritatin...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Dec 30, 2011, 1:51 am
  "One can never know for sure    what a deserted area looks like"    - George Carlin   All images are owned by me and cannot be reused without permission or crediting the original source.
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Dec 26, 2011, 9:58 am

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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Nov 1, 2011, 1:02 am
Snaps from my Japan trip a few years ago. I visited my family there and we played tourist in Osaka and Tokyo. I don't know if any of these places are still intact after the earthquake. Such a devastating disaster taking precious lives and ruining beautiful settings. I was there when Japan was suffer...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 30, 2011, 6:40 am

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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 24, 2011, 11:06 am
I've been bitten by the travel bug and I'm being intoxicated by an intense wanderlust. I'm going on a trip to South America soon and all this planning is really making this travel itch worse! There are two things I do when this happens: 1) I look through old photos. The photos above are from my Par...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 23, 2011, 10:30 am
Three Reasons are a series of posts about films I love and the three reasons why I love them. Inspired by the Criterion Collection's own video series. I hope you check out the films in these series. If you are a lover of film, these are not to be missed! Directed by Juzo Itami In this humorous paea...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 20, 2011, 5:13 am
Abbas Kiarostami's film Taste of Cherry leaves us in a state of contemplation - not after the film's conclusion but during. Most movies show things happening and then we reflect upon the meaning of this later on. But here, Kiarostami neglects the 'happening' (the action, the story) and positions the...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 19, 2011, 7:02 am
I thought I'd share with you the heart of Sydney - Hyde Park and Westfield Pitt St. I love my city. I. Hyde Park and Cathedral II. Prada store III. Kikkoman at Japanese Restaurant IV. The Westfield Pitt escalators V. Miu Miu store VI. Noodle Festival VII. Pork Udon All images are owned by me and ca...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 18, 2011, 9:26 am
The HSC (final high school exams) for 2011 students started this week. I can't believe a year has already passed and that exactly a year ago I was one of those people who were having constant panic attacks about the HSC. For the record, I wasn't panicking about the actual exams like everyone else (a...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 18, 2011, 1:36 am
Here I am again with the Marlon Brando/Stanley Kowalski obsession. I'm still kicking myself over missing the Sydney Theatre Company's production of A Streetcar Named Desire with Cate Blanchett as Blance DuBois. How can I miss such a thing!  Anyway, I've got Gross und Klien to look forward to, starr...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 12, 2011, 6:01 pm
My satchel came in today in the most adorable packaging. It looked like something Hedwig would deliver. For a quick second I honestly thought I got accepted to Hogwarts even though they were a few years too late. But alas, still a Muggle. One can still dream. It came just in time for me to use it fo...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 8, 2011, 9:59 pm
Instagram: Film Memories are a series of posts showcasing great films I saw during a certain time period. Includes a screenshot of the film taken via Instagram. Me And You And Everyone We KnowDir. Miranda July Salo or the 120 Days of SodomDir. Pier Paolo Pasolini Mysterious SkinDir. Gregg Araki T...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Oct 5, 2011, 12:22 pm
Commentary on the Spring/Summer 2012 collections from New York Fashion Week The models in Alexander Wang's Spring Summer 2012 show walk onto the runway with damp hair. They do not have the time or have any concern to fix it. They're on the move. This simple idea is what permeates most of the collec...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Sep 27, 2011, 2:52 am
Look what came in the mail today! This is Issue 36 of Little White Lies. Yes, I know Issue 37 is already out but it takes forever to send a magazine from London all the way to Down Under. I love the films of Pedro Almodovar and I'm glad the very first issue I'm going to be reading is focused on his ...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Sep 22, 2011, 3:50 am
I've been reading in the news lately about how brick and mortar stores in Australia are struggling after a surge in online shopping. I know this is bad news but with the strong dollar and plenty of online stores offering free shipping, sometimes it's just better online. I have to admit, I've probabl...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Sep 15, 2011, 1:10 am
I blogged about Out of Print here before. They're an online shop that sell T-shirts and sweaters designed with iconic book covers. I was meant to get the Moby Dick one but, alas, they were out of stock of that particular style and it was already discontinued.  They sent me George Orwell's 1984 flee...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Sep 14, 2011, 2:40 am
My last Barnes and Noble box full of Criterions arrived yesterday and it's time to show you my full haul! Unfortunately, I'm currently in assignment mode for uni and I've only been able to watch a couple but my favourites so far are Onibaba (a creepy, atmospheric Japanese film that looks incredible...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Sep 4, 2011, 7:53 am
Instagram: Film Memories are a series of posts showcasing great films I saw during a certain time period. Includes a super short, two line recap (like a haiku, but not really) and a screenshot of the film taken via Instagram. Films I saw from 16 Aug 11 - 1 Sep 11 Breaking The WavesA film by Lars Vo...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 27, 2011, 11:25 am
Directed by Vittoria De Sica Italian neorealism broke the rule that movies had to be filmed in studio lots. By taking the camera and shooting on location they capture on film the lives of ordinary people and their problems and joys. Motivated with their conscience instead of potential profits, the ...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 26, 2011, 6:51 am
Vampyr (1932) Dir. Carl Theodore Dreyer Starring: Julian West, Maurice Shutz and Rena Mandel Vampyr is Carl Theodore Dreyer's first sound film but it might as well be called a silent film since, like most of Dreyer's work, dialogue is kept to a minimum. In fact, the music takes over and envelopes th...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 24, 2011, 11:47 am
Part one here A woman is always sexier when she is covered up. Suggest, never show. Giovanna Battaglia  can wear a low length dress with a high neckline but the fit of the garment ensures that it still pays attention to her body. Again, it's simple and sensible but with smart touches such as the b...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 21, 2011, 5:51 pm
There are two fashion editors I would like to comment on for their consistent, sensible sense of style (try quickly saying that phrase 10 times without getting tongue-tied) without straying into the land of the dull. Francesco Cominelli and Giovanna Battaglia. Even their names sound stylish. Damn I...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 14, 2011, 12:24 am
Instagram: Film Memories are a series of posts showcasing great films I saw during a certain time period. Includes a super short, two line recap (like a haiku! but not really) and a screenshot of the film taken via Instagram. Films I saw from 7 Aug 2011 - 14 Aug 2011 Raging BullA film by Martin Sco...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 9, 2011, 2:18 pm
One of my favourite spots to eat in Sydney: the Mizuya Japanese restaurant where you order your food from a touchscreen! A short wait later and your food magically appears.  Now the touchscreen is both a blessing and a curse. It's extremely convenient and makes the whole ordering process much faste...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 3, 2011, 6:30 am
Courtney Howlett is a fashion illustrator I met through IFB. The only other fashion illustrator I know of is Garance Dore and her work is very pretty and fun but Howlett's is just jaw-dropping. I love the fact that the fashion aspect is treated as a point of inspiration rather than the point of focu...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Aug 2, 2011, 11:20 am
I don't usually quote people in here but I just had to post this one by one of my favourite directors. He says he doesn't like to engage in telling stories. Obviously as a filmmaker this is inevitable. No matter how bare the plot is or how very little happens in a film - if anything at all - it will...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 22, 2011, 7:01 am
This makes me want to make myself a cup of hot cocoa and snuggle with a book (or my iPad). I don't like the assumption that e-readers are killing off physical books. Unless someone discovers that paper is poisonous and are a danger to our health, books are never going to go away. Sure, we may buy le...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 21, 2011, 8:48 am
Meet Simone Nobili. What intrigued me the most about this newcomer is his personality. Completely unexpected. It's surprising to see an introvert, contemplative and calm person doing so well in an industry usually known for its ostentatiousness and fast-paced lifestyles. He's worked for Givenchy, M...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 20, 2011, 7:17 am
This is always an exciting time for film lovers. First there's the 50% off sale of all Criterion DVDs and Blu-Ray at Barnes and Noble. I already ordered several DVDs including a box set of five Cassavetes films which I'm really excited about.  Then there's the announcement of new releases from Crit...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 19, 2011, 11:14 am
Okay, this is going to be a personal post.  I freaking love Harry Potter.I was that 11 year old who checked the mailbox several times a day to see if I received a letter to attend Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was the very first novel I ever read and finished. Don't ask me why ...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 14, 2011, 10:23 pm
Directed by David Fincher It's amazing how Fincher can turn the most beautiful setting and turn it into something truly terrifying. If Mad Men was a murder mystery, it would probably look something like this, especially during the 60s-70s murders.  A large portion of the story is set in the newsp...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 13, 2011, 8:58 am
My new perfume purchases: Tokyo by Kenzo and Weekend by Burberry. Tokyo has a very peppery, urban and dark scent. Works well for night but I'm pretty sure I've smelt something very similar from another brand before. Nevertheless, it still packs quite a punch in the beginning but then settles down to...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 5, 2011, 4:42 pm
I agree with most, but not all of this. Drink coffee? To be creative? I love to drink coffee and drink it everyday but I don't think it gets my creative juices flowing. 29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 5, 2011, 4:34 pm
Rick Owens’ menswear collection is always exciting to watch because he creates clothes - when they race out into the runway – that look like they cater for a very specific type of man, but actually if you look at each one closer and break the ensemble apart you can extract pieces that anyone can...
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Jesue Valle posted an article on FILM MUSIC ART - Jul 4, 2011, 11:30 pm
This is the bag I use for university. I got it from etsy.com and it fits everything I need: notebooks, Macbook Pro, iPad, DSLR and of course, snacks. I really like the pattern and the colours and because it's from etsy, it's handmade and made with love :) P.S. It's winter where I live so excuse my u...
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