September. Reverse Culture Shock.

This month I start classes of my fourth year of Journalism and Audiovisual Communication. I will live alone in a studio, I don't know yet if I'll work. Weekends are my moment.

• The aviator (2004) -3rd September.
• Here on Earth (2000) -3rd September.
• La carta esférica (2007) -3rd September.
• The last legion (2007) -5th September.
• The seven year itch (1955) -6th September.
• The painted veil (2006) -7th September.
• Zodiac (2007) -7th September.
• Bordertown (2006) -8th september.
• Finding Nemo (2003) -10th September.
• Mary Poppins (1964) -14th September.
• Hairspray (2007) -14th September.
• Love and other disasters (2006) -21st September.
• Royal Wedding (1951) -21st September.
• En la ciudad de Sylvia (2007) -22nd September.
• Scoop (2006) -23rd September.
• Turtles can fly (2004) -24th September.
• The hoax (2006) -27th September.
• Under Capricorn (1949) -28th September.
• Paris, je t'aime (2006) -28th September.
  
• Dark Blue Almost Dark (2006) -28th September.
• Something to remember me by (2005) -29th September.
• El Calentito (2005) -29th September.
• Remake (2006) - 30th September.
• Nobody's life (2002) -30th September.

I'm starting to think I'm not going to make it. This month wasn't bad (24 movies), but the future is no free time, and the end of the year is approaching fast.

Total: 180/365

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A troubled teenager

"You are a fool, Harry Potter, and you will lose everything". Voldemort is at his highest point of wickedness in the fifth part of Harry Potter, that starts to put some distance from wand fighting and gets deeper into the battle that a troubled teenager has to put up with inside of him.

The last 20 minutes are spectacular. Chasing and fighting as only can happen in the magic world, covered by a veil of mistery and evil that increases from the first minute of film.
The performances' qualities have improved greatly, has it had happened with each new film and the growing of the actors. The only one that disappoints since Richard Harris died is that of Michael Gambon in his role of Albus Dumbledore. The Headmaster moves with too much energy and shows too much his emotions, wandering away from the real character of Dumbledore, the best wizard of all times.

The movie has ambiguous changes of humour, the music being guilty for many of them. And, even though this soundtrack is one of the best from the series, it doesn't fit with the sad and lugubrious tone of the story.

Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Director: David Yates
Year: 2007
Rating: 9/10

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It was all in the preview.

Homer is attacked by the hounds that he had whiped all day, even when he wanted them to rest. Homer is blowing raspberries on a very cute pig's tummy. Thousands of missiles are fired to space from the Earth. And Bart smashes himself against the window of the fast food place where the Flanders are eating, completely naked. This are the most amusing mooments of the movie and, unfortunately, it was all in the preview.

Apart from the mentioned gags, The Simpsons Movie is scarce in the usual humor that fills the episodes of the series. It seems that, being under the pression of having to write a coherent storyline that goes on for almost 90 minutes, and having that story follow a minimum of consistency and development rules, the creators of the most critical with society animation serieshave run out of jokes. And, clearly, if The Simpsons aren't funny they're worth nothing. They're nothing more that silly yellow cartoons with strange hair colour and snouts instead of noses. And that's what the movie is left too every other minute.

The best part: the scene where Bart is skating naked, without his "thing" being seen, because it is always covered by bushes, hoses, cars...

In spite of all this, the audience can't say that it hadn't been warned. Homer already said at the begining of the movie: "I don't understand why we are paying to watch in the theatres what we can see at home for free. And everyone who does it, is a wretch."

Title: The Simpsons Movie
Director: David Silverman
Year: 2007
Rating: 4/10

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Melting in August.

I don't think August will be any better than July, but I'll do the best I can. I'm watching many blockbuster summer movies.

• The Holiday (2006) -August 2nd.
• Ratatouille (2007) -August 3rd.
• Frenzy (1972) -4 de agosto.
• Crash (2006) -August 10th.
• 4: rise of Silver Surfer (2007) -August 13th.
• The Simpsons Movie (2007) -August 14th.
• The thief lord (2006) -August 15th.
• Perfume: the story of a murderer (2006) -August 15th.
• Goya's ghosts (2006) - August 16th.
• Moonlight mile (2002) -August 17th.
• A golpes (2005) -August 19th.
• The last king of Scottland (2006) -August 22nd.
• 13 going on 30 (2004) -August 25th.
• The clan of the cave bear (1986) -August 29th.
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004) -August 31st.

August is gone, and with it the summer and my internship have finished too. Soon the winter will come back. It is my favourite season, I like to curl up under a blanket while I watch a movie. This month, there wasn't a blanket, but I saw 15 movies.

Total: 156/365

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A blockbuster July.

This month I will be able to post some reviews of movies I'm watching. I found a job at a newspaper, and sometimes I write reviews for it, so that's where I'm taking the time from. But first things first: let's start with the month list.

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At world's end (2007) -July 1st.
• Volver (2006) -July 1st.
• Transformers (2007) -July 7th.
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) -July 11th.
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) -July 14th.
• The last time I saw Paris (1954) -July 15th.
• Ladrones (2007) -July 16th.
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) -July 21st.
• Pathfinder (2007) -July 24th.
• The Holiday (2006) -July 29th.

10 movies. I went more to the theatres this month, but I completely crashed on watching movies at home. The reason is work. When I get home all I want to do is play The Sims, and not think aboutanything. Or maybe I go out with my friends, and then I don't even have time for that.

Total:141/365

Movi-e-ing back in June.

I have been traveling a lot, but I try to save some time to watch movies. Let's see how I manage in June. I have to move back to Spain from the USA, and in one year you can pile up too much stuff.

• Bridge to Terabithia (2007) -June 5th.
• La vie en rose (2007) -June 7th.
• The Princess Bride (1987) -June 7th.
• Benny & Joon (1993) -June 9th.
• V for Vendetta (2005) -June 10th.
• Me and you and everyone we know (2005) -June 10th.
• Happily N'ever after (2007) -June 16th.
• Havoc (2005) -June 19th.
• In Good Company (2004) -June 20th.
• Cinema Paradiso (1988) -June 21st.
• Priceless (2006) -June 23rd.
• Shrek the Third (2007) -June 23rd.
• Volver (2006) -June 24th.
• A room with a view (1985) -June 26th.
• Spider-man 3 (2007) -June 27th.
• Penny Serenade (1941) -June 29th.
• Shrek 2 (2004) -June 30th.

17 movies. I didn't do as well as I had expected in June. I have been very busy since I came back home, doing things like looking for a job and catching up with people. I don't want to make the act of watching a movie an obligation for me, so I'll just try to find time to watch them when I'm for it.

Total: 131/365

I MAY not watch so many movies this month.

I am a bit worried about this month. My year at Drake will soon be over, and then I'm going to China to stay there 23 days. I have the feeling I won't be able to watch many movies. But then, again, I can always catch up during the summer.

• In good company (2004) -May 1st.
• Honey (2003) -May 5th.
• Sound and fury (2000) -May 6th.
• Walk the line (2005) -May 7th.
• Dirty Dancing (1987) -May 7th.
• The Company (2003) -May 7th.
• Flashdance (1983) -May 8th.
• Dreamgirls (2006) -May 7th.
• Honey (2003) -May 8th.
• Honey (2003) -May 11th.
• Kiki's delivery service (1989) -May 12th.
• The Da Vinci Code (2006) -May 13th.

And that's it for May. 11 movies. Not too much, and some repetitions, but these are difficult times.

Total: 114/365