Unless you've been living under a rock these past few weeks, you'll have noticed that reviews of the best and worst moments, films, albums, novels of the past decade have invaded the newspapers and magazines. Because I am highly unoriginal, I decided to make my own contribution.

( CGs Best and Worst of the Noughties )

In which the NT goes cinema and cappuccinogirl and missfoxie saw far more than they ever wanted.

( clicky for the low-down )

I did the inevitable.




So please join grace_tom_peter if you still feel like obsessing over my favourite little show with me.

And who knows, I might finally finish that damn fanfic...

THREE WOMEN
a Californication fan fiction.
by Cappuccino Girl

written for the Bordello's 48 hour challenge.

( I'm fixed on ruin. You're fixed on me. )

If my blog had a flag, it would be at half-mast. We have lost one of our great actresses of the screen and stage. She died too young. You know she would have been like her mother, wowing theatre audiences well into her seventies, because I guess that is what the Redgraves do. They are actors and by golly are they good.

I remember seeing one of her films at the cinema a few years back and wondering how on earth such a brilliant talent hadn't amassed at least two or three Oscars by now, and why she wasn't a household name. But then I guess that was part of her style, her way of doing things. Quietly and under the radar, the inside-tip.

To those of us who admired her work as an actress, she leaves behind a legacy of stunning performances in brilliant art-house films, and performances far better than they should have been in her pay-check flicks. And as for the theatre... well, that's the glory of it, isn't it? It's the moment. Right then. It can never be revisited.

I shall watch Asylum tomorrow night and raise my glass to Natasha Richardson. She will be sorely missed.

cappuccinogirl.com is now caughtinheadlights.com . it's only been tested in firefox, so do let me know if you have any navigation issues.



also. from 2009, this blog will be friends only. all fangirling is moving to a dedicated blog, so that I can return my LJ to its original purpose, although I will not be exporting old posts from here to the new blog.




looking forward to your visit.

If you really think about it, the song White Christmas is actually about global warming. In other news, I'm going kitsch-light cruising again this evening. Huzzah!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and happy holidays to all who (like me) don't.

The time has come to ditch cappuccinogirl.com and start a new internet life with a service provider that supports wordpress and actually, you know, lets me log into my ftp. I still want to keep my fanfic somewhere (and maybe write the odd thing or two), but I'm also considering various other options, such as possibly moving my fannish ramblings to a dot com, and bringing this LJ back to its original purpose, which I really do miss, although maybe I'm past it. I don't know.

Anyway. I've looked into web hosting etc and have made my decision on a provider, now I just need my new dot com. Please vote/comment/whatever.

Poll #1317974
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19

which domain name should I choose?

this makes me feel so much better about being sick.



( part two )

The videos that are making me and my house-mates laugh our collective arses off.
I'm not going to say what any of these are. just watch them. and please no drinking unless you enjoy spit-takes

( for shits and giggles )

Finally. Patricia Kaas' album Kabaret is released on December 15th, online only apparently which I'm not too thrilled about, but I'll deal.

As she's been doing some promo and concerts, youtube is a veritable treasure-trove at the moment. ( my personal favourites )

Diane Keaton's home was featured in Architectural Digest last month, and I totally missed it. But thankfully the photo spread is available online, and it's so insanely fabulous. I suppose that's hardly surprising considering that she is such a supporter of preserving historic buildings and an active interior designer and photographer. Anyway. It's an awesome house.

Take a peek.

The Kristin Scott Thomas love keeps continuing. this interview cracks my shit up.

JJB: You’re a Brit who lives in Paris; what language do you dream in?
KST: French things are generally in French, English in English.
JJB: You’ve just bought a seventh-floor apartment in Paris, without an elevator. Is that ever a problem?
KST: I sometimes feel that I am a sort of princess in a tower. And once I get up there I don’t want to come down. But my bum has greatly improved.
JJB: Do you eat? Do you cook?
KST: I have no patience with people who don’t eat; I think it is one of the most basic pleasures in life and ought to be enjoyed. I love to cook. Having said that, I find it very difficult to get an appetite when working onstage. It’s never the right time.
JJB: What thrills you?
KST: Too many things.
JJB: What scares you?
KST: Crowds.
JJB: What’s your idea of hell?
KST: Being stuck. Not being able to communicate. Not being heard.
JJB: How do you keep your sanity when you’re working?
KST: I give it up.

for picspammy's December challenge. because I can.


( reveal )

Kristin Scott Thomas was interviewed today by Joan Hamburg on her radio show. There's nothing new here, but it's a decent interview all the same.
here's a link to the podcast. [skip forward to 18:45 to listen]

Speaking of bilingual bombshells, I have wanted to see Meryl Streep's speech when she accepted her honorary Cesar award for a long, long time now. Keeping with the theory of it will come to you, here it is. Meryl en francais. Now that's something you don't hear every day. It made me giggle. Can she now make a film with Isabelle Huppert? Please.

I didn't think it was possible for me to love Californication any more than I already did, but then along came episode 10 and ripped my heart out and gave it back to me in tiny little pieces, wrapped in newspaper and faded satin ribbons.

( cut for spoilers )

Few people make studying and writing essays as pleasant as Mr. Thomas Newman, composer extraordinaire.

Here are a few of the tracks I have been listening to today:
1. Percheron Stalion (The Horse Whisperer). I also love having this track on my iPod when going for an early morning ride, but that must wait until Christmas holidays, alas.
2. Visiting Ruth & Untitled track 20 (Fried Green Tomatoes)
3. Bubble Wrap (Wall.e)
4. Mauve Antarctica (Angels in America)
5. Whisper of a Thrill (Meet Joe Black)

I can't believe I'm saying this but, praise be Vanity Fair. Annie Leibovitz? Maureen Dowd? Tina Fey? Mmmmm.

WALL.E. *sigh* This might be my film of the year. So incredibly beautiful. A celebration of the little things that make life magical.

in bullet points, because I am lazy.

- Carole Bouquet in French Psychologies magazine. She'll be on Le Grand Journal Dec. 10th, if you can receive it.
- Stokholm loves Charlotte Rampling. And there's a fab video here from the event too.
- The LA Times has a very long interview with La Streep, which is well worth a read.
- Annette Bening + Naomi Watts = WIN