Funny is the New Sexy: A "New Girl" Addiction Rush!

There are certain things that a woman can be attractive to a man. But for me, I only set three standards. First, she must be intelligent; second, she must has a short hair; and lastly, she must has a good sense of humor. Although, Zooey Deschanel's character "Jess" in her new American TV series, "New Girl" wears a long, wavy black hair, it is far more important for me that a girl is intelligent and has a witty sense of humor. Zooey Deschanel never failed my expectations.

"New Girl" is an American TV series/sticom which tells the story of Jess who had broke up with her douchebag live-in partner/boyfriend/fiance of six years when she found out he was cheating on her. In order for her to get over the failed relationship, she moved to a new apartment or loft where three young bachelors live.

In her new home, Jess makes friends with a brokenhearted bar tender, law school student wannabe Nick Miller (Jake Johnson), a douchebag lawyer called Schmidt (Max Greenfield), who works as the only male employee in his company, and an unemployed former basketball player, Wilson Bishop (Lamorne Morris), who easily picks up a new talent but fails to enjoy routinely work. Jess has a superhot model friend named Cece Meyers (Hannah Simone) who Schmidt has eyes for.

Jess reminds me of someone whom I met several years ago — she's funny and intelligent at the same time. She makes me laugh whenever we talk random things. Moreover, she has a witty personality, just like Jess. More importantly, she has brains for serious and intelligent conversations. A beautiful face doesn't simply give me the instant attraction. I don't fall easily with a beautiful face. A girl who is intelligent, has a short hair, and a witty sense of humor — that's what catches my attention more.

Zooey Deschanel's Jess character actually exceeds my expectations of a you-funny-sexy-intelligent-kind-of-being thing. Her coping strategies to forget her break-up are simply a turn on. Ask every guy who watches "New Girl" and they will tell you Zooey Deschanel is the new IT girl in town! I will even bet our rice cooker if there is a man who will not fall for Zooey Deschanel's charm on television! Hah!

Anyway, if you're into awesome comedy viewing series mode, I highly recommend watching the new series "New Girl". It's simply an awesome viewing habit!

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"Manila Dreams" Came True

Around 25,000 people from all walks of life were lucky enough to watch one of the most awaited concerts in our country last Sunday, January 22, 2012. But the crowd's excitement of seeing Katy Perry belt out her chart-topping hits from her album, mostly from the album Teenage Dream almost died when the popstar appeared two hours late. You read it right, two freakin' hours without explanation or apology even from the concert promoters. Even the opening act of DJ Skeet Skeet did not make the crowd forget that they were waiting too long for the concert to start. But Filipino fans are forgiving. All were thrilled when Katy finally appeared. Indeed, Manila Dreams is coming true at that time.

Aside from watching Katy performed the 15-song set list, people are entertained with the short videos projected in four LEDs, two of them are on the stage decorated with pink cotton candy clouds, about the Alice in Wonderland-Cinderella-esque adventure of a girl named Katy. The crowd was laughing as they watch Katy desperately looking for her lost cat, Katy Purry. While in search for her cat in a colorful world filled with candies and cupcakes, she met the boy of her dreams, Baker's Boy.

Katy Cats were not disappointed when Katy sang ten songs from her Teenage Dream album. Everybody was hyped as she opens with “Teenage Dream”, followed by another upbeat song, “Hummingbird Heartbeat.”

But the crowd is not the only one who enjoyed the concert, Katy herself was having a good time performing for her Filipino fans. The popstar shared on her Twitter account that part of her California Dreams Concert is to get a male volunteer and kiss him on stage and that lucky guy will also have the chance to kiss Katy. The lucky guy called on stage was the ex-PBB Teen Edition Clash Housemate, Ivan Dorschner. See the video below.


Video courtesy of Vinceme29

Girls in different age, boyfriends, teenage boys, and even parents who accompanied their kids danced as Katy performed her party anthem “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)” and sang along as the lyrics of “E.T” was projected in LEDs.

Local celebrities were spotted during the concert. KC Concepcion was enjoying the concert with her sister Cloie Syquia; Survivor Castaway, KC Montero; singer Jed Madela, and Mr. Funny Guy, Ramon Bautista were among them.

The stage was decorated with sweet stuffs such as lollipop, cotton candy, and cupcakes surely gave the Katy Cats toothache. But these sweets cannot conceal the sexual allusions especially when she performed “Peacock.”

The other songs that she performed were “Waking Up in Vegas”, “Ur So Gay”, “I Kissed A Girl”, and “Hot n Cold”. Katy's backup singers also had their moment when they sang Aaron Carter's "I Want Candy" mashed-up with Kelis' "Milkshake".

Katy also performed heart-felt ballads such as “Not like the Movies” and the acoustic version of her latest single, “The One Who Got Away.” For the last two songs, the crowd sings along with Katy's two most loved songs, “Firework,” complete with stage effects and “California Gurls.”

Katy Perry really rocked Manila with her singing prowess and brilliant performance. Two thumbs up, Katy! You fulfilled every Katy Cats' dreams that Sunday night.

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"The Darkest Hour" Delivers Awesome 3D Special Effects!

 Visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov who gave us the highly-stylized action packed “Wanted” and “Night Watch” produces the latest in mind-blowing special effects in the 3D thriller “The Darkest Hour” starring Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Olivia Thirlby, and Rachael Taylor.

Director Chris Gorak pits young internet entrepreneurs Sean (Hirsch) and Ben (Minghella) who arrive in Moscow amidst a mysterious lightening storm. Upon landing in the vibrant Russian capital to pursue their business dreams in the international economic center yet full of unscrupulous business practices, they met up with travelers Natalie (Thirlby) and Anne (Taylor) who are stranded in Moscow en route to Nepal.

The two pairs of best friends meet amid the glitz and glamour of the Zvezda Nightclub, the hot spot for the international and the beautiful in Moscow, including the young turk Skylar (Joel Kinnaman), the Swedish businessman who duped Sean and Ben. A mecca for the globe trotting youth, supermodels, and business elite congregating in Moscow, the club is quickly transformed to a scene of terror when the aliens invade and everything goes dark.

After surviving the initial attack hiding underground, days later the five emerge into the confines of a Moscow that’s become increasingly alien – the once pulsating city is now without power and is all but deserted, yet occupied by a force they don’t understand. Made up of electromagnetic wave energy, the alien beings kill brutally by shredding earthly life forms, reducing those in their way to their molecular structure instantly.

The aliens are also basically invisible to humans, however anything electrical gives them away. Daytime is now dangerous, so the survivors learn to travel across the city in the safety of night, while confronting their individual reactions to these extraordinary circumstances where everything familiar is gone.

Bekmambetov was happy to participate as a producer. “Producing and directing for me, is almost the same. When you’re directing, you’re not shooting, you’re not acting yourself, you’re not dressing actors… you’re directing,” explains Bekmambetov. “The producer is also managing processes - people and expectations - so for me to produce means you have the movie in your head and you have to find the right people to make it. It’s almost the same thing. You’re not screaming rolling on the set, but you’re still finding the right people and the right strategy.”

“Originally, maybe 4 years ago, it was scripted in a small American town. The first time I spoke with (co-producer) Tom Jacobson, I said ‘Can we move it to Moscow?’ When you change the point of view it becomes an interesting project immediately. Like King Kong in Moscow would be a big deal, King Kong in New York nobody wants to play that game because it’s been done,” comments Bekmambetov. “It’s still quite intriguing for the viewer to be here because not so many western movies are made in Moscow. It makes the movie cool immediately.”

“Timur and his team have been fantastic collaborators throughout the process. Early on, Tom, Monnie and I meet with Timur at his house in Los Angeles and had creative sessions that were really productive,” says director Gorak. “Timur is an incredible creative filmmaker in his own right, and he added touches to our alien design, movement, and activity. Their subtle existence and dangers of the alien and how to present that to the audience.”

Gorak continues, “Timur always adds that little touch to make it special… he's really good at that. What was the enemy and what were the rules of the enemy. Timur likes to police the mythology of the science fiction. What are these aliens, what are they made up of, what do they want? We had a lot of discussions about that, which then leads to those fun moments in the story for example, of scattering light bulbs as a warning device. Those kinds of moments that Timur adds can become classic indelible images.”

Bekmambetov sees this project as a stepping stone for the Russian film industry. “This is the first big Hollywood movie that will all be made in Russia. We’ve shot parts of western movies here – a few shooting days on Get Smart, a Bourne movie with a piece made in Moscow – but nobody has made a whole Hollywood movie in Russia. It’s very helpful and important for our production company Bazelev because people learn how to work in system. It will help me in the future to make more movies here in Russia,” says Bekmambetov. “In our visual effects area, we have young people working with American producers and visual effects supervisor. The young Russian guys are learning a lot and at the end, we will have a great team who can then make another movie.”

“The Darkest Hour” (3D) opens in cinemas on January 25 from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros. Below is the awesome movie trailer of "The Darkest Hour" (3D)! Enjoy!

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