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Thursday, December 11, 2003 Lost in paradise If LA is a paradise, it is first a paradise for movie. And of course it is paradise for shopping. Before I move over and settled down, I thought I would be in haven because I happend to be big junkie of these two things. Within five miles radius of our home, there are more than 20 cinemas, 5 big shopping malls and numerous fasion stores. But surprisingly, I did not watch any movie or go for mall shopping for once since I moved here. oh, no, I did one mall shopping, not in Los Angeles, but in Scottsdale where Bin participated a conference, and the fashion mall is next to the hotel. Since last time I was in cinema for Pirates of Carribean, which was almost six months ago, I've survived my curiosity on big hit like "Kill Bill", "Once upon a time in Mexico", "Matrix III", "Gothyca" or "Last samuri" and numerous small independent movies like "Mystic river", "Lost in translation" or "American splender", which are abundently available around my area. I think maybe just because LA has to much more other fun than just sitting in cinema or strolling in all similar shopping malls. And of course, the expense is beyond my expectation. I haven't mentioned several theaters in Westwood are the frequent sites for big movie premiere. Last Sunday, when we passed Broxton ave. we found the street was blocked and there are red carpet and stuff in the middle. And we were told Nicole Kidman was inside the "Landmark Regent" for the premire of "Cold Mountain". We did not wait till see her coming out and signing autograph, but I guess I will go to see this movie. I love Minghella's "English Patient" and I think he will be good in "Cold Mountain" too since he is a master in dealing with war and love. I will not be able to neither miss "return of king" and "girl with a pearl earing". I might also go to watch "lost in translation","mystic river" and "21 grams" since they sound really different from those big hit. posted by lmeimei @1:11 PM| permanent link| | |
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