Here comes 2007...

MOVIES

* Paranoid Park, Gus Van Sant, 2007 - 4.5/5
* This is England, S.Meadows, 2006 - 4/5
* Before the Devil knows you're dead, S.Lumet, 2007 - 3/5
* 99 francs, J.Kounen, 2007 - 3.5/5
* King of California, M.Cahill, 2007 - 4/5
* The Bourne Ultimatum, P.Greengrass, 2007 - 4.5/5
* Caramel, N. Labaki, 2007 - 4/5
* 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, C. Mungiu, 2007 - 4.5/5
* Planet Terror, R. Rodriguez, 2007 - 2.5/5
* Children of Men, A. Cuaron, 2006 - 4/5
* El laberinto del Fauno, G. Del Toro, 2006 - 4/5
* Ratatouille, Brad Bird, 2007 - 5/5
* The Simpsons Movie, D.Silverman, 2007 - 4/5
* Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright, 2007 - 4.5/5
* Transformers, Michael Bay, 2007 - 3/5
* Roman de Gare, Claude Lelouch, 2007 - 4/5
* Die Hard 4, L.Wilseman, 2007 - 3.5/5
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Ph0enix, D.Yates, 2007 - 4/5
* Persepolis, M.Satrapi, V.Paronnaud, 2007 - 5/5
* Ocean's 13, S. Soderbergh, 2007 - 3.5/5
* Death Proof, Q. Tarantino, 2007 - 4/5
* Shrek the third, C. Miller, 2007 - 3/5
* Le Scaphandre et le Papillon, J. Schnabel, 2007 - 5/5
* Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, G.Verbinski, 2007 - 3.5/5
* Zodiac, David Fincher, 2007 - 4/5
* Fracture, Gregory Hoblit, 2007 - 3.5/5
* Lucky you, Curtis Hanson, 2007 - 3/5
* Still Life, Zhang Ke Jia, 2006 - 4/5
* Spider-man 3, Sam Raimi, 2007 - 3.5/5
* Love and other disasters, A. Keshishian, 2006 - 3.0/5
* Sunshine, Danny Boyle, 2007 - 4.5/5
* Tales from Earthsea, Goro Miyazaki, 2006 - 4.5/5
* Infamous, Douglas McGrath, 2006 - 4/5
* Ensemble, c'est tout, Claude Berri, 2007 - 4/5
* Azuloscurocasinegro, D. Sanchez Arevalo, 2006 - 4.5/5
* Curse of the Golden Flower, Yimou Zhang, 2006 - 3/5
* Music and Lyrics, Marc Lawrence, 2007 - 3.5/5
* The Boss of it All, Lars Von Trier, 2006 - 5/5
* Les Temoins, Andre Techine, 2007 - 2.5/5
* Dreamgirls, Bill Condon, 2006 - 4/5
* Letters from Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood, 2006 - 5/5
* The Good German, Steven Soderbergh, 2006 - 4/5
* Night at the Museum, Shawn Levy, 2006 - 3.5/5
* Odette Toutlemonde, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, 2007 - 3/5
* Moliere, Laurent Tirard, 2007 - 5/5
* Little children, Todd Field, 2006 - 4/5
* The lives of others, F. H. von Donnersmarck, 2006 - 5/5
* Stranger than fiction, Marc Forster, 2006 - 4/5
* Jacquou le Croquant, Laurent Boutonnat, 2007 - 2.5/5
* Cashback, Sean Ellis, 2006 - 4/5

BOOKS

* My Name is Red, Orhan Pamuk, 1998 - 4/5
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling, 2007 - 5/5
* Ensayo sobre la Ceguera, Jose Saramago, 1995 - 4.5/5
* The Family, Mario Puzo, 2001 - 4.5/5
* Lettres a son frere Theo, Vincent Van Gogh, 1872-1890
* Delirio, Laura Restrepo, 2004 - 5/5

EXPOSITIONS

* Arcimboldo, Musee du Luxembourg, 4/5
* Airs de Paris, Centre George Pompidou, 4/5
* L'image d'apres, Cinematheque Française, 4.5/5
* Nouveau Realisme, Grand Palais, 4/5
* Tresors Engloutis de l'Egypte, Grand Palais - 5/5

SPECTACLES

* Les chaussettes, Opus 124, Theatre des Mathurins, 4/5
* La valse des Pingouins, Theatre des Nouveautes, 4/5
* Aerosmith Concert, Bercy -5/5
* Alegria, Cirque du Soleil - 5/5
* Arrete de pleurer Penelope 2, Theatre Fontaine - 4/5
* La Vierge et la Licorne, Theatre Cote Cour - 3/5
* Vive Bouchon, Theatre Michel - 4/5
* Venise sous la neige, Cafe de la Gare - 3/5

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"I shut my eyes in order to see". PAUL GAUGUIN.

Berlin

Saint Malo

Roma

How I remind you

Hace unos dias, por alguna razon que aun no logro descifrar, algun aroma, alguna mirada, algun sonido me acordo de ti,
y no pude dejar de sorprenderme al pensar en todo el tiempo que ha pasado desde la ultima vez que te vi,
tantas cosas han pasado desde entonces, tantas vueltas ha dado la vida.

Recuerdo vagamente nuestra ultima conversacion. Luego de tantos meses de buena compañia, ese dia nuestros mundos me parecieron mas distantes que jamas,
y sin embargo estabamos ahi, sentados en un viejo banco, hablando de ti, de mi, de todo y de nada como soliamos hacerlo, en una tarde nublada de universidad.

Hoy, mucho tiempo despues, me pregunto que sera de ti?
Porque sera que aquellas personas que mas marcan nuestras vidas son justamente las que pasan como un rayo fugaz, que se escapan de nuestro horizonte sin prevenir?.

Solo espero que la vida te este tratando bien y que asi como un dia el destino te puso en mi camino, algun dia nuestros caminos se vuelvan a cruzar,
y teniendote frente a mi poderte de nuevo preguntar, sinceramente: como vas?.

Bruxelles

Bruges

2006 Movies, books & more...

MOVIES:

Good Night, and Good Luck, George Clooney, 2005 - 4.5/5
La tigre e la Neve, Roberto Benigni, 2005 - 3.0/5
Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee, 2005 - 4.0/5
Hoodwinked, Cory & Todd Edwards, 2005 - 3.5/5
Munich, Steven Spielberg, 2005 - 4.0/5
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blake Edwards, 1961 - 4.0/5
De battre, mon coeur s'est arrêté, Jacques Audiard, 2005 - 4.0/5
Capote, Bennett Miller, 2005 - 3.5/5
Star Wars: Clone wars, Genndy Tartakovsky, 2003 - 5.0/5
The pink panther, Shawn Levy, 2006 - 3.0/5
Memoirs of a Geisha, Rob Marshall, 2005 - 4.0/5
Syriana, Stephen Gaghan, 2005 - 4.0/5
Renaissance, Christian Volckman, 2006 - 4.5/5
Ice Age: The meltdown, Carlos Saldanha, 2006 - 3.5/5
Inside Man, Spike Lee, 2006 - 4.5/5
V for Vendetta, James McTeigue, 2005 - 5.0/5
Mission: Impossible III, J.J.Abrams, 2006 - 3.0/5
C.R.A.Z.Y., Jean-Marc Vallée, 2005 - 4.5/5
Volver, Pedro Almodovar, 2006 - 4.5/5
X-Men: The last stand, Brett Ratner, 2006 - 3.5/5
Marie-Antoinette, Sofia Coppola, 2006 - 4.5/5
The Da Vinci Code, Ron Howard, 2006 - 4.0/5
Conversations with other women, Hans Canosa, 2005 - 4.0/5
American Dreamz, Paul Weitz, 2006 - 3.5/5
Cars, John Lasseter, 2006 - 5.0/5
Paris, Je t'aime, Various, 2005 - 4.5/5
Superman Returns, Bryan Singer, 2006 - 4.0/5
Stay, Marc Forster, 2005 - 4.0/5
Lord of war, Andrew Niccol, 2005 - 4.0/5
United 93, Paul Greengrass, 2006 - 4.0/5
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Gore Verbinski, 2006 - 4.0/5
Lucky number Slevin, Paul McGuigan, 2006 - 4.0/5
The Lost City, Andy Garcia, 2005 - 3.5/5
La Science des reves, Michael Gondry, 2006 - 4.0/5
Nausicaa, Hayao Miyazaki, 1984 - 5.0/5
The wind that shakes the Barley, Ken Loach, 2006 - 4.0/5
Rosario Tijeras, Emilio Maille, 2005 - 4.5/5
The Sentinel, Clark Johnson, 2006 - 4.0/5
Little Miss Sunshine, J.Dayton, V.Faris, 2006 - 5.0/5
Les Particules elementaires, Oskar Roehler, 2006 - 4.0/5
A love song for Bobby Long, Shainee Gabel, 2004 - 4.0/5
The Devil wears Prada, David Frankel, 2006 -4.0/5
Thank you for Smoking, Jason Reitman, 2005 - 5.0/5
Perfume: The story of a Murderer, Tom Tykwer, 2006 - 4.5/5
The Queen, Stephen Frears, 2006 - 4.5/5
Flags of our fathers, Clint Eastwood, 2006 - 4.5/5
Scoop, Woody Allen, 2006 - 4.0/5
Prete-moi ta main, Eric Lartigau, 2006 - 4.0/5
The black Dahlia, Brian De Palma, 2006 - 3.5/5
Babel, Alejandro Gonzalez, 2006 - 4.5/5
The Prestige, Christopher Nolan, 2006 - 5.0/5
Casino Royale, Martin Campbell, 2006 - 5.0/5
Flushed Away, D.Bowers, S.Fell, 2006 - 4.0/5

BOOKS:

Evolution Man: Or, how I ate my father, Roy Lewis, 1960 - 4.0/5
Der Prozess, Franz Kafka, 1914 - 4.5/5
Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden, 1997 - 5.0/5
Atlantis, David Gibbins, 2005 - 3.5/5
Todos os nomes, Jose Saramago, 1997 - 4.5/5
Dracula, Bram Stoker, 1897 - 4.5/5
A year in the Merde, Stephen Clarke, 2004 - 5.0/5

CULTURAL EVENTS:

L'âge d'or des sciences arabes, Institut du Monde Arabe - 4.5/5
La Collection Philipps à Paris, Musée du Luxembourg - 4.0/5
Ingres, 1780-1867, Musée du Louvre - 4.0/5
Star Wars l'Expo, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - 4.5/5
Picasso-Dora Maar, Musée Picasso - 5.0/5
The Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang Tour, Stade de France - 5.5/5
Mondial de l'automobile, Paris Expo - 4.5/5
Titien, Le pouvoir en face, Musée du Luxembourg - 4.5/5
Rembrandt-Hogarth, Musee du Louvre, 4.0/5
Yves Klein, Centre Pompidou - 4.5/5
Venise et l'Orient, Institut du Monde Arabe - 4.0/5

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"A goal without a plan is just a wish". ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY.

Paris je t'aime

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/travel/01parisnite.html

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"Ne pouvoir se passer de Paris, marque de betise; ne plus l'aimer, signe de decadence". GUSTAVE FLAUBERT