The Wheel and Axle

Happy 49th birthday to the Shield-Maiden of Rohan who showed us that it takes a woman to vanquish a Nazgul that no man could ever destroy. Miranda “Eowyn” Otto will always be the biggest badass of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (yes, Legolas my darling dearest, you come in a very close second).

I miss these ladies.

Not like I faint every time we touch.

These are the posters for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. Judging by these alone, you can tell this year’s entries are really dead-set on showing creativity and quality.

Sure, they may not all end up as fantastic as we would want them to be (but of course we hope so), but just for sheer commitment towards veering away from trash and challenging the establishment, they’re already winners in my book.

Then again, don’t we all? (I’d like an Aladdin, too.)

Wonder Woman Vs. Wolverine: who wins?

Absolutely legit.

Ever since I first saw him on Inception six years ago (wow, time flies so fast), I have been a huge, huge fan of Tom Hardy.

Not only does he look, well, just look at him, he’s also a mighty fine chameleon of an actor.

The lovely English actor has done the sociopath Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, the gritty Max in Mad Max: Fury Road, the cute Tuck in This Means War, and more. He’s been nominated multiple times for his acting across various bodies, including an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenant, and has won quite a number of them (no Oscar yet, though… but as with Leo DiCaprio, all in due time, babe).

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Two of my favorite people. One car. Singing. Music. Laughs. Gossip. ‘Nuff said.

I already paid tribute to my idol, Jim Morrison, on the anniversary of his passing a few months ago. A lot has been said about why this man was (and remains to be) legendary, and he will always be a true icon of music and literature, as a member of The Doors and as an individual.

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I can already hear the bells.

Hairspray Live! goes on the air today, 7th December. Well, technically, tomorrow, Dec. 7th for the US (time zones and all that). Regardless, I’m ready.