Flavie's WATCH IT Pick of the Week: In Treatment

Alex: So, are there any rules?
Paul: Rules?
Alex: Ground rules. Anything I should know before we start?
Paul: Oh... Not really. It's more or less.. up to you
Alex: Oh right, right I'm the customer.
Paul: Yeah, though in my profession we say that the customer is always wrong
(Silence)
Paul: It's a therapist joke.

 "A psychotherapist questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years."              -IMDb

I'm changing things up today; I'm doing a TV suggestion for you. I don't know your style, but usually people don't like to be treated like idiots. For that, you have American Idol, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and so on. But for 100 American Idol, you have 1 West Wing. You have 1 Six Feet Under. You have 1 19-2 (those from Qc will understand). These series that have serious writing solid acting performances and a story that will make you come back for more. 

 

In Treatment is one of these series. It aired on HBO from 2008 to 2010. 3 seasons of 48 episodes. It's 22 minutes of therapy with Paul and one of his patients. For example, the monday show is Laura's therapy. Tuesday is Alex therapy, and so on. You'll become addicted, you won't be able to stop until each week is done (+/- 100 minutes).

 

The serie won 4 emmys, was nominated for 30. It is definetaly worth watching. Please just try it out (ok you have the right to wait after the finals haha). You'll be surprised to recognize some famous faces here and there: Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), Josh Charles (The Good Wife) and Michelle Forbes (True Blood).


That's it for now, I'll go study (Wow that's a first!)
Love y'all, Peace out!
Question of the Post: Which serie are you the most addicted to? What is the worst serie you have ever watched?

Flavie's Film Review: J. Edgar

"As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life."             - IMDb

Now, that one I wanted to see for a long time. It was just meant to be excellent. Clint Eastwood,  Dustin Lance Back and Leonardo Dicaprio. It's like the first trio at the All-Star Game. Just add Armie Hammer (the delightful Winklevoss twins in The Social Network) and VOILÀ! Recipe for success.

I have to admit I had high expectations but they were met, ni plus ni moins. The script was smart, well-written and respectful of the characters' personality. The angles were neat, dark and simple. Dicaprio's performance was simply mind-blowing: goodbye attractive and confident Hollywood star, Hello fat, paranoid, sick old man. Paranoid, that is the word that could describe J. Edgar. He was scared of everything and had so much power that he created this tank that was the FBI.

Positive: Everything. Tolson and Edgar fighting.
Negative: A bit long, not for everybody.

Final mark: 9/10. Close to perfection, I can foreshadow an Oscar for Hammer and DiCaprio (not for Eastwood, but thanks for playing).

Question of the Post: What is the best actor transformation you have ever seen?
Please leave a comment, it makes me happy!
Love y'all, Peace Out!

Flavie's Film Review: IMMORTALS !!

"Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity."                    -IMDb

 Do you like shirtless dudes? Do you like endless fight scenes? Do you like EPIC graphic and special effects? Than this movie is for you.  It wont win an oscar, I can tell you that.

The film is boring LONG, almost two hours. And there is not a lot of story to rely on, only dramatic eye contact and blood filled murders.  I'm a big fan of this kind of movie (300, Ninja Assassin) but I got bored after an hour.  My dad hated it, my brother loved it, I tought it was Gnahhhh in the middle. Go figure...

Positive: hot guys, not so terrible acting, Epic fight scenes/special effect, JOSEPH MORGAN <3 (those who watch The Vampire Diaries will know which one I'm talking about).
Negative: Freida Peinto (much better at taking care of monkeys in Planet of The Apes), weird story line, the destiny of Joseph Morgan's character (he is doomed from the start). LOOOOOONG.

P.S. Zeus is a BAMF. 
My final note: 6/10. Seeing it in 3D is worth it, and I got no headache so yayy! I would say watch it in 3D or wait for it to air on the Movie Network. Henry Cavill, a name to remember; he is the next Superman after all!

Question of the Post: What do you think of that kind of films (extremely violent, greek style)? Do you want me to review a special movie for you?  Leave a comment or Zeus will catch you!

Love y'all, Peace out.

Flavie's Qc English Music to Discover

Part II of my new serie on Quebec's Music. This time: english singers!

Patrick Watson. You may already know him, but I bet you didn't know he was from Montreal ;) He's just plain GENIOUS, his song are always soft and sweet, you're feeling like you are inside a dream. He is one of the most respected artist of this province. Please buy all of his album: it's worth it!

Last one but not the least: Leonard Cohen. His song Hallelujah is the most covered song in the world, he is a real poet. Nobody can sing the love like him. Some of his songs feel like prayers.  Just imagining that he used to live 1km away from my house, chills! I know he is old, but his legacy is inestimable.

Thank you again for reading, I really hope you liked the artists I presented: Montreal's music is everything except boring!
As always, I love y'all. Please let me know what you think about these artists in the comment section.

Question of the Post: Do you prefer songs in French or in English?  Do you have any music suggestions for me?

Flavie's Qc French Music to Discover

LET'S TALK MUSIQUE!

 You know what guys? I'm proud of being a french-canadian. I don't think it's better than anything but sometimes when I listen to music from Quebec, I feel proud and happy inside. French or English, it doesn't matter: we have plenty of creative artists that create beautiful music.

Today, I'll show you two french groups I adore (mostly from the 90's and early 2000's) and in the next post I will show you two english singers that I simply cannot live without.

First stop: Les Colocs ! (translation: The Roomates). They were EXTREMELY popular in the 90's but tragically ended with the suicide of the lead singer in 2000. If you're interested, rent the movie Dédé à travers les brumes to learn more about the group. In this clip, they are asking god to give them a job. To make this clip, they employed 30 homeless people for 3 days.

Second Stop: Les Cowboys Fringants! (dashing cowboys) They are still popular now and make more traditional music with a touch of activism against corruption in politics, global warning and greed. In this clip, they deplore how badly the Quebec has fallen since the 70's (when we got you know, free health care, education, national electricity, etc.).

That is it for the french side! If you want more of this, please let me know in the comments: I have PLENTY of french music left to talk about.

Until next time, I love y'all. Stay alive, I know the finals are coming! Go Go Go, you can do it!


Question of the post: Who's your favourite french singer/group ? Do you have a special request for me to talk about?

Flavie's Comedian Pick of the Week: Sugar Sammy

Are you newly arrived in Montreal?
Let me present to you la crème de la crème of Quebec's humour: Sugar Sammy!
He's a english speaking montrealer with Indian roots. He speaks four languages including french and he can make you laugh in any of them. He's a former McGill student (*proud haha*) and he loves to makes jokes about any ethnic stereotypes. He holds nothing back, NOTHING! He makes fun of haitian, arabs, italian, indian, french-canadien (harsh but funny as hell) and many others.

  In French:

In English:

He presenting his new one-man show next year: You're gonna rire. It's actually the first time a comedian from Quebec does a show in both French and English , it may be a good way to reconcile the two solitudes. I have faith in him, I know his show will be make me laugh to tears (although I laugh at pretty much anything).

 A name to remember, I'm telling you!
As always, thank you for reading, your comments make my day.
Love y'all and I'll be back soon (I hope)

Question of the Post: Who's you favourite stand-up comedian? What humour do you prefer: American, French or Canadian?

Flavie's Shoot of the Week

Sunday's Shoot

Did you know that I like to take pictures?
I took some photography classes in Cegep and it's one of the things I really love to do.
I bring my friends along and we improvise ourself as models

Gabriela Chojnaki, Montreal 2010

Myself, New York 2011

I thought I would show you the results of yesterday's shoot. Remember it's just for fun, nothing profesionnal here! We shoot just around my house in Montreal. We used the Canon  EOS XSi, old stuff.

Hope you like it, if you want to show me your pictures, I would love to see them!
As always, I love y'all people! Please leave a comment, it helps reduce cholesterol.


Questions of The Post: Have you ever modeled for someone? Was it hard? What kind of camera do you use?

Peace out.

Flavie's WATCH IT Pick of the Week

OBSESSION OBSESSION OBSESSION

Ok Guys, you know I'm a big SNL fan. Like Die Hard fan.
They won me over in 2008 with Tina Fey's impression.
And I now watch it religiously, every sunday morning (TIVO recording FTW).
They have good weeks, they have bad weeks. Good hosts, bad hosts. Hilarious sketches, Horrendous sketches.

Last night was EPIC. Period.
Emma Stone was the host for the second time and she destroyed it.

Andrew Garfield, my future husband Emma's boyfriend, joined her on stage for a Spider-Man skit pretty hilarious.

"Oh my god, the guy who co-funded Facebook is spiderman? And he's BRITISH? Damn, the economy is pretty bad when you have to outsource your superhero... "  - Andy Samberg

 The hour and a half was fulled with new and hilarious skits. Emma Stone really delivered, you go girl!

Another great one: WXPD News New York. Kristen Wiig is a ROCK.

If you can, go on Global TV.ca for the complete episode: We make technology hump skit is worth a million dollars. I died laughing like an eight year old.

Ah television, what would I do without it? Study? Haha don't kid' yourself! Sleep? Yeah, that's more like it.

As always, leave a comment for me, I like it
Question of the Post: What keep you up at night? Television-wise, I mean...

Love y'all. Peace Out.

Flavie's Youtube Channel Pick of the Week: Jenna Marbles

Ok people, stop freaking out; I'm back!
I have to admit I have lacked inspiration for the past 3 weeks.
I tried 5 times to write a new blog post and everything I taught it sucked. 
But I have something for you, youtube noobs: the wonderful Jenna Marbles.

 

She is the rising star of 2011, a well deserved fame!
I have to admit, I was getting tired of Ray William Johnson and Epic Meal Time.
Yeah they are good at what they do, but they became boring in their sameness.

So let me fill you in on this blond lady. She has a psychology master from the Boston University, but couldn't find a job in this tough economy. She was forced to take a job as a gogo-dancer. She simultaneously  started to post vlog video on youtube. Much like this :

She says what she thinks, uncensored, on sex, guys, girls, relationships, politics, etc. She is not ashamed of what she does or how she looks like. Her viewers love her for it and so do I. For example, watch her demonstrate what girls do on the internet:

But, I have to warn you: she swears a lot and if you are not comfortable talking about sex, well... let's just say you won't have a great time watching it.

Ahhh the joy of Youtube.

Well that's it for today, lovelies.
As always, please leave a comment below, it'll boost your GPA!

Question of the Post: What would be your suggestions for a new post? Any movies/TV Series/Youtube videos I should watch and review?