Ed Cruz

Yipee! Philip Seymour Hoffman got the "Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" at the 78th Annual Academy Awards. Congrats Phil!!! And for those who haven't see the film, catch it on the big screen, if not you can always get the video. ;)

I've watched the film last night, even though I was not too well. I guess I'm not the type of person who would just stay in the house, and baby sit my hardly sick body... so I decided to go and watch. What is it about?, well first it's based on a novel by Jane Austen (which I haven't read), and it's the classic tale of love and misunderstanding unfolds in class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century. There are five Bennet sisters � Elizabeth (played by Keira Knightley - whom I think is grogeous!), Jane, Lydia, Mary and Kitty � who have been raised well aware of their mother�s fixation on finding them husbands and securing set futures. The spirited and intelligent Elizabeth, however, strives to live her life with a broader perspective, as encouraged by her doting father. When Elizabeth meets the handsome Mr. Darcy (played by Matthew MacFadyen), she believes he is the the last amn on earth she could ever marry. But as their lives become intertwined in an...

So I watched it last night in Glorietta 4 in Makati alone. What is it about? In 1959, Truman Capote, a popular writer for The New Yorker, learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story material, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, In Cold Blood. To that end, he arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners, especially with Perry Smith, a quiet and articulate man with a troubled history. As he works on his book, Capote feels some compassion for Perry which in part prompts him to help the prisoners to some degree. However, that feeling deeply conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary a...