THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY BANSAN
entertainment
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Quit dilly-dallying, and surrender to your passion. The action is behind the scenes. Confer with family on decisions. Put in the extra effort. Success is within your grasp.
There's light at the end of the tunnel, but why rush out when you can dance in the dark? Reveal your adorable side. And wear something comfortable.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
**Benjamin (May 21-June 26)**
Today is a 7
It's all about partnership. Rely on your team and get inspired.
Share your winnings. Pretend the work is fun, and it will be.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
It's a good time for romantic plans. Grasp an opportunity and you may get a bonus. Make subtle refinements along the way. Be happy with what you have.
Dress well, and relax with confidence. Your friends are saying nice things about you. You're in charge of your happiness. Bring along an interesting companion.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Provide leadership. Work that you love pays well now. Find another way to cut expenses. Shop carefully. It's an excellent time to fall in love. Savor the deliciousness.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Opportunities arise in your social network. Consult an expert, use your partner's ideas and accept tutoring from a loved one. Keep delivering what you say you will. Your fame travels.
Necessity birthed invention. A creative solution provides ease. Get others to help. You're making a good impression on an older person. Consider a new hairstyle; you're looking good.
Follow your wise partner's advice and encouragement. There's good news from far away. Get something that will grow in value. Good conversation is free, so listen carefully. All is forgiven.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Housework is satisfying. You have valuable resources hidden. Get a boost from a partner. Romance blossoms at a distance. You're making a good impression. Study what you love.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
What you give freely returns to you tenfold. Build up savings by avoiding letting others spend for you. Love finds a way. It's easy to understand. Others find you fascinating.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
You're learning good stuff. Keep your long-term goals in mind, and add a touch of elegance. Love hits you like a feather. Hold a social gathering, and get a pleasant surprise.
Valentine's Day films that hurt and heal
In the opening scene of Michel Gondry's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," Joel (Jim Carrey), the film's lovelorn protagonist, offers a decidedly unromantic appraisal of Valentine's Day: "Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."
Your own feelings towards V-Day probably stem from the current state of your love life. For the smitten, Feb. 14 is a time for celebrating the physical and spiritual bonds forged through fidelity, mutual adoration, and the self-confidence that comes from seeing someone else naked on a regular basis. For the narcissistic and woofly single, it's an excuse to celebrate our own cleverness at having successfully avoided commitment for another year.
Although individual tastes may vary, the two groups can usually agree on one thing: the comfort and solace offered by an old-fashioned movie night. In that spirit, I've created the two lists below, each geared towards either the agony or ecstasy of onscreen romance. There's something here for everyone, from mind-erasing drugs to kinky ballerinas. So read, watch and enjoy.
LOVE HURTS
Some movies tug at your heartstrings. Others tear them out by the roots and play them like Ryan Gosling strumming on an old ukulele. Derek Cianfrance's beautifully acted, unbearable bleak "Blue Valentine" might be the best argument for celibacy since the invention of syphilis. The film charts the downward spiral of Dean (Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams), two well-meaning kids whose marriage becomes a sinkhole neither fully wants to escape.
1. "Blue Valentine" (2010)
2. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966)
Mike Nichols's notorious adaptation of Edward Albee's play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" centers on George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor), a hateful old professor and his spoiled, tyrannical wife. Both spouses survive on alcohol and thrive on drawing others into their vitriolic, venom-laced parlor games. Their newest victims are Nick (George Segal) and Honey (Sandy Dennis), the young couple who unwisely accepts their invitation for late night cocktails. The film reportedly put a strain on Burton and Taylor's already fraught real-life marriage and may have contributed to their first divorce.
Long before he shot her down and left her for dead in her wedding dress, Bill (David Carradine) and the Bride (Uma Thurman) were very much in love. Their time together, told through flashbacks, lends an air of humanity and bittersweet emotional resonance to the second and arguably best installment of Quentin Tarantino's revenge saga, a note-
3. "Kill Bill Vol. 2" (2004)
perfect homage to samurai films, spaghetti westerns and Shaw Brothers kung-fu flicks. The scene where the Bride confronts Bill just before her fateful trip down the aisle remains one of my personal favorites. And dig that classic QT dialogue. "I've never been nice my whole life. But I'll do my best... to be sweet."
4. "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935)
Love can be a real monster sometimes. In director James Whale's superior sequel to his 1931 classic "Frankenstein," the Monster (Boris Karloff) joins forces with the diabolical Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) to convince the newly chastened Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) to build him the perfect mate. The film, an ingenious blend of camp and genuine horror, builds to a shockingly poignant conclusion. After being rejected by his reanimated love, Karloff intones the immortal line, "We belong dead."
5. "Audition" (1999)
If you're looking to get rid of your clingy significant other, Takashi Milke's "Audition" is the perfect date movie. This is an exceptionally nasty psychological horror film about a widower trying to meet a new wife under the pretense of an acting audition. He quickly becomes obsessed with Asami (Eihi Shiina), a demure exballerina with a rather extreme sexual fetish. Don't say I didn't warn you.
LOVE CONQUERS ALL
"Up" (2000)
of glances and gestures. With the exception of the incinerator scene in "Toy Story 3," no other Pixar film has moved me more.
Pete Docter's film begins with one of the saddest sequences imaginable: a eight-minute montage that shows Carl (Ed Asner) and Ellie (Elie Doctor) growing old together until Ellie begins to slip away, leaving their dream of one day traveling to Paradise Falls tragically unfulfilled. A lifetime's worth of love and affection is conveyed through the subtlest
1. "Up" (2009)
2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004)
In order to forget the lovely, capricious Clementine (Kate Winslet), Joel (Jim Carrey) turns to a memory-erasing service called Lacuna, only to regret his decision when the procedure robs him of the good times as well as the bad. Charlie Kaufman's script is a wistful exploration of serendipity and the persistent power of memory.
The whole world seems to be against ex-con/Elvis enthusiast Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and his trail-trash princess Lula (Laura Dern) in David Lynch's loopy Southern Gothic road movie. Lula's mama (Dern's actual mother Diane Ladd) has hired bounty hunters to track down Sailor. Worse yet, a coven of bayou witches may be after his blood. And let's not forget the vile, needle-toothed Bobby Peru, the scariest Willem Dafoe character ever. A love story for anyone who's wild at heart and wear on top.
3. "Wild At Heart" (1990)
Some "classic" films are nothing but dusty old relics, historical curiosities valued only for their technical assets. Not "Casablanca." Here's a film that has earned its status as one of the most beloved of all time. The emotional tumult between saloon owner Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and his lost love Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) easily transcends its World War II trappings. A masterpiece by any standard.
5. "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010)
Edgar Wright's arcade fantasia is more than just digital eye candy; it's a sugar-buzz romance for the Ritalin generation, one of the few movies to accurately portray the heady rush of falling in love for the first time. Scott (Michael Cera), Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and their quest to defeat Ramona's seven evil exes are the stuff of everyone's adolescent daydreams.
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