"Blindness"

♥ Blindness arrive today to the Portuguese cinemas.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles, the Director of “The Constant Gardener” and “City of God”, this movie was based on the novel of the Portuguese Nobel Prize Winner, José Saramago.

As most of José Saramago novels, Blindness is not an easy story. In my opinion it’s a hard one, but a great story.
So, has his book, this movie has also everything to be a great movie too, including the actors, like the weell-known Julianne Moore (Doctor’s Wife), Mark Ruffallo (Doctor), or even Sandra Oh (Minister’s of Health).

Links:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861689/
http://blogdeblindness.blogspot.com/

"Quantum Of Solace"

♥ Here I am again talking about the “Quantum of Solace”…

Finally, it’s today!!!
Today, the last 007 movie arrive to the Portugueses cinemas, and since March I've been very anxious to see the final result.
Not because I’m a great fan of Daniel Craig, I’m not, but specially for the beautiful places where the movie was filmed, like Latin America (Atacama – Chile and Panama) and Italy.

This will be the first time that I’m going to see a 007 movie into the cinema.
That landscape really must be seen in a big screen. Ok, and also because the 007 movies used to be great movies too.
So, I only can say… I’m going, and I’ll be there. :P

‘Quantum of Solace’ Set Visit

♥ A visit to the set of the new James Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace' in Paranal – Chile, and interviews with the main actors Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko, and the director Marc Forster.

James Bond in Paranal

ESO's Paranal Observatory

♥ Last week, my friend Carla told me that Cerro Paranal, the 2600m high mountain in the Chilean Atacama Desert, would be (on 26 to 28 - today), the stage for scenes in the next James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace", the 22nd in the series.

"Looking akin to Mars, with its red sand and lack of vegetation, the Atacama Desert is thought to be the driest place on Earth. Cerro Paranal is home to ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), which, with its array of four giant 8.2-m individual telescopes, is the world's most advanced optical observatory. The high-altitude site and extreme dryness make excellent conditions for astronomical observations." And like ESO, the Bond Productions team also chose this place for some of the new movie scenes.

The ESO’s hotel or "Residencia" was the unique building served as the backdrop for the James Bond filming.

"QUANTUM OF SOLACE producer, Michael G. Wilson said: "The Residencia of Paranal Observatory caught the attention of our director, Marc Forster and production designer, Dennis Gassner, both for its exceptional design and its remote location in the Atacama desert. It is a true oasis and the perfect hide-out for Dominic Greene, our villain, whom 007 is tracking in our new James Bond film."

Andreas Kaufer, ESO's Paranal Director, said "We are very excited that the Bond production team have also chosen this location."

“In addition to the shooting at the Residencia, further action will take place at the Paranal airstrip.

The film crew present on Paranal includes Englishman Daniel Craig, taking again the role of James Bond, French actor Mathieu Amalric, leading lady Olga Kurylenko, from the Ukraine, as well as acclaimed Mexican actors, Joaquin Cosio and Jesus Ochoa. This cast from across Europe and Latin America mirrors the international staff that works for ESO at Paranal.

After leaving Paranal at the end of the week, the film crew will shoot in other locations close to Antofagasta. Other sequences have been filmed in Panama and, following the Chilean locations, the unit will be travelling to Italy and Austria before returning to Pinewood Studios near London in May.

QUANTUM OF SOLACE will be released in the UK on 31 October 2008, and in the US and internationally on 7 November 2008."

ESO's Residencia

ESO's Inside Residencia - Swimming poll

Links:
new Bond at Paranal web site
http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/press-rel/pr-2008/pr-07-08.html

Life is Short…

♥ Today, I read news which left me a bit sad. Who doesn’t remember the main actor from movies like Dirty Dancing or Ghost or even from the serial Tv North and South? That’s him, Patrick Swayze.
In that news, I read that he’s very ill and the doctors said that he has only 5 weeks till the end of his days!

What's importance have life? One day, we are everything and after we aren't anything…
What to do when we receive news like this?
Start to count the remaining days? Try to live them the best we can???
It's very hard when we know how much time left us!!!

That’s the price we have to pay for living?!

Heath Ledger 1979-2008

♥ Yesterday, the world woke up with a shocked and unexpected news:

“The Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his downtown Manhattan residence.”
Heath Ledger was born on 4, April 1979 and he was only 28 years old…
Why such beautiful and young people have to die like thus?!

:(

God bless you where ever you are... Rest in peace!

Heathcliff Andrew Ledger
(April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008)