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wFriday, August 04, 2006

Mukhsin Rough Cut hosted by Yasmin Ahmad - 1

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Mukhsin Rough Cut hosted by Yasmin Ahmad - 2

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Mukhsin Rough Cut hosted by Yasmin Ahmad - 3

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Here are the photo of my old tired self: Me and SM and Me with Fadz along with Fairul Nizam.

Mukhsin

Yesterday I watched the rough cut of Mukhsin. It's a beautiful movie. I like this movie better than the rest of the Orkid Trilogy because she has shown her maturity as a film maker. She's very restrained this time around. There's a sense of simplicity in this movie that is endearing. In many scenes, she has given her fullest trust that her audiences are smart. I think that takes a lot of guts, especially in Malaysia, where writers like myself are often told to dumb down our works in fear that our readers/audience will not understand what we are trying to say (most often than not, this is true. But there are always people with proper brain functions out there lah).

This film was beautifully shot in the not so remote rural landscape of Kuala Selangor. This is a movie entirely shot in a kampong environment. This is unique, of course. When was the last time you watch a Malaysian movie where the scenes are entirely shot in a rural area without a single juxtaposition of the city?

The actors are great! Especially Mohd Syafie Naswib and Sharifah Aryana. They are wonderful to watch.

I finally got some inspiration on how to write my screenplay (Impian). Yasmin finally confirm something that I had always believed - that you can tell more stories using visual narration instead of using purely text. Malay telemovies/drama/films are laden with words and most of the time; the dialogues used are not even relevant to the story.

Mukhsin has a feel of a 'World Cinema' for whatever it meant. I think it would appeal to film buffs everywhere.

posted by Nizam Zakaria at 9:15 AM |

wThursday, August 03, 2006

Anggun wearing ker pink Crocs

I asked my mom, how did I survived living in a flat without having the luxury of a lawn or a garden. She said, she always brought me downstairs to walk around as a baby.

I went through a couple of screenplay yesterday (one of which is The Graduate by Buck Henry). I noticed how good screenplays are very technically written. Very detailed. I think I should write these kinds of screenplays.

Sitting down writing a screenplay is not easy I tell you. You can have wonderful ideas in your head but writing it down can be a bit intimidating. I'm writing my children story. I think I can finish the story on time. Ezad my producer has been asking me about the script almost everyday. Matilah kalau tak siap-siap. But the process has been slow and of course, I will revise the script as many times as I possibly can.

posted by Nizam Zakaria at 9:40 AM |

wWednesday, August 02, 2006

Anggun at Marina Square - 2

Anggun and her new Crocs with mak at Marina Square

Anggun at Marina Square - 3

I was harrassed yesterday by this Malay woman. And she didn't stop there. She e-mailed me this morning. You know, in her own delicate ways telling me to repent. I told her to fuck off, of course. Enuf said.

Yasmin SMS-ed me this morning. She asked me if I wanted to watch her latest movie, Mukhsin. Of course I said yes lah. It'll on tomorrow. I will tell you if I like the movie or not once I've watched the movie. I will take some pictures also lah. I will post all the pictures I took over here. You know the drill.

Oh, and I've gotten two (2) tickets to watch the final concert of Akademi Fantasia 4 this weekend. Good seats, of course. I won't settle for anything less.

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Read this. A very classic case of homophobia by a closeted queer.

Propa!: Pelakon lelaki popular benci "adik-adik" Oleh CK

HA, cerita yang akan CK tulis ini memang seronok untuk dikongsi bersama. Yalah, ia membabitkan seorang aktor yang boleh tahan kacak dan popular. Pendek kata, kalau CK sebut nama, semua orang akan ternganga.

Hendak dijadikan kisah, pelakon yang baru-baru ini pernah dilanda gosip hangat ini dikatakan cukup tidak suka pada "adik-adik", yang memang ramai jumlahnya. Pelakon ini pula sentiasa dikelilingi jurusolek, yang majoritinya terdiri golongan berkenaan yang ala-ala lembut gitu. Oh ya, "adik-adik" ialah perkataan manja yang digunakan di kalangan ?orang seni? untuk merujuk kepada lelaki lembut.

Rungut "adik-adik", aktor berkenaan memang tidak suka pada mereka. Tiap kali hendak disolek, ada saja songeh, bebel dan rengusannya. Hendak tak hendak, kena juga "adik-adik" itu menyolek pelakon berkenaan, walaupun hati terasa sakit, kerana niat mereka hendak mencari rezeki halal. Siapa yang tak terasa hati, kalau dia kata adik-adik ini sungguh menggelikan?

Tup-tup, tanpa ramai yang tahu, si pelakon ini pun bukannya baik sangat. Dia sendiri dikatakan menjalin hubungan mesra dengan seorang "adik-adik" lain. Oh, kalau macam tu, ini dah jadi kes hipokrit lah ya? Benci kat orang lain untuk menutup kelakuan sendiri, gitulah agaknya.

posted by Nizam Zakaria at 9:28 AM |

wTuesday, August 01, 2006

Anggun at Marina Square - 1

She likes to put on the child-stool strap all by herself. And then her tiny finger will 'tersepit' and she'll cry for 15 seconds or so. :: Oh, while looking for the photos I took of Rohaizad last week (he said his mom wants to take a look the photos), I found this photo he took of me while we were in for breakfast at La Cucur Cafe at The Curve

I've noticed how according to some Muslims (and if you let them get in their way), almost everything on this planet has porcine matter in it (Mentos, Polo, chocolate bars, your non-halal bf/gf). The next thing you know, there there's a fatwa to forbid the use of botox because allegedly it "contained prohibited substances, including those from pigs." Got such thing meh? Have they done their proper research in the first place? Have they consulted any medical professionals regarding this matter? I seriously doubt it. According to Malaysian Medical Resources, "Perhaps the Fatwa Council needs to review the facts again." No porcine matter was found in Botox. How typical…

posted by Nizam Zakaria at 9:41 AM |

wMonday, July 31, 2006

Busking in Singapore

Here are some other pictures of myself taken while I was in Singapore last weekend. One taken in Orchard Road and another one, a photo Nani took while I'm holding Anggun at Secret Recipe, Marina Square. I looked tired because I was tired after a whole day spent window shopping.

I didn't buy the things that I initially wanted to buy while I was in Singapore after I spent $120 on a Motorola handphone. I was more careful with my cash after buying the entry-level handphone. Besides the handphone, I've also gotten three Fila shirts, a book on Singapore films (it's a well researched coffee table book written by Raphaël Millet), a handphone strap and a birthday card.

I went all out to look for Gubra's DVD. Could only find a copy. ALL SOLD OUT, apparently. Lelaki Komunis Terakhir? Can't find any...

Mak bought a pair of pink Crocs shoes for Anggun. She look so cute wearing the shoes.

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I've just received an e-mail from Hanidah (my Sis) that she has been admitted to the hospital. She had her appendix removed and the doctor found that she had two tumors in her colon and her liver. They shall perform a biopsy on the tumors to check if they are cancerous. I hope that she'll be okay...

posted by Nizam Zakaria at 9:28 AM |