
2007 is coming to a end... i going to study at bishan ite liao.. hahas.. happy new yrs.. :)
o yea.. i had a new style of hair cut.. ermm.. kinda short wor.. wanna it to grow fast.. hahas. .
School starting days in 1 week time .. weew..
The Golden Compass is a fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (also known as The Golden Compass), the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials, and was released on December 5, 2007 by New Line Cinema. The project was announced in February 2002, following the success of other recent adaptations of fantasy epics, and at $180 million is one of New Line's biggest-budget projects ever after a series of box office disappointments preceding the release.[1][2]
The story concerns Lyra, an orphan living in a fantastical parallel universe in which the dogmatic dictatorship of the Magisterium threatens to dominate the world. When Lyra's friend is kidnapped, she travels to the far North in an attempt to rescue him and rejoin her uncle.
Before its release, the film received criticism from secular organizations and fans of His Dark Materials for the dilution of the religious elements from the novels, as well as from religious organizations for perceived anti-Catholic themes.She soon made the transition to the big screen, spending the early 2000s alternating between comedy and projects rooted in her primary interest in music. She made her feature-film acting debut in 2002 with the blaxploitation-parody role of Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Powers in Goldmember, bringing exuberance to her over-the-top sight gags and Pam Grier-type dialogue. Having made her transition to film without disaster, Knowles next accepted a role in the 2003 low-profile musical comedy The Fighting Temptations, starring opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. Going back to comedy in 2006, the starlet unfortunately ended up with a dud, as the attempted revival of The Pink Panther franchise was a critical disappointment. Co-star Steve Martin wasn't well received in the role of Inspector Clouseau made famous by Peter Sellers, but Knowles walked away from the project relatively unscathed.
Continuing her pattern, Knowles opted next for another musical film -- and this one would be by far the biggest of her career. She was cast in Dreamgirls, the highly anticipated big-budget screen adaptation of the popular Broadway musical -- providing a chance for her to stretch both her singing and acting abilities to the limit. She would be playing Deena, the character based on Diana Ross in this roman-a-clef about Motown girl group the Supremes. It was hard not to notice how Knowles (the greatest diva of her time) was playing Ross, (greatest diva of her own time), who had in turn, played Billie Holiday (the greatest diva of her own time) in Lady Sings the Blues. Ensuing buzz seemed to overshadow Knowles with excitement over the breakthrough performance of co-star Jennifer Hudson, but when the 2006 Golden Globe nominations were announced, both actresses were nominated: Knowles for Best Actress and Hudson for Best Supporting Actress. Hudson ended up taking home the statuette, while Knowles lost hers to Meryl Streep, but the young diva remained gracious and undaunted. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guid
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