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I joined Highland Park Book Club this month and this is their choice for September. I tend to read Japanese books, mainly I am familiar with the authors, but I wanted to explore American literature. It is an entertaining book, that is sure. I told in the book club meeting this book is like music. […]

I always love Rachel Weisz’ movies… But not this one. The movie has a good point “changing identities”. That could be people’s desire, sometime. But the movie is beyond fantasy. No one can be a first class medical doctor, first class science researcher, first class artist, first class performer in few year!!! Also the ending […]

The super market was kind of empty so the cashier was in the mood to chat. She was lively. She said she has been working at the same market for 37 years (I immediately congratulated her) and she is getting close to the retirement. Her house will be paid off next September. She is looking forward […]

Well….. I totally did not understand this movie. I simply did not get it. That is all!

I got Renoir’s Collection Book when I was pretty young. I enjoyed turning the pages to see pretty colors and scenes, but I always did not understand why those ladies were so big.. Anyway time has passed. I have been seeing his real paintings at museums around the world and continue to like them. It […]

It is Woody Allen’s new film. I love his movies! The story is based in 1930′ glamorous Hollywood and NY. The movie has full of wit, cynicism, humor, energy, and love. In gossipy Hollywood the young man from NY city, Bobby Dorfman, found his love, Vonnie. At the beginning their love seemed so youthful and […]

I enjoyed Greta Gerwig’s movie “Frances Ha” few years ago. It was very witty, cleaver, and fun. So I went “Maggie’s Choice” which she is a main character, Maggie. Again it is very funny and humorous. But I see the same tempo and mood from “Frances Ha”. Gerwig walks, talks, and behaves with the same manner, […]

I played a piano for Andriessen’s piece at the Minimalist Jukebox festival in 2004 at LA Phil,. and I was expecting this opera to be somewhat I played for the festival. It is completely different! The festival was great success and I truly liked his piece. Again I enjoyed the music in the opera. I grew up […]

I have been trying to go to this restaurant for a long time. It is not easy to make a reservation. Finally I got it, and so my Dream Came True! I am still thinking about what we ate that night. Every dish was just fantastic. They surprised me with unique combination of taste. For […]

Nicole Kidman is interested in “Messy”. She is the producer of the movie and she hand picked Jason Bateman to direct the movie. They are siblings in the movie. The Family Fang is about maximum (!) performance artists (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett), who included their two children, Annie (Kidman) and Buster (Bateman), in anarchist flash mob pranks. […]