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Johnny Depp. As a vampire. That is all.

Snow White, of all the Disney princesses, is my least favorite. She annoys me for some reason. Her inate fragility, that irritating way she sings, her godawful song that goes "Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah" (choo! Bless you! I just added that in.) I watched Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs once and never did again. Which is why, for the life of me, I have NO IDEA why this particular princess seems to be the focal point of recent media. She's actually the lead character in the TV series Once Upon a Time and has not one, but TWO movies coming out this year: Mirror, Mirror this month and Snow White and the Huntsman in June.   The great thing about her reemergence into popular fiction is that the screenwriters of these shows have reworked Snow White. Gave her guts. Turned her into a 21st century woman of fantasy's Middle Ages. Less damsel-in-so-much-distress and more call-me-damsel-in-distress-and-I'll-forcefeed-you-this-poison-apple. I think it's awesome! ('Coz I swear if...

So, this is exciting: My favorite Japanese band will be going on another international tour next year! More importantly, their stops include Hong Kong and Bangkok, Thailand, places which are pretty near and accessible from the Philippines. I remember the first time we went to see L'arc was in May 2008, during their Trans Asia performance in Hong Kong's Asia Expo. I think I wrote about it in my multiply... oh, here we are . Now, first off, we wait for them to announce actual tour dates. Determine who will come with. Then watch for promo sales on Cebu Pacific. Set accommodations. And finally, ACQUIRE BUG EYES WAITING FOR TICKETS TO BE SOLD ONLINE! Looks like we have one travel plan mapped out for next year already. I hope my baby will forgive me for leaving him/her with the grandparents for a weekend or so. :P

I should be aware of the pitfalls: It's ANOTHER Three Musketeers film. It's in 3D... which, by itself, should say how overrated it's going to be. It's by Paul Anderson. It stars Milla Jovovich. You watch the trailer and Logan Lerman, who plays D'artagnan, does a Leo from Man in the Iron Mask in that he is un-accented among the bevy of beautifully-accented actors. But, I will be watching this for him. Matthew Macfadyen will be playing Athos in this movie. In fact, he narrates most of the trailer. Because Matthew seems to be choosy with his film projects, I've rarely gotten to see him onscreen. The last time was in Robin Hood with Russell Crowe and he was barely there. His other major film, Frost/Nixon , was probably too serious and too obscure a part of American history for non-Americans that they didn't think to show it here. Death at a Funeral was a British production. Incendiary , I think, went straight to DVD. So, I'm glad that I'll get to see ...