Living like a star: Brits love ‘American Pie’
With the fad of American television shows and movies in the UK, it is no wonder that locals believe that many Americans live a life right out of the movies. The lifestyle of a star has been offered to these Americans living as expats on United Kingdom without any of the drawbacks of actual stardom.
“When coming to London I was warned of a few American stereotypes: We are closed-minded, we are loud (guilty) and we are easy. But what I didn’t expect when coming to London was that the British view college-aged Americans in another way - as celebrities.
I have learned of differences between the American and British cultures. I’ve learned that I can’t understand English humor - to me the British version of ‘The Office’ is as slow as the nightly news - and I’ve learned the English seem to glorify American comedies. I realized this when I came across ‘Friends,’ ‘Beverly Hills, 90210′ and ‘Glee’ while flipping through the television one night. Also, I found that a number of young English people would mention Las Vegas as a top destination to visit in America. The reason? ‘The Hangover.’
The British fascination with American television and movies was solidified for me one night when I was talking to my friend Tim, a student from Newcastle who is interning in London for the semester. We were talking about ‘The O.C.,’ a show that often comes up when I mention I’m from Southern California. He asked me if the show was anything like my life at home and I told him it did remind me somewhat of Santa Barbara.”
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Taiwanese Film About Expat Pinoys Opens Cinemanila
Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures which reflect those cultures and, in turn, affect them. Aside from the very colorful stories of film subjects, the lessons of life are what films convey to the viewers. It is amazing to know that expats’ lives create impact to film makers, watchers and award-giving bodies.
“It used to be held in Makati, then it moved to the Gateway Cinemas in Cubao in 2007 and 2008, then to Market! Market! in Taguig last year. This year, all roads lead to Robinsons Movieworld at Robinsons Galleria in Quezon City for the annual showcase of some of the best of Philippine and world cinema in the Cinemanila International Film Festival.
Now on its 12th year, the five-day festival screens about 50 international and local films — from the current toasts of the local independent cinema scene to award winners and favorites at prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam, Sundance and Pusan.
The festival last took place in late November, opening with the screening of Pinoy Sunday.
Winner of the Industry Award for Narrative Feature at the 2010 Taipei International Film Festival, Pinoy Sunday tells the story of two Filipino workers in Taipei — Manuel (Epi Quizon) and Dado (Bayani Agbayani) — who discover a discarded sofa one Sunday which they decide to take. This transforms their normal Sunday into a tale of adventure, perseverance and self-discovery.”
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China, New Home for Artists
China, the giant empire of the east, has not only awoken to shake things up in the global market, but has also created a sanctuary for creative minds.
Legions of Western artists have set foot on China for the promise of creativity innovation and work.
“Like the artists’ colony, the country offers challenges, but expatriates here say that the rewards outweigh the hardships. Mr. Rolandi is one of many artists (five are profiled here) who have left the United States and Europe for China, seeking respite from tiny apartments, an insular art world and nagging doubts about whether it’s best to forgo art for a reliable office job. They have discovered a land of vast creative possibility, where scale is virtually limitless and costs are comically low. They can rent airy studios, hire assistants, experiment in costly mediums like bronze and fiberglass.”
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Kuala Lumpur: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours
Kuala Lumpur is the fifth most visited city in the world, with 8.94 million tourist arrivals in 2008. As a relatively young city compared with other Southeast Asian capitals such as Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila, most of Kuala Lumpur’s colonial buildings were built toward the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The structural design of Kuala Lumpur is a merge of old colonial influences, Asian traditions, Malay Islamic inspirations, modern, and postmodern architecture mix. These key traveler spots are the reasons why expatriates visit and even live in this seat of the Parliament of Malaysia.
“By design or lack of populace, Kuala Lumpur is Asia’s green capital, where monkeys scamper close to skyscrapers and the occasional boa constrictor slithers across six-lane traffic. Centered around a colonial inheritance of ordered landscaping and dominated by palm-lined freeways, K.L. offers room to breathe and to contemplate the meeting of cultures. And meet they do, with Malays, Chinese and Tamils augmented by an annual Arabian and Iranian invasion drawn by shopping and the Islam-lite atmosphere. The automotive merry-go-round can feel too suburban and downtown can seem sterile, but turn a corner and streets burst into exoticism and a riot of night markets. A restive art scene, driven by Malaysians’ ongoing quest for shared identity, gives K.L. further heft.”
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Hong Kong Street Art Gets The Gallery Treatment
Once considered as a dissident type of art, graffiti or street art, is now being recognized internationally as galleries reserved for exhibitions to the public. “Comparing this to just two years ago is a significant leap — in 2008, when Hong Kong’s Schoeni Gallery brought in the big guns from London’s graffiti circuit, first showing Banksy’s work and later D*Face, the hype fizzled very quickly. Yet today, more and more international graffiti artists are finding temporary shelters in Hong Kong galleries.”
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