Archive for June, 2007

Scenes of A Sexual Nature [4/5]

// June 9th, 2007 // 5 Comments » // Movie

所有故事都发生在一个阳光明媚的下午,地点在一个有山坡有草丛有池塘充满暧昧气味的公园。几对不同的人,各自不同的问题,或者说同一个问题不同的方面。用“爱情”来形容这个问题大概不算准确,电影要讲的东西似乎并不停留在爱情这个层面,而是人的欲望,和迷惑。电影中的每个人都是有欲望的,但同时又都迷惑着,搞不懂对方,更搞不懂自己。不知道他们是怎么找到这样一个公园,或者是拍摄的技巧,处处充满了寂寞彷徨的人们,处处飘荡着情色又尴尬的气氛。电影并没试图去给出任何解答,只是展现这些问题,罗列这些“scenes”,也许我们注定就是要迷惑的。这部低成本的小制作(但还是有 Evan McGregor 这样的小大牌加盟)又加强了我对英国电影的好感,挺好。

Scenes of A Sexual Nature
Scenes of A Sexual Nature (2006)
4/5

Big Fatty’s BBQ

// June 6th, 2007 // 5 Comments » // Food

最近听到 Big Fatty’s BBQ 这个餐馆的名字多次,终于上周三纠集了其他四人跑去吃了一顿。这家小店虽然在另一个镇上,但开车也就15分钟的样子。去之前看了他们的菜单,还有简单的介绍。他们的BBQ和一般的烧烤不一样,他们是 Pit BBQ,用小火长时间烹制而成,所以肉都格外的鲜嫩多汁。看了他们介绍的烹制过程(附在本文末尾),我是彻底被魅惑坚决要去一趟。选择周三去是因为每周只有这一天他们提供 Texas Brisket,这东西可是他们小火搞它20个小时做成的。而且事实证明,这个东西确实狠好吃啊!到了店里后才发现店面非常小,里面其实没有多大用餐的地方,多数人还是外卖。但是这种小店,常常才是最有特色的。我们5个人除了 Texas Brisket 还点了他家的 Fatty’s Big Feed,包含 1 Slab Ribs, 2 Half Chickens 和 Pulled Pork。我还问这些够不够我们5个人吃,结果店主抬头瞅了瞅我们,说,足够了足够了,咳咳,被鄙视了。当然后来也被证明我们确实值得被鄙视,5个男人都没吃完这些东西-_-。

Big Fatty's BBQ
Big Fatty’s 的店面很小
Pulled Pork & BBQ Chicken


Ribs!
BBQ Ribs!
Texas Brisket!!!
Texas Brisket!超好吃!


这 Pit BBQ 确实不一样,肉质嫩很多。最好吃的就是 Texas Brisket,非常嫩,而且还带着一种烟熏的味道。事实上,今天又是周三,我下午就又跑过去买了一砣 Texas Brisket 再加上一小盒 Collard Greens 当今天的晚饭,哈哈哈哈。总的来说,这家店的东西挺不错,而且价格也公道,坚决符合店名 Big Fatty,所以也容易腻,呵呵。虽然我仍然不是很热爱 BBQ sauce,但是 Texas Brisket 是上了我热爱食物的名单了。嗯,不错,不错。

Ribs
We use a 5lb or larger whole fresh pork spare rib with the Chine and Back flap on. We rub them with a rub we’ve developed and then put them in the smoker at 250 F. over hickory for about 4 hours. They come out of the smoker and rest about 20 minutes… then served.

Chicken
The chicken goes into a ice bath solution of water, sugar, salt and herbs at 34 F. overnight. Then, into the smoker at 250 F. for 3 hours. The chickens reach an internal temp of of 175 F. while cooking. They remain very moist because of the brine and get a pronounced dark red smoke ring because of the hickory. This fools a lot of folks into thinking that because its really juicy and has dark red color down by the bones that they’re raw or not done…
Welcome to my world.

Pulled Pork
We put a monster pork butt (shoulder) into the hickory smoker for 12 -14 hours at 250 F. The bulk of the fat, connective tissues and gristle wind up in the bottom of the cooker. We pull the pork apart with 2 tongs.. that’s it . This ain’t rocket science.

Texas Brisket
We rub a packer beef brisket down with our rub and into the cooker it goes at 250 F. for 20 hours or so or, until tender. It takes a long time.

Collard Greens
Shipped up fresh from Georgia on ice weekly. We cut the stems off, coarse chop, wash them off and cook them in water with sugar, salt and salt pork until tender.

OSS 117: Le Caire nid d’espions [2.5/5]

// June 4th, 2007 // No Comments » // Movie

这部法国喜剧片大概可以算是无厘头恶搞版的特工007。代号117的这位特工一样的和其他间谍斗法,一样的勾搭美女,一样的解决国际争端-_-。这部电影虽然明显无厘头,但还是认真的包裹在严肃的外衣下,有一种说不出的有点愚蠢的喜感。男主角自然是全片的焦点,说他是焦点,不仅指情节,而且指表演。我确定男主角 Jean Dujardin 在拍片过程中一定很累,一直需要做出那种很夸张刻意但又需要精准控制的表情,以及挑来挑去的眉毛。情节没什么好说的,反正一群间谍们,都是蠢蛋,互相乱打呗。中间几段回忆的闪回,让你受不了的刻意愚蠢搞笑,但是又得承认确实把我逗乐了。这片子的场景设在开罗,虽然显然这种恶搞片不会真实展现开罗面貌,但是看到类似清晨被诵经声吵醒的那段,让我想起冬天去埃及晚时的第一夜,也是一样的被吵醒,很有点亲切感哈。总之,这片子就是摆明了玩愚蠢玩恶搞玩无厘头,到了有点disturbing的程度,但确实有效果,咳咳。

OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'espions
OSS 117: Le Caire nid d’espions [OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies] (2006)
2.5/5

Knocked Up [3.5/5]

// June 3rd, 2007 // 1 Comment » // Movie

这年代,最缺少的电影就是优秀的喜剧,我觉得这部 Knocked Up 大概可以算做一部优秀喜剧。这部 The 40 Year-Old Virgin 导演的新作讲一个20多岁还在混日子而还没计划成熟起来的猥琐男主角,和事业顺利刚刚被升职的美丽女主角,某晚在一 night club 相遇,然后回家鬼混,隔日分道扬镳,很典型的一夜情,只是这一夜男主角不小心播下了种子,女主角怀孕了。决定要留住这个孩子,这两个人先怀孕后恋爱,各自经历新一轮的成长。电影非常搞笑,几乎是从头到尾笑料不断而且也不觉得愚蠢,我想关键是台词写的很生活化,让人看着很有感同身受的感觉,也难怪评论家们也都很爱了。我尤其喜爱主角和上司以及一个女同事讨论的那几幕,那个女同事的表现微妙且精准,搞笑的不得了。除了笑料,这片子还骇世惊俗的赤裸裸的展现婴儿头冲出(或者说被挤出?)那啥一幕,不知道算不算寓教于乐?@_@

Knocked Up
Knocked Up (2007)
3.5/5

儿童节快乐 Five For Fighting

// June 1st, 2007 // 5 Comments » // Life, Music & Show

儿童节快乐,嗯。
You and me, we are both supermen.
Five For Fighting – Superman

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that nieve
I’m just out to find
The better part of me

I’m more than a bird
I’m more than a plane
I’m more than some pretty face
Beside a train
and it’s not easy to be me

I wish that I could cry
fall upon my knees
find a way to lie
about a home I’ll never see
It may sound absurd
but don’t be nieve
even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed
but wont you concede
even heroes have the right to dream
and its not easy to be me

Up up and away away from me
Well it’s all right you can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy or anything

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that nieve
Men weren’t meant to ride
with clouds between their knees

I’m only a man
in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
I’m only a man
in a phony red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me, Inside of me, Inside of me
Inside of me

I’m only a man
In a phony red sheet
I’m only a man looking
for a dream
I’m only a man
in a phony red sheet
And it’s not easy
Ohhh ohhhh ohhhhhhh
It’s not easy to be me