Ronald WanRonald Wan returns after taking a bite into the sinful and deadly Twilight novel. He lives to tell the tale
It’s been a crazy month. My absent column two weeks ago was due to a technical glitch – the column just never showed up on the site. Actually, the dog ate the column. No, that’s old news. Try this – I was stuck at the airport in Thailand.
Okay, I confess. I was engrossed reading Twilight. Phew. I have to get it out of my bloody (sorry I can’t resist the pun) system. I know. I’m a sucker (another pun intended) for teenybopper stuff but I wanted to understand the fuss behind the vampire romance novel. Note the movie and millions of schoolgirls will be out in full force on Dec 18 in Singapore. My verdict? The novel sucks (last pun I promise) you right in so beware if you’re one of those increasing demographic who doesn’t read books anymore. Shame on you.
What else was on the pop culture radar of late besides the Twilight and Edward Cullen mania? Hollywood goes into high gear for the awards season with its slew of potential Oscar-nominated films for self-important critics’ consideration. The buzz lies with the late Heath Ledger for a posthumous nomination and even an award for his dark Joker role in The Dark Knight.
And just to bring this news closer to home, Singapore’s official entry for the Oscars is the Eric Khoo’s film My Magic. Actually I just wanted to use the news to take a dig at local films. No offence to My Magic, which was great and essentially a story about a father relating to his estranged son through the wonders of magic.
It’s the other movies I’m lamenting about. I cannot comprehend the hype over The Wedding of the Year, a movie about the wedding of the year between Fann Wong and Christopher Lee. A surreal movie about the couple’s fake wedding when the off-screen real wedding takes place months after the fake one? I’m confused. I guess other couples do photo shoots in Botanic Gardens or Bali (got budget) for keepsake but this A-list couple gets a movie. Life is unfair.
In other pointless pop culture news – Madonna divorces Guy Ritchie and pretends to be just friends with baseball player Alex Rodriguez. Former Felicity star and pink power ranger Amy Jo Johnson gives birth to her first child (Amy Jo Who Again? Told you it’s pointless news). Oprah denies hoping to work for Barack Obama’s administration although I think the double O combination will induce the big O among women worldwide. Britney Spears and Jay Chou release new albums. I don’t see the link between the two except they both don’t like to wear underwear very much. I’m not making this up.
And there you have it, another crazy two weeks ahead. Here’s an early Christmas present to get you into the mood to survive the last-minute shopping and surreptitious re-gifting for the gift exchange: it’s the link to Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2008.
Cheers.
Ronald Wan was a former editor at UrbanWire. He was laid off for watching VS Fashion Show too many times during lectures.
The Zeitgeist – You Give Me A Fever
The Zeitgeist – The Sweet Escape