9th Italian Film Festival

Yay! It's back, the 9th Italian Film Festival officially kicks off today!  Admission is free once again so the usual long lines are to be expected.  But hey, from the looks of the screening list, I must say it's got to be worth it.  See you all at Shangri-la Mall.

SCHEDULE:

October 20
7:30 p.m. - Three Men and a Leg (by invitation only)

October  21
1:30 p.m. - If I Were You
4 p.m. - Hard Boiled Egg
6:30 p.m. - The Girl by the Lake
9 p.m. - Good Morning Heartache

October  22
1:30 p.m. - We Can Do That
4 p.m. - Ginger and Cinnamon
6:30 p.m. -  Different From Whom
9 p.m. - Unsane

October  23
1:30 p.m. - Almost Blue
4 p.m. - Ask Me if I'm Happy
6:30 p.m. - The Stendhal Syndrome
9 p.m. - Such is Life

October 24
1:30 p.m. - Night Before the Exams
4 p.m. - Unsane
6:30 p.m. -   Ginger and Cinnamon
9 p.m. - Three Men and a Leg

October  25
1:30 p.m. - Good Morning Heartache
4 p.m. - The Stendhal Syndrome
6:30 p.m. - If I Were You
9 p.m. - Ask Me if I'm Happy

October  26
1:30 p.m. - The Girl By the Lake
4 p.m. - The Feast
6:30 p.m. - Such is Life
9 p.m. - Almost Blue

 Schedule taken from: spot.ph

Shanghai World Expo 2010 (part 3)

Day 2. Country Pavilions. Finally! Here are some of my favorites:

China Pavilion

"The roof is made of traditional dougong or brackets, which was widely used in 770 BC-467 BC. In the dougong style, wooden brackets are fixed layer upon layer between the top of a column and a crossbeam. The result is interlocking wooden brackets"  

Yes, that entire tidbit is brought to you by your friendly neighborhood Wikipedia provider. *claps*  Despite not going inside we were still able to appreciate the massive 7 story Pagoda style structure by China.  After the Beijing Olympics, they are truly screaming to the world how much they've arrived.  I love how they managed to integrate the traditional style with such a sleek design. 

Canada Pavilion

It is said that the pavilion is about the size of 2 1/2 NHL ice hockey rink. And, that Cirque de Soleil will be performing.   Me thinks, the overall pavilion design was plain awesome.  Very nice architectural details, clean straight lines with a monochromatic light color that showcases the every inch of the design even more.

Shanghai World Expo 2010 (part 2)

It took us a little under an hour to get to the expo.  Trying to hail a taxi cab successfully during Mooncake season in China is almost as likely as me seeing Brad Pitt in person any day of the year.  And so, walk we did to the nearest bus station.  Unfortunately, the bus took us to the Gate 1 stop, which as previously mentioned is home to the Corporate Pavilions.  After recovering from the initial shock of not seeing any familiar Country Pavilions, we decided best to just take everything in and go back the next day for more.

Corporate Pavilions, according to my trusty Expo booklet, are participating enterprises with good solid reputations.  Located in the Puxi section, they occupy around 110 square meters of the entire expo and has around 16 showcase pavilions that are either sponsored by their industry association or independently built.  Mostly, they showcase hardwares, product commercials and such.  I took solace in the fact that I was extremely loving the interplay of lights on the structures.

 The Expo Axis at night