Outrage Responses After Victoria's "Innocent" Statement

'We always joke that we have this fabulously gorgeous 17-year-old model who is 6ft-whatever and I say, "OK, I'm going to put it on - I stand for the general public here",' Victoria Beckham, 37, told Harper's Bazaar.

When I read this article, I laughed it off. I never thought that her comments would get rises out of certain people which also include two, apparently, celebrities.

Katie Price used her column in the Sun on Sunday to hit back at Victoria Beckham, claiming she is deluded. She wrote, 'I think all this Californian sunshine is sending Posh senile because she is a size 6... And if she had read the papers this week she would know that the general public like eating pasties and the average British woman is a size 16. They can't afford Posh's £1,000 dresses let alone fit into them.'  

Now... I found this comment amusing. For one thing, I really thought Victoria was kidding when she made that comment, but even if she's not, she's entitled to think as she pleased. I don't plan on posting this Katie "Big Boobs" Price's picture on my blog. She's pretty... ugly. If you don't know who this person is, google her. I honestly didn't know who this girl is, so I took the liberty of googling her and what I read and saw amuses me. Her whole body looks really fake, especially the boobs and lips and the way she commented on Victoria makes me think of this person being fat. I'm FAR from size 6, but I'm not offended by the statement. It looks innocent enough to me. It looks to me that this big boob person is an attention seeker, and since she knows Victoria is famous and probably she thinks most people would agree with her... *shrugs* And the bit about Posh's dresses being expensive... What's it to her? Despite being expensive, her dresses are still sold out within a very short amount of time. From the looks of the photo of this Big Boobs person, her attire didn't seem affordable for some people too. She ought to look in the mirror before saying stuff like this.

Ok... Disagreeing is fine, but calling Victoria senile definitely got a rise out of me. I do think that Victoria loves getting attention, but I don't think it's a crime. Not when she gets it with her own hard-work... and I do think Victoria is a nice person, which is why I don't think she deserves being called names.

Anyways... Just a few hours earlier, I read another 'celebrity' commenting on Victoria's statement. A Kerry Katona (don't know who she is, and I'm too lazy to look her up) says that 'Victoria lives on steamed fish and raw vegetables and wears a size 6 dress... That's not normal... She doesn't look healthy, she always looks so gaunt and skinny.' -- Um... So what? Some people only eat vegetable, so what's it to her?

Seriously... Leave her alone!

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Saving Hope Under The "HQ" Microscope

I got goosebumps! Once again, Durance Magazine has new dirts on Saving Hope and I'm getting pretty addictive with this show... and it hasn't even been aired! And as it turned out, it's not just about Erica! How astounding is that?!

According to DM, TBI has an article on the show. It's interesting... and it makes me even more eager for the premiere.

The following is an extract from the article:

Many TV critics and other observers complain that medical dramas tend to cover the same ground. “Whether the characters are dressed in blue or white, it’s always the same format,” says Bertrand Villegas of TV consultancy The Wit.
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“Part of what I thought was really insteresting about this, and a different way into a medical drama, was this whole idea of faith,” says Noreen Halpern, the outgoing president of dramatic programming for eOne Television.
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“Medical shows have a history of succeeding. There are great life and death stakes built into the fabric of a medical show. But then you add this twist of faith and spiriatuality — Is it just about science? Is it just about medicine? — And I think that is a really interesting way into a very traditional franchise.”

To read the complete article, you can go to Durance Magazine post HERE.

Well... The only Medical drama I watched was a Hong Kong TV Series. My parents used to watch ER ages ago, and they seemed to really like it. Then again, my dad is also quite impressed with House; he only watch it whenever he happens to see it while he flips through channels. My dad isn't a romance drama type of a person, so... *shrugs*

Any-who... For some reasons, I got the feeling that this show is going to be huge. Just a hunch! Could it be my ultimate favorite show? Could it get me fanatic over a TV show once again? The romantic aspect easily capture a big part my heart... but if the main relationship goes down to the triangle route like I mentioned in my previous post, I'd be very pissed. Seriously, I'm sailing on THAT ship again! We'll see...

By the way, DM has a High Quality poster available on their webbie. It's soooo... pretty! Two Ericas and two Michaels. Just fabulous!

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Entertainment One Unveils Saving Hope Poster!

It's been a while since the last time I check up on my notification emails and I got a big surprise! Entertainment One (eOne) unveils the poster for their upcoming show with Erica Durance and Michael Shanks, "Saving Hope", which I did mention on my earlier post. Unfortunately, the poster is only available in a small size (humph!) but, we can still see how gorgeous Erica looks in there. There are also Michael Shanks and Daniel Gillies (I presume) in the poster. I hope to see the bigger version soon.

Having a look at the new poster, it got me thinking. I have a feeling that there is going to be a love triangle between the three doctors (It's somewhat obvious, really), which I will hate. I really, really HATE storylines with couples breaking up *cough* Rachel/Ross *cough*, so I do hope that Erica Durance's character, Alex, will stay loyal to ONE man and I want that man to be Michael Shanks' character (Charlie)... if... only if their chemistry is as good as it looks in the trailer.

This hospital-themed show reminds me of a Hong Kong's TVB series, Healing Hands, which aired on a Malaysian TV Channel sometime ago. I'm so in love with the first season of the series, solely because of the coupling (mind you, I'm always a romantic!). Anyways... The show went on for season 2 and 3, with NEW characters and they KILLED of one of the main girl from the first season. The second season gotten weird and I stopped watching after they killed the girl. The phenomena still irks me to this day. So I do hope that won't happen in Saving Hope, which I already have faith in.

Saving Hope premieres June 7th on NBC. (June 8th Brunei time).

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From Novels to the Big Screen

I went to the cinema twice in a row. My Love and I treated ourselves with “John Carter” last night and just a few hours earlier, we’ve watched another movie called “The Hunger Games”. Needless to say, these two movies are… unique in their own ways given the fact that they both are of the same genre of fiction -- sci-fi action (such a popular genre!).

Another interesting similarity and one fact which somewhat annoys me quite a bit -- these two movies are based on novels. Such a popular concept these days, isn’t it? Making films out of detailed novels. I do think that novel writers tend to be very creative when it comes to the plot or story-telling; however, the logic is always out of this world, which audience/readers can easily accept. It’s really impossible for the movie to get all the plot right so the results of these film adaptations could go either way; it can get horribly wrong, or it can be decent, if not great.

Fact is… Most novels these days are written in series, at least those that I’ve read, which means that there are always going to be sequel(s). It’s like watching TV series, but the wait are months/year apart.

I’m an avid Julie Garwood and Nora Roberts fan, so I’m waiting to see if their romance novel will get their chances on the big screen. I know some of Nora Roberts’ novels have already been adapted into movies, but I’m still hoping to see one on the cinema instead of my TV, or Laptop. I’m not counting on the romance part though. Mind you… these two authors have sense of humor and they respect the bond that ties people together, whether by blood, marriage or others…

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Will Erica Durance be getting involved with this kind of project? She nearly gets that... but for some reason, Kristin Kreuk replaced her in that project Erica was supposed to be part of. Sheesh!

Anyways… I’m still contemplating whether I should try writing reviews again… hmm.

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"Saving Hope" Could be My Future Obsession

I didn't realise that it's been almost a year since the last time I swooned over a TV show. I remember Smallville's last episode aired in May last year, and it was such a spectacular ending to a show that had been broadcasted on TV for 10 years.

I didn't think that I'd be as fanatic as I was with Smallville for another TV show (which doesn't include Reality TV show, which I somewhat enjoy watching occasionally), but it looks like Erica Durance's future TV show, Saving Hope, might just be the one to catch me back in the fanatic fans' zone.

Here's the press release for this upcoming show:

NBC To Become U.S. Broadcaster For New CTV Drama Series SAVING HOPE

• Series is from award-winning producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington
• Principal photography set to begin March 12 in Toronto
• Series set for summer debut on CTV and NBC

Erica Durance stars as Dr. Alex Reid in SAVING HOPE

Los Angeles/Toronto, ON (March 1, 2012) – Leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and Canada’s #1 television network CTV are proud to jointly announce that NBC has come on board as the U. S. broadcaster of Ilana C Frank Films’ new one-hour original drama series, SAVING HOPE. In November, CTV announced it had ordered 12 one-hour episodes of the series, joining a pilot shot last summer. Premiering this summer on CTV and NBC, principal photography is set to begin March 12 in Toronto.

In addition to acting as the deficit financier, eOne will also handle the international television distribution of the series in all media including all television, DVD/Blu-ray, VOD and digital exploitation.

“With NBC now on board, this is another huge success for Bell Media’s independent production team and demonstrates yet again our commitment to producing high-calibre, engaging and compelling original programming,” said Phil King, President, CTV Programming & Sports. “This captivating new series is sure to resonate with Canadian viewers as well as viewers south of the border.”

Starring Erica Durance (SMALLVILLE), Michael Shanks (STARGATE ATLANTIS), Daniel Gillies, (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES), Huse Madhavji (COMBAT HOSPITAL, STAR! DAILY), Julia Taylor-Ross (ROOKIE BLUE), and Kristopher Turner (ROOKIE BLUE, THE LISTENER), the series is from acclaimed Gemini award-winning producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington (THE ELEVENTH HOUR, WOULD BE KINGS, ROOKIE BLUE).

In SAVING HOPE, when charismatic Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris (Shanks) at Toronto’s Hope-Zion Hospital ends up in a coma, he leaves the hospital in chaos – and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid (Durance), in a state of shock. Along with newly-arrived star surgeon, Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES), Alex races to save Harris’ life. As the action unfolds, comatose Dr. Harris explores the hospital halls in “spirit” form, not sure if he’s a ghost or a figment of his own imagination. Reid, along with her fellow doctors, press on to save his life and those of their other patients, as they deal with the complicated and courageous decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive.

SAVING HOPE is produced by Ilana C Frank Films (“ICFF”) with Entertainment One, in association with CTV and NBC. The series is executive produced by Ilana Frank and David Wellington for ICFF, John Morayniss (THE FIRM, HAVEN) for Entertainment One and Lesley Harrison. Executive Producers and Showrunners are Morwyn Brebner (ROOKIE BLUE) and Aaron Martin (BEING ERICA). The series was created by Malcolm MacRury (CRASH AND BURN, REPUBLIC OF DOYLE) and Morwyn Brebner. David Wellington directed the pilot. For Bell Media, Trish Williams is Director, Drama, Independent Production; Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production; Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Programming, CTV Networks. Phil King is President, CTV Programming & Sports.

Well... What do you think?

It's quite  obvious that the show only caught my attention due to Erica Durance's involvement in the project. However, I think now... the reason it gets deep into me is far from that fact. Every time I get new words on this show, each time I found myself excited, and the excitement is still growing.

Michael Shanks, who happened to portray one of Smallville's recurring hero, Hawkman a.k.a Carter Hall, in a very short amount of time, had captured my heart (You should know, I'm very partial towards the Smallville casts, whether he/she is the series regular or not). In Saving Hope, he will portray a character who is engaged to Erica Durance's character... and since Erica has always perfected her chemistry with Michael Shanks, I found myself wanting this new "relationship" to work. I might be too early to judge, but I think I'm already a shipper. Oh My... I didn't think that I'd be THAT again. It really is scary to be one, especially when you became to fanatic one.

Saving Hope is set to premiere on NBC -- Thursday, June 7, 10-11 p.m. ET. WOW! In the same month of Erica's birthday... Exactly 14 days before her turning of 34. ;) So excited!

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Victoria Shows Her Culinery Skill

Victoria Beckham posted two tweets regarding her involvement with her sons’ school project. Apparently, Romeo and Cruz are celebrating international food day at their Los Angeles school… and supermom Beckham has prepared some traditional British food.

Here are some excerpts from ContactMusic.com

Alongside a picture of some Union Jack-themed stickers and mini-flags, she first tweeted: ''School project!! International food day for Romeo and Cruz, started preparing x vb (sic)''

She then posted a picture of her finished goods and added: ''Just finished cooking! Very proud to be British! X vb''

No doubt David was impressed by his wife's selection of British snacks - which included sausage rolls and cheese and pineapple on sticks - as it has previously been revealed he frequently visits a specialist shop in Los Angeles to get the UK treats he misses…

Full article HERE.

I do love reading about the Beckhams, especially when it comes to the kids...

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Issue Ombak Rindu Lagi...

Sebagai seorang Librarian, menyusun Newspaper merupakan salah satu tugas harian. I always ended up membacanya, or at least scan je. I read something interesting about Ombak Rindu on yesterday's issue of Utusan Malaysia.

Written by Abd. Aziz Itar, the article mengulas mengenai fenomena filem yang diadaptasi daripada novel dimana ianya menyentuh about the financial and copyright issue of Ombak Rindu.

The fact is... the film "Ombak Rindu" existed solely because of the author and of course the book publisher, however, they were paid RM4000 je sebagai bayaran untuk mengangkat novel tu ke filem, yang mana Penulis mendapat 40% daripada jumlah tersebut. So far, that's all they got from the filmmaker, and probably will stay that way, unless they have some sort of agreement about the film income.

In another article from the December 12th's issue of the same newspaper, ada menyatakan pindaan akta yang akan menguntungkan pengiat seni (termasuk penulis). However, for Ombak Rindu, nasi dah menjadi poridge. Nampaknya penulis dan penerbit novel tak akan mendapat apa - apa keuntungan dari filem tersebut.

Walaupun saya tak brapa minat Fauziah Ashari, I still feel sorry for her. I can just imagine how depressed she feels. The filmmaker did not do her book justice (which somehow indicated that the story in the novel is not perfect enough), and now they gain so much from her novel and she couldn't even win her case if she claims.

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Ombak Rindu... A Disappointment!

Release Date: 01 December 2011
Language: Malay
Genre: Romance
Running Time: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
Director: Osman Ali
Cast: Maya Karin, Aaron Aziz, Lisa Surihani

Synopsis: Izzah a simple kampong teacher is sold to a brothel by her uncle on the pretext that they need money for her Aunt's surgery. Her first customer is Rich playboy Harriz whom she begs to marry her and take her out of the rat hole. He marries her, brings her home, the only good deed he has done in a long time. Unknowingly he falls in love with her, and wants to break his engagement to childhood family friend Mila, but due to family pressure has to marry Mila. Thus begins the triangle of a saga which entangles three lives into a myriad of emotions.

What I say…

Beware of SPOILER ahead. Review seorang pembaca novel... so semuanya based on BOTH Novel and Film, tapi lebih kepada Novel sebab tulah yang ORIGINAL!

I’ve finally watched the movie last night. I was very excited to see this movie, solely because I am an avid fan of the novel which was written by Fauziah Ashari, who also wrote “Pergilah Sepi”. Pergilah Sepi is another one of the best novels ever published by Alaf21. I, sort of, “dragged” my hubby to the movie which started at 9.40 p.m. walaupun I have to wake up early the next morning. Shows you how excited I was.

I read an article from Murai.com.my that Fauziah Ashari is not satisfied by the movie adaptation of her own novel. In the article, she seems to be dissatisfied due to the timeline of the story, but I beg to differ. I think she’s not happy with the fact that the Movie doesn’t stay true to the novel. I know I’m not happy at all. I was expecting the novel Ombak Rindu to come to life, but what I’ve seen is totally (not really) differs from the novel. They got some (very little) details from the novel correct, but I was left annoyed with MOST part.

From what I recall, whenever this movie is mentioned, the fact that it comes from a novel is being highlighted. Even the poster add in “A Masterpiece Based on the Best-Selling Novel”. Aduh. Those words macam nak membuatkan orang teruja with this movie. Macam Harry Potter dan Twilight la kononnya… Sepatutnya statement tu kena ubah sikit; “A Masterpiece LOOSELY Based on the Best-Selling Novel”, tak la I teruja sangat. Rasa macam kena tipu je. Huhuhu

In the novel, Izzah was a Clerk. In the movie, she was an Ustazah and work kat Warung. Izzah is supposed to be a girl with high ambition. Dia seorang pelajar yang cemerlang dan dia nak menyambung pelajaran. In the movie, she’s… betul – betul plain. To show that a girl is nice, kind and religious, she doesn’t need to be an Ustazah be all those. Kalau nak kata if Izzah ne ambitious is a bad thing, tak juga -- moralnya tetap ada. 

In my opinion, the beginning of the movie was not needed. 

The “Mak Cik” wasn’t supposed to be nice. Like the husband, she was anticipating a large income from Izzah’s involvement with the pub… and she was afraid that her husband would do something “sumbang” with Izzah because she was getting older, prettier, etc. Kes jealous la tu… I baca an article, memuji the fact that filem ini menyelitkan unsur kemanusiaan kerana Pak Cik si Izzah tu "menjual"nya kerana TERPAKSA. Tetapi menjual darah daging sendiri untuk suatu kebaikan tak lah membawa apa-apa mesej yang berguna. Kerana terdesak, sanggup melakukan sesuatu yang extreme macam ne. Daripada melihatkan "kebaikan" pada watak si Pak Cik, baik jadikan dia kejam terus kalau dia tu sanggup nak jual anak saudara sendiri.

Di dalam Novel, Izzah di“penjarakan” di apartment Bayu Damai. Di dalam movie, dia stay kat rumah banglo kayu Hariz.

There are too many dissatisfaction in my part, but to list it all out would take up all day. Biar lah. Yang penting I hate this movie.

Yang paling I tak puas hati is the revelation part. The part where Pak Dollah revealed the truth about Hariz. Part tu yang paling I tunggu and ia merupakan my favorite climax of a villain. Sepatutnya, Pak Dollah marah kat Hariz je sebab dia dah jatuhkan hukumah gantung tak bertali kat Izzah dan telah “membunuh” anak mereka dengan tak sengaja. Datuk Sufiah mendengar dari satu sudut yang tersembunyi daripada Hariz and Pak Dollah. Pak Dollah tu sebenarnya bestfriend dengan laki Datuk Sufiah ne. Laki Datuk Sufiah merayu Pak Dollah serahkan anaknya sebab Datuk Sufiah tu dah keguguran 2 kali. Sebab sayangkan bini, dia sanggup merayu kat Pak Dollah supaya menyerahkan anaknya dengan janji bahawa dia akan dijaga dengan baik. Sebab Pak Dollah terhutang budi dengan bestfriend dia ne, dia bagi la. Pak Dollah bagitau isteri dia yang anak mereka ne yang mati tu… aaand…. Bila Datuk Sufiah mengetahui hal sebenar, dia terkena serangan jantung dan mati on the spot. Dalam movie ne, dah lah Pak Dollah attack Datuk Sufiah tu… Part sana tu lagi tak berapa clear. Mati ke dia, jadi baik ke dia, insaf ke… Blank terus Datuk Sufiah tu.

By the way, I mentioned that Hariz telah “membunuh” anak mereka semasa Izzah dijatuhkan hukuman tu. Izzah tu keguguran… Tapi dalam movie ne, oleh sebab director tu baik sangat kot… Kandungan Izzah selamat. Mungkin juga nak kurangkan "dosa" si Hariz ne. Pfft.

Dalam novel, I don’t hate Mila. Tak suka je sebab dia ne, as the Bruneian would say, “babal”. Dia seorang yang boleh diconsider lemah lemut tapi keras kepala. In the movie… Mila ne macam psyco. Tak tau la salah Lisa Surihani or salah si director.

Yang I waited juga, part where isteri Pak Dollah meraung nakkan Hariz selepas dia tau Hariz tu anak dia. 

Paling-paling mengecewakan... Semua perubahan dibuat, dikatakan, bagi menepati kesesuaian la, citarasa penonton la, etc. Watak Izzah "dinaik-tarafkan" menjadi seorang Ustazah; Izzah sebagai seorang wanita yang berhati bersih, mulia... bla... bla... bla. Apa yang gagal ditekankan adalah hijrah watak Hariz dari beperwatakan buruk ke arah perwatakan yang lebih baik. Di dalam novel, penulis bijak menyelitkan teguran-teguran halus daripada Izzah terhadap suaminya (seperti membentangkan sejadah untuk suaminya) dan akhir sekali, Hariz dilihat sentiasa faham dengan teguran-teguran si isteri tetapi buat-buat tak faham. Filem ini langsung tidak menitik-beratkan usaha penulis dengan perkembangan watak lelaki ke arah positive. 

Walaupun they created an Ustazah out of the main character, the film still failed to highlight Malay and Islam as a general. Watak utama tu saja la yang "perfect" eh?

I don’t like Osman Ali’s direction. Selalu lari dari satu scene ke satu scene dengan tiba - tiba. Kadang - kadang, belum habis orang bercakap, dah kena potong. Hisy... Spoil! Dah tu, lagu tema tu dimainkan berulang-ulang-ulang-ulang kali. Kacau! Karyanya sebelum ne, Lagenda Budak Setan, tu, my sis and amit rate the movie 1/10. Hmm… They did mentioned about the scenes change, now I understand why they're annoyed by that.

My hubby cakap, kalau sama macam novel, baik baca saja novel. Huhu. I wanted to see the novel I read come to life. Breaking Dawn Part 1 is a good example of a good adaptation. I puas hati sangat - sangat. When pengarah decided to angkat novel orang, baik fikir dulu. Kalau I lah penulis novel tu, I will get mad, kecewa and offended. Pandai-pandai je ambil idea orang dah tu ditukar-tukar sesuka hati. I pun heran gak bila I read review from peminat novel mengatakan mereka suka. Seriously?!!!

Pffft. I rate Ombak Rindu the Movie... 2/10. 2 points because of the perfect casting, even with one being unnecessary addition to the main cast. I think semua penonton mungkin berpuas hati dengan movie ne; semasa I keluar dari panggung wayang, ramai yang merah mata, and ada yang cakap, "liat dua kali, nangis jua ku masih". Novel Ombak Rindu ne I beli in 2004, Tapi I ingat sebab I baca balik-balik dah. huhuhu. Banci I ehhh! Disappointed brabis! I watched the movie in the first place because of the novel, tapi lain plang yang dilihat.

Quote from Osman Ali di extract dari Murai.com.my + My Ulasan

"Pertama kali saya arahan filem yang diadaptasi daripada novel serta skrip yang ditulis oleh orang lain. Saya tak pernah kerja dengan skrip orang lain dan pada mulanya saya mempunyai pandangan yang spektikal.

"Saya suruh penulis skrip Arman Tono untuk mengubahkannya sebanyak tiga kali dan barulah saya berpuas hati dan menerimannya. (Patutlah ceritanya LAIN sangat!) Tapi saya bantu Arman dan mengolah skrip itu jadi screen play dan supaya sesuai dengan kehendak pembaca yang akan menonton filem ini kelak. (Hmm… Daripada dia yang bantu, baik minta nasihat dari penulis buku itu sendiri)

Menyedari tidak semua pembaca novel dapat menerima rombakan dan perubahan apabila sesebuah novel diadaptasi kepada filem, maka pengarah muda ini mengekalkan keaslian jalan ceritanya.

Namun dia hanya mengubah sedikit sub plot cerita itu agar kena dengan kehendak layar perak.

"Jalan cerita saya kekalkan 100 peratus agar pembaca novel berpuas hati dengannya (Jalan ceritanya tak kekal 100% pun!). Cuma saya tambah dan kurangkan mana yang perlu sahaja. Sebagai contoh watak-watak sampingan dalam novel saya gabungkan dan ada juga watak sampingan yang saya tonjolkan dalam Ombak Rindu” (Tak perlu ada watak-watak yang sememangnya takde memainkan peranan penting dalam novel tu. Tu yang buat PANJANG cerita lagi. Kalau lah dikekalkan mengikut novel... dan buang part yang tak brapa penting tu, I don’t think it’ll be a problem to squeeze everything in 2 and so hours)

Ditanya mengapa dia sanggup mempertaruhkan prinsipnya yang sebelum ini hanya mengarahkan skrip sendiri dan kerana Ombak Rindu dia sanggup bekerja menerusi skrip tulisan individu lain, kata Osman jalan ceritanya yang menarik telah menambat hatinya.

"Saya pernah baca novel ini dan saya sendiri menyukainya. Apabila kita lihat senario sekarang terlalu banyak filem aksi, seram dan sebagainya yang dihasilkan. Jadi saya terfikir apa salahnya saya tampil dan menghasilkan sebuah filem melodrama yang dah lama tak dibuat orang. Kisah kehidupan masyarakat Melayu, cinta, tangisan dan kisah dua wanita yang tertindas dan yang kuat ditonjolkan dalam filem ini membuatkan saya sangat-sangat tertarik," (Dia baca ke, dia scan je? Movie ne macam 30% je kena adapt)

Berkongsi kisah cabaran dan kesukaran sepanjang mengarahkan Ombak Rindu, kata Osman proses membantu pelakon, serta pengawalan kamera di lokasi penggambaran di lautan antara yang mencabar dirinya.

"Saya perlu membentuk perwatakan Maya Karin untuk menjadi Izzah iaitu seorang wanita kampung dan lemah lembut. Saya puji dia kerana berusaha bersungguh-sungguh untuk menjayakan watak itu kerana kita tahu Maya merupakan seorang wanita kacukan. (Sebenarnya Maya Karin tu tak perlu la berusaha sangat sebab dia memang boleh memainkan watak Izzah. Masalahnya, Izzah dalam movie ne is a stranger to me. Izzah dalam novel dengan Izzah dalam movie ne are like two different character. And yang I want to see juga, Izzah yang manja. Izzah dalam movie ne is tau sedih – sedih je. Izzah dalam novel ne kuat merajuk and manja)

Kemudiannya Lisa Surihani pula telah membawakan watak Mila seorang wanita yang bersikap keras hati dan mementingkan diri yang jauh berbeza daripada sifat sebenar Lisa. (Mila ne betul – betul differs from Novel!Mila)


Di extract daripada Rotikaya.com + My Ulasan

Pendapat pendek kami, filem ini mampu mengusik jiwa penonton & jika terbuai dengan plot Ombak Rindu, mata boleh berair. Lelaki tidak terkecuali jika dalam hati ada taman. (Memang tak dinafikan!)

Ketika sidang media bersama pengarah, penerbit & barisan pelakon, penulis asal novel Ombak Rindu Fauziah Ashari meluahkan rasa tidak puas hati dengan hasil adaptasi filem yang bakal di’tayangkan pada 1 Disember ini.(High Five! I'm not alone in this...)

Menurut Fauziah Ashari terdapat beberapa plot penting dalam novel yang tidak di’angkat ke layar perak & juga dialog yang di’gunakan dalam filem ini tidak selari dengan apa yang beliau sampaikan menerusi novel.

“Namun saya tetap berfikiran terbuka dengan usaha pihak penerbit untuk membawa karya saya ke layar perak,” ujar Fauziah Ashari.

“Satu pesanan saya, jika boleh selepas ini jika ada lagi novel yang di’angkat menjadi filem — jemput penulis asal novel tersebut untuk duduk sebagai penulis skrip atau panel penasihat.” (Aaah. Tu lebih molek. Karya tu pun memang hak milik penulis novel kan.)
 

-- Sekian daripada pembaca "Ombak Rindu". Kecewa I sangat - sangat...

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Felt Neglected...

I've been spending my free leisure time online; I've fallen for so many internet forums and one stood out for me compared to the others. However, as of late, the network has turned strange to me. The environment no longer grab my interested. I've a job, and yet I feel like I don't have it at all, not with these new colors flying around me. One said I should do this, one said I shouldn't be doing so. One said it like command, and one said it like my words are just words. *sighs*...

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I'm So Seriously Pissed!

As it turned out; a good life tends to be short-lived. My interest for US version of X Factor is fastly deteriorating, and after the first live show, I never turned it on again.

When it comes to UK X Factor... Marcus and Craig are my musics; the only two who never disappoint me since day 1. Miss Janet Devlin has turned from Angel to somewhat a child with a tantrum like devil. I haven't watched the latest live show of UK X Factor, but I do know the result. Seriously! I thought Craig was going to win the entire show (or second only to Marcus) but as it turned out, he got the least number of vote compared to all the other contestant. What's wrong with you UK people?!!

Amelia Lily, who just got back in, got through the next round which I think is very unfair. Why do they have the urge to take back the contestant who already been voted out by the judges??!! It's like licking your own spit. Seriously! If Marcus got off the game, I'll completely turn off X Factor UK.

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