January 31, 2011

Guide on video editing

I discovered a great website which provides guides on video editing. Some of the guides include:
  • How to burn a DVD-Video Disc with Nero Burning ROM
  • How to rip part of a DVD and upload it to YouTube
  • How to rip DVD subtitles to .srt
  • How to add permanent subtitles in a video file
Click the logo below to go to the website.


January 28, 2011

The original Green Hornet

How many of you know that the Bruce Lee played Kato in the original Green Hornet? Bruce Lee can kick Jay Chou's ass anytime!



January 26, 2011

Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards

Here are the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards:

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Picture
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

Best Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Best Animated Film
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Biutiful (Mexico)

Best Original Screenplay
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, The Fighter
Mike Leigh, Another Year
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David Seidler, The King's Speech

Best Adapted Screenplay
Michael Arndt, Toy Story 3
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours
Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Best Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Happy Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
The King's Speech
True Grit

Best Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
True Grit

Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
I Am Love
The King's Speech
The Tempest
True Grit

Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2

Music (Original Score)
John Powell, How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer, Inception
Alexandre Desplat, The King's Speech
A.R. Rahman, 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network

Music (Original Song)
"Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

January 17, 2011

2011 Golden Globe Award winners

Here are the winners of the 2011 Golden Globes:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Social Network (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Best Director - Motion Picture
David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Animated Film
Toy Story 3 (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film
Hævnen (2010)(Denmark)

Best Television Series - Drama
"Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
"Glee" (2009)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Carlos" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)