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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
The day before Globodyne's stock tanks, a la Enron, and its pension fund evaporates, the corporation's CEO and CFO set up middle manager Dick Harper to be the public face of the disaster. Jobless, and with no savings, pension, or home equity, Dick and his wife Jane sink slowly into poverty. He looks for work (as do all former Globodyne executives); he even tries day labor with the relatives of their Mexican nanny. A foreclosure notice sends Dick and Jane over the edge into a life of blue-collar crime. Then, as things finally look up, the report of an looming indictment pushes Dick and Jane toward a denouement with the real criminals, the white-collar guys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=ubWVznIj_xg&gl=US
This is the story of Dick, an ambitious marketing executive which is promoted to the top just on the day his corporation implodes due to some embezzlement scheme. The first 15 minutes (Dick's ascent) are really very, very funny - that's Jim Carrey at his best.
The movie's best part is when you see Dick and his wife falling all the way to level where survival is really a struggle - this is actually very moving. Their ensuing blotched criminal career is on the other hand not so funny as you might expect -- you have the feeling that this is a very good serious movie trying to be funny just to meet the public's expectations.
Here is the trailer ~:
Here is the trailer ~:
Reference:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369441/http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=ubWVznIj_xg&gl=US
The 17 Best Romantic Comedies This Decade
New York Times critic A.O. Scott said it best: "It might be Kate Hudson, or maybe Mandy Moore, or possibly Rachel Weisz, Lindsay Lohan or a Jennifer (Lopez? Aniston? Garner?) But if it's February, you can be pretty sure that some pretty, plucky actress will be traipsing around some glamorous and photogenic American city (or its Canadian double) in search of the dimple-chinned fellow who embodies her one true love." Sure enough, he's right: Hudson can currently be seen in Bride Wars, and Aniston in He's Just Not That Into You (which opens today). That's not even mentioning Renée Zellweger in New in Town, or Last Chance Harvey, or next week's Confessions of a Shopaholic.
Even if this glut of less-than-inspiring movies doesn't exactly, well, inspire confidence in romantic comedies, the genre is far from dead. The best in recent years have often been the ones to bend and defy the genre—or, in other words, the ones that don't seem like romantic comedies. With that in mind, the past eight years have been especially fruitful for the genre. Here are 17 great examples from the past eight years. Romantic comedy is a sort of loose, malleable term, but the way I've defined it is this: the movie must be marginally funny and/or sweet, and there must be a romantic relationship (or relationships) at the movie's core. Fans of Love, Actually, prepare to be disappointed.17. Waitress (2007)
"I don't want you to save me. Don't need to be saved."
Every bit as comforting as the delicious, candy-colored pies Keri Russell bakes in the film. Waitress is a honeyed little comedy that should speak to anyone who has ever felt stuck in a situation. And as good as Russell is, the film's true star is its writer/director/co-star, the late Adrienne Shelly. Murdered before the film saw its release, the film stands as a wonderfully bittersweet testament to her considerable talent.
16. The Science of Sleep (2006)
"You could sleep with the entire planet and still feel rejected."
The Science of Sleep is the story of a man who habitually distorts realities. The only thing that makes sense to him is his attraction to the girl next door. When she (Charlotte Gainsbourg) asks him (Gael García Bernal) why he likes her, he responds by saying "because everyone else is boring." Michel Gondry's visually rich, experimental tale depicts young love for what it really is: intense, immature and frustrating, yes, but also honest, deep and true.
15. Ghost Town (2008)
"It hurts when I smile..."
Audiences gave this Ricky Gervais vehicle the cold shoulder last fall, and who could blame them? The premise appeared to be nothing more than The Sixth Sense redid as a rom-com. While that might be true, Ghost Town is that and so much more. It's a sweet tale of lonely souls struggling to connect and to love, and a perfect showcase for Téa Leoni, Greg Kinnear and, especially, the terrific Gervais, who shines as the man who undergoes a Bill Murray in Groundhog Day-type transformation.
14. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
"I'm still looking for something...more extraordinary than that."
Diehards may have been initially miffed at her casting, but Renée Zellweger was crucial to the movie's success. She's boundlessly charming as Bridget Jones, gaining 20 pounds to play the British singleton who falls for Hugh Grant and (eventually) Colin Firth. From her appalling bad public speeches to lip-synching to Sad F.M. songs in her pajamas, Zellweger carries the film on her (still slender) shoulders.
13. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
"Is it true if you don't use it, you lose it?"
Judd Apatow has emerged as the major new voice in the world of romantic comedy. His first directorial effort, The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a big, goofy, hilarious mess of a movie that is anchored by the easy charm of its two principle leads, Steve Carell and Catherine Keener. Their no-nonsense romance is surprisingly understated and adult in a movie with an outrageous premise and lewd jokes. Leslie Mann also deserves credit for that hilarious French toast scene.
12. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
"Only unfulfilled love can be romantic."
Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona centers on Javier Bardem's relationships with three wildly different women: the adventurous but indecisive Cristina (Scarlett Johannson), the practical but insecure Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and his fiery would-be soul mate Maria Elena (Penélope Cruz). The intoxicating locales of Spain hightlight this delightfully playful romp, a provocative film that blurs the lines between love and lust.
11. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
"Sometimes I get so lonely I forget what day it is..."
Lars and the Real Girl's premise should have been cringe-worthy: Ryan Gosling dates a life-size sex doll, and the entire town goes to great lengths to protect the fairy tale. But Nancy Oliver's Oscar-nominated script is so gentle, and so melancholic, that it becomes a quietly powerful story of a stunted man who finally comes of age. Darkly funny but sweet-natured, Lars is a small treasure.
10. About a Boy (2002)
"No man is an island"
No stranger to romantic comedies, Hugh Grant delivered perhaps his best performance ever in About a Boy, a different kind of rom-com. Through his relationship with a young teenager, Grant subtly transforms from notorious womanizer into, well, a man capable of loving the beautiful Rachel Weisz. Grant's relationship with the boy is tender and thoughtful, much like the film itself.
9. Juno (2007)
"I don't really know what kind of girl I am."
Much has been made about the Diablo Cody-isms that permeate the script, but the heart of Juno is Ellen Page, and her coming to terms with her feelings for Michael Cera. Sure, it takes getting pregnant for her to realize the man of her dreams is the wimp in yellow shorts, but then, the characters in Juno aren't like normal people anyway. Page's heavy-lifting deserved every bit of that Oscar nomination.
8. Knocked Up (2007)
"You're prettier than I am."
Sure, there's a graphic scene involving a baby coming out of a womb. Yes, there's nudity and plenty of expletives. And ok, it is sort of strange how a schlub like Seth Rogen can get a girl like Katherine Heigl. Even so, there's an inherent sweetness to Knocked Up that make it such a pleasure to watch. Judd Apatow's treatment of the supporting characters, like Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, also help catapult the film into one of the genre's very best.
7. Sideways (2004)
"I like to think about the life of wine. How it's a living thing..."
Sideways is a pretty great buddy comedy (featuring a hilariously brazen performance from Thomas Haden Church), but it's an even better romantic comedy. At its heart is the tender relationship between Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Maya (Virginia Madsen), two bruised divorcees who forge a tenuous connection to each other. From both of their beautiful speeches expressing their love of Pinot Noir to the wonderfully poignant open-ended knock at the door, their romance is note-perfect.
6. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
"I'm lookin' at your face and I just wanna smash it...you're so pretty."
5. High Fidelity (2000)No doubt about it: Punch-Drunk Love is an odd little film. Director Paul Thomas Anderson recruited Adam Sandler, of all people, to star in his offbeat romantic comedy about a emotionally immature businessman prone to explosive fits of rage. He meets a kindred spirit in Emily Watson, leading the two to proclaim same rather curious declarations of love. The power of Punch-Drunk lies in the thrill that, after ages of loneliness, someone can come along and understand you with just one quick glance.
"Did i listen to pop music because I was miserable?
Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"
Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"
It's no coincidence Nick Hornby wrote both About a Boy and High Fidelity, and both movie adaptations show up on this list (let's ignore Fever Pitch for the time being). Hornby really is tapped into the psyche of the 20th century male. John Cusack plays the every-man type who retraces his past girlfriend history only to find he let the perfect woman slip through his fingers. Funny, insightful and insanely quotable, High Fidelity plays like an ultra-hip Woody Allen movie, which is a very good thing indeed.
4. Wall-E (2008)
"Computer: define dancing."
Before you cry foul, let's think about the plot of Wall-E for a second: lonely boy meets girl, falls in love, and chases girl to the ends of the earth—or, in this case, the universe. How is that not a romantic comedy? Nevermind they're robots. Nevermind the lack of dialogue. Nevermind it's animated. When Wall-E and Eve dance together in the sky amongst the stars, we might as well be watching the second coming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
3. Amélie (2001)
"A surge of love, an urge to help mankind overcomes her."
A delicate, delicious little French trifle, Amélie is easily the most romantic film on this list. The adorable Audrey Tautou launched herself into the American consciousness as the quirky do-gooder waitress who sends her secret crush photos and riddles masking her identity in order to make their first encounter—and first kiss—the most romantic moment of her life. Endlessly imaginative and beautifully photographed, Amélie is a film to be treasured.
2. Before Sunset (2004)
"You were, for me, that night / Everything I always dreamt of in life."
Two people meet on a train and spend a romantic night together in Vienna—talking, walking, philosophizing and falling in love. Ten years later they meet again by happenstance. That's the premise for Richard Linklater's Before Sunset, a lovely tone poem that stands as a bookend to 1994's Before Sunrise. Actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy have a tremendous rapport together, and imbue their characters with just the right mix of cynicism and hurt, but also passion and longing. Sign us up for a third film in 2014.
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
"Come back and make up a goodbye at least. Let's pretend we had one."
Leave it to Charlie Kaufman to redefine the romantic comedy. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet play a couple who, after a violent, destructive end to their relationship, decide to erase each other from their memory. Problem is, once Carrey begins to relive those memories, he realizes their love transcends all the jealousy, bickering and insecurity. Endlessly inventive and achingly real, Eternal Sunshine depicts love at its most beautiful and brittle, delivering laughs and heartache along the way.
Reference:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/02/the-17-best-romantic-comedies-this-decade.html?p=2
High School Musical 3
Produced by: Barry Rosenbush
Don Schain
Written by: Peter Barsocchini
Starring: Zac Efron
Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley Tisdale
Corbin bleu
Monique Coleman
Music by: David Lawrence
Matthew Gerrard
Robbie Nevil
Shankar Mahadevan
Introduction:
Team captain Troy rallies the team's spirit ("Now or Never") and they win the championship game which is the last one for the seniors on the squad at East High. Later, at Troy's after-match party at his house, Troy and Gabriella are seen thinking about their future and wishing that their last few months at East High would not end. ("Right Here, Right Now").
Sharpay meets Tiara Gold, a British exchange student whom she hires to be her personal assistant. When drama teacher Ms. Darbus notices that there were so few sign-ups for the spring musical, Sharpay suggests she could do a one-woman show. This alarms Kelsi, who is writing the show, so she immediately signs up everyone in their homeroom for it instead. This results in Ms. Darbus announcing they will create a play about their final days at East High, called Senior Year. In addition, she reveals that Sharpay, Ryan, Kelsi, and Troy have all been considered for a scholarship at Juilliard School, but only one of them is to be chosen. Troy is confused, because he did not apply to Juilliard. Seeing his friends laughing, he believes they gave his name to Juilliard. (We later find out that it was Ms. Darbus who gave his name to Juilliard). Sharpay becomes desperate to win the scholarship, and knowing that Kelsi will give the best songs to Troy and Gabriella in the musical, she gets Ryan to try to persuade Kelsi to give them a song, by predicting her (and Ryan's) future ("I Want It All").
The next day, Troy asks Gabriella to the dance while on the rooftop (We saw in High School Musical that the garden club made for him). She then teaches him how to waltz ("Can I Have This Dance?"). Chad then asks Taylor to go to prom with him with a cheesy pick-up line. She initially refuses, but later agrees when Chad proves he can put in some effort and asks again in front of everyone in the school. The group rehearses for the musical, a scene about their prom night ("A Night to Remember"). The next day Ryan walks in on Kelsi composing in the music room and they start to sing ("Just Wanna Be With You") which leads to Ryan asking Kelsi to prom. While Troy and Chad reminisce about their past ("The Boys Are Back"), Sharpay and Tiara discover that Gabriella has a chance to go to college early to Stanford. Sharpay convinces Troy that he is the only thing keeping Gabriella from her dream. Troy talks to Gabriella about this and after sharing an awkward goodnight, Gabriella sings ("Walk Away") and leaves for college the next day.
Troy's dad, Jack, talks to him about his academic future, which he expects will be in the University of Albuquerque. This assumption makes Troy become angry and confused, and he runs away, storming around East High bewildered until he finally screams at the top of his lungs in the theater ("Scream"). Ms. Darbus is secretly watching and reveals that she sent in his application for Juilliard. Troy later gets a call from Gabriella saying that although she loves him, she will not return to Albuquerque. However, on the day of the prom, Troy visits Gabriella at Stanford University and convinces her to return and they kiss sweetly together during ("Can I Have This Dance? (Reprise)"). Back at East High, Sharpay is prepared for the last musical at East High and Troy's fellow basketball player Jimmie receives a text from Troy to tell him to cover for him onstage because he is going to be late. The Juilliard representatives are there, and watch as the show seems to go well.
Kelsi and Ryan start out the show followed by a couple other numbers; Jimmie then performs with Sharpay and embarrasses her, although the audience applauds him. Troy and Gabriella appear during the second half of the show and sing their duet together. Tiara then betrays Sharpay and tells her how she is going to take over next year in the drama department. Sharpay finally learns how it feels to be humiliated, but does not wish to go down. While Tiara performs, Sharpay immediately crashes her performance and upstages her ("Senior Year Spring Musical"). At the end of the musical, Ms. Darbus reveals that both Kelsi and Ryan have won the Juilliard scholarship and tells about everyone's future plans ("We're All In This Together (Graduation Mix)") .
At the graduation ceremony, Troy gives the class speech. Throwing their caps in the air, the graduates form a giant wildcat before breaking out into song and dance to the tune of ("High School Musical"). As the movie ends, the cast does their famous High School Musical jump with a close up of the six in order before bowing when the curtain falls.
Reference List
http://glambamm.com/46/high-school-musical-3-pics/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical_3:_Senior_Year
http://www.for68.com/new/2008/5/li343619394015580026279-0.htm
http://sri-downloads.blogspot.com/2009_08_31_archive.html
A Cinderella Story
Directed by: Mark Rosman
Produced by: Clifford Werber
Ilyssa Goodman
Hunt Lowry
Dylan Sellers
Starring: Hilary Duff
Chad Michael Murray
Jennifer Coolidge
Whip Hubley
Regina King
Madeline Zima
Language: English
Country: United State
Running Time: 95 minutes
Introduction:
Samantha Montgomery (Hilary Duff) lives in the San Fernando Valley with her widowed father Hal (Whip Hubley), who runs a popular sports-themed diner. Hal meets and eventually marries a vain, self-absorbed woman named Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge). When the 1994 Northridge earthquake strikes, Hal is killed when the roof caves in on him. As he supposedly left no will, Fiona receives all of his belongings, including the diner. She reveals her true hatred for Samantha, and banishes her to the attic room, spoils her own daughters, and forces Samantha into becoming little more than a servant.
Eight years later, Samantha is employed at the diner and tormented by Fiona and her two dim-witted daughters, Brianna and Gabriella who aren't really as popular, or as well-liked as they think they are. Fiona is so self-absorbed that she uses more water than necessary despite the fact that the San Fernando Valley is in the middle of a drought. Brianna and Gabriella constantly try to play up to all of the popular students. A running gag that occurs through out the film shows Samantha's stepsisters taking lessons in Synchronized Swimming for which they are found to have absolutely no talent. Samantha struggles to cope at North Valley High School (despite maintaining straight "A's"), where queen bee cheerleader Shelby Cummings also torments her, like her stepmother and stepsisters, and calls her names such as "Diner Girl."
Samantha confides in her online pen pal "Nomad," who shares her dream to attend Princeton University. Little does Samantha know, "Nomad"'s true identity is Austin Ames (Chad Michael Murray), the popular - yet unhappy - quarterback of the school's football team and Shelby's boyfriend (although he breaks up with her, she chooses to ignore that). "Nomad" proposes that they meet in person at the school's Halloween dance. Initially reluctant, Samantha is convinced by her aspiring-actor friend Carter Ferrell (Dan Byrd) to go to the dance and meet her mysterious online friend.
On the night of the dance, Fiona forces Samantha to work the night shift at the diner, then leaves to drive Brianna and Gabriella to the dance. Carter and Rhonda (Regina King), Samantha's amiable co-worker at the diner, take Samantha to find a costume for the dance. Samantha, wearing a mask and a beautiful white dress, meets "Nomad" at the dance, and is surprised and shocked to learn that he is Austin. The two decide to leave the party to walk alone and get to know each other. After sharing a romantic dance together, Samantha and Austin begin to fall in love. But just as Austin is about to kiss her, Samantha's cell phone alarm goes off, warning her to return to the diner before Fiona comes back at midnight. She leaves without revealing her identity to Austin, and drops her phone on her way out.
Austin picks it up and begins a desperate search to figure out who his "Cinderella" really is, the result being that every girl in school claims to be the mysterious owner of the phone. Carter, dressed as Zorro, rescues Shelby from the unwanted amorous advances of Austin's friend, David (Brad Bufanda). Shelby falls for "Zorro" not knowing who he is and Carter resolves to tell her who he really is the next day.
Later, Brianna and Gabriella discover Samantha's emails to Austin and realize that Samantha is Cinderella. They later present them to Shelby and convince her that Samantha persuaded him to leave Shelby to be with her. To retaliate, Shelby, Brianna and Gabriella perform a mean-spirited skit at a school pep rally where the emails are read aloud and Samantha's identity is revealed to Austin. Carter even experiences some humiliation when he sees Shelby and her friends lounging by the pool. He reveals that it was he who was dressed as "Zorro" and Shelby, showing her true colors, denies that anything ever happened between them at the dance.
Samantha, who (like Austin) had been accepted to Princeton University, was then duped by Fiona into believing she was rejected. Shortly after, frustrated with Fiona's persistent emotional abuse and her schoolwide humiliation, Samantha quits her job at the diner and moves out to live with Rhonda. Simultaneously, Rhonda and the rest of the diner's staff quit along with Samantha, having put up with Fiona's abuse for Samantha's sake all those years.
Before a school football game, Samantha confronts Austin about his cowardice and lies. Before the final play of the game, he sees Samantha making her way out of the stands, and finally faces up to his father that he wants to attend Princeton rather than simply play football all his life. He hands his helmet to Ryan then chases after Samantha and apologizes. She accepts his apology and they share their first kiss as rain falls over the drought-plagued valley.
Soon after, Samantha finds her father's will hidden in her childhood fairytale book, which stated that all of his belongings would go to her. Samantha sells her step-family's fancy cars so that she can pay for college, and Fiona, who signed the will as a witness, is taken in for questioning after being chased through the front yard of what is now Samantha's house by the police.
Fiona and her daughters are made to work off the money they stole from Samantha at the diner, which is restored to the way it was before Hal's death by its new owners, Samantha and Rhonda. Samantha then finds out that she was, in fact, accepted by Princeton after her acceptance letter was found in the garbage by her stepsisters.
Things also work out in the end for Carter as he makes a commercial for acne medication. After being dumped by Austin, Shelby then makes a play for Carter only to be spurned in favor of Astrid, the school's DJ. Samantha and Austin begin a relationship and attend Princeton together. The film ends as they drive away together.
There are some images to show their love
Aferter party, her stepmother gives difficulty between them.
Reference list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cinderella_Story
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,663801,00.html
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-cinderella-story
http://baike.baidu.com/view/393354.htm#sub393354
17 Again
17 Again is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Burr Steers. It is the story of 36-year-old Mike (Matthew Perry) who becomes 17-year-old high school student (Zac Efron) after a chance accident. The film was released in the United States on April 17, 2009.The first time I saw this romantic comedy is when I have a flght from China to Australia. When I first saw the main actor, I was really be touching! As the poster of movie "WHO SAYS YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG ONCE?", its plot is not difficult. In 1989, 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell learns from his girlfriend Scarlett that she is pregnant during the final quarter of his high school-championship basketball game. However, just moments before scoring the winning basket, Mike abandons the game, and a possible college basketball scholarship, to chase Scarlett down the hall and propose to her.
Twenty years later, Mike finds his life stalled. Scarlett has separated from him due to his regrets about abandoning college, forcing him to move in with his geeky and wealthy best friend since high school, Ned Gold; he quits his job and his high school-age children Maggie and Alex want nothing to do with him. Later, while visiting his high school to reminisce, an encounter with a mysterious janitor transforms Mike into his 17 year-old self.
Given the chance to re-live his youth, Mike enrolls in high school posing as Mark Gold, Ned's son, and plans to go to college with a basketball scholarship. As he befriends his children, however, Mike comes to believe that his mission is to help them. Mike comforts Maggie when her boyfriend Stan, the captain of the basketball team, dumps her. With his help, Alex overcomes Stan's bullying to obtain a place with Mike on the basketball team and the girlfriend he desires.
Through their children Mike spends time with Scarlett, who is attracted to his remarkable resemblance to her husband in high school. Mike has difficulty resisting his desire for her despite the relationship's apparent inappropriateness. At the same time, he resists Maggie's growing infatuation with him by telling her that he loves another. Meanwhile, Ned courts Jane Masterson, the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings.
Mike soon realizes that Scarlett is the "best decision" he had ever made and tries to re-unite with her and unsuccessfully explains to her that he is actually Mike, her husband. During a high school basketball game, Mike reveals himself to Scarlett. As Scarlet once again runs away down the hall, Mike decides to chase her down once more, but not before handing the ball off to his son so he can have the scholarship. Mike is then transformed back into his 37 year-old self and is reunited with Scarlet. Meanwhile, Ned and Jane begin dating and Mike is hired as the high school's new basketball coach.
Zac Efron as Mike O'Donnell (17 years old)
Matthew Perry as Mike O'Donnell (37 years old)
Thomas Lennon as Ned Gold (37 years old)
Michelle Trachtenberg as Maggie O'Donnell
Sterling Knight as Alex O'Donnell
Leslie Mann as Scarlet O'Donnell (37 years old)
Hunter Parrish as Stan
Melora Hardin as Principal Jane Masterson
Jim Gaffigan as Coach
Drew Sidora as Cameron
Nicole Sullivan as Naomi
Adam Gregory as Dom
Brian Doyle-Murray as The Janitor
Margaret Cho as Health Teacher
Allison Miller as Scarlet O'Donnell (17 years old)
Tyler Steelman as Ned Gold (17 years old)
Josie Loren as Nicole
Katerina Graham as Jamie
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NANA
Without doubt, NANA is one of the most famous Janpanese female's comics in recent years. Its movies also achieve good mark in readers and watchers. NANA's original book is one of my favourite stories and I continued to follow this work nearly eight years.
Nana (ナナ) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, serialized in Cookie published by Shueisha. The manga derives its title from the name of the two main characters, both of whom are called Nana. One comes from a small town and follows her friends and boyfriend to Tokyo with the hope of having the dream life that she wishes for. The other comes to Tokyo with the goal of making it big with her band, Black Stones. The two Nanas meet on a train ride, then later while looking at the same apartment and decide to rent it together. The series chronicles their friendship and their lives as each chases their dreams. The author of the manga is currently sick and still recovering from the sickness. It was reported in late April 2010 that she has returned home from the hospital and that she does not know if or when she will return to work.
Nana is presently being released in North America by Viz Media. It was serialized in the Shojo Beat until the August 2007 issue, and continues to be released in tankōbon volumes. The manga has also been adapted into a highly successful live-action film with a sequel released on December 9, 2006, and an anime adaptation that premiered on April 5, 2006. The anime adaptation has subsequently been announced as licensed for release in North America by Viz Media. Funimation got the broadcast rights to Viz Media's dub and it premiered on the Funimation Channel on September 19, 2009.
NANA has two finished movies while its comic still continued. For some old readers, like me, we really both hate and love auhor. She describe this excellent stories but it is no ending -- it is really make us upset. Fortunately, we have these movies and I like that two girls who act Nana.
Nana Osaki is a punk singer who wants to debut with her band, Black Stones (BLAST for short), where she is the lead vocalist and her boyfriend, Ren, is the bassist. Nana and Ren have lived together as lovers since she was 16. When Ren is offered a chance to debut in Tokyo as a replacement member of the popular band, Trapnest (Toranesu in Japanese), Nana chooses to continue on with BLAST and to cultivate her own career instead of following Ren, as she has too much ambition to simply be a rockstar's girlfriend. She eventually leaves for Tokyo at the age of twenty to start her musical career.
Nana Komatsu, the other Nana, has a habit of falling in love at first sight all the time, and depending on other people to help her. When her friends, and then her boyfriend, leave for Tokyo, she decides to join them a year later after having saved enough money at the age of twenty.
The two Nanas meet on a train by chance, both on their way to Tokyo. After a string of coincidences, they come to live together in an apartment numbered 707 (nana means "seven" in Japanese). Despite having contrasting personalities and ideals, the Nanas respect each other and become close friends.
Nana Osaki gives Nana Komatsu the nickname Hachi (after Hachikō, because she is weak-willed and has characteristics that resemble a puppy, and also as a joke since hachi means "eight" and nana means "seven" in Japanese).
(competitor of BLAST)
While BLAST begins to gain popularity at live gigs, the two Nanas face many other issues together, especially in the areas of friendship and romance. The story of Nana revolves heavily around the romance and relationships of the two characters as one seeks fame and recognition while the other seeks love and happiness.
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Reference list:
1.^ "Nana's Ai Yazawa Puts Manga on Hold Due to Illness". Anime News Network. 2009-06-26. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-26/nana-ai-yazawa-puts-manga-on-hold-due-to-illness. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
2.^ "Nana Manga Creator Ai Yazawa Returns from Hospital". Anime News Network. 2010-05-30. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-25/nana-manga-creator-ai-yazawa-returns-from-hospital. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
3.^ "Vz's Shonen Jump Shojo Beat Shake-up". Anime News Network. 2007-06-01. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-01/viz's-shonen-jump-shojo-beat-shake-up-manga-lineup. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
4.^ "Viz Media — Comic-Con International 2007". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/comic-con-international/viz-media. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
5.^ VOD Fridays – FUNimation Channel (9/18)
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