Grecy, on wintertime...

Hello everybody I'm Grecy .

I want to speak to you about winters.

It  will be my very first time of living in this season of winter.

My friends told me about that.

That it is very cold, it snows in any moment, the night falls prematurely , it's so cold.

As for me,  I like the cold and I adore having fun with the snow.

When I was in my country The Democratic Republic of Congo , I followed it on  television but it is the first time  I 'm going to see the snow live and I'm going to smell this cold which my friends told me about and I would be the happiest of the world.

I also like December because it is the Christmas celebrations.

I'm waiting for  winter impatiently!

Starting tomorrow, a new series of seasonal articles by the 1st years...

 

...on Autumn and winter times.

 

 

 

HAPPY GUY FAWKES DAY!

Oceka on E.T...

I will present a film which for me is cult: it's E.T.

More than one of my favorite movies, E.T itself was a revolution in the world of science-fiction movies. 

It tells the story of Elliott, a lonely boy who befriends an extra-terrestrial dubbed "E-T", who is stranded on Earth.

Elliott and his siblings help the extraterrestrial return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government.

E.T's cult line is : "E.T phone home".

You must know that E.T was co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison in 1982.

The concept for E.T was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg invented after his parents' divorce in 1960.

Released by Universal Pictures, E.T was a blockbuster, surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time. (it's now only the 42nd)

Critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship, and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey.

The film was re-released in 1985, and then again in 2002 to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary with altered shots and additional scènes.

The film premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival's closing gala and stayed at the top for 6 weeks.

Hi everybody! I’m RockNBlur, I’m 17 and I’m a new student in Mrs P.’s second year group (I was in Mathematics specialty last year but I stopped).

I live in a big beautiful house, in a little village next to school. I like to do a lot of things: I spend my time playing the guitar (I have three guitars: an Epiphone Les Paul (an electric guitar), a Framus Texan (a folk guitar) and a Yamaha (an acoustic guitar)) , playing videogames (Minecraft is one of my favorites), doing sport, feeding my own blog, listening to music, watching series and movies (I’m a huge fan of the serie The Walking Dead and I really love The Lord of the Rings trilogy), making polymer clay jewels, and of course studying!

I use to listen to a lot of music genres, one day I’ll listen to rock music, another day I will listen to folk music, the next day I will listen to alternative music, etc. One thing is sure: I’m fond of cult rock bands. But one of my favorites still is “The Pink Floyd”.

If you don’t know them, it is a British psychedelic rock band. It was formed in 1964 and it split up in 1996 (my birth year!). The members of this group were David Gilmour, Syd Barret, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright. Their most famous albums are “The Wall”, “The Dark Side of the Moon” (the album with the prism), “Atom Heart Mother”, etc.

To me, it is a very cult band. In fact, their songs, their clips and their concerts are decadent and awesome.

It has a very big place in my life because I’ve always been rocked by their music (my parents are huge fans, and for the record, the music of my baptism was extract from the album “Pink Floyd London 1966-1967” in which the Pink Floyd played with the London Philharmonic Orchestra).

Moreover, I played “Atom Heart Mother” at the end of my first high school year with the Music option, so each time I hear this album I have goose bumps because it makes me feel very nostalgic.

Don’t hesitate to leave me comments if you want to know more about myself, or if you too you enjoy the Pink Floyd! I would be so glad to answer!

See you later!

♣RockNBlur♣

Maelstorm...

Hello everyone! Today's article is sponsored by yours truly Miss Maelstorm.

Should I start by explaining my alias?

My alias is inspired by my own name which means ocean and the "maelstrom", also known as a large and very powerful whirlpool, capable a sucking in ships to the bottom of the ocean.

I like to consider myself a unique kind of person.

Just like a maelstrom I like to suck in different cultures, music, fashion etc.

For example, I don't just listen to mainstream pop or hip-hop music even though I love Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj or Drake, I like to also listen to rock groups like Linken Park, Green day or Simple Plan.

Sometimes I even wish I could sing Dubstep!

You could say that immersing myself in a storm of different genres of books, tv shows, music, games and fashion makes me happy.

 I'm always fascinated when I learn new things through these occupations and its a joy I can't put into words.

This is why I would like to share, one of my interests, with you fellow bloggers.

I'd like to introduce to you a genre of music I've been following since 2009, called K-pop.

As much as I love other music genres I just can't get over korean pop music and geek about it in sites like tumbler or twitter!

Korean pop music is a whole new experience, full of boy bands and girl bands, decked out in flashy outfits and one of a kind jewelry.

 Not only that, kpop overcomes the language barrier and releases unique, never before heard, catchy music.

However, what makes the kpop industry  as exciting as the American industry is its abundance of boy bands, girl bands and solo artists that dominate the korean industry.

They have certain appeal to foreign fans, such as myself, that demands our attention because these groups were trained to be successful.

Unlike in the west, in Korea, groups are formed by a company who gather young teens, through auditions, and trains them, for more than 4 years, before debuting them in "idol" groups.

These idols and their catchy songs are what have made kpop internationally recognized in many countries; especially France.

Did you know that Korea's number 1 entertainment company, SM Entertainment, has performed kpop concerts, for its numerous kpop groups, in the Zénith inParis?

Unfortunately, I haven't been to a kpop concert because they always seem to perform on a school week! But I hope I'll one day be able to see my favorite kpop idols.

Thank you for listening to me ramble on about kpop.

Bye, see you next time!

Folt, on Brokeback Mountain...

Hi!

And welcome to the new ones! You will see the blog is awesome! (yes, it is! Mrs P.)

For those who don’t know me I’m Folt!

I am in the last class in my High School. (Yes, I know everybody is in the same High Schoolin this blog!) If you want to know more about me, I was born on February 14^th in 1996 (so guess my age!); I have one sister older than me and… I don’t really know what to say… I love to go to the cinema and listening to music!

 

 

 

Now, as I like the cinema, I will speak about a film that, for me, is cult (even if I’m not sure if it’s  considered a cult movie).

 

This movie is Brokeback Mountain.

The story is about a meeting between two cowboys in Brokeback Mountain.

They have to herd sheep, during the summer, and with the passing of the days they feel the attraction the one another.

After the season, they are separated.

They met up 4 years after and only a single look is enough for reviving a love born in Brokeback Mountain.

This movie (with Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway) won 4 Golden Globes, 1  gold Lion at the Venice Film Festival and 3 Oscars.

I chose this movie because it has really marked me: it’s a beautiful love story between two gays and I think we have to watch it because it teaches a lot about a love between two homosexuals and we have a different view of them.

I agree that it can shock but it’s the aim of the movie!

Moreover the acting of the actors is absolutely good!

Well, this is my point of view, and I hope you will watch it (or maybe you’ve already watched it!).