Frontiers is One!
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Applying Science into Our Daily Lives
How do we apply scientific formulas or theories into our daily lives?
According to Associate Professor Dr Hon Wei Min, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at UCSI University, the
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happenings
Of kuih raya, buffets and everything in between
Yes, Hari Raya is just round the corner and this is when the frenzy of doing Raya shopping overtakes Raya itself. I was in the heart of K.L. just to catch a glimpse of all the craziness that was a ritual with every major celebration in this country.
The roads leading to K.L. were crammed because
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Leisure & Lifestyle
The Last Airbender - Visual Treat!
If I mention the word ‘Avatar’ in passing, I am sure you would imagine blue creatures jumping from one tree branch to another.
I love THAT Avatar, but I’m not here to talk about the inhabitants of Planet Pandora.
It is sad that not many people recognise that Avatar was originally the name used for a cartoon
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Talk To Us
By Sashareen Omar On Friday, 16th of July 2010, Dulux ICI Malaysia started their Dulux Paint Bank campaign to create awareness amongst the public about the dangers of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) that could be found in old paints. Dulux Paint Bank is an educational and empowerment campaign initiated by Akzo Nobel, the world’s largest paints
"Creating awareness with public campaigns"
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christopher Waltz) also known as (aka - jew hunter?). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
In America, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of vengeance. Known to their enemy as “The Basterds,” Raine’s squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich.
As far as Lt. Aldo Raine (aka Aldo the Apache) is concerned, the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi. His mission is to strike fear into the heart of Adolph Hitler by brutally murdering as many Nazi officers as possible, or simply die trying.
When The Basterds’ secret rendezvous with the double agent German actress goes tremendously wrong, they learn that the Nazis will be staging the French premiere of ‘The Nation’s Pride’ a rousing propaganda film based on the exploits of German hero Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl), at a modest theater owned by - guess who? Non-other than Shoshanna Dreyfus, posing as a Christian-French, (Mélanie Laurent), after the wicked murderer of her family.
As The Basterds hatch an explosive plan to take out as many Nazis as possible at the premiere, they remain completely unaware to the fact that Shoshanna, too, longs to bring the Third Reich to its knees, and that she’s willing to sacrifice her beloved theater in the process.
The best characters were that of Aldo the Apache (Brad Pitt) who stunned the audience by his outstanding performance and also that of Colonel Hans Landa (Christopher Waltz) whose brutality scares even the viewers. His role was so natural that one would think he was born to play that role.
The movie which is a mockery of history is hilarious and quite creative in the sense that it keeps viewers at the edge of their seats as they watch the Basterds do their thing.
The movie was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino the man who directed movies such Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction.
