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Sideways Movie – Japanese Version

MoIppai — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:01:05 +0000

サイドウェイズ Sideways

This weekend sees the release of the Japanese remake of the 2004 movie “Sideways“.

I haven’t been to see it yet, but the other day when I went to see Wolverine I picked up a poster and flyer and saw the trailer.

To be honest I couldn’t follow much of the trailer (my Japanese still needs some work) but it appears, as opposed to being about Miles and Jack going on a “stag weekend” in Napa valley, it’s about a reunion of 4 university friends, Michio, Daisuke, Mayuko and Mina (2 guys and 2 girls) who take a trip to California to try the wines.

Many conversations about love, friendship, career, marriage etc. ensue and at least one scene in a mud bath (which I don’t remember from the American version!), oh, and the scene where the “Jack” character drinks the wine from the spittoon, that was in the trailer.

When I first heard they were making a Japanese version of Sideways I really thought they’d relocate it to Japan, (as Hollywood tends to do, like moving High Fidelity from London to Chicago), maybe Katsunuma in Yamanashi prefecture, one of the main wine regions of Japan.
I would have thought that would have been much more interesting.
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A Drop Of The Red Stuff

MoIppai — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:05:52 +0000

Vampire Pinot Noir

As an ex-dodgy-goth and a big fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I still like to dip in and out of the underworld every now and then, and discovered this winery the other day while surfing the net. Vampire Vineyards

Supposedly owned by a circle of vampires and run by an entertainment lawyer in New York, the company has moved round a bit,starting in Algeria, moving to Italy, Transylvania (of course) and finally ending up in Paso Robles, California.

They have some big fans, the first batch was sold to Alice Cooper apparently and also the Anne Rice fanclub in New Orleans.

There’s quite an interesting history on their site, difficult to know how much of it is true however.

Their range of wines includes “Dracula Syrah”, “Dracula Zinfandel” and “Chateau Du Vampire”. But they don’t just stop at wine they also make vodka, cola (Dracola!) and Witches Brew Beer.

Unfortunately however, as always, it doesn’t seem to be available in Japan. Only North America and Europe. I guess the vampires didn’t make it to the Far East.

If anyone has tried any of these wines, leave a comment and let me know what they’re like, thanks!