Archive for the 'movies' Category
Hulk
Atrios links to trailers for what had better be an awesome movie.
In that spirit, I offer you the comprehensive list of things that make Hulk Smash. I like how so many of them begin with “inexplicably” and “somehow”.
98. Crawling through the sensitive, highly dangerous electrical service tunnel
for no apparent reason, only to accidentally [...]
Sweeney Todd, The Review
I saw Sweeney Todd at the movies last night. It was a mixed bag. The movie was very faithful to the script, which I applaud. On the other hand, it took awhile for Depp to find his footing (and he never really decided on an accent), Helena Bonham Carter was either miscast [...]
Read More..>>Rocky
I don’t know if I’ve written about this before, but sometime after Melissa took Sam away, I lost my ability to cope with the emotional climax of any given movie. “Monsters, Inc.” is a perfect example: I simply can’t deal with that scene where the cartoon monster voiced by John Goodman has to say [...]
Read More..>>The Shitz
I had an incredibly busy weekend, and I am very happy that I have Columbus Day off to recuperate.
Where to start? On Thursday, as part of Domestic Violence Month, I had to work a fundraiser in Chestnut Hill from 5:00-8:00 PM, after which I headed up to Doylestown where Pete Wroblewski throws a bluegrass [...]
A Birthday Present for Babs
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Inconvenient Truth/ The Caine Mutiny
I saw An Inconvenient Truth this weekend, followed by The Caine Mutiny.
AIC was good, but not as remarkable as I’d expected: perhaps because I have a background in the environmental movement, I’ve been well aware of the disasters Gore warns out about since the 1990s. We called that decade the “make it or break [...]
