Archive for the 'movies' Category

Hulk

Posted by Brendan on April 30th, 2008 filed in comics, movies, random

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 [...]

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Sweeney Todd, The Review

Posted by Brendan on December 31st, 2007 filed in movies, pop culture, writing

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 [...]

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Rocky

Posted by Brendan on November 26th, 2007 filed in BAH, meta, movies

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 [...]

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The Shitz

Posted by Brendan on October 8th, 2007 filed in bluegrass, life, meta, movies

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 [...]

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A Birthday Present for Babs

Posted by Brendan on August 7th, 2007 filed in movies, sheer unadulterated joy, youtube

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Inconvenient Truth/ The Caine Mutiny

Posted by Brendan on January 30th, 2007 filed in climate change, movies

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 [...]

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