Yes, I’m the worst blogger on the face of the earth. I haven’t posted in, what, over a month?
Oh well.
“Slumdog Millionaire” is a brilliant movie, a Dickensian story in a Hindi landscape. Danny Boyle should be taken out and shot, so that future generations remember him for this movie. Otherwise, he might turn out another “A Life Less Ordinary” [...]
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Slumdog Millionaire
Posted in movies, review, tagged balliwood, hindi, India, movie, movie review, review, Slumdog Millionaire on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kinda rambling
Posted in blogging, movies, tagged blogging, movies on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hmm. Glancing back, I’m noticing that this blog has become much more political than I originally intended. Part of that is the ongoing, seemingly interminable Presidential campaign, part of it is having a current Presidential administration that makes ridicule as easy as shooting fish in a barrel as looking at fish in a barrel, and part [...]
Hellboy II: Please Kill Me Now
Posted in Rants, movies, tagged Hellboy, Hellboy II, movies, Rants on July 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Amy and I went to see Hellboy II last Sunday. We didn’t leave happy.
Wow, did it suck. On so many levels.
If you never saw the first movie but like goofy beat-em-ups, you might enjoy this one. Indeed, with the continuity issues, this probably should have been the first movie.
If you liked the first movie or [...]
Movie Title Mash-Ups
Posted in movies, tagged movies on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some years back when we lived in the same zip code, Steven Marsh and I used to play a mash-up game with movie titles. I don’t think it every had a real name, but it was something to do on the long drive to the yo-yo championships and cons and so forth. The idea was [...]
Ben Stein’s Monkey
Posted in Rants, movies, religion, tagged Ben Stein, Evolution, Intelligent Design, movies, Rants on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the release of “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed”, it’s official: Ben Stein is a dickhead.
I have not seen this movie and have no intention of seeing it. I’ve read a number of reviews and descriptions and so I feel reasonably certain that I have a sufficient understanding of the matter to make [...]
In Defense Of The Donger
Posted in movies, tagged All Things Considered, Long Duk Dong, movies, NPR, Sixteen Candles on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NPR’s “All Things Considered” has been doing a series called ‘In Character’, which chooses an iconic character and examines that character’s influence on American culture. The series opened with a discussion of the Lone Ranger and has since covered Captain Ahab, Elmer Gantry, Blanche DuBois, and Walter Mitty, among others. Yesterday, to this distinguished [...]
Anguiano Held Hostage: Day 101
Posted in Held Hostage, Lafayette, movies, religion, tagged Lafayette, movies, religion, saints, Will Ferrell, writing on November 17, 2003 | 1 Comment »
Hmm. Apparently the gubernatorial election was held on Friday or Saturday. I had intended to vote, but I sort of assumed that the election would be held on a Tuesday, like everywhere else in the country. Grumblegrumblegrumble . . . .
It’s an overcast Monday as I write this, getting a much later [...]
Anguiano Held Hostage: Day 94
Posted in Held Hostage, Lafayette, Rants, movies, politics, tagged Lafayette, Louisiana, movies, politics, Rants, Rush Limbaugh, The Matrix: Revolutions on November 10, 2003 | 1 Comment »
With all due regrets, I recognize that I have been lax in my duties as correspondent. Even given the undemanding schedule I have allowed myself in these mailings, I nevertheless find myself to be a full week or so behind. I duly apologize to my loyal readers out there, if any do in fact [...]
