History Shows Again and Again
My heart goes out to the people around the world who lost loved ones and/or property in the devastating earthquake/tsunamis in Asia and Africa. The force of the earthquake was so strong that it “probably jolted the planet’s rotation” according to scientists. This looks to be the most expensive (in many ways) disaster in [...]
Waiting for the Check
Watching House of Flying Daggers, the latest wuxia (Chinese sword and sorcery) movie to make it over to these shores and play in mainstream theaters with subtitles rather than dubbing, is like eating dinner at a European-style restaurant. You know that after it’s over, you’ll look back fondly on the experience and know that [...]
Digital Rain
The first official trailer for the movie based on Frank Miller’s Sin City series of graphic novels has finally hit the net. The trailer makes it clear this is a direct adapation of the books, so it will be interesting to see how it plays with a mainstream audience. The cast list [...]
And Her Teeth Are Too White
Thanks to mr pathetic, I understand more now about how this css stuff works and what was going on with the fonts. It should look a little better now – more like I intended. I will keep tweaking the look of the site for some time to come, as I get more familiar [...]
I Guess I Have Time…
I saw The Incredibles yesterday, which was, well, Incredible. It’s weird – I’ve actually kind of gotten bored with the whole computer animation thing lately, even though I used to really be into it. I still haven’t even seen Shrek 2. Somewhere around Toy Story 2 or Monsters Inc, I started getting [...]
Not If You Were The Last Band Reunited On Earth
Last night, I watched the documentary DiG!, recorded from the Sundance Channel. (Which was strange, because I thought it was still playing in theaters.) For those of you who don’t know, it’s the 7-year story of two bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and their respective frontmen, Courtney Taylor and [...]
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