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Valentine's Day swag: "The Package"
Feb. 18th, 2007 09:34 pmYes, my sister spotted the Labyrinth soundtrack prior to Valentine's Day... so I spent the weekend with Patrick and David Bowie. ;)
And, because Valentine's Day is for love:
Feb. 14th, 2007 07:39 pm"We had high expectations, but we didn't think it would become the highest-grossing film," said Bon Cop [Bad Cop] executive producer Patrick Roy, who also nodded to plans for a sequel, noting, "It would be sad if the duo of Patrick Huard and Colm Feore disappeared after only one film."
YES! VICTORY!
I fucking love that movie. Serious fucking love.
Also, for those of you that love comics (and even those that don't): 20 Comics That Can Change Your Life
YES! VICTORY!
I fucking love that movie. Serious fucking love.
Also, for those of you that love comics (and even those that don't): 20 Comics That Can Change Your Life
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May. 21st, 2006 12:43 pmEveryone, please go see Kinky Boots and Brick.
Kinky Boots (Julian Jerrold)
While I suppose Patrick is right - the movie does somewhat follow a comedic formula ("Family company passed on to living son is on the verge of going under. Son's fiancée wants him to sell. Son is forced to lay off workers in order to keep business barely afloat, when spunky female worker shouts at him that the company needs to find a new niche. After the son gets drunk at a downtown bar, he 'saves' (sort of) drag queen club singer - whose shoe breaks in front of him - from young punks. Son finds niche market - women's boots for men, but is his po-dunk English shire town really ready for transvestite? Wacky hijinks ensue.") - it is still FUCKING HILARIOUS IN EVERY WAY.
And really, how often are you going to see the Operative in thigh-high red leather, screaming "SEX!"?
Brick (Rian Johnson)
I will give this preemptive warning: if you don't understand or watch film noir, don't go see this movie. It will feel fake in every possible way.
That said, if you liked Sin City and like movies set in a high school setting, you should really, really see this movie. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the kid from 3rd Rock From the Sun and Cameron from 10 Things I Hate About You) is astoundingly good, and I hope he continues in this vein of awesome. The Brain is excellent, too. The acting - given that they're supposed to sound like that - is also fantastic.
Book-wise, I've been reading the following:
The Sevens Streams of the River Ota (Robert LePage and Ex Machina)
This is a play that was written by Montréal-based playwright/director Robert LePage and his theatre troupe in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Written in at least five different languages (Czech, German, English, French, and Japanese), the story spans three generations of lovers and others, with seven separate stories interwoven together, beginning with the meeting between a young Japanese woman and a young American man in Hiroshima in 1945.
I don't think I could really do it justice to explain it - it was a seven-hour play when set to stage, for the record - but it was a beautiful, sad story.
Naked Pictures of Famous People (Jon Stewart)
You really have to have a good knowledge of the figures and subjects he talks about - for example, the Kennedys entry went right over my head. The Judaism entry, though? Hilarious. Bill Gates vs. the Devil? CLASSIC. You might have to skip a couple of entries if you're like me and just don't get it, but after the Oscars, the "Award Show" essay will make you giggle. Or, at least, it made me giggle. Thank you Simon!
Kinky Boots (Julian Jerrold)
While I suppose Patrick is right - the movie does somewhat follow a comedic formula ("Family company passed on to living son is on the verge of going under. Son's fiancée wants him to sell. Son is forced to lay off workers in order to keep business barely afloat, when spunky female worker shouts at him that the company needs to find a new niche. After the son gets drunk at a downtown bar, he 'saves' (sort of) drag queen club singer - whose shoe breaks in front of him - from young punks. Son finds niche market - women's boots for men, but is his po-dunk English shire town really ready for transvestite? Wacky hijinks ensue.") - it is still FUCKING HILARIOUS IN EVERY WAY.
And really, how often are you going to see the Operative in thigh-high red leather, screaming "SEX!"?
Brick (Rian Johnson)
I will give this preemptive warning: if you don't understand or watch film noir, don't go see this movie. It will feel fake in every possible way.
That said, if you liked Sin City and like movies set in a high school setting, you should really, really see this movie. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the kid from 3rd Rock From the Sun and Cameron from 10 Things I Hate About You) is astoundingly good, and I hope he continues in this vein of awesome. The Brain is excellent, too. The acting - given that they're supposed to sound like that - is also fantastic.
Book-wise, I've been reading the following:
The Sevens Streams of the River Ota (Robert LePage and Ex Machina)
This is a play that was written by Montréal-based playwright/director Robert LePage and his theatre troupe in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Written in at least five different languages (Czech, German, English, French, and Japanese), the story spans three generations of lovers and others, with seven separate stories interwoven together, beginning with the meeting between a young Japanese woman and a young American man in Hiroshima in 1945.
I don't think I could really do it justice to explain it - it was a seven-hour play when set to stage, for the record - but it was a beautiful, sad story.
Naked Pictures of Famous People (Jon Stewart)
You really have to have a good knowledge of the figures and subjects he talks about - for example, the Kennedys entry went right over my head. The Judaism entry, though? Hilarious. Bill Gates vs. the Devil? CLASSIC. You might have to skip a couple of entries if you're like me and just don't get it, but after the Oscars, the "Award Show" essay will make you giggle. Or, at least, it made me giggle. Thank you Simon!
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Nov. 23rd, 2005 10:42 pmAnswers to last post:
Edit: This time with 10x more exposition!
( Answers as they occur will be posted: )
Done! :D
Edit: This time with 10x more exposition!
( Answers as they occur will be posted: )
Done! :D
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Nov. 23rd, 2005 08:42 pmWho needs Shakespeare, anyway?
1. Pick ten of your favorite movies and choose one still from each movie.
2. Post those stills in your journal.
3. Have your friends guess which movie goes along with each screen still.
( And here we go! )
1. Pick ten of your favorite movies and choose one still from each movie.
2. Post those stills in your journal.
3. Have your friends guess which movie goes along with each screen still.
( And here we go! )
Warren Ellis is bringing out a new (cheap!) comic.
Space 3 = teleportation for you AND friends!
Today, Spirit 4. Oooooooo. We'll finally get to see what this baby does.
Tonight: Exalted. I am woefully unprepared.
Tomorrow: Must find out if VIA Rail runs on Canada Day. If not... I'm not sure. o_O Can't drive down tonight, unless I want to share the road with stupid cottage/US goers. Besides, it'll be v. late if I leave after Exalted... though I guess I still COULD.
Pat, if I rolled into town at 12:20 on Friday, could you pick me up?
---
So yesterday was full of excitement, not all of it the good kind.
First, we went to go see Batman Begins. On the way there, Dad had trouble getting into the left lane on First Gulf, so instead he pulls into the Home Depot parking lot and pulls a U-ie (so that we could go straight when the light changed). We go over a curb.
This has the unfortunate effect of blowing the front right tire out. The van limps into the parking lot, Dad swearing all the way.
We go into the movie anyway.
The movie itself was okay... I was not very interested in the ninjas, but Officer Gordon made up for it (it was totally Gary Oldman! Holy crap!). I think he was the best character in that movie, personally.
Then, we come out... car still has no tire. Thankfully, SimonB is a Good Samaritan (tm), and picked up my mother and sister and I, and even drove me to get food. He is teh best <3 ONE BILLION XP FOR YOU!
And now, I am alone in the office and reading Feet of Clay again.
Also, I asked for my vacation pay up until now. $160, baby, though I lost a lot to tax. Still... $470 for this week is sweet. Also, no work tomorrow!
---
I feel sorry for border agents this weekend. They are going to be SWARMED.
-Thursday night & Friday: Canadians going into America for their long weekend.
-Friday night & Saturday: Americans going up to Canada for their long weekend.
-Sunday: Canadians come home!
-Monday: Americans go home!
Woo~.
Space 3 = teleportation for you AND friends!
Today, Spirit 4. Oooooooo. We'll finally get to see what this baby does.
Tonight: Exalted. I am woefully unprepared.
Tomorrow: Must find out if VIA Rail runs on Canada Day. If not... I'm not sure. o_O Can't drive down tonight, unless I want to share the road with stupid cottage/US goers. Besides, it'll be v. late if I leave after Exalted... though I guess I still COULD.
Pat, if I rolled into town at 12:20 on Friday, could you pick me up?
---
So yesterday was full of excitement, not all of it the good kind.
First, we went to go see Batman Begins. On the way there, Dad had trouble getting into the left lane on First Gulf, so instead he pulls into the Home Depot parking lot and pulls a U-ie (so that we could go straight when the light changed). We go over a curb.
This has the unfortunate effect of blowing the front right tire out. The van limps into the parking lot, Dad swearing all the way.
We go into the movie anyway.
The movie itself was okay... I was not very interested in the ninjas, but Officer Gordon made up for it (it was totally Gary Oldman! Holy crap!). I think he was the best character in that movie, personally.
Then, we come out... car still has no tire. Thankfully, SimonB is a Good Samaritan (tm), and picked up my mother and sister and I, and even drove me to get food. He is teh best <3 ONE BILLION XP FOR YOU!
And now, I am alone in the office and reading Feet of Clay again.
Also, I asked for my vacation pay up until now. $160, baby, though I lost a lot to tax. Still... $470 for this week is sweet. Also, no work tomorrow!
---
I feel sorry for border agents this weekend. They are going to be SWARMED.
-Thursday night & Friday: Canadians going into America for their long weekend.
-Friday night & Saturday: Americans going up to Canada for their long weekend.
-Sunday: Canadians come home!
-Monday: Americans go home!
Woo~.
