Thursday night, I got to see a preview screening of the new Bond flick, the inexplicably named and once vaguely referenced Quantum of Solace. Inexplicably, because, well, most Bond titles have a direct link to the plot, as in a villain or some such. The title’s obscurity was, in fact, the first sign that the [...]
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July 27, 2008
• “W.” (Oliver Stone’s Bush Bio Pic) Leaked Teaser Trailer
Embedding isn’t allowed for this, so link only:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJh7Md5KuWc&fmt=18
This should be one hell of a movie.
Props to Gruber for getting my attention to this.
July 27, 2008
• How To Fix The Movie Theater Experience #1 of Many ★
First off: ★ = Original Essay, a la Gruber.
So I went to the movie theater today to see Hellboy II: The Golden Army, with the intent of ripping apart Stephen King’s new piece in Entertainment Weekly wherein he told people that they should feel lucky enough to be GOUGED for concession candy and they should [...]
April 28, 2008
• Fantasy: The Other Reality
Dubya is your stoner uncle who’s angry at his dad for making him work with Walker Bush’s cohorts. He’s as willing to pardon stoners as he’s willing to pardon turkeys on Thanksgiving.
New York City is Liberty City: where you can drive anywhere you want, take your frustrations out on anything, and instantaneously transport yourself to [...]
February 18, 2008
The Pineapple Express, Catch It, and Smoke That Shiiiiiit.
FIRST OFF: NICK ANDOPOLIS AND DANIEL DESARIO ARE BACK TOGETHER.
SETH ROGEN, SMOKING WEED.
JAMES FRANCO, SELLING WEED TO ROGEN.
“IT’S LIKE, GOD’S VAGINA”
LUMBERG (GARY COLE) KILLING PEOPLE
FRUIT ROLL-UPS
DARRYL FROM THE OFFICE (US)
“HEAT SEEKING MISSLES … BARRACUDAS”
ROSIE “STIFF HER!” PEREZ
January 3, 2008
Avoid Time Out New York’s “The Wire” review
Maybe I was wrong for thinking that the weeklies would be good about staying away from spoilerville.
In the “Detox” issue of TONY they reveal what one major character’s plot arc will be. I really regret reading this. New York magazine, on the other hand, did a great review that shows their publication to be not [...]
December 30, 2007
Sound Fixes, BarFries, and Bowling For Daniel Day Lewis: A Year In Review, Starting at the End
If you lived in a neighborhood for three fourths of a year, and never went to the local music store, what would you call yourself? Hipsterphobic fits me, I guess. I know, I know, I’ve got hipster tendencies, but the area around the Bedford avenue stop was something to rarely enter. Something to inspired cockeyed [...]
