Mar 21 2007
So, Everything’s Coming Up Lilys!!
Ok Ok…. That was a horrid pun. Forgive me. But after you do, watch the videos — it’s rare to find someone who can write such sarcastic, cutting, & biting lyrics, but keep such a cute smile on her face. Talk about crushing….
And I apologize in advance for her potty mouth, but oh well — she’s still hot….
“Smile”
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“LDN”
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“Alfie”
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Mar 20 2007
On a whim, I surfed over to Wikipedia to look up something for work, and, lo & behold, I come upon THIS as Wikipedia’s Featured Article of the Day. It made me quite happy. If you can’t relate, then that’s OK. It made ME happy & that’s what matters to me.
However, if you can find a bit of joy in this as well, please share (or at least share what has made you happy today).
Mar 17 2007
Zodiac
Directed by: David Fincher
Written by: James Vanderbilt (screenplay)
Robert Graysmith (book)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal
Robert Downey, Jr.
Mark Ruffalo
Anthony Edwards
Brian Cox
John Carroll Lynch
Rating: 8.1
I’ve long grown tired of horror movies – they’re just a bit tired, played-out, and unnecessarily derivative in my mind. Granted, I have plenty of friends and siblings who are passionate enthusiasts for this brand of cinema and they’ll criticize me for mocking the cheap clichés and tawdry trash that regularly plagues this genre of film, but I stand by my assertions. Oh, I fully acknowledge that there are exceptions to my dismissal of horror flicks, but I think that films that spend an inordinate amount of time fixating upon the deepest depths of humanity and swirling it around with copious amounts of blood need to use their imaginations to a greater extent. And no, I’m not asking horror film directors to think of new ways to take the life of anymore attractive, B-List actress; I’m imploring them to actually craft some worthwhile dialogue and an engaging plot.
Thankfully, into the breach steps David Fincher, director of the acclaimed thrillers Se7en, Fight Club, Panic Room. He’s carved out a strong niche for himself, creating movies that have strong cultish followings, not solely because of the images that roil across the screen, but for the strong character and story development that pulls the viewer in and doesn’t let go. What sets these movies apart from their horror counterparts is that they make the conscious choice to tease, tweak, and tug at the viewer through the psyches, realizing that while visual stimulation is nice and all, to truly terrify people you have to subvert and get deep inside a moviegoer’s imagination. Fincher excels at titillating, stimulating, and shocking the viewer’s mind’s eye, and not just their eye.
Thus, with his most recent creation, Zodiac, Fincher does exactly that. Continue reading “Zodiac”
Mar 16 2007
Granted, I love this entire album. I was never a fan of JT as a member of his silly little boy band, but he’s definitely grown-up now. He’s become a great songwriter & a solid performer — the King of Pop indeed.
And it doesn’t hurt that Ms. Johannson is drop-dead gorgeous…
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BTW — This video is brought to you by two straight days of working from home & watching the First Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Enjoy!
Mar 14 2007
And to think, I once assumed that these animals only existed in the hearts & imaginations of children, great storytellers, and creepy conspiracy theorists. Unicorns rank right up there with the Loch Ness Monster, Abominable Snowman, straight men who actually have a true appreciation for fashion, women who will fart in front of their significant others while watching sports, and heiresses who don’t spend their adolescent & early adult years squandering their parents’ wealth & their own cultural credibility.
(Well, that and any chance I ever have to meet/marry Neko Case…)
Anyway, thanks to my friend Jason Bellini for sending me this news article from the Houston Chronicle.
BILLINGS, Mont. — A man told police not to blame him for crashing his truck into a light post — it was that unicorn behind the wheel.
Prosecutor Ingrid Rosenquist said Phillip C. Holliday Jr. initially denied driving the truck involved in the March 7 crash in Billings. He told officers at the scene that a unicorn was driving, she said.
Holliday, 42, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges of criminal endangerment and drunken driving.
A pickup truck drove through a red light and nearly struck another truck in the intersection, according to court documents. The driver then made an erratic U-turn through a gas station, crossed the street and crashed into a light pole. Nobody was injured.
Holliday has five drunken-driving convictions. District Judge Gregory Todd kept his bail at $100,000 despite his lawyer arguing that Holliday’s last such conviction was 14 years ago.
