no.174 Taking Woodstock
Ang Lee has a wide array of topics he's directed. The Hulk, wuxia, Jane Austin and our very own Woodstock Generation, from the perspective of the locals who's town was overrun by the youth of 69. I thought this perspective was very unique and spoke about the growth and understanding of those old folks involved. Most striking in the screen play was the dynamic of Eliot's family. Other people are coming up to Eliot sharing stories about his parents, their generosity, all actions that seem to blow Eliot's mind because they are actions he would never attribute to him mother or father. It's about being closed off and how the mass has opened them. From Eliot's closet homosexuality to his mother's hidden cash trove and the father that can't help but love her, no matter how messed up she is.
I'm glad he didn't focus on the music, it didn't even play into the film, other than the joke that people really wanted to see Bob Dylan. Running the mud slides and an interesting acid trip were more important that hanging back stage. I found it very ironic that they chose to play a Doors song very prominently when they weren't even invited to the festival ;)
As for me? When I was a teenager, my dad always told me I was born into the wrong generation, that I should have been a kid screaming my head off in Shea Stadium with the Beatles, that I should have been at Woodstock. I went to the 25 anniversary as an audience member, our tent ended up being in the middle of a puddle from the rain and we had to wring out our sleeping bags the next morning. I smoked too much pot that was laced and really tripped my balls off. The 30 anniversary, I was lucky enough to have been a professional. I had a blast getting bands to my stage, making them happy, playing a little hostess shuttling their people around to great secret locations to view the stage. Until the fires, then we were scared like hell.
Who are we if we have no story to tell??
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
elephant
no. 173 Elephant
Every so often, I get an odd delivery from Netflix; a film that I added to my queue so long ago I don't have any idea why I added it or what it's about. The sleeves are very misleading, often don't even feature the prominent names in the credits.
This, my friends, is one of those rare choices that I'm certain I put in my account in 2003 and somehow, in my jockeying titles around, finally floated to the top and made it to my mailbox. No idea what it's about, don't even remember any press or reviews, only that it's Gus Van Sant, so it's go to be decent.
Whatever. I kept looking at the elapsed time, dragging on and on. The mundane of kids through a day at school, to the sound track of two of the most over practices and diced piano pieces kids love and dread at the same time. Bulimia, library geeks, gay affections, photogs. THEN, at 52 min, two boys look at guns online and thunderhead form and gather on screen. We know ominous times are ahead.
I'm sure that when he conceptualized this film with HBO in 2001, it was full of meaning. Not an art piece, but not not an art piece. In 2001, were people still shocked at the concept of kids bringing guns to school? What does it say about me that I was completely unaffected by this statement of violence? Am I completely unphased and numb? Too cynical to the point where nothing surprises me? I took the time to check out one post on imbd - GVS best film ever? Unquestionable masterpiece? I just kept looking at the clock realizing that I needed to get up stairs and turn on the a/c in my bedroom soon so that it's literally not 90deg when I crawl into bed.
I really need to take the time and clean out my queue, save me from wasting another 1:20 when I could have watched the season premiere of Warehouse 13 and Jason Lee in Memphis Beat.
Every so often, I get an odd delivery from Netflix; a film that I added to my queue so long ago I don't have any idea why I added it or what it's about. The sleeves are very misleading, often don't even feature the prominent names in the credits.
This, my friends, is one of those rare choices that I'm certain I put in my account in 2003 and somehow, in my jockeying titles around, finally floated to the top and made it to my mailbox. No idea what it's about, don't even remember any press or reviews, only that it's Gus Van Sant, so it's go to be decent.
Whatever. I kept looking at the elapsed time, dragging on and on. The mundane of kids through a day at school, to the sound track of two of the most over practices and diced piano pieces kids love and dread at the same time. Bulimia, library geeks, gay affections, photogs. THEN, at 52 min, two boys look at guns online and thunderhead form and gather on screen. We know ominous times are ahead.
I'm sure that when he conceptualized this film with HBO in 2001, it was full of meaning. Not an art piece, but not not an art piece. In 2001, were people still shocked at the concept of kids bringing guns to school? What does it say about me that I was completely unaffected by this statement of violence? Am I completely unphased and numb? Too cynical to the point where nothing surprises me? I took the time to check out one post on imbd - GVS best film ever? Unquestionable masterpiece? I just kept looking at the clock realizing that I needed to get up stairs and turn on the a/c in my bedroom soon so that it's literally not 90deg when I crawl into bed.
I really need to take the time and clean out my queue, save me from wasting another 1:20 when I could have watched the season premiere of Warehouse 13 and Jason Lee in Memphis Beat.
youth in revolt
no. 172 Youth In Revolt
When will the world allow Michael Cera to age? He can't pull of 17 year olds for much longer! I've never read the Nick Twisp books, but loved the film. I howled through out, the prose, the silly love child/dog and of course, its not complete without Francois.
Let's see if I can stay on the wagon.
When will the world allow Michael Cera to age? He can't pull of 17 year olds for much longer! I've never read the Nick Twisp books, but loved the film. I howled through out, the prose, the silly love child/dog and of course, its not complete without Francois.
Let's see if I can stay on the wagon.
Monday, July 5, 2010
mad men marathon
Normally, I'd walk away from the tv for 20 min, after I've hit the pause button on the DVR, make dinner or clean the kitchen, then come back and zoom through a tv show. I haven't really done that with the Mad Men Marathon right now - a bit of work to catch up on, dad calls, blah, blah... After seeing a FB update about said activity made me delight in reposting this blog from November.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
mad for men?
I didn't blog about Mad Men at all over the past three months, I'd be kidding myself if I thought I could do Season Three any justice, so I'm not going to try.
Go Joanie, you're back.
Betty, your Main Line brat act is going to crumble like a toll house cookie.
Sally has been used perfectly to sit in as the audience - I liken her to Hurley.
Peggy needs to stop fucking Duck.
Men? I want to see you all grow up in Season Four. Catch up to the ladies.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
mad for men?
I didn't blog about Mad Men at all over the past three months, I'd be kidding myself if I thought I could do Season Three any justice, so I'm not going to try.
Go Joanie, you're back.
Betty, your Main Line brat act is going to crumble like a toll house cookie.
Sally has been used perfectly to sit in as the audience - I liken her to Hurley.
Peggy needs to stop fucking Duck.
Men? I want to see you all grow up in Season Four. Catch up to the ladies.
vader can't fight anakin!
I'm going to remember films that somehow didn't make the log, which means I either watched them in a drug haze (always my favorite) or I was out of town.
Corbin's Xmas present was the prequels set. We watched one a day, curled up on the couch together. I think there were more questions about who was who and why and how than actually watching the films. Corbin has grown up a different generation of Star Wars fans - he knows the first three and loves the Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. This has posed a very delicate balance with the whole Vader fighting Anakin debate. I couldn't tell him the truth, he had to watch it. SOOOOO, for his birthday at the end of January, we spent another three days on the couch, many more questions this time around, as he knew very few of the characters. Chris and Dana mock me for my continued interest and love of Star Wars, but they kept creeping in, finding themselves stuck in time, unable to move due to the power of a scene. Each time, I called them on it and they tried to argue that they were just walking by, but Corbin and I know...
169. Star Wars
170. Empire Strikes Back
171. Return of the Jedi
Their holiday card says is all...
Corbin's Xmas present was the prequels set. We watched one a day, curled up on the couch together. I think there were more questions about who was who and why and how than actually watching the films. Corbin has grown up a different generation of Star Wars fans - he knows the first three and loves the Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. This has posed a very delicate balance with the whole Vader fighting Anakin debate. I couldn't tell him the truth, he had to watch it. SOOOOO, for his birthday at the end of January, we spent another three days on the couch, many more questions this time around, as he knew very few of the characters. Chris and Dana mock me for my continued interest and love of Star Wars, but they kept creeping in, finding themselves stuck in time, unable to move due to the power of a scene. Each time, I called them on it and they tried to argue that they were just walking by, but Corbin and I know...
169. Star Wars
170. Empire Strikes Back
171. Return of the Jedi
Their holiday card says is all...
book moratorium
I've done very well sticking with my 2009 New Year's Resolution so much so, it's stuck. I've only purchased two books in 2010, with justification. I had $15 gc at Borders and got an amazing sewing book and the fiction I bought was to push to free shipping, so, a necessary evil. But who can really call the written word e-vil? mwahhhhhhh
The sad news of this year's reading is that is has not been enough. I have at least four books started and set aside (then there were the two unfortunates that got ruined in the humidifier accident.) In the past year, I've really upped my magazine delivery. Despite cutting back the New Yorker and cooking mags, I added Wired, which I love, but it didn't help with scaling reading back. I've read a couple great books with Joopers, "Drood" being a great winter Gothic Mystery masterpiece. I surprised myself in really enjoying the stark black and white pages of "From Hell" - and has lead to what's on my desk this moment, "Hawksmoor."
The sad news of this year's reading is that is has not been enough. I have at least four books started and set aside (then there were the two unfortunates that got ruined in the humidifier accident.) In the past year, I've really upped my magazine delivery. Despite cutting back the New Yorker and cooking mags, I added Wired, which I love, but it didn't help with scaling reading back. I've read a couple great books with Joopers, "Drood" being a great winter Gothic Mystery masterpiece. I surprised myself in really enjoying the stark black and white pages of "From Hell" - and has lead to what's on my desk this moment, "Hawksmoor."
kiss ass shows i can't wait to start up again!
Lots of really good tv this year - I'm definatly partial to those on cable and pay because they are more realistic, sex and the word fuck make a show much more real!
Mad Men - Well, it ended last summer, but I'm eager anticipating Season Four. I haven't jumped in and watched the last three seasons, but it's going to be all but 100deg every day this week. I might get through those episodes!
Breaking Bad - Vince Gilligan is one bad ass motherfucker - I couldn't believe where he took this season. Take Walt season one and sit him next to Walt on the last episode. Not the same man, no way, no how. Bryan Cranston is knocking it out of the park.
Nurse Jackie - Who can resist a medical about an addict nurse and boob-grabbing hot ER doc? 'nough said. Oh yeah, Edie Falco's in it. Duh.
US of Tara - The deeper we go into Tara's brain, the better the show. Best part - lending her body to Buck for some action. Even better? The fact that she's been with over 30 partners during her marriage and Max stands by her everyday.
Heroes - Wait, it wasn't awesome this year and was cancelled. Can't we go back to Season One, Tim Kring??
Chuck - Subway saved the day last year and has great product placement that doesn't suck. Zach Levi slimmed down to become the Intersect 2.0. Nothing wrong with being a hot Nerd Herder.
LOST - oh, no. no... never more...
My brain is wasted. Who can really come up with six months of tv shows? There are a ton I can't remember. Like Dollhouse - but it's not coming back ;*(
OH YEAH...FRINGE - can we say a-w-e-s-o-m-e-n-e-s-s-!!!!!! Did you believe that Pacey could come back to tv and be relevant? I think people might have forgotten that little kid show when they saw Peter. John Noble is utterly amazing. Maybe Michael Emmerson might get an invite for a guest appearance? That might be the ONLY thing that could make Fringe cooler than it already is.
Mad Men - Well, it ended last summer, but I'm eager anticipating Season Four. I haven't jumped in and watched the last three seasons, but it's going to be all but 100deg every day this week. I might get through those episodes!
Breaking Bad - Vince Gilligan is one bad ass motherfucker - I couldn't believe where he took this season. Take Walt season one and sit him next to Walt on the last episode. Not the same man, no way, no how. Bryan Cranston is knocking it out of the park.
Nurse Jackie - Who can resist a medical about an addict nurse and boob-grabbing hot ER doc? 'nough said. Oh yeah, Edie Falco's in it. Duh.
US of Tara - The deeper we go into Tara's brain, the better the show. Best part - lending her body to Buck for some action. Even better? The fact that she's been with over 30 partners during her marriage and Max stands by her everyday.
Heroes - Wait, it wasn't awesome this year and was cancelled. Can't we go back to Season One, Tim Kring??
Chuck - Subway saved the day last year and has great product placement that doesn't suck. Zach Levi slimmed down to become the Intersect 2.0. Nothing wrong with being a hot Nerd Herder.
LOST - oh, no. no... never more...
My brain is wasted. Who can really come up with six months of tv shows? There are a ton I can't remember. Like Dollhouse - but it's not coming back ;*(
OH YEAH...FRINGE - can we say a-w-e-s-o-m-e-n-e-s-s-!!!!!! Did you believe that Pacey could come back to tv and be relevant? I think people might have forgotten that little kid show when they saw Peter. John Noble is utterly amazing. Maybe Michael Emmerson might get an invite for a guest appearance? That might be the ONLY thing that could make Fringe cooler than it already is.
science and history television
Love what we can get from the million science channels on cable these days!
Stephen Hawkings new show was great... but they only aired four hours. No idea when we'll see the rest.
Animal Planet's "Life" - technically not a series - I haven't made it to the 11th episode because On Demands a little behind. Oprah lends her voice and makes the doc.
History Channnel's "America: The Story Of Us": Excellent, all twelve hours. Could still be watching.
"Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" - who wouldn't want to hear a show narrated by the smooth sounds of Morgan? He's one cool cat...and his family anecdote in every ep is worth it.
Stephen Hawkings new show was great... but they only aired four hours. No idea when we'll see the rest.
Animal Planet's "Life" - technically not a series - I haven't made it to the 11th episode because On Demands a little behind. Oprah lends her voice and makes the doc.
History Channnel's "America: The Story Of Us": Excellent, all twelve hours. Could still be watching.
"Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" - who wouldn't want to hear a show narrated by the smooth sounds of Morgan? He's one cool cat...and his family anecdote in every ep is worth it.
decent new tv
Can't even being to talk about LOST, I'm sure I'll post something, I spent so much time last year blogging about it and certainly still chatting about it with my Joopers. Trying to find shows to fill the gaps.
Some shows interesting enough to fill the void (although, I might be better off spending the 42 min reading some weeks):
The Good Guys - Bradley Whitmore + a porn mustache = Colin Hanks isn't so bad
Persons Unknown - this is playing out as a "mini series" but it's really just one of the biggies trying to pull off the short season like you can on pay channels. A lot of "Cube" is brought to the table, mixed with a bit of BBC's Survivors. The twist last week makes it all the more interesting.
Memphis Beat - only two eps under it's belt, we'll see where Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard (love her!) take this.
Justified - OH!!! Timothy Olyphan-tastic can pull off the long legged marshall. (Kevin Smith called him this in one of his Sold Out docs. Everytime I've given the chance, I can't help but say it!) I've read the short story "Fire In the Hole" and think the natural evolution to small screen is pretty olyphan-tastic!
Some shows interesting enough to fill the void (although, I might be better off spending the 42 min reading some weeks):
The Good Guys - Bradley Whitmore + a porn mustache = Colin Hanks isn't so bad
Persons Unknown - this is playing out as a "mini series" but it's really just one of the biggies trying to pull off the short season like you can on pay channels. A lot of "Cube" is brought to the table, mixed with a bit of BBC's Survivors. The twist last week makes it all the more interesting.
Memphis Beat - only two eps under it's belt, we'll see where Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard (love her!) take this.
Justified - OH!!! Timothy Olyphan-tastic can pull off the long legged marshall. (Kevin Smith called him this in one of his Sold Out docs. Everytime I've given the chance, I can't help but say it!) I've read the short story "Fire In the Hole" and think the natural evolution to small screen is pretty olyphan-tastic!
the doctor
This post is a real cut and paste of emails shared with a fellow doctor lover, Aeon. For someone who started watching kicking and screaming, I'm a real fan. Sooner or later I'm going to have to go back and start watching all the other incarnations or I'll just be stuck living in a Stephen Moffat creation.
Matt Smith surpassed my expectation, a thousand fold. I can’t wait to see the new eps. Yeah, I didn’t like the DW logo since it first premiered, but I’m starting to think that with two much “younger” characters, they are hoping for a bump in the demographic, especially in the states.
Didn’t like Ep2, had a bad feeling, the flow was off. I only liked it once the story got tied up at the end. I LOVE Sophie Okonedo and recognized her voice immediately. I really can’t believe that the first episode was so amazing, hit all the marks and this seemed below flat. When Liz Ten was talking about growing up on the Doctor’s stories, I thought Mickey and Martha for sure.
Loved the chubbier and Skittle colored Daleks!
Dr. River Song? Weren’t her heels amazing? I can’t pull off heels at all, my back don’t allow it. I can pull off 4” platforms, yes, but suffer from hot shoe envy. Best part about River? I totally called it with David Tennant – they’re married. If that doesn’t take the cake, I don’t know what does. The bummer is that Alex Kingston admits in an online clip that Matt Smith isn’t her doctor, her doctor is of the future. They’ll have to put her contract in lockdown until the next Doctor who’s “hers” and we might see a little of Mr. Doctor. hehehehe I didn’t like the dress either, it would have been more appropriate for an 80 year old, but a LBD with those shoes would have been fantastic, but we might have been privy to a little more skin when she’s blown out the door! It was a good “to be continued” especially when you know there’s a whole lot past this episode to be continued. Although, I’m a little concerned with who River killed. Just the way they kept saying it made me feel like she killed the Doctor. Dunno.
“If you had any more tawdry quirks, you could open up a tawdry quirks shop.” What EXACTLY does that mean if you’re saying it to yourself? LOL It deserves a second watch. The dream vs dream vs reality was soooo very clever. I thought about it today when I was driving (not a good time to think about tv)… I was kinda missing David Tennant, but I’m over it. Matt is different but just as many tawdry quirks that nearly make him an equal.
I was overwhelmed with the decision to take Vincent to see his works in the present. The Doctor knows he must be careful not to change the fixed points in history, but still takes a very fragile man to a special place. He gives Vincent the gift of hope – at least he believes he has. Most people who live with a serious mental illness and express suicidal ideation don’t do so thinking about next week, it’s about the pain stopping today. Ultimately, Vincent hit that wall, but he did so knowing that his work would be important, even the mundane haystacks. If we all were given the gift to see the ultimate byproduct of our lives, would we choose the knowledge? Does it become a chicken and egg issue? Would that provide the drive that is needed to complete the tasks we should complete?
Would you walk out the doors of the Tardis if given the chance to see what you are to accomplish in this life?
Matt Smith surpassed my expectation, a thousand fold. I can’t wait to see the new eps. Yeah, I didn’t like the DW logo since it first premiered, but I’m starting to think that with two much “younger” characters, they are hoping for a bump in the demographic, especially in the states.
Didn’t like Ep2, had a bad feeling, the flow was off. I only liked it once the story got tied up at the end. I LOVE Sophie Okonedo and recognized her voice immediately. I really can’t believe that the first episode was so amazing, hit all the marks and this seemed below flat. When Liz Ten was talking about growing up on the Doctor’s stories, I thought Mickey and Martha for sure.
Loved the chubbier and Skittle colored Daleks!
Dr. River Song? Weren’t her heels amazing? I can’t pull off heels at all, my back don’t allow it. I can pull off 4” platforms, yes, but suffer from hot shoe envy. Best part about River? I totally called it with David Tennant – they’re married. If that doesn’t take the cake, I don’t know what does. The bummer is that Alex Kingston admits in an online clip that Matt Smith isn’t her doctor, her doctor is of the future. They’ll have to put her contract in lockdown until the next Doctor who’s “hers” and we might see a little of Mr. Doctor. hehehehe I didn’t like the dress either, it would have been more appropriate for an 80 year old, but a LBD with those shoes would have been fantastic, but we might have been privy to a little more skin when she’s blown out the door! It was a good “to be continued” especially when you know there’s a whole lot past this episode to be continued. Although, I’m a little concerned with who River killed. Just the way they kept saying it made me feel like she killed the Doctor. Dunno.
“If you had any more tawdry quirks, you could open up a tawdry quirks shop.” What EXACTLY does that mean if you’re saying it to yourself? LOL It deserves a second watch. The dream vs dream vs reality was soooo very clever. I thought about it today when I was driving (not a good time to think about tv)… I was kinda missing David Tennant, but I’m over it. Matt is different but just as many tawdry quirks that nearly make him an equal.
I was overwhelmed with the decision to take Vincent to see his works in the present. The Doctor knows he must be careful not to change the fixed points in history, but still takes a very fragile man to a special place. He gives Vincent the gift of hope – at least he believes he has. Most people who live with a serious mental illness and express suicidal ideation don’t do so thinking about next week, it’s about the pain stopping today. Ultimately, Vincent hit that wall, but he did so knowing that his work would be important, even the mundane haystacks. If we all were given the gift to see the ultimate byproduct of our lives, would we choose the knowledge? Does it become a chicken and egg issue? Would that provide the drive that is needed to complete the tasks we should complete?
Would you walk out the doors of the Tardis if given the chance to see what you are to accomplish in this life?
exercise in futility
I've written these in my log on the coffee table, I might as well list them. Although some films have notes, it would take forever to complete the list over the past six months. The idea is to get the ball rolling again, not to walk away overwhelmed. Starting with January 1, 2010, I'm sure I'm missing some, especially those very comfy percocet filled days and my bad memory:
1. Bottleshock
2. (500) Days of Summer
3. Moulin Rouge
4. Elegy
5. Sweet November
6. When Did You Last See Your Father
7. Pay It Forward
8. La Belle et Le Bete
9. Grand Illusion
10. Control
11. Public Enemies
12. Ladies In Lavender
13. Cadillac Records
14. XXY
15. Seven Pounds
16. U-Carmen
17. To Kill A Mockingbird
18. Mysteries of Pittsburgh
19. Kiss of the Dragon
20. Twilight
21. Moon
22. 9
23. Chinese Box
24. Into The Storm (HBO - KBO!)
25. Cold Mountain
26. Temple Grandin
27. Purple Violets
28. In Love and War
29. I'm A Cyborg, But That's Okay
30. Grand Torino
31. Fetching Cody
32. Yes Man
33. Taken
34. X-Files: I Want To Believe
35. A Touch Of Zen
36. Farewell My Concubine
37. Secretary
38. The Limey
39. De0Lovely
40. Scenes Of A Sexual Nature
41. In The Loop
42. The Time Traveler's Wife
43. 17 Again
44. Tristam Shandy Cock and Bull
45. Gigantic (Paul Dano)
46. I Love You Man
47. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
48. The Invention of Lying
49. Humboldt County
50. W.
51. Monsters vs. Aliens
52. Iron Monkey
53. Year One
54. The Hurt Locker
55. Lawrence of Arabia
56. Kevin Smith Three - Sold Out
57. Precious
58. Million Dollar Hotel
59. 1984
60. The Ugly Truth
61. We Don't Live Here Anymore
62. Tootsie
63. Trucker
64. Pretty Young Things
65. The Queen
66. The Loved One
67. Anvil
68. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
69. Amreeka
70. A Beautiful Mind
71. Summertime (K.Hepburn)
72. Road to Zanzibar
73. Devils On The Doorstop
74. Intermission
75. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
76. He's Just Not That Into You
77. A Serious Man
78. Watchmen
79. One Fine Day
80. Cool Hand Luke
81. The Importance of Being Earnest
82. The Reader
83. Local Color
84. Mememto
85. Cold Souls
86. Top Hat
87. The Postman Always Rings Twice
88. The International
89. Pearl Harbor
90. Easy Virtue
91. The Children of Huang Shi
92. Inglourious Basterds
93. Einstein and Eddington (HBO)
94. Blue Skies
95. Where The Wild Things Are
96. Iris
97. Body of Lies
98. Notorious
99. The Untouchables
100. Serpico
101. Miller's Crossing
102. The Vicious Kind
103. Two Lovers
104. The Proposal
105. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
106. Lonely Hearts
107. The French Lieutenant's Woman
108. LA Confidential
109. Sunshine (R.Fiennes)
110. Sunshine (C.Murphy SciFi)
111. The Gospel According to St. Matthew
112. Food Inc
113. Whip It!
114. You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
115. Fantastic Mr. Fox
116. Sherlock Holmes
117. The Lovely Bones
118. From Hell
119. Dark City
120. The African Queen
121. Up In The Air
122. Bright Star
123. Futurama - The Beast With A Billion Backs
124. Knife In The Water
125. The Ultimate Gift
126. Grand Illusion
127. The Fountainhead
128. I Sell The Dead
129. An Education
130. Twilight Samurai
131. Spanking The Monkey
132. Boy, Interrupted
133. Broad Street Bullies
134. The Hangover
135. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
136. The Imaginatorium of Dr. Parnassus
137. Igor
138. Memoirs of a Geisha
139. The Road
140. Easy
141. Crazy Heart
142. The Spirit
143. Downloading Nancy
144. The Young Victoria
145. The Special Relationship (HBO)
146. Nine
147. Valkyrie
148. How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
149. Alice in Wonderland (T.Burton)
150. Extraordinary Measures
151. Religulous
152. Bickford Shmeckler's Ideas
153. Julia
154. The Messenger
155. Shutter Island
156. Night at the Museum: Smithsonian
157. Bubba Ho-Tep
158. Boy In The Striped Pajamas
159. State of Play
160. Heart and Souls
161. Raging Bull
162. Quigley Down Under
163. Extract
164. Good Morning Vietnam
165. Coco Before Chanel
166. Mrs. Henderson Presents
167. John Adams (HBO)
168. Amelia
1. Bottleshock
2. (500) Days of Summer
3. Moulin Rouge
4. Elegy
5. Sweet November
6. When Did You Last See Your Father
7. Pay It Forward
8. La Belle et Le Bete
9. Grand Illusion
10. Control
11. Public Enemies
12. Ladies In Lavender
13. Cadillac Records
14. XXY
15. Seven Pounds
16. U-Carmen
17. To Kill A Mockingbird
18. Mysteries of Pittsburgh
19. Kiss of the Dragon
20. Twilight
21. Moon
22. 9
23. Chinese Box
24. Into The Storm (HBO - KBO!)
25. Cold Mountain
26. Temple Grandin
27. Purple Violets
28. In Love and War
29. I'm A Cyborg, But That's Okay
30. Grand Torino
31. Fetching Cody
32. Yes Man
33. Taken
34. X-Files: I Want To Believe
35. A Touch Of Zen
36. Farewell My Concubine
37. Secretary
38. The Limey
39. De0Lovely
40. Scenes Of A Sexual Nature
41. In The Loop
42. The Time Traveler's Wife
43. 17 Again
44. Tristam Shandy Cock and Bull
45. Gigantic (Paul Dano)
46. I Love You Man
47. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
48. The Invention of Lying
49. Humboldt County
50. W.
51. Monsters vs. Aliens
52. Iron Monkey
53. Year One
54. The Hurt Locker
55. Lawrence of Arabia
56. Kevin Smith Three - Sold Out
57. Precious
58. Million Dollar Hotel
59. 1984
60. The Ugly Truth
61. We Don't Live Here Anymore
62. Tootsie
63. Trucker
64. Pretty Young Things
65. The Queen
66. The Loved One
67. Anvil
68. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
69. Amreeka
70. A Beautiful Mind
71. Summertime (K.Hepburn)
72. Road to Zanzibar
73. Devils On The Doorstop
74. Intermission
75. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
76. He's Just Not That Into You
77. A Serious Man
78. Watchmen
79. One Fine Day
80. Cool Hand Luke
81. The Importance of Being Earnest
82. The Reader
83. Local Color
84. Mememto
85. Cold Souls
86. Top Hat
87. The Postman Always Rings Twice
88. The International
89. Pearl Harbor
90. Easy Virtue
91. The Children of Huang Shi
92. Inglourious Basterds
93. Einstein and Eddington (HBO)
94. Blue Skies
95. Where The Wild Things Are
96. Iris
97. Body of Lies
98. Notorious
99. The Untouchables
100. Serpico
101. Miller's Crossing
102. The Vicious Kind
103. Two Lovers
104. The Proposal
105. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
106. Lonely Hearts
107. The French Lieutenant's Woman
108. LA Confidential
109. Sunshine (R.Fiennes)
110. Sunshine (C.Murphy SciFi)
111. The Gospel According to St. Matthew
112. Food Inc
113. Whip It!
114. You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
115. Fantastic Mr. Fox
116. Sherlock Holmes
117. The Lovely Bones
118. From Hell
119. Dark City
120. The African Queen
121. Up In The Air
122. Bright Star
123. Futurama - The Beast With A Billion Backs
124. Knife In The Water
125. The Ultimate Gift
126. Grand Illusion
127. The Fountainhead
128. I Sell The Dead
129. An Education
130. Twilight Samurai
131. Spanking The Monkey
132. Boy, Interrupted
133. Broad Street Bullies
134. The Hangover
135. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
136. The Imaginatorium of Dr. Parnassus
137. Igor
138. Memoirs of a Geisha
139. The Road
140. Easy
141. Crazy Heart
142. The Spirit
143. Downloading Nancy
144. The Young Victoria
145. The Special Relationship (HBO)
146. Nine
147. Valkyrie
148. How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
149. Alice in Wonderland (T.Burton)
150. Extraordinary Measures
151. Religulous
152. Bickford Shmeckler's Ideas
153. Julia
154. The Messenger
155. Shutter Island
156. Night at the Museum: Smithsonian
157. Bubba Ho-Tep
158. Boy In The Striped Pajamas
159. State of Play
160. Heart and Souls
161. Raging Bull
162. Quigley Down Under
163. Extract
164. Good Morning Vietnam
165. Coco Before Chanel
166. Mrs. Henderson Presents
167. John Adams (HBO)
168. Amelia
pathetic
Main Entry: pathetic
1. having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
2. marked by sorrow or melancholy: SAD
3. pitifully inferior or inadequate
4. ABSURD, LAUGHABLE
Right now, I think all four apply. My little experiment last year to document every movie I watched (and it had to be from beginning to end, I couldn't tune in three minutes after the opening credits) was interesting, to say the least. Enough so I have kept a log of every movie I've seen in 2010. Yet, this is my first post of the year, at the beginning of the second half. Over and over again in my life, definitely a reoccurring theme, is that of good intentions. Any more, I'm good for about 80% follow through (which on my terms, is very pathetic.) To borrow a phrase I saw on a friend's blog, all potential no kinetic.
Will I rectify the situation? Is there any merit in me logging films as I already did so for a year? Should I be cataloguing music and small screen instead? I haven't been up to my normal quota of the written word, either. How do I re-establish myself as a massive consumer of media? Get back in the saddle again. I tell no one of this blog, it's written only for me. If someone happens upon it by clicking "next blog," great for them. I'm not going to spent time outside like I did last summer - no gardening for me. Too late in the season with poor health. More time to gobble up media, eh? Let the games begin.
1. having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
2. marked by sorrow or melancholy: SAD
3. pitifully inferior or inadequate
4. ABSURD, LAUGHABLE
Right now, I think all four apply. My little experiment last year to document every movie I watched (and it had to be from beginning to end, I couldn't tune in three minutes after the opening credits) was interesting, to say the least. Enough so I have kept a log of every movie I've seen in 2010. Yet, this is my first post of the year, at the beginning of the second half. Over and over again in my life, definitely a reoccurring theme, is that of good intentions. Any more, I'm good for about 80% follow through (which on my terms, is very pathetic.) To borrow a phrase I saw on a friend's blog, all potential no kinetic.
Will I rectify the situation? Is there any merit in me logging films as I already did so for a year? Should I be cataloguing music and small screen instead? I haven't been up to my normal quota of the written word, either. How do I re-establish myself as a massive consumer of media? Get back in the saddle again. I tell no one of this blog, it's written only for me. If someone happens upon it by clicking "next blog," great for them. I'm not going to spent time outside like I did last summer - no gardening for me. Too late in the season with poor health. More time to gobble up media, eh? Let the games begin.
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