This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced earlier today, and the most bizarre, I have to say, is Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan for Adapted Screenplay. I mean, really, that’s two words, and…
Category: movies
El Laberinto del Fauno
That’s Pan’s Labyrinth to you, and it’s another great film in limited release. If you only know director Guillermo del Toro from his Hollywood studio projects–Mimic, Blade II, Hellboy–you don’t know what you’re missing. Which is not to say I…
Children of Men
Last Saturday, D and I saw Children of Men (after it finally opened at our local AMC), and it is amazing. One of the best of last year, no question. You can compare the premise to any number of dystopian…
The Apocalyptic Pursuit of Charlotte’s Shepherd
Last Friday, D and I did our traditional movie marathon day at the local AMC. They weren’t showing the two movies I really wanted to see–Children of Men and Pan’s Labyrinth— but we did catch four good shows: Apocalypto –…
Doom and Doomer
I made the mistake of watching Doom last night, the movie based on the video game… And ye gods, was it awful. I mean, ever since I saw the trailer last year, I was expecting the worst, and still my…
“Ghosts of Earth”
My third story published at 365 tomorrows! Read it now, then discuss amongst yourselves. I wrote this just before Halloween, and it has nothing to do with that similarly titled John Carpenter movie. I am thinking about expanding it into…
Netflix in da House
As I was re-sorting my Netflix movies just now, I noticed something interesting. Here are the four titles I have checked out: House, M.D.: Season 1: Disc 6House of GamesMonster HouseCrash I guess my subconscious is trying to tell me…