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Iron Man

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:22:41 +0000

Previous experience with superhero movies has meant I generally hold little hope for them, but the Iron Man trailers I have seen so far all suggest something a bit different, something that actually looks good.

Not sure if this is because the story looks more interesting than most, perhaps because it seems less exaggerated than most superhero films. Robert Downey Jr seems to have brought some playfulness and dry humour to the role, which is good. Gwyneth Paltrow is playing far from a typical love interest/damsel in distress. So far, looks good.

Iron Man is due for release in the UK on 2nd May.

Check out the trailers on Apple.

admin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:46:11 +0000

Mini Reviews:

There Will Be Blood (2007) 4.5/5
2008-03-12 09:42

Starts with 15 minutes without a single word of dialogue, any movie that does that is top drawer.
0.3
No Country for Old Men (2007) 4/5
2008-03-12 09:42

The ending let is down slightly for me.
0.3
Be Kind Rewind (2008) 3.5/5
2008-03-12 09:41

Takes a while to get going but worth it in the end.
0.3
Juno (2007) 4/5
2008-03-12 09:40

0.3
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) 4/5
2008-03-12 09:40

Just too many action sequences if I'm honest, which makes it too long, take some off and the movie would be better.
0.3

Jackie Brown

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:51:36 +0000

Ordell Robbie (Samuel L Jackson) is watching a video of girls in bikinis talking about their favourite guns and explaining what he retails them for to a friend (Robert De Niro) the AK-47 comes on screen and he turns the volume up.

Ordell

AK-47, when you absolutely, positively gotta kill every mother fucker in the room, accept no substitutes.

from andrew solomon

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:49:17 +0000

People around depressives expect them to get themselves together: our society has little room in it for moping. Spouses, parents, children, and friends are all subject to being brought down themselves, and they do not want to be close to measureless pain. No one can do anything but beg for help (if he can do [...]

important reminder

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:49:15 +0000

That at one point, apparently, anyway, I knew I was not always the problem.

11 february 1963

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:42:55 +0000

PARALYTIC It happens. Will it go on?— My mind a rock, No fingers to grip, no tongue, My god the iron lung That loves me, pumps My two Dust bags in and out, Will not Let Me relapse While the day outside glides by like ticker tape. The night brings violets, Tapestries of eyes, Lights, The soft anonymous Talkers: ‘You all right?’ The starched, inaccessible beast. Dead egg, I lie Whole On a whole world [...]

amusing middle-of-the-night facebook search results one should heed

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:13:19 +0000

You and the Monk have no friends in common. The Republican has no friends. You need to get off fucking Facebook and GO TO BED, biatch. [Okay, it didn’t really say that. But wouldn’t it be funny if it did?!]

further metaphor

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:03:12 +0000

1. I blew out my power strip by having the piano and the iron both plugged in at the same time. 2. I can only have one of the following plugged in at a time: sewing machine OR printer OR lightbox. 3. View down our street—click for enormous version, taken by the Brujo.

trying again (the rest of the story)

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:20:40 +0000

I hit “Publish” and get up and go outside. It’s a gorgeous day, nearly eighty degrees in the front yard. Yes, that’s what I said; try not to hate me. In sunglasses the Brujo is huffing and puffing, raking and muttering, and I feel guilt, not shame, and decide to help. Together we fill several enormous [...]

entr?acte: the brujo rebuts ms. durrett

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:48:54 +0000

“What’s she talking about, they will always be in the mezzanine? You know what, Liz Durrett? No they won’t. They will not be in the mezzanine, because no one’s at your show, Liz Durrett. No one! That mezzanine is empty. Your song should go like this: they will always be / at another show / [...]