Posts tagged “movies”
Guess the Name
I love playing Guess the Movie. I’m surprised that it took as long as it did to guess Raiders of the Lost Ark. The clincher was, “Does the main character HATE snakes?” Did anyone else happen to catch the AFI 100 Years of 100 Thrills special on last night? Here’s the list. You should visit
AntiTrust
I caught AntiTrust on the plane last week. I liked it, if for no other reason than it was probably the first movie I saw that didn’t have things like “EMAIL!” flashing on the monitor when someone received a message. It’s a pretty good “computer” movie. And Tim Robbins is an excellent actor, meat. Props
Fake Fans, Fake Buzz
Fake Fans, Fake Buzz, Real Bucks After being blindsided by the Web hype on “The Blair Witch Project,” movie studios are paying for phony sites, often striving for the clunky naivete of a genuine effort.
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
If you’re one of those people that just can’t get enough of the movies … Oscar.com has a handy list of all the nominees for The 73rd Annual Academy Awards.
BladeRunner
Director Ridley Scott took issues already noticeable in the 1980s, such as urban development, genetic engineering, and, of course, climate change, and took them to what he thought was their next logical stage. So what else did Blade Runner get right? link via Follow Me Here …
media consumed in a weekend
Consumed this weekend: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Vagina Monologues Thirteen Days Traffic some chicken teriyaki some salmon
links
Like Food.Com, here’s another site that I’m kicking myself for not having visited sooner. It’s pretty nifty and I dig it. Movie and Television Quotations! I like this one from L.A. Confidential: “Come to Los Angeles. The sun shines bright, the beaches are wide and inviting, and the orange groves stretch as far as the
King
On reading Stephen King
Bride
Inigo:Let me explain….no, there is too much. Let me sum up: Buttercup is marrying Humperdinck in little less than half an hour. So all we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the princess, make our escape – after I kill Count Rugen. Westley: That doesn’t leave much for dilly-dally. Fezzik: