Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in film, television, web sites on Jun 11th, 2008
Why pay $1 for Red Box when you can stream movies for free on Hulu? Sure it isn’t as good a selection at Blockbuster or Red Box and the quality isn’t the same as a DVD, but you can’t beat the price. The best part is that it’s legit. NBC Universal and News Corp. teamed [...]
Posted in film, television, things i'd like to see on Jun 10th, 2008
Why hasn’t Doogie Howser, M.D. been made into a movie yet? With all of the other television shows that the studios have been making these days instead of coming up with new material, why not? It could be dubbed “The Later Years” (paying homage to Fred Savage) and depict Dr. Howser handling a few cases [...]
Posted in film on May 22nd, 2008
Over the past week or so I’ve watched a handful of movies. The most recent released in 2007, the earliest in 1968. In 39 years there’s been some wild advances but that isn’t to say that the older stuff isn’t excellent.
I remember seeing previews for The Kingdom and thinking I’ll definitely check that out. Now [...]
I saw 21 last week at Tysons Corner AMC. If you’ve never been there, this theater is nuts. If you’ve got vouchers to AMC, save ‘em for here. Student rate for a matinée was $8.50. I think regular adult admission was $12.50. The decor reminds me of a casino; there is oak trim and marble [...]
Posted in film on Apr 5th, 2008
I don’t remember The Bank Job getting a lot of hype but I think it might be the sleeper movie of the year. In short, I was more than pleasantly surprised. It’s good. Really good.
The first thing to know is this: don’t go see this movie because of Jason Statham. Not that he isn’t good, [...]
I knew that a lot of my neighbors have recently subscribed to Verizon FiOS for their data and television needs, but today I realized that it’s more prevalent than I had originally thought. The evidence is clear by the number of ONTs mounted on the back of the houses, frequent sightings of hay left by [...]
Last week was busy since there’s a show approaching. We open in two weeks. I love movies. I think they’re the best way to escape from this world. It was so nice to settle down on various couches among great company and watch a few movies.
Idiocracy is funny, especially when with a group of people. [...]
Is the screen on your iPod Nano too small to watch movies?
So that’s what popped up on the YouTube home page when I went to search for the actual video I was looking for… now on with it…
A half-dozen of us huddled around an iPhone at the diner last night and watched the following video. [...]
I had a great mixture of happenings and relaxing this weekend.
I finally got to see the lights on 34th Street in Hampden. I’d seen pictures, heard accounts, read blog entries… but they’re better in person. Christmas had already passed, but it still made me feel like a little kid. For the older appreciator in you [...]
Posted in film on Dec 22nd, 2007
Even though there was a lot going on last weekend, it didn’t mean that we wanted to stay home. So we headed to Hoyt’s last night and saw Charlie Wilson’s War.
In a word… wow.
The movie was supposedly based on actual events both frightening and telling and poignant, the CIA-aided whooping of the Soviets by Afghanistan. [...]
Posted in boozing, film, food, life in general, plans on Nov 25th, 2007
I never go shopping.
I am the epitome of exemplary male psyche and behavior when it comes to buying stuff. I have a set list of items to get. I get in, purchase the items I need, then I get out. I don’t linger. I don’t cruise the store for other things that aren’t on the [...]
Posted in film on Nov 24th, 2007
I saw Hitman on Friday night. I was surprised by the turnout at Hoyt’s; we drove there to avoid the madness of Annapolis Mall and Arundel Mills on black Friday, but still found the parking lot full. Normally the place is pretty dead, but I guess we weren’t the only ones with that idea.
One of [...]
Posted in culture, film, things i'd like to see on Nov 19th, 2007
I saw Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead at The Charles Theatre this weekend. Two brothers plan to rob their parent’s jewelry store and it goes bad. Without giving away any details, this is a violent film that didn’t live up to my expectations. My expectations in this case being I saw the preview and [...]
Posted in film on Nov 15th, 2007
Crash is a beautiful film. Period.
I had seen it before on demand, but I didn’t give it enough credit. It was good then, but something this time made it more memorable. It has some humorous bits but overall a serious critique of us, people, and our assumptions. A rich and intertwined cast of characters, emotional [...]
Went down to a beach on the Magothy River to do some slacklining on Saturday afternoon. I setup a 30 foot line between two trees with a blanket below the center point but lacked the coordination to stay up for any period of time. I set up another line between two trees about 15 feet [...]