Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Yeah. That's Right.

I saw New Moon last night with Heather, and I have to say it was entertaining/hilarious. I think our commentary is vital to anyone seeing the movie. We should probably do the dvd commentary screw the cast.

I chose this picture because they all look like um yeah we are the kids from that vampire movie..
This film like the original was full of really bad messages for children, but who doesn't love those right? Bella was suicidal (always cool), a shut in (hmm, I dont think thats been made sexy yet, but ok), an emotional wreck (hmmm redeemingly sexy with passion, right?) YEAH her character is completely ridiculous. And let me just say Team Edward vs Team Jacob..how about TEAM REAL BOY or TEAM MORTAL or some shit I MEAN REALLY!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Recently Watched: The Hurt Locker

I have to say I was a little disappointed. While I thought that Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie gave compelling performances, I didn't think that there was much of a plot. Maybe thats the point that people go to war..crazy stuff happens..they may or may not die.. and when they come home the cycle continues with a new batch of guys. I also wasn't a big fan of the shaky camera/ frantic closeups. Overall I thought it was entertaining, but I don't know maybe it was hyped up too much for me to go in with an open mind.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Manchester Orchestra to play Recher Theatre


Manchester Orchestra is playing the Recher Theatre on Monday, April 5th. Not too thrilled about the Recher. I'd rather go to the Ottobar, but I guess it'll be nice to not have to worry about getting stabbed.

MGMT-- Making of Kids-- Questions Answered

this is pretty cool:

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Recently Watched: An Education

Today I went to The Charles and saw "An Education." I hadn't heard anything about the film so I went in having just watched the trailer. It started off ok, but then some things just didn't work.--- 1.) Peter Sarsgarrd being British..his accent wasn't very good, he sounded American whenever he raised his voice 2.) Peter Sarsgarrd "the charmer"-- no not buying that either. He seemed like a creeper but was supposed to be played as a smooth guy that could talk his way through anything. 3.) The plot.. 4.) The characters.. I cared about none of them..and disliked all of them. 5.) The relationships --didn't understand Mulligans attraction to Sarsgarrd.

yea so I didn't care for this movie and felt like I was going to fall asleep in the middle of it. on the bright side the Turtle at Sofies Crepes is pretty tasty.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Quoteworthy: Dave Eggers


"It is a fuckload of work to be open-minded and generous and understanding and forgiving and accepting, but Christ, that is what matters."

(possibly better in context- read)

Friday, January 8, 2010

I finally watched: Boogie Nights

This film really sucked me in. I put it on pretty late and wasn't planning on finishing all 2 hrs and 32 minutes.. but I DIDDDD. It really just keeps on going. The director chose to follow a great deal of characters which I think worked and made it that much more entertaining. It was an interesting mix of humor, drama, WTF and cocaine. I had seen the famous drug deal scene on tv and it was still pretty hilarious.** Major points for using Sister Christian, Jesse's Girl and 99 Luft Balloons.