Entries from January 2009

January 31, 2009

Whatever happened to Manis?

Today I did a search on Dear Jesus for “Clint Eastwood monkey” and nothing came up.
Brian, you’re so right, humans are just too self centered to give credit where credit is due:

January 30, 2009

Oh Diane…

I’m a fairly awkward person. And like most people (I think) I’m even more awkward added on top of my original awkward when I’m talking to a fella I find attractive. Eventually I get over this, but those initial stages are painful. I thought this might change when I got married since I’m tied down [...]

January 28, 2009

the written word will lead us all astray

white elephant gifts
i had an office christmas party a month ago. a white-elephant party. i had the perfect idea for a gift: the mysterious island. i bought it at a clearance rack at big lots a while ago because it was only 2 dollars and featured special effects by none other than [...]

January 24, 2009

Sundance Update

I swear to God, if I write another movie review I’m going to puke.
But they keep adding up! Here is a list (so far) of the films I have seen at Sundance this year:
Louise-Michel
Old Partner
Big River Man
Where is Where?
The September Issue
Rudo y Cursi
Moon
Unmade Beds
The Vicious Kind
Cold Souls
Barking Water
Nollywood Babylon
Shorts Program III
We Live in [...]

January 17, 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Combine Forest Gump and Meet Joe Black with the precise details of every David Fincher movie and you have The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Less curious and far more ordinary to the world Button inhabits, the film attempts to mix the fantasy of love, the reality of death, and the magic of Hollywood to [...]

January 17, 2009

Sundance

So Press Passes to Sundance don’t make you nearly as cool as you would expect, but I’ve got one. I’m writing reviews on the Sundance Film Festival films and overall experience over at filmthreat.com. You should check it out!