There are so many year-end lists on so many sites that it’s hard to know who to listen to anymore. Here are the best of the best, those lists that were that much more interesting and taste-making and life-changing than the rest. Naturally, this list of the ten best lists has a bias towards movies … Continue reading
Nick’s daily blog continues.
I went a little over on time, since I had to work out the layout kinks at AndersonVision. Hopefully, the schedule will remain weekly from this point moving forward. READ TRACK 1 AT AV Buy featured albums via Amazon at CHUD. Paul Simon – GracelandDavid Byrne and Brian Eno – My Life in the Bush … Continue reading
January 2 Media: Mad Men, 3 episodes.Music: With Steve, worked on 6 different songs.Comedy: Nada.Food: Leftovers. Outback grilled chicken sandwich.Family: Threw pop caps with Sofia while the others were away. Rocco was dressed to the nines.Work: Some progress on CHUD.com redesign, but not much else.Art: Nada.Screenwriting: Nada.Minutia: Steve and I diminished my booze collection admirably. … Continue reading
I haven’t done one of these around here yet. I used to blog about movies on Rotten Tomatoes (that’s not a plug, just a statement of historical fact) and I would post my yearly “top ten” lists there. I’d be better about doing that than any actual blogging. Does this surprise you, dear reader? It … Continue reading
You’ve read a hundred of these lists by now, so let’s keep this one real simple. There was only one way to keep this honest, and that was to consider which movies I would most be willing (and eager) to watch again. That made it a lot easier, because as the list gets down to … Continue reading
Did you get the chance yet to read my top 20 movies of 2010? In it, I was as honest as possible as to which movies stayed with me the most, rather than which movies might make me sound coolest or most sophisticated. But how did I arrive at that list of twenty? Well, … Continue reading
January 1 Media: Mad Men, 2 episodes.Music: None, but wrote lyrics for Lucky Nightsticks songs.Comedy: Todd Barry XM interview, Mitch Hedberg BootlegsFood: Johnny’s Pizza’s Calzone. Home cooked fried shrimp.Family: Cleaned garage with kid and wife. Babysat in the evening. Good quality time with Sofia.Work: Much progress on CHUD.com redesign and launched a new column.Art: Worked … Continue reading
Here’s how it’s going to be for 2011. I’m going the ol’ Marvel Two-in-One route. Interpolation will not be housed at CHUD, but offsite at AV. To maintain my creative intentions for Interpolation, this is a legal necessity. In total, we’re going to cover 200 songs in Interpolation. The project has grown by leaps and … Continue reading
Nobuhiko Obayashi’s HOUSE is one straaaange freakin’ film