Okay, I’m a little bit… no scratch that – I’m really torn here. A couple years ago when I heard Alice in Chains was touring again I did a double take. Wait, I guess I it will help if I take a minute to say that that Layne Staley’s death has been the only ‘rock … Continue reading
I was a child walking into that theater ten years ago. Leaving the theater, I was a man. Okay, I’m overdoing it but seeing The Phantom Menace was a major movie moment for me. I was 12 (almost 13!) when it came out and I remember the day vividly. My dad wouldn’t let me go … Continue reading
Here is what movies I'm looking forward to this summer.
There was a discussion on the CHUD boards about J.J. Abrams’ long-dead Superman script and all that could have been. I remember the script was pretty silly, including a storyline with Lex Luthor revealing that he was Superman’s brother or something. It was all a bit much. Regardless, it didn’t get made and maybe that … Continue reading
Before Richard Kelly’s film Donnie Darko I was not the kind of person who could make a statement such as “blank is my favorite movie’. This kind of declaration seemed absurd and dramatic to me, similar to saying ‘blank is my favorite band’. I simply like too much stuff – and whether it’s music or … Continue reading
The Torture Mentality, Part 2 Last week, I posted a set of pro-torture talking points sent to me by a persistent torture apologist, along with my responses. The talking points were extensive, by not comprehensive. There are plenty more to enumerate, but today I’d like to talk about the one favorite technique and the most … Continue reading
I love soundtracks. Especially soundtrack scores. There’s nothing I like better than to listen to a nice (sometimes) soothing instrumental track on the way to and from work, or if I’m going into town. It really puts me in a peaceful and positive mood. Sometimes if I’m not listening to a soothing track, I’m listening … Continue reading
Steven Soderbergh's decision to cast Sasha Grey in his film "The Girlfriend Experience" is just another sign of Hollywood's acceptance of mainstream pornography.
The major Hollywood studios are some of the most successful businesses in The World. Every year they make hundreds of millions of dollars not only by making their own movies, but also by distributing the movies made by their competitors. Although the business model is almost a century old, and is currently being challenged by … Continue reading
So I’ve been hearing about Sunn 0))) for some time. I think I first saw the strange symbols of the name on Warren Ellis’ White Chapel forum (connected to his Freak Angels web comic page) where all manner of cool folk go to talk about interesting stuff and exchange ideas. Following repeated references to the … Continue reading