STAR TREKKIN' – DAY 17
The ponce from another planet.
The ponce from another planet.
The current book I’ve been working on is set circa 1992 so I’ve been listening to a lot of stuff from that era. ’92, you know, the marvelous period just before the phrase ‘Alternative’ became an eyebrow-raising buzzword that would go on to blaze a trail of retarditude straight across the Top 40 and consumer … Continue reading
Do not read this yet if you haven’t seen PART 1. Now then… SATURDAY – MARCH 7TH 5:45am – The bus pulls into the Iquique terminal. I’m still on Bolivia time. So it’s a quarter to five on my clock. The bus is nice enough to just dock there with the lights out and let … Continue reading
Stop! Don’t read before reading PART 2. Or, for that matter, PART 1. Ok… So, I should probably preface this by mentioning that there are only 4 or 5 other people in the theater. I am able to find perfect seats right in the middle with a great view of the panoramic screen… But the … Continue reading
An “unfilmable” literary masterpiece finally made its way to the silver screen over the past weekend after years of false starts and questionable approaches. I am by no means a diehard Watchmen fan. I only read the comic three years ago, but was nonetheless moved by its narrative poise, crude yet beautiful artwork and memorably … Continue reading
Did Watchmen underperform?
Front-loaded WATCHMEN quickly to become “Cult” Favorite.
Preface… What follows is not really a review. I thought, in my particular case, it would be more interesting to detail the experience of viewing Watchmen as opposed to just running through my critical view of the film. In a way, this serves as a bonus side-chapter to my Days Of Llojeta series. Like… If … Continue reading
Still Winnable, Give or Take Five Years Today I read the always-insightful Andrew Bacevich’s review of David Kilcullen’s “The Accidental Guerilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One” (h/t Andrew Sullivan). Kilcullen is certainly an expert on the subject and the book sounds well worth reading. But one thing disturbed me. Actually, … Continue reading
Way back in post no. 2 of The Neurotic Monologues, I commented about anime shows I thought deserved to have live action versions. One of my picks was Blood, The Last Vampire. Today, thanks to darkhorizons.com’s wonderful trailers section, I found out there’s a live action version of Blood, The Last Vampire. It will be … Continue reading