Originally posted April 24, 2010 I enjoyed the show, only because I love Elvis as a pop culture icon. I do like the fact that Cirque de Soleil produced the show specifically for Vegas. I think the joining of the two was a great idea. However, the show might’ve played better if this was thirty…
Rosemary’s Baby is a movie everyone assumes you’ve seen if you claim to be a student of film. I don’t think I’ve ever discussed it in casual conversation. I spoiled myself silly years ago because of random Wiki surfing. However, I never deigned to sit down & watch it until my 31 Days of Fear…
I’ve always sought out stories about families – by birth or by choice – over the years. The Chronicles of Narnia. The Baby-Sitters Club. The Fast and the Furious. I would even include Remember Me by Mary Higgins Clark. I’m talking about Shirley Jackson’s “Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings.” I…
I have been keeping up on the press for the movie since it was announced. I almost went so far as to watch the premiere at the actual Winchester Mystery House. That meant touring the mansion, enjoying a reception, and then walking across the street to CineArts on Santana Row to watch it. I’m a…
Originally published March 19, 2012 I didn’t have high expectations for this movie, even with an all-star cast of Christoph Waltz, Matthew Mcfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Milla Jovovich, Mads Mikkelsen, Logan Lerman, Orlando Bloom (in supreme supervillain mode, amped up to 11), or a cameo by Til Schweiger. It was a fun romp nonetheless.…
I wrote my final paper in my Senior Seminar on the effect of photographs on the war effort in Vietnam. I wanted to somehow include films – which gave me the excuse to watch movies for the next few months. When I did my initial research, Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter would show up…
I’ve been following Guillebeau off and on for a few years now. I bought the digital version of $100 Startup when it was on sale. I decided to support him further, and get in on the ground floor by getting the ARC (advanced reader copy) of his latest book. I enjoyed the overall conversational tone…
The setlist: Dirty Computer Crazy, Classic, Life Take a Byte Screwed Django Jane Q.U.E.E.N. Electric Lady Prime Time / Purple Rain musical breakdown Pynk Yoga I Like That Don’t Judge Me Make Me Feel / I Got the Feelin’ musical breakdown I Got the Juice Cold War Tightrope Encore: So Afraid Americans As you can…
What compelled me to watch the movie at CineVegas was Imagining Dante in Vegas: “Saint John of Las Vegas” Director Hue Rhodes. Having read Dante’s Inferno in-depth for Medieval English Lit, I was excited to see a modern-day interpretation of it on film. For an indie film, a lot of familiar stars were in it:…
Excellent book. I like to think of it as a post-modern film noir set in Tokyo, around two sisters named Eri and Mari. The story follows how their lives connect to each other, an old friend, an abused Chinese prostitute and the keepers of a “love hotel” that found her that way, and the abuser…
