Kate and I went to see The Golden Compass last night because, dude, armored bears! Also, we both really enjoyed the book, back when it first came out (though I haven’t re-read it since The Amber Spyglass, to see if it was retroactively ruined by the third volume). From the opening titles in the left-over… Continue reading The Golden Compass
Category: Movies
Scary Movie “Meme”
Bora has tagged me, and nagged me in comments for this “Happy Hallowmeme” thing where people post links to clips from their favorite scary movies. The problem with this is that I really don’t have that much interest in horror in general, or scary movies specifically. I do, however, retain some affection for 80’s cheese,… Continue reading Scary Movie “Meme”
Cartoooooons!
I’ve been Netflix-ing and sloooowly watching the anime Last Exile over the last few months, and finished it over the weekend. It’s all very pretty, but I really don’t understand what the hell happened at the very end. Some fun stuff along the way, though. This means that I have once again run out of… Continue reading Cartoooooons!
Worldcon Thoughts
Before it slips too far into the mists of memory, I should probably post some summary thoughts about Nippon 2007, the World SF Convention in Japan that Kate and I attended last week. To some degree, this will be inside-baseball stuff, but if you’re not interested in fannish stuff, rest assured, there is some good,… Continue reading Worldcon Thoughts
Best. Movie. Line. Ever.
Over at Andrew Sullivan’s place, he’s been presenting candidates for best movie line ever. Since I seem to have control of a blog of my very own, I’d like to present my nomination: Holly Gennero McClane: After all your posturing, all your speeches, you’re nothing but a common thief. Hans Gruber: I am an exceptional… Continue reading Best. Movie. Line. Ever.
The Bourne Conundrum
Why is it that, in the universe of The Bourne Identity and sequels, Jason Bourne’s girlfriends need to cut and dye their hair in order to go on the lam, but he makes no effort to disguise his appearance? He just wanders around looking like Matt Damon, and nobody notices him at all. Is it… Continue reading The Bourne Conundrum
My Hugo Ballot
Having finished all of the fiction nominees, I’m now basically ready to submit my votes for the Hugos. Though it occurs to me that I’ve actually seen two of the five movies up for “Best Dramatic Presentation,” so I might Netflix the others, and check off yet another category. At any rate, I’m sure you’re… Continue reading My Hugo Ballot
Revenge of the Humorless Dorks
Via Backreaction, I find that there’s a paper on the Arxiv titled “Hollywood Blockbusters: Unlimited Fun but Limited Science Literacy,” whose authors feel that the best way to counter bad pop-culture science is with equations: (That’s from a section discussing the bad physics in the ending of the first Spiderman movie. There are places where… Continue reading Revenge of the Humorless Dorks
Remake Poll 1: TV to Film
Pete Vonder Haar at Blog 9 from Outer Space is not enthusiastic about a Sex and the City movie. Neither am I, really, and this wouldn’t rate a post except for a passing mention: At any rate, I’m sure a movie about a quartet of promiscuous 40- and 50-somethings will be much better than that… Continue reading Remake Poll 1: TV to Film
Re-Order My Queue For Me
Kate’s going to Readercon next weekend, and I’m not. I have three summer students at the moment, and some other projects that I need to work on, and I just can’t spare the time. This means I’m going to have a whole weekend to do things that Kate doesn’t enjoy, like go out for sushi… Continue reading Re-Order My Queue For Me