Wanted (review)
The ultimate geek’s dream of a movie? It could be ‘Wanted.’ I’m feelin’ it, and it feels pretty good.
watch it: “Original Elephant Painting”
Wow: There seems to be some debate over whether or how much the elephant “artist” here may have been coached or trained, but I’d like to think it’s as real and authentic as can be, that this represents another sentient creature saying “I am.” (I just posted something about communicating with other sentient creatures here.) … more…
Wide Sargasso Sea (review)
I don’t care what anyone says, ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ is ‘Jane Eyre’ fan fiction.
my week at the movies: ‘Wall-E,’ ‘Fly Me to the Moon,’ maybe more
My whole week at the movies is almost entirely up in the air at the moment because I started jury duty this morning (more about this at my scratchpad blog, MaryAnnJohanson.com). Which means I cannot plan for any daytime screenings. So, at the moment, until I know how the rest of the week will fall … more…
me: official slacker, I guess
I’m in this book. I think. I mean, author Lisa Chamberlain interviewed me while she was in the process of writing Slackonomics: Generation X in the Age of Creative Destruction, and I was invited to the book launch party, so I’m figuring something of what I spoke to her about being an independent thirtysomething creative … more…
Russell Crowe as George Carlin?
Holy crap, Keith Olbermann just ran this little bumper promoting his upcoming story on the death of George Carlin, featuring some old footage of Carlin when he had to be in his 40s, maybe, and I swear to God, I thought he was Russell Crowe. Look: The biopic is inevitable… and how awesome would Crowe … more…
is that a TARDIS in your yard, or are you just happy to see me?
Only the Brits would have a competition for best original garden shed, and only a Brit would come up with this: Imagine, if only I had a yard, I could be the biggest dork on my block with my TARDIS shed… (That’s the second cool thing today I snagged from Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy. I … more…
watch it: “Suspended: No Astrology Allowed trailer”
Ah, poking fun at Expelled ain’t never gonna get old… via Bad Astronomy (Technorati tags: astrology)
Get Smart (review)
It’s kinda weird, but I find I have very little to say about ‘Get Smart’…
why, Colbert, why?
Another reason to hate The Love Guru: It makes Stephen Colbert look like a moron… and not in a good way: (Technorati tags: Stephen Colbert, Love Guru)
