Zack and Miri Make a Porno = A
It's hard not to like a movie that features hockey, sex and lots of laughs.
Roger Ebert and James Berardinelli gave it favorable reviews, but not as many stars as I thought they would.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Crossover Office
Crossover Office is software that allows Linux and Mac users the ability to use Windows based Microsoft Office applications to run on their computers. The company, CodeWeavers, that produces it is offering it for free right now.
The whole story can be found here.
The whole story can be found here.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Body of Lies review
Body of Lies = A
Ridley Scott, Leonardo DiCapro and Russell Crowe are true artists. Very good thriller, and the direction and acting were top notch.
I especially liked Crowe's opening quote, which concerned whether the United States should be in Iraq or not. His quote said something like one shouldn't question whether the U.S. should be in Iraq or not, it's already there. The question should be what should U.S. citizens do about it now.
The quote rang true, and it's the right thinking now. To judge whether the U.S. should be there or not has passed.
This movie brought me back to thinking about Three Kings and the idea of Western Betrayal.
Ridley Scott, Leonardo DiCapro and Russell Crowe are true artists. Very good thriller, and the direction and acting were top notch.
I especially liked Crowe's opening quote, which concerned whether the United States should be in Iraq or not. His quote said something like one shouldn't question whether the U.S. should be in Iraq or not, it's already there. The question should be what should U.S. citizens do about it now.
The quote rang true, and it's the right thinking now. To judge whether the U.S. should be there or not has passed.
This movie brought me back to thinking about Three Kings and the idea of Western Betrayal.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn review
Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn = A+
Wow! I love this song. Travelling up to Detroit recently I was listening to several Detroit-based artists. One was the White Stripes and their CD Icky Thump. I got to song six, and got cold chills. The beat and Meg's drumming really moves me on this track. Jack's delivery of the lyrics reminds me of Gordon Lightfoot's on The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Prickly Thorn is a Scottish influeced tune complete with bagpipes, which for many seems to be either love or hate. In this tune they don't bother me. Frankly I can understand why people don't like them.
Anyway, I'm in love with this song. About a minute in Meg adds another drum, and that's when I got cold chills.
Wow! I love this song. Travelling up to Detroit recently I was listening to several Detroit-based artists. One was the White Stripes and their CD Icky Thump. I got to song six, and got cold chills. The beat and Meg's drumming really moves me on this track. Jack's delivery of the lyrics reminds me of Gordon Lightfoot's on The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Prickly Thorn is a Scottish influeced tune complete with bagpipes, which for many seems to be either love or hate. In this tune they don't bother me. Frankly I can understand why people don't like them.
Anyway, I'm in love with this song. About a minute in Meg adds another drum, and that's when I got cold chills.
Monday, October 20, 2008
All Together Now reveiw
All Together Now = A
Very good documentary about the making of the Cirque du Soleil - Beatles show Love.
My only complaint is that I wanted to see and know more. Specifically I wanted to know more about the making, or more appropriately the mixing of music from Love.
Very good documentary about the making of the Cirque du Soleil - Beatles show Love.
My only complaint is that I wanted to see and know more. Specifically I wanted to know more about the making, or more appropriately the mixing of music from Love.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Duchess review
The Duchess = B
Interesting story, great acting, but it felt like a period piece soap opera.
Roger Ebert and James Berardinelli had opposing views of it.
This time I agreed more with Ebert.
Interesting story, great acting, but it felt like a period piece soap opera.
Roger Ebert and James Berardinelli had opposing views of it.
This time I agreed more with Ebert.
W. review
W. = D
I haven't seen all Oliver Stone movies, but W. is easily the worst I've seen of his.
Boring, extremely boring.
The actors portrayals of their characters saved it from an F.
James Berardinelli didn't think much of it either. He's pretty much spot on, but he thought the actors were just mimicking their characters. Roger Ebert gave it a glowing review.
I haven't seen all Oliver Stone movies, but W. is easily the worst I've seen of his.
Boring, extremely boring.
The actors portrayals of their characters saved it from an F.
James Berardinelli didn't think much of it either. He's pretty much spot on, but he thought the actors were just mimicking their characters. Roger Ebert gave it a glowing review.
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