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Archive for February 2012
#8 “The Secret World of Arrietty”
I remember The Littles better than I do The Borrowers. Or rather, I should say that I remember the Littles being anthropomorphized mice or some strange rat human hybrid that freaked me out and not being very interested in the tiny British people who lived beneath the floorboards of other big British people, pre-Downton Abbey … Continue reading
Oscar Night Predictions
As an elitistacademic I am right about a lot of stuff quite often, as you can imagine. The problem is that if I don’t write it down or provide some other documented proof of my omnipotence, I’m left saying things like, “I TOTALLY called that!” Or “I KNEW it would happen.” So here’s what I’m … Continue reading
Dear EA
Dear EA, Scuse me, but was that you in the front row of Chingo Bling this evening? Dang, I didn’t know you were down. Rancholos of the World Unite Dear Mr. Unite, Rather than go on about how it’s like this and like that, the short version is yes, yes that was me in the … Continue reading
#7 “Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace 3D”
“A good book or great movie pulls you into another universe. And when you come out of that other place, for a moment you don’t remember where you are, only where you’ve been and that you’re not there anymore. All you can think about is going back.” Sometimes who you see a movie with is … Continue reading
#6 “Safe House”
Last night was the annual Valentine’s ball, a fundraiser and award ceremony for undergraduate college scholarships. In the silent auction, I successfully bid on a lovely small surrealist painting of a train flying over a pueblo done by a local artist, though I lost out on some funky antique jewelry. It’s really wonderful to meet … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: Remembering “Lone Star,” Part I
The first time I saw Lone Star (1996) by John Sayles was at the height of my film obsession. In a good week, I’d see about eight to ten films, in a bad, about three. My preference was for celluloid but, unlike some people, I never turned my nose up at old-school VHS or LaserDisc … Continue reading
#5 “The Descendants”
Never Let Me Go is unbearably sad. Clones who will “donate” their organs until they die is horrific enough, but throw in a love story, great acting, and painful strains on the violin and you’re looking at a five-hankie weeper. I don’t know anyone who wasn’t moved by the opening montage in Up. As I … Continue reading
Behind the Ivory Curtain
So you want to go to graduate school? Good for you. Seriously. Once you have decided that you actually want to apply, then what? Beats me, but fresh off reading stacks and stacks of graduate files, I am here to offer practical advice about what NOT to do. Let me break it down into the … Continue reading
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