It’s been a pretty good four day run or so for movie watching at Casa del Bartlett. Saturday, I finally got a chance to hit the theater to catch “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” and I absolutely loved it. Visuals, music, everything; it was a wonderful movie. I’d definitely go see it in the theaters [...]
I’m going to catch the late show of “Inception” in about two hours and 45 minutes. It’s going to be a late night, but I can’t wait… I’m very excited to see this movie. I’ll post a review of it when I get home. **update This movie was awesome. Not Dark Knight good, but still [...]
I’ve had this sitting open in a web browser for a few days now, via a link from the author on Twitter, and I finally got around to reading it today. http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/2010/06/understanding-inspiration/ One of the tips on understanding inspiration is to “be a better recorder.” Make notes of the events that surround you every day, [...]
People who have known me for a long time tend to react with surprise when I tell them I’ve done something like going to Blockbuster to rent “Star Wars” on DVD so Helen can watch it. “You don’t own all of those movies on DVD in three or four different versions?” they say. This is [...]
This week is the 30th anniversary of “The Empire Strikes Back,” which seems patently ridiculous and makes me feel old. It also makes me remember one of the favorite events of my childhood — going to see this movie with my parents. One afternoon on some weekend in El Paso, Texas, my parents rounded the [...]
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So, tonight I finally watched “Primer,” which has been in my Netflix instant-view queue for a long time. Short version: Two engineers working on a hobby project in their garage accidentally invent a time machine. All hell breaks loose. Long version: I don’t even know where to begin. This movie was fun and challenging and [...]
I haven’t updated for awhile; I haven’t done much to update about, so there hasn’t been much to race over here and talk about. Some things: I’m trying to get back into drawing. I’ve picked up some more source material and have been scouring them there Internets for things to inspire me. There are a [...]
Helen has been watching “The Iron Giant” relatively constantly this weekend on Netflix Streaming. I hadn’t seen it in a long time Then tonight, while digging around on the vast expanses of the Internets looking for something else, I found this. A pencil sketch of The Iron Giant. Drawn by Tim Vigil. This is awesome [...]
I’m going to check out “Avatar” in 3D in a little less than an hour; reserving this space for my review of the movie later tonight. Trying to go in with midrange expectations, and I expect the visuals to completely overpower the actual story. We’ll see how it turns out. UPDATE: The Review. I was [...]
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