Tag Archives: Movies

Notes from the Underside of Pop Culture

Well, not the “underside” per se, I just liked the sound of that. But anyway, a few random thoughts on stuff: :: The official costume for the new David E. Kelley Wonder Woman show got its big reveal right before … Continue reading

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No. Please oh please, No.

Sequels and prequels to Blade Runner. Come on. What are we gonna do now? See Deckard and Rachel on the run? Or go back in time so we can see what attack ships on fire off Orion’s shoulder look like? … Continue reading

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Journeys among the fantastic

Some thoughts on some recently seen movies at Casa Jaquandor! :: When we were moving from Hillsboro, OR to Allegany, NY in the summer of 1981, there was one day on the trip when my mother handed me a book … Continue reading

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John Barry 1933-2011

John Barry, one of the most distinctive film composers of all time, has died. Barry could often, for me, be a “hit or miss” kind of composer, but when he hit — which in my experience was more often than … Continue reading

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Oh, come on, studios!

I can see why movie studios would want to put the clamps down on people who try to put entire movies up on YouTube, but leveling copyright objections at two-minute clips from movies just seems silly. Those clips, when used … Continue reading

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“I’ve never really had a taste for this kind of thing, but I must admit I’m deeply enjoying the suit!”

Iron Man was never my favorite superhero in the Marvel Universe. Nothing against him per se, really; I suspect that this is likely due to the fact that the Iron Man comic wasn’t terribly compelling during the years I was … Continue reading

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Boom de ya da!

Yeah…I’m trippin’ on the classic Discovery Channel commercial again. This time I’m discovering cool parodies! The original, for reminder’s sake: But I didn’t know that the Discovery Channel did a newer version: And a few take-offs…. I could listen to … Continue reading

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If this were a dream, there’d be rum.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides now has an official trailer! This excites the ever-bloomin’ crap out of me. I love, love, love the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, even the two sequels to the original, which aside from … Continue reading

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Every animated movie, ever. Or something like that.

I found this at Roger’s blog, and you’d better believe I’m doing it! The Rules: – X what you saw– O what you haven’t finished/seen or saw sizable portions– Bold what you loved– Italicize what you disliked/hated– Leave unchanged if … Continue reading

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Runnin’ off the Rails

Our Thanksgiving modus operandi around here, in recent years, has been to meet my parents at a local restaurant for dinner, after which they spirit away The Daughter for a couple of days of quality time while The Wife and … Continue reading

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