Posted in Movies, Science Fiction, Television, Xbox 360 on 31 July 2007 | 2 Comments »
Heads up for anybody who still remembers this series, but it was one of the best shows on television at the time. (Well, at least for seasons 1-4).
The creators of Bab5 are now releasing a mini-reunion of sorts with a new story (or stories, I believe). What is strange is that B5: The Lost Tales [...]
Posted in Business, Culture, Humor, Movies on 26 June 2007 | 1 Comment »
Steve Jobs new iPhone is getting mostly rave reviews (check out WSJ’s Walt Mossberg’s video review HERE), and Steve Jobs’ name again gets linked with eminently good taste.
In an equally smart move, Mr. Jobs, who’s both a member of Disney’s Board of Directors and Disney’s largest shareholder, was reportedly a “decider” (or at least an [...]
Posted in Movies, Politics, Science Fiction on 22 May 2007 | 5 Comments »
The Joker in the new film The Dark Knight is not the fun-loving comical version portrayed by Jack Nicholson. Just from his looks, one can tell that this will be a very different character. The Joker will be played by Heath Ledger.
The Joker, in all his glory (aka, Heath Ledger)
Also making an [...]
Posted in Culture, Humor, Movies on 26 April 2007 | 1 Comment »
Your and my favorite band is reuniting for the first time since 1992 in a 15-minute film directed by Rob Reiner and focusing on global warming. They’ll be playing Wembley Stadium in London as part of the Live Earth concerts scheduled on July 7, 2007.
One new song is featured: “Warmer Than Hell.” For [...]
Posted in Culture, Movies, Science Fiction on 25 March 2007 | 3 Comments »
As promised, I’ve gone and done it — seen 300. And what I have to report is this: it’s a very good movie, for what it is. Not great. But very good.
As I’ve gone on at length about before, this is a movie based on a graphic novel, which in turn was [...]
Posted in Art, Culture, Islam, Movies, Poetry on 20 March 2007 | No Comments »
The Persian Version
Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon
The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon.
As for the Greek theatrical tradition
Which represents that summer’s expedition
Not as a mere reconnaisance in force
By three brigades of foot and one of horse
(Their left flank covered by some obsolete
Light craft detached from the main Persian fleet)
But as a grandiose, ill-starred attempt
To conquer [...]
Posted in Culture, Movies on 19 March 2007 | 1 Comment »
Renowned classicist and historian Victor Davis Hanson has this great piece on the movie 300. Conflict of interest aside, it comes from his Introduction to a Dark Horse Comics book accompanying the movie. Despite that, anyone who’s read his op-eds, military journal pieces, and books (The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to [...]
Posted in Culture, Humor, Movies, Psychology on 12 March 2007 | No Comments »
Borat Investigates Cheese
This has got to reveal a fundamental defect in my sense of humor, but although I enjoyed the Borat movie, I found myself rolling on the floor with this clip. In one of the deleted scenes, Borat enters a supermarket and asks to be shown the store’s cheese. The store worker/manager goes on [...]
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