| no subject |
|
|
| 12:25am 20/07/2008 |
|
| |
mood:  pleased
|
Update on the Mummy 3, re: my rant from the previous post about women's roles in action movies.
A quick look at imdb reveals that Maria Bello is playing Evelyn O’Connell, and is not a new character. This was because the roll was offered to Rachel Weisz but she turned it down.
I believe a round of applause to the Mummy 3 for not killing Evelyn off is in order. |
|
| |
|
Read 1 - Post |
| |
| Snape kills Alfred!!! |
|
|
| 10:13pm 18/07/2008 |
|
| |
The Dark Knight was pretty good, but not "OMG Heath Ledger deserves an Oscar!!!" good. Frankly, I still prefer Jack Nicholson as the Joker. |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| no subject |
|
|
| 12:47am 19/07/2008 |
|
| |
Gabby is hanging out with Emile Hirsch right now
and they are going to a party
which she just invited me to
but it is 1am
and I AM SO TORN
UM
UGH
OH MY GOD
OKAY
If I go I might get mugged or produce a child or something horrific
oihfoihsdjgbjsfgbuseng |
|
| |
|
Read 8 - Post |
| |
| Here to Pass the Time |
|
|
| 08:39pm 18/07/2008 |
|
| |
You didn't expect me to come up with a meaningful update after all this time, did you?
You're right. ;-) |
|
| |
|
Read 1 - Post |
| |
| For those of you who have seen dark knight... |
|
|
| 12:08pm 18/07/2008 |
|
| |
mood:  exhausted
|
Spoiler behind cut of the "annoying thing" I couldn't talk about in the review. This is a huge spoiler, don't click this unless you've seen the movie or really hate surprises/fun.
( Read more... ) |
|
| |
|
Read 3 - Post |
| |
| An Intelligent (and spoiler-free) Dark Knight Review |
|
|
| 11:56am 18/07/2008 |
|
| |
mood: exhausted
|
(cross-posted to new blog: www.phillylush.blogspot.com. Add me to your blog rolls. ;) And don't worry, I intend to keep this blog as my personal one and that as my psudo-professional one, so I still will update this journal.) Firstly: Holy #%$@ wow.
Ok, so maybe this isn't that intelligent of a review.
I saw Dark Knight last night at midnight, and was not disappointed. I was worried that with all the hype this movie has been getting, that even if it was very good I would still be let down. Especially now that Heath Ledger has been getting oodles of Oscar buzz, I was secretly ready to walk out of the theater sad that he couldn't live up to my expectations.
Disappointment never came.
Ledger owned the Joker. I can't describe how perfect his acting was. From the occasional bursts of manic laughter to his need to loudly swallow his saliva during monologues (the smile in this version, as I'm sure anyone whose seen a movie poster already knows, is due to scars on the sides of his mouth. The attention to detail of the Joker having to deal with saliva build-up blew me away). What I liked most about the Joker was how he wasn't over-the-top. He was the Joker: insane and sadistic. But he was a human being, not a cartoon character. He didn't spend every scene laughing (which made when he did laugh all the more horrifying), he didn't repeat his "Why so serious?" catch-phrase more than three times. He was a human villain, and that made him all the more creepy.
The first movie in this franchise, Batman Begins, was not scary - even though one of its villains was Scarecrow. This movie scared the crap out of me. It is not a Batman to bring the kids to. Terrible things happen, in disturbing ways. This is not the Joker from the Adam West TV series, this is the Joker who shoots Batgirl in the stomach, strips her naked, photographs her, and then shows those pictures to her father, Commissioner Gordon (not a spoiler, that doesn't happen in the movie, but it does happen in the comic books. The Joker is a fucking scary dude).
As a side note about the Joker - during the movie it occurred to me that the last movie I'd see with my childhood crush, Heath Ledger, the boy whose poster I'd had on my wall since 10 Things I Hate About You, was so disturbing that I didn't have one scene of "yeah, I'd make out with him." Ledger effectively did the opposite of what his critics said he'd do. He was not a pretty boy leading man in this, he was an actor.
The Joke stole the show, which is a shame, because the other characters and actors were top notch. Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent was perfect, through both stages of Harvey Dent's life. And again, the writing of this movie was superb. There was no cheesy build-up to "what eventually happens" (comic book fans know, everyone else can be surprised), just subtle hints that aren't forced into the story.
My only complaint about the movie is a plot point that will be a spoiler, so I can't talk about it. Let's just say, that as a female who goes to nerdy action movie I loved something that this movie did differently, and then my hopes were completely dashed.
In conclusion, go see this movie. You will walk out of the theater going "Iron Man? Who the hell is Iron Man?" This was the greatest movie of the summer (well, maybe. I still haven't seen Wall-E yet). |
|
| |
|
Read 1 - Post |
| |
| orchestra. |
|
|
| 11:42pm 17/07/2008 |
|
| |
i was by far the worst in the section. i knew i was out of practice, but i didn't know how much until tonight when we sightread two pieces and i played about half of the notes. it is one of the worst feelings in the world to be doing something that used to be second nature, and instead, feeling like a different person. it was like when i have those dreams about being in a play but not knowing any lines or cues.
obviously, i need to practice. and i'm probably being overdramatic. and i AM pmsing. but god, that was a terrible feeling.
the concert is in a month and i don't know if i will be ready but the only thing that could possibly make me feel worse about this is quitting. so i won't.
2 weeks till brooklyn. |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| also. |
|
|
| 05:17pm 17/07/2008 |
|
| |
on august 2nd, my address becomes 15 north henry street, brooklyn, ny.
:) |
|
| |
|
Read 4 - Post |
| |
| the unified scene on david letterman. |
|
|
| 04:56pm 17/07/2008 |
|
| |
the three interviewees? my friends stephanie, jen and john.
we're building something this summer.
|
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| The DANADAX album "DAXSCAPES II" is 100% finished. |
|
|
| 05:12am 17/07/2008 |
|
| |
All the tracks and artwork are finished. Just waiting for a few netlabel friends of mine to supply information on where to send the .zip file. |
|
| |
|
Read 1 - Post |
| |
| Making simple things difficult for me |
|
|
| 10:44pm 16/07/2008 |
|
| |
mood:  annoyed
|
There are a few things that happened today that have annoyed me. One is that as a result of the UCD service workers' strike, the station won't get any mail until Monday. Me getting mail every day is kind of an important component of my job. No one I've talked to can quite determine why a strike by staff of the University of California would hinder the ability of the United States Post Office to get mail to us, but there you go. On top of that we've expecting some pretty cool 7" singles. Another is that I e-mailed Marie's former roommate a few weeks ago about setting up a time to grab the TV stand she left behind. I received no reply, so I sent out another e-mailed last night to follow up. I finally got a reply today where he said, "Oh, I decided to keep it". The fuck? |
|
| |
|
Read 3 - Post |
| |
| The Dark Knight |
|
|
| 10:19pm 16/07/2008 |
|
| |
JUST GOT BACK FROM SEEING THE DARK KNIGHT!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you press screening! |
|
| |
|
Read 11 - Post |
| |
| no subject |
|
|
| 11:44am 16/07/2008 |
|
| |
I'm tired today. My brain is racing, which only makes me more tired. Why can't things work out the way I think they will? I guess life would be boring if they did. |
|
| |
|
Read 1 - Post |
| |
| god bless her |
|
|
| 07:23pm 15/07/2008 |
|
| |
-={0}=-   | Marshall B. Rosenberg on Non Violent Communication
Thank you Tam for sending me this url.
Rosenberg on Nonviolent Communication ~ NVC
Visionary Leader Sees Hope for World Peace
Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., author of the internationally
acclaimed Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, and
Speak Peace in a World of Conflict, has taken up where
Gandhi, King and other past visionary leaders for peace left
off.
An internationally renowned peacemaker, Rosenberg's
credentials rank him as one of the foremost new leaders for
world peace. His visionary communication process, Nonviolent
Communication (NVC), is the cornerstone of what global
leaders, educators and beyond are identifying as the missing
link to the solution we all seek.Viewed through NVC eyes,
all anger and violence - both in the world at large and in
our own personal lives - is a counter-productive attempt by
people to meet their needs.
| • Others •
10zenmonkeys
Animamarecro
BoingBoing
deoxy.org
bluemars.org
matrixmasters
stoned.com
subgenius
usmjparty
• Politics •
aep
A_D_S
airamerica
AlterNet
artthreat
BAR
BoRev
CC
chris-floyd
commondreams
constitution
counterpunch
Crooks&Liars
cryptogon
cryptome
commondreams
DN!
PDFA
DU
EricMargolis
FTW
gregpalast
GNN
HongPong
ipsnews
O T N
progressive
P.A.O.W.
rawstory
Revolution
roadsters
thinkprogress
tomdispatch
truthdig
TruthOut
pq 911
welfarepoets
WTPnet
WRH
• Poetry •
aprweb.org
B.V.L.
MysticBabylon
OceanFriction
ubu.com
• Misc. •
andelman
armagideontime
BWF
cafeaulait
Chomsky
drugaddict
feeltheqi
Gutenberg
inzenity
lessig
longestwalk
KevinKelly
moonmac
redice
RRR
signsofwitness
RobertD.Hare
Zinn
redice
egodeath
| | zuma |
|
|
| |
|
Read 7 - Post |
| |
| The line, the lines! |
|
|
| 04:11pm 15/07/2008 |
|
| |
Internet is down at my apartment for the next week. Shit. At least I finally started playing my Game Boy again.
Super Mario Bros. 2 is harder than I thought it would be. |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| daisies daisies daisies |
|
|
| 01:37am 15/07/2008 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
Read 5 - Post |
| |
| my fangirliness has landed my friends and i in the pages of new york magazine. |
|
|
| 10:06pm 14/07/2008 |
|
| |
oops. it's in the print version too.
also, my boys are getting big. it's insane to watch. <3 |
|
| |
|
Read 6 - Post |
| |
| Show From 7/09/08 |
|
|
| 05:28pm 14/07/2008 |
|
| |
03:46:22 PM A News brief international
03:49:18 PM P Be Your Own Pet! Super Soaked Get Awkward
03:51:42 PM P Hoarsemen, The The Ballad Of Three-Fingered Joe Snacks & Catastrophes
03:56:09 PM P Mudcrutch Bootleg Flyer Mudcrutch
03:59:54 PM A PHS partnership buildup
04:00:06 PM P Tilly And The Wall Falling Without Knowing O
04:03:17 PM P Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal Fleet Foxes
04:06:25 PM M read back, chris agans!
04:06:40 PM P Gossip Are You That Somebody Live In Liverpool
04:09:22 PM P Monotonix Summers And Autumns Body Language
04:12:20 PM P Quitzow Cats R People 2 Art College
04:16:41 PM A Psa underage drinking
04:17:25 PM P We Are Scientists Impatience Brain Thrust Mastery
04:21:01 PM P Kooks, The Always Where I Need To Be The Kooks
04:24:06 PM M read back :p
04:24:24 PM P Death Cab For Cutie Your New Twin Sized Bed Narrow
04:26:53 PM P Princeton The Waves Bloomsbury
04:30:03 PM A Weather wednesday of course!
04:30:32 PM P Broadway Calls Call It Off Broadway Calls
04:34:02 PM P Cute Lepers, The It's Summertime, Baby Cant Stand Modern Music
04:36:53 PM M read back
04:37:12 PM P Weezer Everybody Get Dangerous Weezer (The Red Album)
04:41:52 PM P Hello Tokyo I Spy Sell The Stars
04:45:37 PM A Station promo myspace
04:45:51 PM P Silver Jews Party Barge Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
04:48:27 PM P Flight Of The Conchords Inner City Pressure Flight Of The Conchords
04:51:59 PM P Alkaline Trio Into The Night Help Me
04:56:25 PM P H2O Fairweather Friend Nothing To Prove
04:58:30 PM M read back, H20 for dr. troy
04:58:49 PM P Dr Dog The Rabbit, The Bat, And The Reindeer Fate
05:01:54 PM A PHS partnership riff
05:02:12 PM P Goldfrapp Happiness [single Version] Happiness EP
05:05:35 PM P Submarines, The Maybe Honeysuckle Weeks
05:09:10 PM P Aimee Mann Looking For Nothing @#%&*! Smilers
05:13:04 PM P Billy Bragg I Almost Killed You Mr. Love & Justice
05:15:13 PM A Image id knight rider
05:15:33 PM P Joan Of Arc Everywhere I Go Boo Human
05:18:00 PM M read back : )
05:18:16 PM P Ladytron Season Of Illusions Velocifero
05:21:30 PM P Dutchess And The Duke, The Back To Me Shes The Dutchess, Hes The Duke
05:23:44 PM P Tim Fite Yesterday's Garden Fair Ain't Fair
05:27:06 PM P Coldplay Viva La Vida Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
05:31:01 PM A Concert calendar
05:32:03 PM P My Morning Jacket Highly Suspicious Evil Urges
05:36:00 PM M read back
05:36:18 PM P Julie Ocean Ebb & Flow Long Gone And Nearly There
05:38:04 PM P Elvis Costello And The Imposters Drum And Bone Momofuku
05:40:53 PM P Duffy Syrup & Honey Rockferry
05:44:43 PM A Dj promo dirty laundry
05:45:06 PM P Son Ambulance Horizons Someone Elses Deja Vu
05:47:38 PM P Lodger, The The Good Old Days Life Is Sweet
05:50:45 PM P Gossip Yr Mangled Heart Live In Liverpool
05:56:28 PM M bye!
05:56:46 PM S Madonna Sorry Confessions On A Dancefloor
06:00:52 PM A PHS partnership buildup |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
| Show From 7/2/08 |
|
|
| 05:26pm 14/07/2008 |
|
| |
04:02:26 PM A PHS partnership buildup
04:02:36 PM A News brief economic news
04:03:23 PM P Mood, The In The Forest Synaesthesia
04:06:18 PM P Hello Tokyo Run To You Sell The Stars
04:09:24 PM P Tilly And The Wall Poor Mans Ice Cream O
04:12:54 PM M read back
04:13:07 PM P Styrofoam After Sunset A Thousand Words
04:15:53 PM A Image id knight rider
04:16:12 PM P Be Your Own Pet! Twisted Nerve Get Awkward
04:21:14 PM P Death Cab For Cutie No Sunlight Narrow
04:21:48 PM P Alkaline Trio Help Me Help Me
04:26:27 PM M read back (haha)
04:26:42 PM P We Are Scientists Tonight Brain Thrust Mastery
04:29:45 PM P Dresden Dolls, The Pretty In Pink No, Virginia
04:33:50 PM A Weather wednesday!
04:34:12 PM P Flight Of The Conchords Inner City Pressure Flight Of The Conchords
04:37:49 PM P Goldfrapp Happiness [single Version] Happiness EP
04:41:03 PM P Happy Anarchy Is That Right Reset
04:45:16 PM M read back
04:45:28 PM P Billy Bragg M For Me Mr. Love & Justice
04:47:03 PM A Station promo join news
04:48:17 PM P Duffy Stepping Stone Rockferry
04:50:51 PM P Dream Bitches Bad Luck Bill Coke-And-Spiriters
04:53:53 PM P Various Artists Juliana Hatfield -- Back To Freedom The Green Owl Comp: A Benefit For Energy Action
04:59:05 PM M read back, song for dr. troy
04:59:34 PM P These Modern Socks Space Bars Picking A Lock At The Speed Of Light
05:03:33 PM A PHS partnership buildup
05:03:59 PM P Sloan I'm Not A Kid Anymore Parallel Play
05:05:23 PM P Femme Fatality Connections One's Not Enough
05:07:11 PM P Virgins, The Rich Girls The Virgins
05:10:47 PM P Ladytron They Gave You A Heart,They Gave You A Name Velocifero
05:15:03 PM M read back!
05:15:28 PM P New Bloods Fast Asleep The Secret Life
05:16:44 PM A Psa rape
05:18:19 PM P Pomegranates The Bellhop Everything Is Alive
05:20:21 PM P Submarines, The Maybe Honeysuckle Weeks
05:23:47 PM P Julie Ocean Looking At Me/Looking At You Long Gone And Nearly There
05:26:06 PM P Quitzow Sponsor (It Didn't Mean A Thing) Art College
05:29:09 PM M read back
05:29:24 PM P Gossip Careless Whisper Live In Liverpool
05:32:30 PM A Concert calendar
05:33:30 PM S Team Gina Mixtape Products Of The Eighties
05:37:32 PM P Morning Benders, The Crosseyed Talking Through Tin Cans
05:41:09 PM P Free Kitten The Poet Inherit
05:44:34 PM M read back mic break :)
05:44:55 PM P Tim Fite The Barber Fair Ain't Fair
05:47:41 PM A Dj promo the playlist
05:48:20 PM P Mr. Gnome Pirates Deliver This Creature
05:50:44 PM P New Found Glory Here We Go Again Tip Of The Iceberg/Takin' It Ova
05:53:44 PM P H2O Sunday Nothing To Prove
05:57:33 PM M read back
05:57:47 PM S Madonna Into The Groove Immaculate Collection
06:01:16 PM A News brief entertainment
06:03:38 PM A PHS partnership buildup |
|
| |
|
Post |
| |
|
|
![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small}
collegeradio