Smiley's Tropical Escape

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Wig In a Box

2008-07-02T13:49:06Z

God help me, but this song, this movie connects with me on an emotional level. Something about the alienation and resolution to keep on keepin' on even in the face of overwhelming defeat. Or maybe I'm just being maudlin again. Either way, this ...

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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

2008-04-08T07:04:32Z

So, I watched Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium the other day. Don't look at me like that, I was on a nine hour flight across the Pacific. I was desperate. Anyway. I really wanted to like this movie. I really did. I like odd, quirky, feelgood ...

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Brewster's Challenge

2008-02-15T04:29:25Z

The challenge: Spend 30 million dollars in 30 days. The catch: After 30 days, you can have no assets. The conditions: You can't tell anyone what you're doing or why; you can't destroy anything of inherent value; you can't gi...

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The Sandlot

2007-10-21T02:34:42Z

Back in college my roommates and I performed the most exacting sort of scientific experiment to determine the greatest guys' movie of all time. We sat down in a closed room with several young men and women and watched a selection of several film...

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Quick Media Hits

2007-06-26T00:55:52Z

Too much going on to write a long post, so here’s a bunch of quick thoughts: Cory Doctorow is currently reading Bruce Sterling’s The Hacker Crackdown on his podcast. THC is an excellent history of the beginnings of the internet and the rise a...

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Confessions: I Love Bad Movies

2007-06-17T05:23:19Z

I love bad movies. Well, not bad, like, Ed Wood level bad, but cheesy. You know, the goofy, weird, odd, bizarre, fun movies that are just a little embarrassing when you have to admit how much you enjoy them? Yeah, those movies. Recently in ...

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Cinema, Films, Movies, and the Like

2007-04-21T15:39:23Z

A few weekends back, I sat down with my wife and mother-in-law and watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s. My mother-in-law had invited us over for dinner and my wife thought it would be a good idea if we brought a DVD to watch after dinner. The trouble...

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Book: Clerks and Chasing Amy - Two Screenplays

2007-04-12T01:58:31Z

Kevin Smith has been one of my favorite directors ever since I first saw Clerks, way back in the day. My friends and I would quote the movie constantly; my roommate in college even wrote Silent Bob's single line on a note-card and stuck it on th...

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QotD: It's All In My Head

2006-09-24T02:05:21Z

What movie can you quote by heart? Submitted by clamhead. In order of skill and completeness: Star Wars (Episode 4, naturally), Monty Python's Life of Brian, Office Space, The Big Lebowski.

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QotD: Better on the Big Screen

2006-09-13T00:04:54Z

If you could watch any movie on the big screen right at this moment, what would it be? The Big Lebowski. Truthfully, I would be very hard pressed to think of a time when I did not want to watch that movie.

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