Posts tagged ‘Movies’

Minis is going to be HUGE

June 27th, 2009

http://filmup.leonardo.it/posters/loc/500/theminis.jpg

God I’ve been looking forward to this moment for so long! I am finally, if all goes well (was about to watch Steven Seagal’s ‘Against the Dark’ where he plays  “katana master Tao” leading a “special ops squad of ex-militray on a massacre mission, their target:”…. wait for it…. “vampires.” But inside the sleeve was the movie Australia. Bullshit!

So now I’m forced to go and watch the movie I’ve been saving for dire circumstances (I think this afternoon’s forced Houhai harassment ?airre mission counts) MINIS. Rather than explain myself how amazing it’s going to be I’m just going to quote the back cover:

“Dwarfs playing basketball… with Dennis Rodman. You can imagine? Dennis the Rodman side no longer is ...READ MORE

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frost+nixon

February 18th, 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1970/gallery/images/340/frost.jpg

we watched (most) of frost and nixon the other night and i’ve been wondering about part of it ever since, largely as a mental exercise to keep me occupied on the beijing transit every day.

what if frost made up that pivotal phone call where nixon calls him on a friday night and snarls out a class tinged rant at frost through a knotty mouth lined with fangs and smelling of whiskey. nixon identifies himself with frost as men who will never be recognized by their fancy (probably not quaker) friends and challenges him again – no holds barred.

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/tv-guide/1251-8.jpg

this call spurs frost – who for the first three parts of the four part interview has been doing a terrible job of keeping nixon from doing victory taunts – into action and he eventually truimphs over nixon ...READ MORE

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