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9:59 pm EST, Oct 27, 2003 |
] Japan has always had a cachet of cool, but it was a type
] of subcultural cool that appealed only to certain tastes.
] This notion of cool has long been in vogue with readers
] of Beat Generation or cyberpunk literature. Now,
] however, Japan's cultural cool is appealing to a wider
] base of media fans that are, of course, consumers who
] express their cultural desires monetarily. Killing in Translation |
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What Else Was Lost In Translation |
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1:37 pm EDT, Sep 21, 2003 |
DIRECTOR (in Japanese to the interpreter): The translation is very important, O.K.? The translation.
INTERPRETER: Yes, of course. I understand. ... INTERPRETER (In English, to Bob): Right side. And, uh, with intensity.
BOB: Is that everything? It seemed like he said quite a bit more than that. This is the English translation of a very funny scene from Lost In Translation. I saw an ad for this last night. I'm not sure if its going to be a great film, (looks like a romantic comedy) but the footage of Tokyo looks really nice. It might be worth watching simply as a way to experience a little of Japan. What Else Was Lost In Translation |
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12:36 pm EDT, Aug 15, 2003 |
] Based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by
] acclaimed author Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-tep tells
] the true story of what really did become of Elvis. We
] find the King (Bruce Campbell) as an elderly resident
] in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities
] with an Elvis impersonator years before his death, then
] missed his chance to switch back. Elvis teams up with
] Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow nursing home resident who
] thinks that he is actually President John F. Kennedy,
] and the two valiant old codgers sally forth to battle
] an evil Egyptian entity who has chosen their long-term
] care facility as his happy hunting grounds... Good, Bad, this movie is going to rock. Bubba Ho-Tep |
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9:46 pm EDT, Jun 30, 2003 |
Well, this is neat... someone smart recommended this movie to me today. Haven't seen it but it sounds cool. Did a google for it and found this javascript map. I think most of the films referenced in the map, so I'll bet I'll like this one too... Interesting on multiple levels... Movie Map: Donny Darko |
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8:46 pm EDT, May 15, 2003 |
] I was sure we'd see a silly "Hackers"-esque 3D animated
] "hacking scene".
] Not so! Trinity is as smart as she is seductive! She
] whips out Nmap (!!!), scans her target, finds 22/tcp open,
] and proceeds with an über ssh technique! I was so surprised,
] I almost jumped out of my seat and did the "r00t dance"
] right there in the theatre!
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] There can be only one explanation: Carie-Anne has the
] hots for me! OK, if Fyodor gets Carie-Anne can I have her Ducati? Nmap Hackers: Whoa! |
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7:01 pm EST, Feb 5, 2003 |
The animated matrix series. Oh yes, I'll be hitting this link on a monthly basis. THE ANIMATRIX |
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Media hates BIKER BOYZ because its realistic |
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10:05 am EST, Jan 31, 2003 |
] I think what happened here is that the filmmakers were
] fascinated by the original article, did some research
] that hooked them on this world, and then trusted the
] world would be enough to power the movie. It isn't. We
] need a stronger conflict, as we had in "The Fast and the
] Furious," and better and more special effects (the
] crashes all seem to happen at a distance). I.E. Its not enough to provide a look at the biker culture. The main characters have to make their money dealing drugs, and they have to kill about 300 people on screen before the movie is over. Honestly, this movie does sound like it makes some stupid mistakes in terms of how it manages the audience's emotions, but what the critics are most unhappy about, it seems, is the fact that the characters sound like they approximate real people, and not whacked out machine gun bearing movie super criminals. An interesting contrast here to most media about "computer hackers" and how people in that scene feel about how they are protrayed. I wonder what the motorcycle scene will think about this movie. The people demand unrealistic super criminal depictions of sub cultures, and are angry when they don't get it, and yet on the other hand when they do get it, they then actually expect real people who are involved in said subcultures to fit their unrealistic super criminal movie depictions, and hold them responsible as if they did. Its gotten to the point where "suspension of disbeleif" kicks in because there AREN'T enough explosions. Media hates BIKER BOYZ because its realistic |
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Kino International Presents Fritz Lang's Metropolis |
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1:39 am EST, Jan 26, 2003 |
Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, Metropolis had for 75 years been seen only in shortened or truncated versions. Now, restored in Germany with state-of-the-art digital technology and with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz added, Metropolis can be appreciated in its full glory. It is, as A. O. Scott of The New York Times declared, "A fever dream of the future. At last we have the movie every would-be cinematic visionary has been trying to make since 1927." Lavish and spectacular, with elaborate sets and modern science fiction style, Metropolis stands today as the crowning achievement of the German silent cinema. Kino is proud to present the definitive, authorized version of this towering classic, at a length over one-third longer than any previous release. "Spectacular...the greatest of all pulp fantasies." -- The Village Voice Order your copy today! On sale February 18, 2003. Kino International Presents Fritz Lang's Metropolis |
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9:22 pm EST, Dec 26, 2002 |
This is Salman Rushdie's op-ed piece for the Christmas Day edition of the Washington Post. He compares and contrasts The Two Towers and Gangs of New York in the context of contemporary history and current events. Getting Into Gang War |
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