Embarking upon a new year causes one to take the opportunity to reflect, to regret, and to map out a new beginning. When thinking about a topic to kick off this new year I focused on the resolutions we make and the way in which we may often find ourselves failing to follow through by year's end. Perhaps it’s all about coming to understand and gain perspective into the topic which we resolve to fix in the coming new year. Given that this blog's topics frequently hover around the male/female relationship, it might seem obvious to choose a topic which gives me cause to write a weekly commentary. Something in which all of this wordy hubbub revolves, and we must all come to understand before we can resolve to make it right. But the thing is, we have grown up entertained, enthralled, and inspired by film and television. Our morals, beliefs, hopes and dreams have, whether we choose to accept it or not, been influenced by the 2-dimensional images that have been reflected back upon us. We've grown up watching films that centered on love defying all odds, amazing story arcs that hinge on a single coincidence, and tales that always end happily. Growing into adulthood, some people let the romantic comedies or dramas still lead them to believe that life and love comes about just as effortlessly, which just makes real life seem that much more drab. Don't let life be guided by the ramblings of Hollywood writers, or even worse, nameless internet proverbs, and chain letters full of quirky clever fortune cookie worthy advice. When looking back on the past year, think of all the experiences you might have taken for granted and when they occurred. Map out, in reverse, the path your life has taken the last couple years, after doing so, you might be surprised at what kind of New Year's Resolutions you come up with.
Happy New Years, Happy 2010.... now where is my G-D flying car?
Most who saw "Avatar" this weekend were blindsided by a trailer for what's probably the most low-key Tom Cruise film in a decade, the James Mangold-directed "Knight & Day." In the punchy, blockbustery clip, Cruise is some sort of secret agent who bumps into duck-faced civilian Cameron Diaz while on some sort of mission (impossible!). Eventually, she realizes that this handsome if creepily youthful-looking (praise Xenu!) action hero is going to have to save her from some shady people (Peter Sarsgaard) in order to return to her normal, car-chase-free life.
"Australia, What Fresh Hell is This?" Considering the absolute brutality of the Australian outback, it’s surprising that there haven’t been more great takes on the Western genre from down under. But, boy, was the wait worth it for director John Hillcoat’s “The Proposition.” Re-teaming with the godlike Nick Cave, who was also behind the script for Hillcoat’s debut “Ghosts of the Civil Dead,” the story takes on the mythic qualities of some of Cave’s best work, helped in no small part by his score with fellow Bad Seed Warren Ellis — probably my favorite of the musician’s film work. It’s a nasty, grimy little film, reminiscent of the best of Peckinpah, with a fantastic cast (John Hurt and Danny Huston being the stand-outs) buried under layers of blood, dirt and sweat — these are people battling against an endless, godless landscape, and they’re losing. Plus, it has the best exploding head scenes of the decade... see it, better yet, see it on Blu Ray, it's a cheap disc.
Some cool shirt designs and prints from various Seattle events/groups.
I'm sure somewhere this image is on a shirt, 2 sizes too small, being worn by a Star Wars geek. To that geek, I ask: "where did you get it?"
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