December 2010
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Notes on the George C. Scott "A Christmas Carol"
- The Ghost of Christmas Present saying “Look here! Beneath my robe!” makes me laugh every time.
- The 1800s must have been ridiculously boring. Some leisure activities shown are: sliding on ice, playing ‘Similes’ (which just involves listing similes…), and reading aloud from The Bible. Yeesh.
- I watch it every year, and every year the Ghost of Christmas Yet to...
Donovan Frankenreiter playing in the NYC Subway... →
My friend has a website, SubwaySessions, that takes musicians and has them play in the NYC subway. This video is my favorite so far.
I can’t figure out how to copy the video, so the link will have to do for now.
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Movie Reviews: Triple Shot Thursday
I saw three movies today. Here’s what I thought about each.
Harry Potter 7.1: If I wasn’t a big fan/reader of HP, I think I’d be thoroughly confused. It didn’t really make sense as a movie, with its irregular film structure, but as my friend said, it’s not just a part 1 of 2, it’s a part 7 of 8. It’s meant to be watched as a continuous journey. See it in...
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Movie Review: Black Swan
If you
EDIT: Tumblr deleted my original post (WTF?!), so to sum up what I remember:
The acting was great, the camerawork was great, I loved Barbara Hershey (Portman’s mom character), I disliked Mila Kunis and the movie bordered on melodrama at points but overall recommended you see it in theaters. It’s creepy and amazing.
