Best Picture at Today’s Oscar’s

Slumdog Millionaire.
I was on the verge of tears when the camera zoomed to one of the kids smiling.
That win is for you, kids. For you, who have not experienced a life outside deep poverty. For you, who must face the daily hardships that we privileged find so unbelievable.
Then again, you weren’t acting all that much, [...]

Kids of Slumdog Millionaire

In my previous post on Slumdog Millionaire I talked about how I wanted to see the child actors more. This article:
http://indiefilm.movies.yahoo.com/article-6-/
makes me ONLY want to see them. The adult Jamal and Latika can take their seat in the back. These kids are the real deal. They were such good actors because they weren’t really acting [...]

Deja Vu

I tend to get the sensation of deja vu more often when I take naps during the day. This evening, I just got it.
But this post is about the movie, Deja Vu, which played tonight, starring my main man Denzel Washington. There’s alot of complaining that’s to be said about the science of the story, [...]

Somewhere in Time

I’m glad they chose to play this movie on Valentine’s day. It’s so sweet and hopelessly romantic. I stole a scene from this movie for a film I made awhile back.
I really admire Christopher Reeve’s skill as an actor.

Slumdog Millionaire

I should get back into the habit of posting. There’s really no other creative writing outlet, and I think it’s healthy to keep something like this going.
I had a whirlwind of traveling during the past month, which I can’t really get into now. It just takes too much effort. Probably some pictures on facebook would [...]

Deadwood

Just finished this 3 season HBO series today. One of the smartest and captivating works of television I’ve ever seen, and I can’t praise it enough.
One of the themes of the last episode is that most of us end up going with our hearts rather than our heads.
“Right or wrong, you go with your feelings.”
I [...]

Antwone Fisher

Took advantage of the three day weekend to watch Antwone Fisher tonight. There were some very touching parts. I loved this movie. Denzel Washington’s movies are very tender (all 2 of them). I’ll be sure to look out for the next movie he directs.
These posts are so short lately. They reflect my non-reflectiveness. I’ve been [...]

The Great Debaters

This I wanna see! My main man Denzel is in it! (Glad to see is still very active…American Gangster I also saw recently…)

Religious Groups’ Outrage at “The Golden Compass”

I haven’t seen this movie or read the book. I haven’t read any of the thoughts coming from the “religious groups.”
But to the outragers I say, “Give it a rest.”
Suppose all the comments from the “outrage” were correct. Can we not co-exist peacefully with people that have different beliefs than us? And even if the [...]

Delay and Stardust

I haven’t been blogging recently because I’ve said that my next post would be about why it’s a bad idea to go into physics. It turns out that thinking about this takes lots of effort, and I need to be extremely bored and free to be able to write it.
I saw “Stardust” last weekend. I [...]