July 2008
13 posts
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull →
Easily the worst Indiana Jones movie. Perhaps it had simply been too long since the last one and I’d forgotten how campy the series was or perhaps the Star Wars prequels revealed just how poor of a…
Sex and the City →
Honestly, I think for a guy to watch this, he should watch it on the opening night when all the girls are dressed up like Carrie Bradshaw and co. I didn’t, I saw it the second day with a large group…
I’m Writing a Book! →
photo by chotda After two years of discussions with Lou Rosenfeld, I’ve finally signed with his publishing company, Rosenfeld Media to write a book entitled, See What I Mean: How to…
Writing About Comics Instead of Drawing Comics →
Yes, we know you’ve been neglected. I maintain that OK/Cancel is not dead (and in fact, brand new ones are still appearing in ACM-CHI’s Interactions magazines) but both Tom and I have our…
How Improv Teaches You to Build a Better Product →
Improvisation: a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation) Last year, I started attending a weekly informal group of improv enthusiasts. We’d spend a few…
Iron Man →
Many people were surprised that Robert Downey Jr. was playing Iron Man. Personally, I instantly thought it was a perfect fit. Tony Stark is a celebrity with great hubris and revels in women, wine…
Wall·E →
You won’t hear anything new here. It’s a beautifully done film and illustrates just how much can be communicated without words. I often talk about how the eyebrows and mouth are all you need to show…
The Assassination of Jesse James →
Casey Affleck is a really really creepy guy - or at least he does a really good job of playing someone who is that and innocent, idealistic, nervous, scheming, twitchy, angry and bitter all in one….
Cloverfield →
When I saw the Blair Witch Project, I was sleep deprived and ended up getting motion sickness because instead of turning away, I thought I had to really focus more to “get in character” and feel…
Balls of Fury →
A movie that has ping pong in the style of Mortal Kombat and stars Christopher Walken. It’s as good - and bad - as you expect. [imdb link]
Wanted →
Any movie about assassins, except for Assassination Tango, already goes up a few notches in my book. I think it’s something to do with the cat and mouse aspects of the genre. Unfortunately, there…
