wow, it’s almost oh nine! i frankly am VERY excited for the new year to start, ready to put ’08 behind me and roll onto some exciting new adventures (hopefully), none of which involve CGI monkeys (Indy fans you know what i’m talking about). Let’s see how many more times i can use parentheses (this [...]
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watchmen on the ropes
sadness in the news. watchmen which is in the midst of a legal battle between fox and warner bros. warner bros has produced a feature length film of the seminal comic book, which is getting RAVE reviews from early screenings and is one of, if not the, most anticipated flick for ’09 for yours truly. [...]
READ MORE »it’s a wonderful life: whose would you take?
so as Christmas is SUPER fast approaching, i always think about the classic xmas movie, It’s A Wonderful Life. A beautiful story about what life would’ve been like had someone never existed. Ok, it’s got sadness, but it really is a heartwarmer. And it gave us “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his [...]
READ MORE »things that made me happy 08
i’m stealing this from Entertainment Weekly. does it count as stealing if i admit it? i am the worst burglar ever. so what i wanted to do was make a list of the people, places, things that i was eminently entertained by which may not fall into a comfy category like movies, music, tv. there [...]
READ MORE »me + pitchfork= bff!
ok, really we just picked the same album as #1 on the year. yay Fleet Foxes! what else do you need to hear? join their campfire sing-along already!
READ MORE »movies ’08
I have to admit, my 2008 movies list is going to be a little lackluster. I have not had the chance or funds to see many of the Oscarworthy flicks. It’s going to be chock full of summer tent pole flicks and for that I apologize! But I can only speak to what I’ve seen [...]
READ MORE »albums of the year ’08
I say albums, because there are a bunch of albums right at the top of my list that I have trouble differentiating. I think one thing that really sticks out is that there are a bunch of really good debuts that were released this year, so yay for the new guys! I have no idea [...]
READ MORE »what the duck is this movie about?: seven pounds
By now, you’ve probably seen a commercial or trailer for the new Will Smith movie, Seven Pounds. A movie that will certainly score a huge box office given its pedigree. That being said, what the heck is this movie about? If you haven’t seen the trailer, prepare to be mystified! I have absolutely NO idea [...]
READ MORE »update for tv this year
i am an idiot. i forgot to mark the passing of what is undoubtedly one of the finest television series to ever grace the airwaves: the wire. if you have never seen an episode of this sprawling, deep, gritty, enthralling series, please, please, please watch some of it. it is one of my favorite series [...]
READ MORE »awesome hilariousness
i’m literally sitting on the couch reading these posts, and laughing uncontrollably: http://videogum.com/archives/the-hunt-for-the-worst-movie-o/index.html? Great job videogum.
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