Monthly Archives: July 2006

Deadwood: Season Three

Posted on 7/14/2006 by Chris

Is anyone watching this? I am not sure if there is much to add to the comments made here about season two, but I am astonished by the consistent quality of this series. Almost every moment and every scene is … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who

Posted on 7/14/2006 by Chris

The British bloggers will instantly recognize this title; I am interested to know how widely known this is outside the confines of the British Isles. Anyway, for the uninitiated, Doctor Who is a cult British sci-fi TV series that has … Continue reading →

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your mother is a terrorist whore

Posted on 7/13/2006 by gio

no one, except maybe the protagonists themselves (though memory can be deceitful), knows for sure what materazzi said to induce zidane to butt him in the chest during the final of the world cup. lip readers and zidane himself say … Continue reading →

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Minor pleasures

Posted on 7/10/2006 by reynolds

I’m waiting on White from our local library (should have it today), and in the meantime watched two films that were better than I expected–but keep those expectations moderate.

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Faith and Reason – PBS – Bill Moyers

Posted on 7/7/2006 by mauer

A quick, hearty recommendation for this series on PBS, third episode running tonight (Friday). Hour or half-hour length interviews with believers, atheists, and at some point I’d imagine, those in between. So far they’ve run interviews with Salman Rushdie, Mary … Continue reading →

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steve martin’s shopgirl and why we fight

Posted on 7/6/2006 by gio

why are movies as vile as shopgirl being made? why are they marketed in such a way that idiots like me fall for it and watch them? if movies such as this one can be made and sold, why don’t … Continue reading →

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Superman‘s Big Fat Crying Jag

Posted on 7/3/2006 by reynolds

Well… I didn’t hate it. The first half-hour, forty-five minutes has some nice touches. As in many of his big-budget extravagaction films, Bryan Singer displays a real fondness and talent for the character-driven, carefully-staged, small-scale suspenseful witty moments… even as … Continue reading →

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clubland: white

Posted on 7/3/2006 by gio

i have not yet seen the extras but i’m eager to write on this, so i’ll pitch a few ideas. idea no. one: is this a comedy? what makes something a comedy? i’m sure there are people on this blog … Continue reading →

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