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I Finally Joined Netflix

sirshannon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:57:06 +0000

I am going to be camped out on my sofa for most of next week so I gave up my title of Last American Geek Without Netflix in order to have a ton of entertainment that won’t require moving from the couch.

After joining, the first 4 movies they suggested:
Howard the Duck.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
Short Circuit.
Big Fan.

WTF.

10 Things About Avatar

sirshannon — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:01:29 +0000

Dune
Dances With Wolves
Gears of War
Blade Runner
Alice in Wonderland
Apocalypto
Aliens
The Matrix
The Incredible Hulk
Pocahontas

10 Things About Coraline

sirshannon — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:17:54 +0000

1. Edward Scissorhands
2. Beetlejuice
3. A Nightmare Before Christmas
4. The Amityville Horror
5. IT
6. Absolutely Fabulous
7. The Green Mile
8. My Own Private Idaho
9. Krull
10. The Terminator

The Dark Knight at IMAX

sirshannon — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:14:35 +0000

I saw The Dark Knight again today; this time at Discovery Place’s IMAX theater. I understand that they need to keep everyone as close to the screen as possible but I really can’t justify sitting through a movie in seats as uncomfortable as the IMAX seats. I literally could not put my legs forward because my knees would hit the seat in front of me. I couldn’t really put them to the sides because the people to my left and right had the same problems and the seats are so narrow that you are going to touch the person next to you even if you don’t have your arms on the armrests. One day I will forget the torture of those seats and will be able to see another movie there.

Yes, the movie was good but I enjoyed it more in the normal theater last week.

The photo below is Eric while we were waiting in line.

Stop This Xbox Live Video Marketplace Train Wreck, I Want To Get Off!

sirshannon — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 21:33:23 +0000

If you haven’t tried the new Xbox Live Video Marketplace, DON’T!

NoDa Film Festival Starts Today

sirshannon — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:35:04 +0000

The NoDa Film Festival starts today at the Neighborhood Theatre. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Great Asian Cinema“.

I won’t be able to make all of the movies (though I hate to miss great FREE movies I’ll never see on a big screen elsewhere) but I will definitely make it out Wednesday for Battle Royale, one of my favorite imported movies.

The festival kicks off today (Sunday, August 27, 2006) with Kung Fu 101:Come Drink With Me at 4pm then Jet Li in Fist of Legend at 6pm and Jackie Chan’s The Legend of the Drunken Master at 8pm.

Monday’s Modern Classics program is more of a feast for the senses than the sensei. The Scent of Green Papaya at 7pm and The Chunking Express at 9pm. If you want a great date movie, either of these will do.

Tuesday is Great Directors, celebrating Akira Kurosawa with Throne of Blood at 7pm and with Yasujiro Ozu with The Record of a Tenement Gentleman at 9pm.

Wednesday is the climax, at least for me. Action Extravaganza night has A Hero Never Dies at 7pm and the one I hope you all can make: Battle Royale at 9pm.

Remember, all of these movies are not only great, they are FREE. So you have no excuse.

Other than HBO’s season finales tonight.

For more information on all of these films, please visit the NoDa Film Festival site.

A Scanner Darkly era Interview With Philip K. Dick

sirshannon — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:04:39 +0000

A 3+ minute video with highlights of a video interview with PKD around the time A Scanner Darkly was published, I assume.

[via boingboing]

This Week in Porn: FBI and EVH

sirshannon — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:55:00 +0000

Earlier this week, the FBI conducted their first ever 2257 inspection. The news is slowly spreading and is now to the point where Boing Boing has even posted a story about the Feds’ inspection of Diabolic.

In bigger news, Eddie Van Halen has recorded 2 songs for an upcoming Ninn Worx release. SWEET.

And, to follow up on an ongoing story, Janine still doesn’t know I exist.

The Celestine Prophecy (2006)

sirshannon — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:30:56 +0000

The Celestine Prophecy

IMDB

Year: 2006

Rating: 4 out of 5

Like so many others, I spent 2 afternoons read The Celestine Prophecy a little over a decade ago. I didn’t think it could ever be made into an enjoyable movie, even going into it tonight I thought it would surely be too hokey to work. I am glad I was wrong.
Although it is apparently still too much for some people (one viewer tonight said that the movie didn’t make any sense), I had forgotten how completely the ideas in the movie are part of my reality now. The ideas were surprising, powerful, and obvious over a decade ago, they aren’t any less so now. The movie was like a refresher course, like auditing a class that I needed to be reminded of. If you kinda remember reading the book, go see the movie. It is all there, except in 2 hours instead of 2 afternoons.

Erika Christensen Is Not Julia Stiles

sirshannon — Sat, 13 May 2006 00:05:37 +0000

I had no clue… apparently it is true. Erika Christensen Is Not Julia Stiles. So my favorite Julia Stiles movie apparently isn’t a Julia Stiles movie at all. Damn. Who knew?