Or: Holy plaisire du texte, Barthes-Man! The plot of The Dark Knight, like that of Batman Begins, is honestly kind of shapeless and waffle-y. And yet, as Memento proves, Nolan is capable of writing narratives that are drum-taught and mongoose-agile. … Continued
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5aQGb1W7vQ From Isaac Hayes’ breakthrough 1969 album, Hot Buttered Soul, which remains one of the great achievements in American pop music. If you only know him as Chef from South Park, you owe it to yourselves to give his music … Continued
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If the greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convinving the world that he didn’t exist, the greatest trick that Pixar has ever pulled was convincing America that this guy is adorable. Last year’s Ratatouille, which managed to get … Continued
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Loyal readers will remember Mlawski’s post from a few months back about the brouhaha surrounding Disney’s upcoming Princess and the Frog. Well, there’s a teaser trailer now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJl0JJt69ro So far I’m not seeing anything offensive to African Americans, although I … Continued
Once again, Overthinkingit hops into the saddle for Stacie Ponder’s Final Girl Film Club. This month’s pick: The Car. Can we all just take a minute to consider how stupid that title is, by the way? Sure, there’s a proud … Continued
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There’s a mid-to-large sized kerfuffle brewing over Barry Blitt’s cover art for the latest New Yorker (at left). As you can see, it shows a caricature of Barack Obama exchanging a “terrorist fist jab” with his wife in the oval … Continued
By which we mean not “the mysterious poetry inherent in random events,” but rather “for no real reason, today, here’s some poetry.” The Madness of Sweeney is a landmark work of medieval Irish literature, one that has stood the test … Continued
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From a help wanted posted on the NYC Craigslist: Experienced English tutor needed for private home lesson for two French kids ages 6 and 9. Lots of skills, patience and crop of teaching experience especially with kids is required. Ability … Continued
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Some recent musings on the unpronouncable horror that is Cthulhu got me thinking about a similarly implacable killing machine with a similarly aitch-bedecked name: No Country For Old Men‘s Anton Chigurh. These guys have more in common than just their … Continued
Oh my friends, I have wonderful links for you! Via Slumbering Lungfish, blog of the deeply hilarious Lore Sjoberg, I was directed to Garkov. Garkov is a site that takes old Garfield strips and cranks the dialogue through a Markov … Continued
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