Entries with tag "movies"

I went to see Rent last night. It was another Life Aquatic-like experience — I knew it was based on the Broadway play of the same name, but I had no idea what the play was about, and hadn't heard any reviews one way or the other. And just like Life Aquatic, I was surprised by how much I liked it. It didn't quite capture my attention with obsessive delight as Life Aquatic did, but I did leave the theater convinced that I'd buy the DVD when it came out, and today I went to Borders and bought the soundtrack.

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Last night I went out with my parents and grandparents to Borders and then to Denny's. My plan was to go see The Corpse Bride with Giselle after dinner (along with the usual contingency plan of going alone if she proved as difficult to get ahold of as usual).

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I saw the preview today for the upcoming movie, Zathura. As I was watching it, I was wondering if it was obvious to anyone else that it's the exact same story as Jumanji. And sure enough, as the trailer ended, I saw it was written by the same author.

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Meej and I are making a movie. It's kind of like The Last Temptation Of Christ, except with linguini and spandex. The script is still being written, but I've volunteered Andrés for the part of the spandex-wearing Jesus. Anyone else who is interested in taking part in this epic should speak up now. I'm not sure how many characters there will be, but I'm sure the parts will fill up fast. Don't miss your chance.

Today I hung out with Michelle, and went with her to pick up an old friend of hers named David Hernandez from the airport. He is a guy she sort of dated back in 6th grade, at which point he moved to Arizona, and they hadn't seen each other since. He was actually really cool, and I got along great with him. I was sold when we were discussing musical tastes and he asked Michelle, "Have you heard of Dream Theater?" and she smiled and pointed at me. He's a drummer, so he was surprised and impressed when I mentioned that Mike Portnoy did a drum clinic here a few years ago.

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So, can someone explain Donnie Darko to me? I fear I may lack the cognitive capacity to reason it out for myself. I managed to maintain a tenuous grasp through most of the movie, but those last 20 minutes or so... Completely lost me.