All posts for the month June, 2008

George Carlin

As most of you probably know, George Carlin died a few days ago. I’m still shocked. I mean, it’s George Carlin . He wasn’t old, right? Not possible. The guy was so alive. So present. But since when has that meant anything? A lot of people I admired died a long younger. But George Carlin! [...]

Forwarding…

URGENT: Greenpeace whale activists arrested in Japan Two Greenpeace activists who exposed a whale meat embezzlement fraud in Japan — Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki — have been themselves arrested — for allegedly stealing the whale meat that they turned over to police as evidence. This is the backlash. We’ve uncovered a scandal involving powerful [...]

Stan Winston, 1946-2008

Stan Winston has died. A sad day in movie history. At least he went in peace, having accomplished much. This is a lot more than most people get. If there’s an afterlife, they’re about to get really cool special effects.

M. Night Shyamalan and The Happening

(This, in case you were wondering, is a review of the film The Happening, by M. Night Shyamalan, and some thoughts about his work in general.) First, Shyamalan gifted us with The Sixth Sense, a movie about dealing with pain and loss, overcoming fear and working towards compassion, and using your gifts to help and [...]

New teaser trailer for “The Great Machine: A Nightmare”

Yay! After months of problems, finally a new teaser. I think it gives a pretty good impression, in an abstract sort of way, of what the movie is like, especially when combined with the old teaser. Watch it or download it here – TEASER TRAILER FOR THE GREAT MACHINE: A NIGHTMARE. If Firefox refuses to [...]