Tonight’s film, Rabbit-Proof Fence, was about children who in the 1930s were forcibly taken away from their aborigine mothers under Australia’s half-caste “education” program. Two sisters their cousin, ages 8-14, were taken to a boarding school 1200 miles away from their home. Despite seeing firsthand the cruel punishment meted out to captured runaways, [...]

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I’m sure I’m not the only one to have observed that the new nominee for DCI shares a branch of service (USAF) and a surname (Hayden) with the actor who played the nutjob general who first launches the bombers in Dr. Strangelove. (USAF Gen. “Jack D. Ripper” was played by Sterling [...]

Everyone knows that sequels are rarely as good as the original, but I think Ice Age 2 is nearly as good as Ice Age was. It certainly kept me laughing. There were good gags, plenty of action and adventure, and though some plot elements were a bit predictable, it generally held my interest [...]

I strongly recommend against seeing “Ultraviolet“. It’s supposed to be a science fiction live action comic-book style vampire movie. They got the “comic” part right, though not intentionally. It’s like a bad mashup of The Matrix, Kill Bill, and Blade. I think it’s the first vampire movie I’ve seen in which [...]

When I was in the second grade or thereabouts, the teacher read us “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl in installments after lunch. I loved the book, and was delighted by the first film adaptation, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. I’ve read the book [...]

Dan and I recently saw Flightplan. Fairly good, though the amount of unused space in the “E474″ jet aircraft was unbelievable to the point of absurdity.
This weekend I saw A History of Violence. Most of Cronenberg’s films are quite bizarre (e.g., eXistenZ, Naked Lunch, Videodrome, Scanners), but I like that. AHoV is [...]

Dan and I saw the film “2046“. I’d seen a review that said it was science fiction, but that was incorrect. Set in Hong Kong in the 1960s, the film is about a journalist who does write some science fiction, but the film itself is not really science fiction. However, the plot [...]

I met Dan for brunch today. He suggested going to a movie, and explained that I wanted to head right back home and resume hacking. He really knew how to twist my arm. The movie he wanted to see was The Brothers Grimm. How can I possibly turn down a chance [...]

I went to see Kill Bill Vol. 2 last night. What an awesome film! I was worried that it might not live up to my expectations, but I needn’t have been concerned. The audio at the Century 21 theatre (San Jose, CA) had problems with the front left channel cutting in and [...]

Watched the DVD of Kill Bill: Vol. 1 in preparation for seeing Vol. 2 in the theatre on Sunday. Am once again amazed at the cinematography and choreography. Not to mention that Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu are really easy on the eyes. Not recommended for those with an aversion to violence, [...]