Category Archives: Film

Kill Bill

Posted on April 26, 2004 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Kill Bill

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Travel/Dining/Entertainment

Posted on April 18, 2004 by Eric

Went to 3 Square for dinner. Owned by the same brothers as the late, lamented Mona Lisa. Has the same great tiramisu that Mona Lisa had. Watched a DVD of the short animated film MORE. The DVD comes in a … Continue reading →

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Jeremiah; The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Posted on April 12, 2004 by Eric

Steve and I have been enjoying the DVDs of the first season of Jeremiah. I thought I’d seen most of them when originally broadcast, but I missed more of them than I realized. Steve, Dan, and I saw “The Eternal … Continue reading →

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Billy Wilder Collection; How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Posted on February 13, 2004 by Eric

I recently received the Billy Wilder DVD collection as a birthday gift. I’d seen several Billy Wilder films, including “The Apartment” and “Some Like it Hot” at the Stanford Theatre, and am excited about seeing more of his films. I … Continue reading →

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The Elder Gods; Monster

Posted on January 21, 2004 by Eric

I purchased the new book “The Elder Gods” (The Dreamers, Book 1) by David and Leigh Eddings last night at Borders. The Eddings’ have been my favorite fantasy authors ever since I read “Pawn of Prophecy” (book 1 of the … Continue reading →

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The Amber Spyglass; More

Posted on January 13, 2004 by Eric

Finished reading The Amber Spyglass a few nights ago. That’s the final volume of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy. Highly recommended! I recently received the DVD I’d orderd of the short animated film More. The package it arrived … Continue reading →

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Memento; Bad Boys 2

Posted on January 4, 2004 by Eric

After hearing friends talking it up, Rich bought the DVD of “Memento” and we watched it last night. Pretty strange! I’ll definitely have to watch it again. It seemed to end too soon, though, as it was still unclear what … Continue reading →

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The Golden Compass; Big Fish; Secondhand Lions

Posted on January 2, 2004 by Eric

Finished reading The Golden Compass (excellent!) and have started reading the second novel in the trilogy, The Subtle Knife. Based solely on Tim Burton being the director, and with no knowledge of what it was about, I went to see … Continue reading →

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The Golden Compass, Neverwhere, Paycheck

Posted on December 29, 2003 by Eric

When I got to the Denver airport on Wednesday, I needed to break a twenty to have some ones to tip the shuttle driver, so I bought a book at W.H. Smith’s (no relation). Having seen some good reviews, I … Continue reading →

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