The movie is also visually very beautiful, and the acting is generally good. When I read the book, I got the impression that Harrer was a bit of a D.B., and Pitt absolutely conveys that with his performance. The kid who played the young Dalai Lama does good work, too. Read more [...] Review: Seven Years In Tibet
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The movie is also visually very beautiful, and the acting is generally good. When I read the book, I got the impression that Harrer was a bit of a D.B., and Pitt absolutely conveys that with his performance. The kid who played the young Dalai Lama does good work, too. Read more [...] 
As you may know, I really like Jesus Christ Superstar. I've written about it on my own blog and I've even written about it on this blog (last year--check here if you want). Since it's Easter, I thought I'd mention it again, especially because I've seen a few news items related to the movie and the musical in the news lately. 
Tonight are the Academy Awards. At least I think so. I'm enough of a movie fan to have started a movie website, so of course I'm interested in them, but I probably won't be able to watch them (last year a TV channel here in Costa Rica was playing a dubbed version, but it was pretty bad; that's irrelevant, though, since we moved our TV in the meantime and the antenna isn't connected, so we went from two channels to zero). It's also debatable how much the Oscars matter. Nevertheless, I sometimes 
It's been months and months since anyone's posted to this blog, so I've come here to dust the cobwebs off. Yes, that's right, John Travolta's "disco duo" of movies has pulled me out of seclusion and forced me to comment. But before we go on, have a look at this to get you in the mood for this post:
Allow me to be frank: This video is awesome. Or, as the girl at 2:20 says, "All right!" I got Saturday Night Fever and Staying Alive as part of a Christmas gift exchange (the letter this year was 
Ryan was gone on a trip to Germany for a few weeks, but on the flight back he managed to catch three sequels. In this post he attempts to review them but is distracted by bras. Fun Fact: The German word for "brassiere" is "Büstenhalter," literally meaning "Bosom-holder." Ich liebe Deutsch. 
If I were ever in a zombie apocalypse (or "infected" apocalypse or whatever) and I saw a zombie walking towards me, I wouldn't think, "Oh dear, how will ever dispatch of this zombie? It must be indestructible!" No way! I'd just say, "Oh shit! It's just like in every zombie book and movie ever made! Hey everyone, just destroy its head or brain and let's go home!"