I finally saw Kill Bill Vol 2 this weekend, and it was exquisite. Much more dialog, characterization, and plot, and less action than the excellent first installment, but I don’t have a problem with that. Read More for my capsule review…
Entries from April 2004
More Volumes, Please
April 26th, 2004 · 3 Comments
Tags: Movies
Rock is King
April 24th, 2004 · Comments Off
There was an interesting article in the Rocky Mountain News this morning from pop music columnist Mark Brown, dissecting the RIAA’s annual consumer profile. One tidbit: Rock is the #1 selling genre, though it’s still declining while Hip-Hop/R&B is still growing. Although Brown makes a good point that with many artists crossing [...]
Tags: Music
No Necessito
April 20th, 2004 · 1 Comment
I’ve been listening to the album Feel It by the band Some Girls, which I downloaded from eMusic. This is the group featuring Juliana Hatfield and Freda Love, which rose out of the ashes of the last Blake Babies reunion. One song on it, Necessito, gets my vote for Most Annoying Song I’ve [...]
Ain’t No Cure For MURDER
April 19th, 2004 · Comments Off
Yet another post analyzing the Japanese (live action) film industry…
So this weekend I watched a film called Cure that’s been playing on The Sundance Channel. It’s Japanese, and was directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who also directed a movie called Bright Future, which I saw at the Denver International Film Festival some months back. [...]
Tags: Movies
Slowed
April 17th, 2004 · 1 Comment
The lack of updates this week is mainly due to a head cold I’ve been fighting off - now entering Round Two. I haven’t felt much like accessing the computer beyond what I need to do for work. Besides, nothing real interesting is going on. I was hoping to see Kill Bill [...]
Tags: Personal
Spotted Minds
April 11th, 2004 · Comments Off
Time for the latest media reviews. I get into Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (slight spoilers included) and the comic book (not the TV show) Alias. Read on, if you dare (care?)…
Tags: Comic Books & Strips · Movies · Television