Arts-&-Literature

Witness Reagan’s Raiders. But be warned…

There are two weird things in this review of Sin City: Is the plural of “comic” really “comix?” Is he actually insinuating that director Robert Rodriguez put in a swastika-shaped shuriken to appeal to a hypothetical Jewish media? (Fourth paragraph.) What the heck? Personally, I’m conflicted over seeing the movie in the theater. Pro: It’s directed by Robert Rodriguez. I like his El Mariachi series. Pro: I like the look of the film. The B&W effect looks interesting. ...

This one is called “The Book Meme to End All Book Memes” … Right. They will never end. :)

Good Web comic…

Comic from Tom Tomorrow…

Peanuts made The New Yorker last year and I didn’t even know. Link courtesy of The Comics Curmudgeon

Just watched 49th Parallel (1941) off the DVR tonight, and despite missing the last few minutes because of a scheduling glitch, I would have to say it’s the best Nazis escaping across Canada movie I’ve ever seen. And why wouldn’t it be, with an all-star cast — including Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, and Raymond Massie — featured prominently in the credits? It was even nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1942. ...

Recommended: Superman’s Fortress of Solitude by Rick Stoeckel Reading-Too-Much-Into-Things Comprehension by Geoff Haggerty A Letter Between Siblings Who Lived in the House Described in “Our House” by Madness by John Moe Highlights of the 2004-2005 NHL Season by Christopher Monks Extreme Ways to Break Your Arm by Rick Stoeckel

Written by Jim Emerson on Roger Ebert’s website (?), these rules for predicting Oscar winners do ring true. :) Link courtesy of Metafilter

Wow, folks are actually talking about one of my favorite books! Of course, the reasons I found it fascinating are the same reasons people cite for its lack of appeal. I actually like the Biblical structure and voice. It makes it seem more like a dry, fragmented history of ancient, half-legendary events, rather than a story. However, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings isn’t for everyone, and The Silmarillion is much, much less so. What we’re looking at is essentially Tolkien’s background notes for an entire world in which he was going to set his main stories. That probably puts it one step above the entertainment level of getting a script from a movie you like. ...