December 2010
47 posts
“Wishing everyone a healthy, prosperous and healthily preposterous New Year!”
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn...
Having been bitterly disappointed with the movie of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), I opted to miss Prince Caspian, but I took my boys to see this latest adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ stories. I’m normally very free and easy with movie adaptations and usually appreciate the necessary differences between the two media. But in its earnestness to deliver CGI and action (a most...
Valkyrie
Just watched Valkyrie again. Fell asleep during the bit when Tom Cruise actually attempted to kill Hitler. Then I woke up during the getaway. This put a very interesting slant on things indeed.
What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?
Frank Zappa died in 1993 and would have been turning 70 this coming week. I’ve been listening to We’re Only In It For The Money and have been laughing yet again at his lyrics. This particular album is filled with scorn - something Zappa never shied from, believing it to be an under-used commodity. Here are the words to “What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?”
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