ph: Gustavo Marx
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Blade II (2002)
A sequel with a surprising plot, almost better than the original.
Friday, April 27, 2012
From my vaults: Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter
Bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cora_Urquhart_Brown-Potter
First Lines: E.L. Doctorow - Billy Bathgate
He had to have planned it because when we drove onto the dock the boat was there and the engine was running and you could see the water churning up the phosphorescence in the river, which was the only light there was because there was no moon, nor no electric light either in the shack where the dockmaster should have been sitting, nor on the boat itself, and certainly not from the car, yet everyone knew where everything was, and when the big Packard came down the ramp Mickey the driver braked it so that the wheels hardly rattled the boars, and when he pulled up alongside the gangway the doors were already open and they hustled Bo and the girl upside before they even made a shadow in all that darkness.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
New Stuff: Strings Of Consciousness
New album with vocals by Julie Christmas, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Lydia Lunch.
L'enfant lion (1993)
Two African children, brother and sister, are enslaved and sold to a desert prince who holds them captive in his walled palace. The boy uses his special rapport with the animal kingdom to engineer their escape.
Schmaltzy, but wonderfully produced and photographed tale with some amazing child - wild animal scenes.
On second view I still agree, but wouldn't call it that schmaltzy anymore.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
First Lines: Zadie Smith - White Teeth
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
Refusing to believe her story about cave-dwelling monsters, the sole survivor of a spelunking exploration gone horribly wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits.
Not so bad sequel connecting to the original almost seamlessly, but telling the same story all over again.
The Descent (2005)
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Standard monster movie, slightly more creative concerning personal (all-female), location (cave) and monsters (humanoid cave-dwellers).
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Realistic crime drama which manages to describe the complexities of a seemingly simple crime.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
First Lines: Bernard Malamud - The Fixer
From the small crossed window of his room above the stable in the brickyard, Yakov Bok saw people in their long overcoats running somewhere early that morning, everybody in the same direction.
