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azizisbored:I will confidently reblog this without even...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:48:00 -0700

I will confidently reblog this without even watching it first.
paulscheer:
DIDDY GIVES SEXMAN A RUN FOR HIS MONEY AND REVIEWS “HANCOCK”
BEST QUOTE “FUCK BATMAN, SUPERMAN, ROBIN WITH HIS BITCHASS, UNDERDOG AND THE MUTT MOTHERFUCKER. HANCOCK BITCHES. HANCOCK.”

The last three posts on Aziz Ansari’s tumblr are hilarious (July 3). I guess Diddy’s leaving out this list.

Hot Chip - The WarningI love this song.Excuse me...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:35:10 -0700

Hot Chip - The Warning

I love this song.

Excuse me miss
I’m a dog on heat
I’m a complicated being
With love songs to beat
I’m a poor, starving baby
who can march all night
I’m a mechanical music man
And I’m
Starting a fire

Hot Chip will break your legs
Snap off your head
Hot Chip will put you down
Under the ground

Haven’t played Strikers in a while.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:25:29 -0700

Haven’t played Strikers in a while.

brookeinparis:Top secret Partizan files-Abteen are you...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:50:35 -0700

brookeinparis:

Top secret Partizan files-Abteen are you jealous?

Yeah.

I recently rediscovered the album Blue by Third Eye Blind....

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:45:00 -0700

I recently rediscovered the album Blue by Third Eye Blind. It’s the essence of well-written late 90’s pop rock. And it’s great for driving at night.

Seattle SuperSonics moving to Oklahoma

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:28:00 -0700

Seattle SuperSonics moving to Oklahoma: My heart goes out to Seattle. I saw this on ESPN at the gym today, but there was no audio. I would be pretty pissed if they took a team I’ve been following for years and moved them to a different city and changed their name and team colors. The only hope for Seattle is that in a few years, they’ll get a new startup franchise. Hopefully, they’ll keep the same name. I wouldn’t want a new team of players I don’t know with a lame name like the Bobcats. The Sonics had a history too. It wasn’t like the Vancouver Grizzlies moving to Memphis.

Judd Apatow is producing a Sherlock Holmes movie featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as the detective and Will Ferrell as his sidekick Watson

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:00 -0700

Judd Apatow is producing a Sherlock Holmes movie featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as the detective and Will Ferrell as his sidekick Watson:

davidcho:

I’m really unsure as to how I should feel about this.

Yeah, I was kind of under the impression that Will Ferrell was out and Seth Rogen was in.

I saw In Bruges tonight. Another one from Sundance. It was...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:10:32 -0700

I saw In Bruges tonight. Another one from Sundance. It was well-written, smart, original, and darkly humorous. Perfect.

Moby at Electric Daisy Carnival. I’m somewhere on the...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:24:11 -0700

Moby at Electric Daisy Carnival. I’m somewhere on the right. See more images from the night here. They’re amazing.

Shopped on Rodeo today.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:24:05 -0700

Shopped on Rodeo today.

azizisbored:“Let’s put a smile on that face.”New Dark Knight...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:31:16 -0700

azizisbored:

“Let’s put a smile on that face.”

New Dark Knight poster. Can’t wait.

Who reads the Valley newspaper?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:58:38 -0700

Who reads the Valley newspaper?

Wanted Review

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:14:00 -0700

I saw Wanted tonight. Making fun of the movie with my friends after watching it was a much more enjoyable experience than sitting through the movie itself. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not hard to watch. If you’re going to see a movie purely for action, I guess you’ll enjoy it. I, however, think it’s much more enjoyable to watch something like The Matrix, where the substance of the movie isn’t just a bunch of unrealistic gimmicks. And if you’re going to see a movie just for action, see last year’s Shoot ‘Em Up. At least that film knew it was being ridiculous. And Clive Owen is a badass.

Here’s a little bit of what I heard outside the theater:

“The best part of the movie was seeing Angelina Jolie’s ass.” - Barak Karavani

“The movie basically takes everything ridiculous you wanted to put in other action movies but couldn’t, for fear of ruining those films.” - Ryan Tang

The script itself is ridiculous. I know it’s based on a graphic novel, but a little more effort into making things more coherent would have been nice. Sure, I guess I’ll grant them the fact that they’re in a fraternity of assassins that has been around for 1000 years and they can bend bullets because it’s in their blood. Okay. But here’s what I found to be too ridiculous. I’ll keep out the “plot twist.”

The premise of the movie is that these assassins read names out of a magic loom. The loom continuously weaves patterns that make a secret code that the assassins interpret. So they aren’t choosing who to kill. Fate is. And it’s telling them this through a magical loom, which never runs out of thread. I’m not saying I don’t believe this couldn’t happen. Of course it couldn’t. It’s a movie—it places us in a different world. I just find the whole concept laughable.
The main character, played by James McEvoy, decides that the best way to get into a building is to tie tiny bombs to thousands of rats and release them into a building via a garbage truck while the best assassins in the world shoot at him.
A character tries to communicate with McEvoy by shooting him. Then McEvoy takes out the bullet and researches where it was made so he can meet him. A simple letter or phone call would have worked, I think.
The film ends with James McEvoy staring into the camera and basically telling us all we’re pathetic. His last words, staring right at the camera are “What the fuck have you done lately?” Eh, I don’t really like the condescending attitude, McEvoy. You don’t know what I’ve fucking done lately. I could have done a lot of shit. I could be Bill Gates.

The film certainly has its moments. But it’s not deserving of the praise that people are giving it. More cutting edge and better than The Matrix? Of course not. Watch it for free or something.

Had an interview here today.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:08:10 -0700

Had an interview here today.

I’m really enjoying this song right now. It’s off...

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:34:00 -0700

I’m really enjoying this song right now. It’s off Gondry’s list.

Michel Gondry Picks 25 Classic Music VideosHere’s what he...

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:23:00 -0700

Michel Gondry Picks 25 Classic Music Videos

Here’s what he says of R. Kelly’s “hilariously awful” video for “Trapped in the Closet”: ”It’s totally inappropriate and ridiculous, but very funny. You get really into it. He talks like he’s trying to [be serious] while he’s pointing the gun at the person. It makes no sense.” I remember we used to listen to “Trapped in The Closet” and get really into it in high school when we drove to lunch.

Packed.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:41:47 -0700

Packed.

EDC.

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:04:56 -0700

EDC.

This terrible picture is from my phone. That beam of light is a...

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:25:00 -0700

This terrible picture is from my phone. That beam of light is a helicopter search light and the helicopter is currently circling the area around my house. A number of police cars blocked off the street I normally take to get to my house. And a voice from the helicopter is telling someone to come out from where he’s hiding. I love when this happens.

I saw WALL-E tonight. It was beautiful. Not only does the film...

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:21:00 -0700

I saw WALL-E tonight. It was beautiful. Not only does the film critique our heavy reliance on developing technology, but it also provides a love story between two cute robots who mostly speak by muttering the other’s name (like reverse pokemon).

I heard somewhere that the film has a total of twelve minutes of dialogue. Pixar didn’t need dialogue. The animation was stunning. I really felt for WALL-E; I knew exactly what he was going through. The robot, while not visually human-like in any sense, was ascribed the highest level of anthropomorphic behavioral qualities that I thought possible. He becomes the cutest little metal box you’ll ever see. Go see for yourself.