Swarling Black Mable » Movies http://blainegarrett.com Blaine Garrett's Home on the Web - Art, Programming, Ideas, and more Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:50:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 A November to Dismember – Crypticon MPLS http://blainegarrett.com/2008/11/10/a-november-to-dismember-crypticon-mpls/ http://blainegarrett.com/2008/11/10/a-november-to-dismember-crypticon-mpls/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:38:52 +0000 blainegarrett http://blainegarrett.com/blog/?p=346 I picked up a copy of Vita.MN today to see an ad for Crypticon Minneapolis running Novemeber 14th – 16th. I am not a convention kiddo, but afte Toni and I were set on going to CONvergence and then couldn’t at the last minute due to the 4th O’ July  holiday, I sorta have an inikling to go. I think I subconciously added it to my list of things to do before I die. So… anyone want to go see the guy that played the bunny in Donny Darko, a couple incarnations of Jason, the master of disguise Doug Jones (fish guy in Hellboy, Pan, Silver Surfer, etc), or just some horror groupies?

Official Website, Myspace

]]> http://blainegarrett.com/2008/11/10/a-november-to-dismember-crypticon-mpls/feed/ 2 Dane Cook – Please Stop Making Movies… http://blainegarrett.com/2008/09/04/dane-cook-please-stop-making-movies/ http://blainegarrett.com/2008/09/04/dane-cook-please-stop-making-movies/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:34:42 +0000 blainegarrett http://blainegarrett.com/blog/?p=316 Does anyone know why people are still casting Dane Cook in roles other than in those new waves of farce movies (Meet the Spartans, etc?) In order to watch tonight’s episode of the Daily Show online, I was forced to watch a trailer of his new romantic comedy … three times. I can already tell the plot structure:

  • Guy 1 has girlfriend
  • Guy 1 does something dumb and looses girlfriend
  • Guy 2 swoops in and woos (ex) girlfriend
  • Guy 2 has wild monkey sex with ex (girlfriend)
  • Guy 2′s dad – who also happens to be the Green Goblin… err.. wait. I am getting all these movies mixed up…

I’m not mad at Dane Cook, he is just a commodity. I am more so mad at people who are willing to spend money on this drivel. Go see a play. Watch YouTube videos of people getting hit in the nuts. Anything… yarg.

]]> http://blainegarrett.com/2008/09/04/dane-cook-please-stop-making-movies/feed/ 0 I finally saw the “Dark Knight” http://blainegarrett.com/2008/07/31/i-finally-saw-the-dark-knight/ http://blainegarrett.com/2008/07/31/i-finally-saw-the-dark-knight/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:46:37 +0000 blainegarrett http://blainegarrett.com/blog/?p=292 I finally had a chance to go see the Dark Knight, and at the IMAX to boot. Toni, Jon,  Jon’s lady friend Katie and I went to the 10:30pm sold out showing at the Minnesota Zoo last Friday night.

Aside from the obvious omnipresent hype over the movie, I listened to Episode 34: Give Batman a goddamn lozenge, which thankfully didn’t offer any spoilers, but did have a few critiques that I took into the movie with me. The biggest of which, was how Batman runs around like he has been smoking and drinking whisky for his entire life. One of the guys’ friends was running around talking like that a bunch after the screening and there were some funny lines reiterated on the episode. So everytime Batman talked, I laughed my ass off and “Which way to the bathroom?” kept playing in my head… thanks CJ. hahhaha.

Also, I think was waaaay too excited for the movie, because I didn’t think it was as awesome as it was going to be. I also think I was wicked tired, which didn’t help. Compared to Iron Man, I was far less excited about the movie while actually watching it.

However, thinking about the movie, it is probably the best comic movie I have ever seen. Previously, this was Unbreakable. I think the thing that sets these movies apart from normal movies, is that the story was amazing. Most comic movies, I feel, are more based on writing styles that are typical of comics that people think of when they think of crappy comics. You know the drill, good guy fights bad guy, there is some sort of hook, the good guy has choices to make, etc etc. It is the classic HEROES JOURNEY that is omni-present in literature – just diffent players and some spandex. However, “graphic novels” are a different breed. While the correction is almost cliche now among comic snobs “no no, not a comic – a graphic novel”, the difference is astounding. Now, take a graphic novel (vs. a comic) and adapt it to film. Enter “Dark Knight”.

The Dark Knight is truely a great movie. RIP Heath Ledger.

]]> http://blainegarrett.com/2008/07/31/i-finally-saw-the-dark-knight/feed/ 0 My Favorite Documentaries off the Top of my Head http://blainegarrett.com/2008/05/21/my-favorite-documentaries-off-the-top-of-my-head/ http://blainegarrett.com/2008/05/21/my-favorite-documentaries-off-the-top-of-my-head/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 19:04:06 +0000 blainegarrett http://blainegarrett.com/blog/2008/05/21/my-favorite-documentaries-off-the-top-of-my-head/  My Favorite Documentaries off the Top of my Head for my own personal record keeping sake.

In no particular order:

An American Movie
Crumb
King of Kong:A Fist Full of Quarters
Touch the Sound
Rivers and Tides
How to Draw a Bunny
Wisconsin Death Trip

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I was listening to Podcaust, Sarah’s friend Rob’s Podcast about dork shit. I love it. Anyway, the last episode, they mentioned whysoserious.com and the viral marketing for the new Batman movie. I have heard Heath Ledger is to play The Joker. The pictures on the site and some from google images make me really excited to see this movie.

I really liked the Batman Begins movie, and I think this is going to be rad. In other news I am excited for the Wolverine movie!!

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