Aug 27, 2008
I want this
Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.
If you aren't familiar with Quicksilver (and you're on a Mac), you should get to know it. I don't keep a ton of apps lying around these days, but they've never been easier to open.
Aug 14, 2008
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.
Ah, Orwell. Cantankerous, but usually right. Thoughtful essay on the downfall of modern English in political writing found by way of 43folders.com. Many a salient point here for anyone who writes regularly, or worse, for a living.
Aug 7, 2008
Aug 5, 2008
Twilight
OK, OK, no one is surprised that I devoured this book in a day. I like vampire stories. I can admit that. I'm starting in on the second book in the series tonight. (Unless I can hold off until tomorrow. I've got In Bruges at home, and I really want to watch it...)
Anyway, I decided to start look at some of the promotional materials for the movie since it's coming out in a few months and this book probably wouldn't have crossed my radar otherwise. I'm a little apprehensive. The book is really engaging, but I'm not sure the movie is going to be at all how I imagined the story.
The main issue is this: the movie looks like Buffy. The way it's shot, the costumes...even the titling is reminiscent. Don't get me wrong. I love Buffy, but it's not all how I imagined the world of Twilight. Buffy, for all that it was, was low-budget. (I mean, it was big budget for television, but I think you catch my drift.) You can see that in the fight choreography, the lighting, even the quality of the film. So the fact that the two resemble each other is bothersome to me. The book has sold remarkably well so there's not way that they had trouble getting enough funding for it to be polished. Beyond that, Twilight isn't at all about kicking ass and taking names. It's about how awkward it is to be a teenager and the sheer electricity of falling in love for the first time. There are times that Buffy touches on those topics, but they're meant to be rare moments. Awkward teenage love does not lasting television make. (I mean, My So-Called Life got canned after one season.)
Also, some of the casting, actually, most of the casting isn't to my liking. I mean, I love Peter Facinelli, but I would never have made him Carlisle, and I feel that way about most of the siblings in the Cullen family, as well. Robert Pattinson is great, particularly since he reminds me of Robert Sean Leonard, and the girl playing Bella is growing on me.
We'll see...Alright, I'm going to return to being 25 years old now and not 15.
Anyway, I decided to start look at some of the promotional materials for the movie since it's coming out in a few months and this book probably wouldn't have crossed my radar otherwise. I'm a little apprehensive. The book is really engaging, but I'm not sure the movie is going to be at all how I imagined the story.
The main issue is this: the movie looks like Buffy. The way it's shot, the costumes...even the titling is reminiscent. Don't get me wrong. I love Buffy, but it's not all how I imagined the world of Twilight. Buffy, for all that it was, was low-budget. (I mean, it was big budget for television, but I think you catch my drift.) You can see that in the fight choreography, the lighting, even the quality of the film. So the fact that the two resemble each other is bothersome to me. The book has sold remarkably well so there's not way that they had trouble getting enough funding for it to be polished. Beyond that, Twilight isn't at all about kicking ass and taking names. It's about how awkward it is to be a teenager and the sheer electricity of falling in love for the first time. There are times that Buffy touches on those topics, but they're meant to be rare moments. Awkward teenage love does not lasting television make. (I mean, My So-Called Life got canned after one season.)
Also, some of the casting, actually, most of the casting isn't to my liking. I mean, I love Peter Facinelli, but I would never have made him Carlisle, and I feel that way about most of the siblings in the Cullen family, as well. Robert Pattinson is great, particularly since he reminds me of Robert Sean Leonard, and the girl playing Bella is growing on me.
We'll see...Alright, I'm going to return to being 25 years old now and not 15.
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