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Archives for: July 2010

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

Honestly, I probably wouldn't have seen any of the "Girl.." movies if it weren't for the fact that my sister read them and wanted to see the movies. She saw the first without me but wanted to go see the second, so I gave it a shot. After all, it was av… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/29/10| 03:07:22 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, 2009| 3 comments »


Robin Hood (2010)

When I first read (or listened) to the tales of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, I felt excited about something I read for the first time in a long time. Maybe the timing was right - it wasn't long after a trip to the British Isles and I was enjoying a lot of… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/28/10| 05:51:24 pm| [no category assigned], movies, 2010| Leave a comment »


I'm Alive so Here's Some Comic-Con Videos

Comic-Con was incredible. The opening night of Smodcastle was a roaring success. I think I might finally be caught up on sleep. I have a ton of pictures and video from Comic Con. So far I've uploaded two. Here's Danny Elfman from his Q&A: [yo… more »
posted by brendoman | 07/27/10| 08:49:26 am| Movies, Tunes, I'm a Big Geek, Comics, Kevin Smith, Video of the Day| Leave a comment »


Black Dynamite (2009)

Thanks to a few movie-loving pals, I was exposed to a few scenes of Black Dynamite. From what I saw, I knew this was a movie I needed to see with my husband. Thanks to the wonders of Roku, I had him watching it soon and he laughed heartily. I have… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/26/10| 03:10:07 pm| movies, netflix/tivo, 2009| Leave a comment »


Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele

So I just found out this exists, from Neil Gaiman's blog, of all places (apparently they are engaged to be married). I briefly considered getting it, waffled, and decided to save my money until I saw that she's charging 84 cents to download the entire… more »
posted by Kyle | 07/23/10| 12:09:54 pm| Music| Leave a comment »


Beauty and the Beast (1946)

The summer of Roku strikes again with La Belle et la Bete, from director Jean Cocteau. You know the story of Beauty and the Beast, but it has a completely different feel in this live-action black and white French film. Here, Belle is played by Josette… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/23/10| 12:07:04 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


The Lady Eve (1941)

I'm not usually a huge fan of Barbara Stanwyck's, but this movie kept coming up in lists of classics, so I decided to ignore her as best as I could while still following the plot. Okay, maybe I just watched the movie anyway. It's a romantic comedy that… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/22/10| 12:09:17 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


I Am Love (2010)

Tilda Swinton is one of those odd birds whose appearance isn't exactly chameleon-like, but her acting is. In I Am Love, she plays a Russian woman who lives in Italy and (according to reviews) pronounces her Italian with a Russian accent. Her character,… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/21/10| 01:20:40 pm| movies, 2010| Leave a comment »


Winter's Bone (2010)

As Winter's Bone begins, we see Ree Dolly waking her brother and sister up, making them breakfast. At first one might wonder if she's a very young single mom, but soon it's revealed that she cares for her catatonic mother as well. The four live in a ri… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/20/10| 05:32:35 pm| movies, 2010| Leave a comment »


Laura (1944)

Ryan resurrected talk about how many of IMDb's top 250 each of us has seen, which made me feel competitive, so I instantly got onto the Roku and searched for movies on the list that I still haven't seen. Laura was one of them. It stars Dana Andrews as… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/19/10| 02:29:45 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Antifogmatic (Deluxe) by Punch Brothers more »
posted by Kyle | 07/19/10| 09:14:08 am| Music| Leave a comment »


The Baby & The Satellite by Micah P. Hinson more »
posted by Kyle | 07/19/10| 09:13:23 am| Music| Leave a comment »


Date Night (2010)

Date Night is one of the worst movies I've seen in a few years. Don't see it. Any funny jokes appear in the trailers. The rest of the movie seems like something written by a woman in her 50s intended for a movie starring Diane Keaton and Steve Martin.… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/14/10| 05:31:22 pm| movies, 2010| 2 comments »


Serpico (1973)

I like my Roku because Ric actually gets excited about watching movies. Most of the time he's off playing Guild Wars with his buddies while I watch my own TV or movies. But the Roku has really gotten into movies lately (oddly enough, he has a thing doc… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/14/10| 05:22:44 pm| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Seven Horses Seen, but not heard

Daniel has never been much of a music fan. From the time he could talk, he would respond to Erika’s and my singing with, “No, no no.” When he got older and more articulate he elaborated with “I don’t like your song.” This went for children’s music we… more »
posted by Kyle | 07/14/10| 09:44:49 am| Home and personal, Music| 2 comments »


Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Ryan chose Ruggles of Red Gap as his pick for movie night a month ago. As the story unfolded, I realized I had seen a very loose adaptation of this story several times when I was a kid. It was called Fancy Pants, starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball. Th… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/12/10| 05:39:00 pm| movies, with the agadonis| 6 comments »


Saturday Comic-Con Schedule

Basically I am posting my picks from each day's schedule for my personal reference. You can view the whole schedule here. 11:45-1:15 Warner Bros.: Green Lantern, Sucker Punch, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows— Warner Bros. showcases three e… more »
posted by brendoman | 07/11/10| 03:01:25 pm| Movies, TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek, Comics| 1 comment »


Hello there

[youtube]19XVV1LQG9U[/youtube] I think this is the best-kept secret at Omaha's Henry-Doorly Zoo. The Garden of Senses is tucked toward the back of the zoo and doesn't get many visitors, but the last two times we've gone, Daniel has gotten a big kick… more »
posted by Kyle | 07/11/10| 11:18:09 am| Home and personal| Leave a comment »


Kick-Ass (2010)

I didn't know anything about this movie and the trailers didn't really give me a glimpse of what to expect, but I kept hearing positive things about it, so I reserved a couple of bucks for it and saw it at the cheap theater. If you are as unfamiliar as… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/09/10| 01:38:11 pm| [no category assigned], movies, 2010| Leave a comment »


Friday Comic-Con Schedule!

The awesome continues! The Comic-Con site has a new feature where you can make your own customized schedule and import it into calendar of your choice and share it with others. It's pretty sweet! Anyways, here's the good stuff for me: 10:15-11:15… more »
posted by brendoman | 07/09/10| 11:41:55 am| Movies, TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek, Comics| 2 comments »


Micmacs (2010)

I can't resist a movie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Most of you know his work because of Amelie (and if you kept track, he actually directed the Alien Resurrection movie, but let's just forget about that), but I knew him first for Delicatessen, and I think hi… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/08/10| 10:30:50 am| movies, 2010| Leave a comment »


Thursday Comic Con Schedule is Live!

It begins! The schedule for Thursday is up and here are my highlights:     10:30-11:30 Danny Elfman— From Pee-Wee's Big Adventure to Alice in Wonderland, composer Danny Elfman discusses his 25-year collaboration with director Tim Burton. Thei… more »
posted by brendoman | 07/08/10| 09:38:51 am| Movies, TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek, Comics| Leave a comment »


No Twilight At Comic-Con, So What Will This Year's Scapegoat Be?

Summit Entertainment announced their panels for Comic-Con and Twilight wasn't on the list. As I've said before, I don't believe Twilight ruined Comic-Con and this year will show that Hall H will be just as crowded. I just don't get the uproar and I gue… more »
posted by brendoman | 07/08/10| 08:56:25 am| Movies, I'm a Big Geek, Comics| Leave a comment »


Carlos the Dwarf In Action

[youtube]kUhEukxEY68[/youtube] A group of my friends and I have been playing quite a bit of D&D lately. So much so that Phil got me my own set of dice and a dice bag for my birthday. We're having a blast and our party, dubbed the Super Adventure… more »
posted by brendoman | 07/07/10| 01:02:51 pm| I'm a Big Geek| Leave a comment »


You Let Life Get In The Way

Hello? Is this thing still on? My bad, guys. Life has been hectic with the whole car thing (I did get new wheels, more on that later) and now I'm having some major difficulties trying to get out of my lease after the whole stolen car thing went down.… more »
posted by brendoman | 07/07/10| 12:51:45 pm| Thoughts and Ideas| Leave a comment »


Declare Independence

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posted by Kyle | 07/04/10| 06:14:24 pm| Music| Leave a comment »


Autumn Sonata (1978)

Autumn Sonata is another Ingmar Bergman movie. I just looked him up and realized how many times he was married. He and Liz Taylor should have hooked up. What brought that on? I just wanted to see if he was ever married to Liv Ullman since she starred… more »
posted by Jeri | 07/02/10| 11:08:53 am| movies, netflix/tivo| Leave a comment »


Acropolis Now

Like I mentioned last week, I loved the recording of INXS's Kick that Beck did with his indie rock friends. It was a little bit surprising when announced because the first three Record Club installments were classic albums very much in an independent ro… more »
posted by Kyle | 07/01/10| 01:32:17 pm| Music, Comics| Leave a comment »