January 2011
Adult Development class today: hundreds of people, organized by their age http://flic.kr/p/9ezTT4
Audioboo: Matt reviews “THE RITE” (it’s not great) http://boo.fm/b266290
We’ll be reviewing ENTER THE VOID on tonight’s /Filmcast. It blew me away, right from the start http://bit.ly/e92Ujl
Photo: Linda http://bit.ly/gbUJLF
RT @allisonkilkenny: Soo..wait. Basically, the plot of Crank is it’s like Speed if the bus was a dude.
Totally blown away by the “Black Swan” SFX demo reel: http://bit.ly/i4KM9b This thing is cut so beautifully, *I* felt triumphant at the end!
Quasi-related note, by the way: Who would have thought that @firstshowing was such a kick-ass photographer? Evidence: http://bit.ly/fHjylz
Just submitted my first project to Kickstarter. Fun times! They need to approve it before I can publish details: http://kck.st/hZLSrH
Day 747: Snow on my parents porch piles to unprecedented levels (object on right = a covered BBQ grill) http://flic.kr/p/9dx9jz
RT @DAVID_A_SLADE: First day on Breaking Bad production in New Mexico. The light here is beautiful.
Day 746: There’s a good way to handle someone sabotaging your marriage, and there’s a bad way. This is a good one: http://bit.ly/hb3ary
RT @JoshuaGreen: Hard to see what more Obama could possibly do to win over GOP, except maybe flash a birth certificate #sotu
Biggest surprises: Renner (The Town), Bardem (Biutiful), Winter’s Bone, and DRAGON!!! http://bit.ly/hN5EdB Celebrate! http://bit.ly/eIdTLG
Touchdown in Boston. Here’s a photo from the plane. I think those are the Rocky Mountains(?) http://flic.kr/p/9cWHhX
And by the way: biggest incongruity between tag line and product it’s used to sell. Ever. http://flic.kr/p/9cM8JK
RT @slashfilm: Kevin Smith Buys His Own Film At Sundance Auction, Swears Off Distributors, and Announces… http://goo.gl/fb/JQElm
RT @pajiba: Fat kid flick “Terri” was occasionally funny, effectively uncomfortable, unnecessarily cruel, and unbearably unpleasant to …
Here is a photo I took of @kateyrich today using my Nikon d80 with 50mm f/1.8 lens http://flic.kr/p/9crKb3
I look freakish in this photo of me and @jenyamato, but at least she is lovely :) http://flic.kr/p/9cj4EA
What to expect from me while I'm at Sundance
If you’re a film journalist/director/part of a film crew/random person who I know/random person who i don’t know, here’s what you can expect will happen to you if I’m around over the next five days:
- I may ask to take a photo of you using a DSLR camera. Don’t worry, it’s for a project.
- I may ask to record a video with you in which we discuss a movie...
A great voicemail, responding to the fact that...
“What can I say about our next two presenters? The first is an actor, producer,...”
– Ricky Gervais at the 2011 Golden Globes, setting the stage for Tom Hanks and Tim Allen
And here we go again…. http://yfrog.com/h0zniwj (via @pbouchardon7)
Does aggregation have a role in the future of blogging? Me & @devincf discuss http://boo.fm/b252154 Background: http://bit.ly/fN2RFY
Here is a slideshow of photos from my bowling trip today: http://bit.ly/e4zajt Created using my Nikon d80 and Apple’s Aperture 3.
Why you shouldn’t use the Bible when arguing about Homosexuality: http://bit.ly/gkVojv
“Are you afraid? Are you fearful today?
You know, I’m not. We’ve had hundreds...”
– Representative Gabrielle Giffords, March 25, 2010 (via)
RT @TeresaKopec: Half of Twitter convinced shooter is a Tea Party nut, half that he is Mexican drug runner. America 2011.
It now costs only $14 to own TimeCop AND Bloodsport on Blu-ray - http://amzn.to/gnllt9
Krista http://flic.kr/p/98rwRA
Re-tweeting from this morning: Advice for People Trying to Get Into Online Movie Writing: http://bit.ly/eBpP5L
Day 727: http://bit.ly/fGEKO9
After some investigation, it appears Apple really is selling Aperture 3 for $80. And yes, this deal is, in fact, completely insane.
Linda http://flic.kr/p/97RsDy
A couple more photos from tonight: http://bit.ly/f8MUnt http://bit.ly/fbGxmh
Day 724: http://bit.ly/gNarg6
Here’s a poorly shot video of my opening my “Bag of Crap” from woot.com today: http://bit.ly/hqczk8
Very interesting to see both “Flipped” and “MacGruber” make different critics’ Top 10 or WORST 10 of 2010: http://bit.ly/frgv4k
A Facebook msg from an old college friend (featuring @pajiba love!). Even back then I was a whippersnapper… http://twitpic.com/3mk8j4
Here are my top 10 films of 2010: http://bit.ly/i7YKSw I specifically tried to pick a few films that you might not have seen.
Peep Show (Season 7): AKA, the season for me when these characters finally lapsed into complete unforgivability and unlikability
RT @filmjunk: Fun fact: the term “geek” comes from an old army acronym for General Electrical Engineering Knowledge. No relation to circ …
Dreams
Things I want to do before I die (that don’t involve risking my life, physically):
- Publish a non-fiction feature in a reputable magazine
- Host a (daily?) interview show on public radio
- Learn how to play piano to a point where I am satisfied with my own skill
- Become a professional photographer (weddings and/or informal portraits)
- Get accepted into a nationally recognized film...
A nice home-cooked meal: baked ziti and salad http://flic.kr/p/96y81n
RT @mattsinger: Happy New Year, film fans. May the next year contain the best movies you’ll ever see in your entire life.
“Day Three Hundred and Sixty Five” - http://bit.ly/ez0koa