Archive for March, 2006
In my previous post I claimed I’m not a criminal. That’s not entirely true, according to Officer R.D. Helms (any relation to Jesse?) of the Charlotte P.D. According to him, “on or about Saturday, the 11 of March, 2006 at 12:00AM in Mecklenburg you did unlawfully and willfully operate a motor vehicle on […]
I’m packing up and moving to New York this weekend, so over the next week or so I’ll be posting some quick thoughts on North Carolina (where I was born, and where I’ve spent most of my life).
Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead was a Pulp Fiction-era crime yarn (released in 1995) starring […]
At long last, the not-at-all-anticipated part three of my Kongparison, wherein I jot down notes from watching each of the three Kongs (here are parts one and two).
King Kong (2005), dir. Peter Jackson:
Kongtech divides up nicely: stop-motion for the 30s, guy in an ape suit for the 70s, CGI for the 2000s. What’s it […]
Last night after watching the Academy Awards I told a friend that I explicitly did not want to take the time or effort to explain why Crash understands race-relations in America at a pre-Rodney King level, or why Paul Haggis is more of a hack than Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. But then the […]
Several weeks ago I wrote, “it’s not worth either of our time for me to try to elucidate the reasons” why Crash is a bad film. But five minutes ago it won Best Picture, which may make it an issue worth delving into. Of course I’m also on record as saying that Paul […]
Alternate verses from The Strokes’ “Ize of the World”
0 Comments Published by Ryan March 4th, 2006 in Music.I came up with these in a flurry while listening to The Strokes’ “Ize of the World,” a song off their newest album, First Impressions of Earth. It’s a sort-of clever play on words on the “eyes of the world,” obviously. I didn’t need to say that. Anyway, the choruses are comprised […]
