Anne Boleyn and Ugly Betty share the same taste in necklaces.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
How is this a secret?
The multi-talented Jason Schwartzman released this record "Nighttiming" under the name Coconut Records last Spring I believe. I just heard about it two weeks ago. It's amazing! Fans of Phantom Planet and Rooney will certainly enjoy.
The Best In A Long Time
I've enjoyed Juno twice so far and the soundtrack multiple times. See it now!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Best Issue of Bust Ever!
I gasped when I saw this. I was so excited. And then a week later it came. In my mailbox was the new Oct/Nov issue of Bust featuring a cover interview with Miranda July! Ever since I discovered Bust about a year ago (late on the bandwagon) it's been blowing every other woman's magazine out of the water. And now this. Holy crap! And then it got better, I started reading the interview and heard about Learning to Love You More, which I had somehow missed even though the project had been going on for years! (Goodness I feel out of the loop it started in 2002) Loved her movie, loving her short story collection, so I had to preorder the new Learning to Love You More book. (It was supposed to come out last week but I don't think it's out yet) Anyone know more about this project than I do?All I know is Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher started the project where they volunteered tasks for others to accept and complete and all the responses are posted on the website. It's such a great idea, I cannot tell if the tasks are still active or if they have stopped creating new ones. Definitely would like to give one a try. What a great idea!
Ali's Free Paintings
Several months back I heard about Ali Spagnola's free paintings project. She wants you to have her art and she wants you to have it for free. I really admire what she is doing and was overjoyed when I got an email awhile back saying she had done a painting for me (right), of my favorite animal, the tapir! You can track the paintings she is doing via her blog. Good luck Ali!
Hotel Chevalier
Being a HUGE Wes Anderson fan I scanned ITunes all morning in hopes of finding the free download for Hotel Chevalier. Finally I found it via a link posted on an imdb message board. Check it out!
Royal Tenebaums is my favorite film and my favorite of Wes's films, then Rushmore and then the Life Aquatic. This short has added to my high hopes for the Darjeeling Limited. It looks like it's going to be great possibly greater than the Life Aquatic?
I was somewhat startled (in a good way) to see an ipod in the short. Wes's films have always had the feeling of being set in a different era. It was rather exciting seeing the short being set in what was obviously this time period.
So excited!
Royal Tenebaums is my favorite film and my favorite of Wes's films, then Rushmore and then the Life Aquatic. This short has added to my high hopes for the Darjeeling Limited. It looks like it's going to be great possibly greater than the Life Aquatic?
I was somewhat startled (in a good way) to see an ipod in the short. Wes's films have always had the feeling of being set in a different era. It was rather exciting seeing the short being set in what was obviously this time period.
So excited!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Adrian Tomine interview in the new Giant Robot magazine
I've always been curious about Giant Robot magazine. Just picked this up today. If any of you are fans of him like I am you are going to love this. It's a six page interview!
Friday, September 07, 2007
It's been awhile
I have posted here or on the Ink Engine blog for some time now. I think it was a mix of laziness/feeling I didn't have anything to say/ and being busy reading other blogs! But now I have a list of things I'd like to post about!
Just started reading Atonement by Ian McEwan and Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton (very close to each other on the Borders shelf!)
My friend lists Atonement as one of her favorite books so I had always wanted to read it. Then I watched some behind the scenes features on the movie version that's due to come out soon and knew now was my chance to read it. Books are always better before you see the movie versions. It's somehow become a personal goal to try and read books before seeing the movie version. I can say that that was not the case with the first few Harry Potter movies/books.
Pretty Little Mistakes is called a "Do-Over Novel" much like the children's Choose Your Own Adventure books. It's rather fun! It starts the day you graduate from high school and your first choice is to go to college or travel. It boasts 150 endings.
Some good movies to check out, described in two words or less:
Year of the Dog (Comedy/Drama)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Heartbreaking)
Cashback (Time stops)
Mirrormask (Sci-Fi/Artsy)
Little Manhattan (Adorable)
Just started reading Atonement by Ian McEwan and Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton (very close to each other on the Borders shelf!)
My friend lists Atonement as one of her favorite books so I had always wanted to read it. Then I watched some behind the scenes features on the movie version that's due to come out soon and knew now was my chance to read it. Books are always better before you see the movie versions. It's somehow become a personal goal to try and read books before seeing the movie version. I can say that that was not the case with the first few Harry Potter movies/books.
Pretty Little Mistakes is called a "Do-Over Novel" much like the children's Choose Your Own Adventure books. It's rather fun! It starts the day you graduate from high school and your first choice is to go to college or travel. It boasts 150 endings.
Some good movies to check out, described in two words or less:
Year of the Dog (Comedy/Drama)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Heartbreaking)
Cashback (Time stops)
Mirrormask (Sci-Fi/Artsy)
Little Manhattan (Adorable)
Booking Through Thursday
Came across this cute blog called Booking Through Thursday. Every Thursday a new question about books or reading is posted and the reader's post their responses. Very fun.
This Thursday's question: Are you a Goldilocks kind of reader?
Do you need the light just right, the background noise just so loud but not too loud, the chair just right, the distractions at a minimum?
Or can you open a book at any time and dip right in, whether it’s for twenty seconds, while waiting for the kettle to boil, or indefinitely, like while waiting interminably at the hospital–as long as the book is open in front of your nose, you’re happy to read?
My answer: I would say I am a Goldilocks kind of reader. I've realized I try not to be but always end up paying attention to the distractions around me while reading the same page over and over again because I'm unable to pay attention long enough to read more than a sentence at a time.
I also don't like to read for under say 5 minutes. I prefer to read for periods of time closer to 15-30 minutes at a time.
Slightly off subject, once I start a novel (this doesn't count for short stories) I like to finish it in under a few weeks or continuously read it until I'm done. If i put down a book and pick it back up months later I start from the beginning not from where I left off. I also find with most books when I have about 150-100 pages left I'm ready to be done and just read and read and read until I am. I'm not so sure if it's about wanting to know how to book ends or feeling that I'm ready to move on to the next book, I guess it depends on the book.
This Thursday's question: Are you a Goldilocks kind of reader?
Do you need the light just right, the background noise just so loud but not too loud, the chair just right, the distractions at a minimum?
Or can you open a book at any time and dip right in, whether it’s for twenty seconds, while waiting for the kettle to boil, or indefinitely, like while waiting interminably at the hospital–as long as the book is open in front of your nose, you’re happy to read?
My answer: I would say I am a Goldilocks kind of reader. I've realized I try not to be but always end up paying attention to the distractions around me while reading the same page over and over again because I'm unable to pay attention long enough to read more than a sentence at a time.
I also don't like to read for under say 5 minutes. I prefer to read for periods of time closer to 15-30 minutes at a time.
Slightly off subject, once I start a novel (this doesn't count for short stories) I like to finish it in under a few weeks or continuously read it until I'm done. If i put down a book and pick it back up months later I start from the beginning not from where I left off. I also find with most books when I have about 150-100 pages left I'm ready to be done and just read and read and read until I am. I'm not so sure if it's about wanting to know how to book ends or feeling that I'm ready to move on to the next book, I guess it depends on the book.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Gifted: A Review
I recently got the chance to participate in Librarything.com's Early Reviewer's program and was selected to read and review Gifted by Nikita Lalwani. I'd suggest if you aren't doing so already, the join librarything and join their Early Reviewer's program. It's great fun. This book is scheduled for release September 11th.
The story of young Rumi Vasi, math genius, and her family explores many themes including adolescence, the nature of genius, and an Indian family living in England. At a young age it is discovered the Rumi is gifted in mathematics and her father takes it upon himself to nurture those skills and help her get into Oxford at the age of 15.
Immediately the book “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri and the movie, “Bend it Like Beckham” written and directed by Gurinder Chadha came to mind, both sharing some storylines of Indian family’s displaced. While these two stories memorized me, “Gifted” did not.
I tried desperately to connect to Rumi, succeeding only a few times. I felt bad for her mother, and did not like her father. The parents both seemed confused in their parenting abilities and I wished for them to have more compassion and realize that things were not as they seemed with Rumi.
Three parts of the story were specifically enjoyable for me, Rumi interacting with her little brother Nibu, Rumi’s two trips to India, and Rumi living away from home while attending Oxford. Maybe I enjoyed these small sections because I was in someway able to relate to them, unlike other parts of the story.
I connected to the idea of the story but not the execution. I am sure some people will enjoy this book, it just wasn’t for me and that happens.
1 and 1/2 stars of 5
Manuscript from LibraryThing Early Reviewers
The story of young Rumi Vasi, math genius, and her family explores many themes including adolescence, the nature of genius, and an Indian family living in England. At a young age it is discovered the Rumi is gifted in mathematics and her father takes it upon himself to nurture those skills and help her get into Oxford at the age of 15.
Immediately the book “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri and the movie, “Bend it Like Beckham” written and directed by Gurinder Chadha came to mind, both sharing some storylines of Indian family’s displaced. While these two stories memorized me, “Gifted” did not.
I tried desperately to connect to Rumi, succeeding only a few times. I felt bad for her mother, and did not like her father. The parents both seemed confused in their parenting abilities and I wished for them to have more compassion and realize that things were not as they seemed with Rumi.
Three parts of the story were specifically enjoyable for me, Rumi interacting with her little brother Nibu, Rumi’s two trips to India, and Rumi living away from home while attending Oxford. Maybe I enjoyed these small sections because I was in someway able to relate to them, unlike other parts of the story.
I connected to the idea of the story but not the execution. I am sure some people will enjoy this book, it just wasn’t for me and that happens.
1 and 1/2 stars of 5
Manuscript from LibraryThing Early Reviewers
Monday, August 06, 2007
Recently In Movies
Netflix has greatly decreased my need to see movies in the theatre but somehow this past week I went and saw two movies.
When to Hairspray expecting to somewhat enjoy it and man was it fantastic. The whole time I just kept thinking about how much better it was than Dreamgirls. Sometimes musicals get on my nerves but this one was a grand slam. I've also been enjoying the director, Adam Shankman as a guest judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" recently. Fun stuff.
Also went to the Bourne Ultimatum, which I also enjoyed more than I thought i would. It was non-stop action except for a few scenes involving peole sitting at desks and/or computer. I really liked the casting of the two assasins, they weren't boring and I actually was hoping they wouldn't die, but they were not allowed to kill Bourne in the process. I won't spoil too much for you so I'll stop there.
When to Hairspray expecting to somewhat enjoy it and man was it fantastic. The whole time I just kept thinking about how much better it was than Dreamgirls. Sometimes musicals get on my nerves but this one was a grand slam. I've also been enjoying the director, Adam Shankman as a guest judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" recently. Fun stuff.
Also went to the Bourne Ultimatum, which I also enjoyed more than I thought i would. It was non-stop action except for a few scenes involving peole sitting at desks and/or computer. I really liked the casting of the two assasins, they weren't boring and I actually was hoping they wouldn't die, but they were not allowed to kill Bourne in the process. I won't spoil too much for you so I'll stop there.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
New In Trailers
I'm a big fan of trailers so I thought I'd do some of the work for you and let you know what I've discovered recently.
The Darjeeling Limited -Wes Anderson. That's all I need to say.
August Rush- Some of my favorite actors in a heartbreakingly beautiful fairytale
The Ten- 10 vignettes of the 10 commandments, hilarious, especially the listing of the cast.
Lions for Lambs-very relevant, reminds me of the storytelling interweaving of Babel.
Rocket Science- looks promising!
The Darjeeling Limited -Wes Anderson. That's all I need to say.
August Rush- Some of my favorite actors in a heartbreakingly beautiful fairytale
The Ten- 10 vignettes of the 10 commandments, hilarious, especially the listing of the cast.
Lions for Lambs-very relevant, reminds me of the storytelling interweaving of Babel.
Rocket Science- looks promising!
Oh lord
Poor Jason Behr first an alien and now a "skinwalker" why can't the poor dude ever play a human!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
If you didn't know already...
I'm also posting over on the Ink Engine Blog. Ink Engine is a zine some friends and I created and are pretty excited about. So if you get bored over here go check it out!
Couldn't be more excited!
This weekends Entertainment Weekly's cover story is all about Harry Potter the book series! Two weeks ago the cover story was about the Order of the Phoenix movie no mention of the book. Now I see why... they were saving it all for this sweet issue. Cannot wait! Sure to be helpful in mourning the end of the series and remembering it in the years to come! Pick up your copy Harry fans! Mine should be coming in the mail tomorrow!
UPDATE: got my issue and it was fantastic! pretty good overview of all the books, a yearbook, history of harry potter in popular culture and many other things!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Currently Enjoying
The Movie The Host
The Little Miss Sunshine Soundtrack
The Plain Janes Graphic Novel
August/September Issue of Bust Magazine
What are you enjoying? I really would love to hear!!!!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
I went, I recorded, I read, I knew!
Like a lot of you I went out last friday night and got my copy of the final installment of Harry Potter. Read two chapters before I passed out and proceeded to finished at 9:30 pm on Sunday. Great great stuff. That's all I'll say no spoilers here. Anyways, I captured some footage during the countdown to the book release. Thought it might be a fun thing to do. Enjoy!
"Snape" passing out the final Harry Potter book
Countdown to the final Harry Potter book Midnight release
"Snape" passing out the final Harry Potter book
Countdown to the final Harry Potter book Midnight release
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Animals. The Zine
After selling our zine this weekend at the Zine Fest I've tried to stay inspired and create something. Apparently it's worked. In the past two days I put together this little cutie. I'm hoping to go print some out soon!
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