Posted by admin on August 20th, 2007 in Internet, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture
About 3 years ago, one of my friends eagerly showed me a few sketches he found on Channel 101, a large gathering of poor quality webisodes pretending to be “television shows” made by wannabe filmmakers whose dreams consist of having their own show on Adult Swim or being invited to act or write for “Saturday Night Live.” My friend, who probably has the same dreams as the wannabe filmmakers, found the content on this site so hilarious, he was falling out of his seat while he was showing me the sketches. He particularly loved one show, called “The ‘Bu,” made by three guys who refer to themselves as The Lonely Island, and I was forced to watch a handful of this particular “show.”
Posted by admin on August 20th, 2007 in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture
If you’re like me, you have trouble compromising a vision of a character or universe you really like. For me, this includes Batman. No, I’m not some nerd who has stacks of comic books stashed in a closet. In fact, I don’t own any comic books. However, I somehow have an immense knowledge of Batman. When Christopher Nolan was tagged as the guy who would revive the Batman franchise (he’s also currently working on the sequel, The Dark Knight), you probably had no idea who he was. I did, and I was disappointed from that day forward. Sure, I had a gleaming shimmer of hope that the guy who made the snore-a-thons Memento and Insomnia might pull something out of nowhere and do it right, but the truth is he didn’t. Whether you agree with me or not isn’t the point, the point is that Batman has an image and essence that has not yet been captured on screen, and when we all talk about how “good” Batman Begins is, we’re only trying to find reasons not to be frustrated about how much they got it wrong.
