By Nick Baily
First there was Victor’s post on top Geek Anthems, which was echoed soon after in a way too suspicious post on CNN’s website. So it’s my turn to chime in. And then there were three.
But this is not a tale of two blog posts, Victor already covered that. The best laid plans of mice and men don’t always work out, sometimes…
By Nick Baily
[NOTE: I DIDN'T WRITE THIS AND TAKE NO CREDIT, BUT GOT AN OK TO RE-POST CUZ IT'S GENIUS, DETAILS BELOW]
CAT POWER NOW JUST MAKIN’ SHIT UP (LIVE SHOW REVIEW)
Chan Marshall, she of the irrepressable and inimitable Cat Power, appeared onstage draped in black, because she refused to let the lighting guy shine a spotlight on her. Upon picking up her…
Matt Ellsworth and I met while making Second Skin, a documentary I directed on virtual worlds. He’s one of the boys from Indiana who loves to game. Our conversations over the years have led to a few things, one of them was finding a common love for Johnnie Walker Black Label, and the second was a penchant for postulating about…
The geek have officially inherited the Earth, as was prophesied in Psalms 37:7 (more or less) so many bearded men ago. It’s a fairly recent thing, having happened somewhere between Google’s ascent to ubiquity, the second installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the eyebrow-raising popularity of Weird Al’s White & Nerdy. And since history is told by the…
How much does James Cameron ride George Lucas’ dick? Only enough to base an entire movie, Avatar, on the final battle sequence from the last good film in the Star Wars franchise, Return of the Jedi. Each film has its ragtag band of native creatures, each film pits basic bush weaponry against mechanized slaughter machines, each film has exploding trees.…
Come with me, friends, to another time. Let’s say 1998ish. Ross and Rachel rule the airwaves, ER is hailed as the Best Drama Evar. As the sun sets on Seinfeld, critics mourn its passing, proclaiming that we’re not likely to see a show of its brilliance ever again.
I watched an episode of Seinfeld yesterday. It’s still funny, despite the canned…
I sincerely hope I made every attempt to be fair and honest and if I left off a film you love, please know that it was not with malice and there are only ten spots. I even split them into two genres because taking any of these off the list kind of made my heart hurt. Also, feel free to…