Another movie to discuss, this one comes out in June, The Incredible Hulk. This (new(er)) version of the Marvel character is played by Edward Norton. I guess they decided to pretend that the last movie was never made. Also, Liv Tyler is in it. So there are celebs, but are the special effects going to be “balls to the walls?”, you ask - Take a look at this screenshot for yourself.
Posted By: Kevin January 30th, 2008
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I’ll make this fast. Carrie and I crammed ourselves into a packed theater to see Cloverfield. When it was over, many people in the audience were yelling or saying they wanted their money back and the film was bad. They are wrong. The movie was brilliant. Seriously. People didn’t like Arrested Development when it was on TV because it was too smart for them. Dummies just want to sit back and have predictable crap fed to them, so few production agencies have the balls to defy convention. This movie was brilliant for so many reasons. I do have one suggestion though. Go see it in theaters, because seeing this thing on DVD is just not going to be good. ‘Nuf said. Oh one more thing. SPOILER ALERT: This is what the monster looks like…
Posted By: Kevin January 20th, 2008
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Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio representative in the House, is running for President. “As a 3rd party candidate?” -My dear friends, no. He is a democrat that will never make it near Super Tuesday. In April Kucinich introduced US House Resolution 333 and articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney. He accused Cheney of ignoring or changing evidence involving Iraq’s involvement with Al-Qaeda and threatened aggression against Iran. Kucinich read from the Declaration of Independence to prove his points and eventually got some support from Congress and the House Judiciary Committee. Kucinich firmly stands for a lot of liberal policies including getting out of Iraq, gun control in the US, repealing the Patriot Act, and other anti-Bush policies. Below is a video link from back in November.
Kucinich really doesnt have the money to run a competitive campaign against Obama or Hillary or Edwards, so when he drops out (probably soon), he’ll probably lend support to Obama since they share some of the same arguments against Bush’s foreign policy. After that maybe he’ll go back to itching Cheney from his seat in the House.
Posted By: Kevin January 18th, 2008
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Edit: Giuliani and Thompson are out of the race now, so if the local kids haven’t already, lets go bash their faces in.
The CEO of the Myrtle Beach, SC Chamber of Commerce came up with this gem of an idea. “Hey, let’s carve the faces of the Republican Candidates in sand at the beach. Any volunteers?” Nearby spectators clapped in awe, and hermit crabs and seagulls watched as the ocean swallowed these sad sculptures up after four grueling days of tedious carving. Unfortunately I don’t have a category in this blog for “when artists sell out” so I’ll just categorize it as “politics.”
Posted By: Kevin January 16th, 2008
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Last weekend I got to see “Charlie Wilson’s War”, courtesy of my new roomate, who keeps DVDs in a big book open to the public. By far my favorite actor in the movie was Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was nominated for a golden globe for his role as a CIA agent. This movie deals with America’s involvement toward the end of the Cold War when the U.S.S.R. was invading Afghanistan. Whenever I see an all-star cast movie that deals with politics I expect to see a lot of leftist jokes that make me smile and throw juvenile “victory” punches in the air. I love that this movie deals with the Cold War, but almost constantly references our current foreign situation. I guess because the two incidents have a lot to do with one another. My favorite part of the movie is a short episode when Tom Hank’s character, Charlie Wilson is being investigated by Rudolph Giuliani for questionable sex and drug incidents. They totally made Giuliani sound like a chattering pig, without really introducing his character. Gotta love Hollywood for sticking it to the Republicans now and again. There were other references to the current situation too. For instance, the movie ended abrubtly when Charlie Wilson tried to get support for aiding rebuilding in Afghanistan after the war. This was a veiled criticism of politics under the Reagan and Daddy Bush administration for being at fault for our current crisis with the Taliban. As a graphic designer, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’ll never be rich or powerful enough to have much sway on American Politics but it’s always very entertaining to me to see how events unfold that deal with each of us. One man can make an enormous impact on worldwide situations. Charlie Wilson was one of those men.
Posted By: Kevin January 14th, 2008
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This is my first blog for a class I am taking at SCAD, Contemporary Issues in American Politics. Believe it or not, my professor is hip enough to grade me based on the blog entries I add to this website so embrace yourself for some politically charged blogging fun.
Posted By: Kevin January 9th, 2008
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The length of one’s beard is directly proportional to the amount of time since a girlfriend made them shave it.
Posted By: Kevin January 4th, 2008
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It finally occurs to me, (7 years and $65,000 into college) that I am going to school for more than just to acquire knowledge. I am indeed in the process of changing my habits. I am forced to develop habits that help me survive college, like organization skills. I am forced to abandon harmful habits, like sniffing glue. I am a new man, full of enthusiasm and ready to conquer the…
gotta go, my hotpockets are done.
Posted By: Kevin January 3rd, 2008
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Now I know everyone has one really cute picture of themself as a kid, but I had to post this picture of Carrie I came across. Oh, even though it looks like it, she is not from China.
Posted By: Kevin January 3rd, 2008
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