Do Not Be Fazed By This Post -
So cool. My new favorite word. For now.
I bet some people may take issue with the comparison, but I think The Crazies is just about par with movies like The Shining. Without a doubt one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. The acting is solid (and then some), the “scary” moments are not gratuitous or silly—and genuinely scary. The premise, although extreme, is not entirely implausible. The visuals are gorgeous—particularly the scenes shot in the early morning twilight—so well done. And the sound design and foley are absolute perfection. If I were a sound designer I’d study this film. It was simply perfect.
I only have two real criticisms: At times it felt like they had to shorten things up to keep the overall length down. A few emotional transitions felt a bit too quick, and a couple parts of the story could have benefitted from a bit more beathing room. I would bet money that there is a three hour version on the director’s hard drive that really should have been the final cut. And I personally didn’t love the ending. I didn’t hate it either. I just didn’t love it. I think they got a tiny bit lazy right at the very end, which is unfortunate because all in all, this is a brilliant film. It’s riveting, expertly produced, and highly entertaining.
Very highly recommended.
500! Cool! (Thanks Mirza! And to all of you! :)
Remember when “jumping” used to be so much fun?
Looking Up.
I was googling something today and stumbled across this link by accident. It’s pretty fun to read through and see the progression of how things came to be at Tumblr. I remember when they were still using Wordpress for their blog. Quite a difference a couple years make.
En Dashes (–) and Em Dashes (—) -
Proper usages for both. Now you know.
Here’s the gist if you don’t want to read the whole thing (although it’s short): use en dashes instead of “to” to indicate spans of time, e.g., (January–June). Em dashes separate or conjoin thoughts (like a semicolon or comma, but crisper if you ask me), e.g., Go get that — no wait — I changed my mind. Whether or not to add spaces on either side of the em dash is a preference thing as far as I can tell. I personally like the spaces.
So how does one use these characters?
If you’re on a Mac, it’s inexcusably easy: For an En Dash hit OPTION + “-“ (that’s the regular hyphen key). For an Em Dash hit SHIFT + OPTION + “-“. On a PC, it’s more complicated, naturally, so read this if you care.
“It only takes time and it only needs confidence.” — Ernest Hemingway, from A Moveable Feast
loves and hates when he sees a photographer that makes him want to just quit. http://hclab.free.fr/
You weren’t lyin’, Jon. Amazing. (And depressing) ;)
“Larry David is my hero.”
Tumblr Theme TextMate Bundle -
Handy, and nicely done. (Made by Ben Gold.)
(…and filed under “I should have finished and released the bundle I started months ago, and have enjoyed using ever since.” Oh well. Snooze you lose.)
I love everything about this (and the whole line of products.) Read more about it here.
found via hickensian
I propose a national holiday to be held on June 25th of each year—six months from Christmas—in which we all dedicate a day to see how much of the stuff we already own we can give away to those that have less than we do. Nothing is off limits here: clothes, furniture, cars, computers, televisions, airline miles, money, unused gift cards, bicycles, musical instruments, vacation houses… You are limited only by your creativity and your generosity.
It’s not a time to get rid of your junk that nobody wants. Nor is it a time to buy gifts. It’s a day to free yourself from the syndrome of stuff.
Who’s with me?
This is a great idea. I’m in.
The Latin Lion!
Sic Transit Gloria
Amor Vincit Omnia
It is said that if you display this on your wall and/or desktop and look at it daily, you will have good fortune and all who see it will admire you.
DOWNLOAD it.