Cultural Studies is the devil. Seriously. I'm so over it. If there was ever a po-mo art student in me, he's now vacated, and I'm now ready to study something that's actually important and may contribute to making the world a better place. I HATE MY DEGREE! I'm going through such an incredibly dramatic identity crisis. It's so pathetic. I'm not even ( Read more... )

I've been watching RIDICULOUS amounts of the jaw-droppingly brilliant "Six Feet Under" lately, mainly because I've been waiting for fucking EVER for Seasons 3 and 4 to go on sale, and a few weeks ago, they finally did, to $33 from $85 each. Anyway. I pulled out my Seasons 1 and 2 a few months ago (knowing that 3 and 4 were due to be temporarily re- ( Read more... )

Brokeback Mountain (2005) Dir. Ang Lee; Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris ( Read more... )

I so fucking hate my car. I miss my fabulous, new Mitsubishi Lancer that was so great. Now, I have this hideous coughing, spluttering Ford Laser that barely starts in the morning. This morning, i forked out $900 of repairs, and it still doesn't "go". It took me so long to start it after work tonight in the cold, like it does every other morning. ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm watching "My Cousin Vinny" at the moment (God love early 90's Marisa Tomei and her Bronx accent), and couldn't help but notice how young Ralph Macchio looks in it. For those who are lost, he's the karate kid. The movie was made in 1992, 8 years after the karate kid. So, I just needed to IMDB him and find out his date of birth. 1961. FUCK ( Read more... )

I was looking forward to seeing "Rumour Has It...". The whole concept of the movie sounded quite interesting and likeable. Also, it was marketed as a romantic comedy, which, i guess, it is, and I'm a bit of a sucker for them. With Shirley MacLaine, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Ruffalo, Kevin Costner, Mena Suvari, and also Richard Jenkins - all actors ( Read more... )

It's been months!

I am, however, currently working on an article that talks about what, in my opinion, we some of the most interesting (and not necessarily the best) films of 2005, and why. I'll also include spiel about this years Oscars. I know it's late; however, I'm still trying to see all of the films!

This Christmas was so sad. It felt like it didn't even exist. Yesterday afternoon, following work, Josh and myself headed over to Dad's house for a small family celebration of Christmas. It was annoying. The relatives annoyed me; everything annoyed me. It didn't feel Christmassy; but rather, like a birthday, or the kind of get-together that follows ( Read more... )

Today, I recieved a letter from Macquarie University, thinking it was a friendly (or not) reminder to fix up the $49.00 in library fees I have outstanding. Upon taking a closer look at the envelope, however, I noticed that the letter was from the Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy. This made me all the more curious. It was a letter ( Read more... )

Well, I haven't updated for a very long time. So much has happened, yet it feels like I really don't have much to write about. I'm still upset that, since this journal's inception, I have not yet published ONE movie review. The shame! Well, Uni concludes this Friday for me, so after then, in addition to getting hopelessly drunk, I'll take a stab at ( Read more... )