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The Asylum specializes in what are called "mockbusters" -- cheap quickie rip-offs of upcoming big-budget horror or SF movies that they rush into production so the DVD will hit the shelves right around the time the original hits theaters. This is their version of Cloverfield, and it fails on every conceivable level. Two sisters are in Tokyo to make ( Read more... ) -
Wolf! Wolf!
I noticed during my daily random prowl through the warrens of the Internet that the San Jose Wolves were looking for a mascot, so in an uncharacteristic display of initiative (and with the urgings of 'leet dude luckytheevildog), I sent them my resume and my traditional "Hey, look at me!" letter. Strangely enough, it worked this time. I was at a Critters by the ( Read more... ) -
Shut up! He thinks he's witty!
So a frothing wingnut has written a column about how mean the liberal media is to Teabaggers, and he included the following sentence (emphasis added):That ideology, therefore, looks upon the nation’s population not in the light of the Constitution’s “We the People” but in the darkness of a vision that perceives only social, economic, ethnic, and ( Read more... ) -
Movie notes
So I just finished watching Outlander, which is all about an alien who crashes in Norway in 706 (or thereabouts) and has to team up with Vikings to fight the nasty monster he was transporting on his ship. Surprisingly, it was pretty good. I say "surprisingly" because, let's face it, it sounds like a terrible SyFy Channel Movy of the sort they've ( Read more... ) -
The Critterlympics! (a recap)
The much celebrated and universally ballyhooed Critterlympics had their ninth incarnation at Further Confusion 2010, where critters from around the world came together in the spirit of competition and pummeling to determine who could claim the vaunted title of Critterlympics Champion. FC's Gold Rush theme provided rich historical grounds for ( Read more... ) -
the ubiquitous pre-con MFF meme
Yes, for the first time in many a year, I'm going to a con other than FC. Midwest FurFest, to be precise. So, here are the answers to all the burning questions you wish you'd been hip enough to ask. ( Click on here for those answers! ) -
Zombieland
I went in to this movie with very high expectations, but it suddenly occurred to me as I was driving to the theater that I wasn't entirely sure why. I make it a policy to never watch trailers, so I'd only seen a couple of brief glimpses, like the slow-motion zombie bride tackling the groom. I'd heard plenty of good things about it, but I've heard ( Read more... ) -
dancing rhino spotted in San Jose
The Raytones' latest gig took place Saturday down in San Jose, at Most Holy Trinity School's outdoor carnival thingy. The carnival thingy wasn't as elaborate as the one they held in June, but it still drew a good crowd. As usual, my elite mascot skills enabled me to find a private changing room close to the stage (nothing develops private-changing- ( Read more... ) -
DO NOT WATCH THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY TRAILER!
I'm used to trailers that give away far too much. I don't even watch them any more -- I just bring my MP3 player along with me when I go the movies so I can drown them out completely. It seems the days of genuine teasers are long gone. But the trailer for Paranormal Activity goes WAY past mere spoilage. Seeing it will wreck the friggin' movie ( Read more... )