Occasional Superheroine: A Word Or Two About "Twilight"

Valerie D’Orazio talks about the narcissistic narrative of Twilight:
Occasional Superheroine: A Word Or Two About "Twilight"

The Dark Knight soundtrack

"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger."

Reviewing a soundtrack to a film you have not seen yet is tricky. However, having been listening to this soundtrack for almost two weeks now, I couldn't resist since the day this disc arrived in my mailbox. A perfect epilogue to the previous Batman Begins soundtrack, this album is filled with large dark tones, combining synth and orchestral notes. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard return for more, and build on the themes established with their previous collaboration. Intense and powerful. A great listen.

Buy the special edition of The Dark Knight soundtrack at Amazon.com on sale for $14.99


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And so I'm off to Hollywood's historic Cinerama Dome to meet with friends and catch a midnight screening of The Dark Knight... and then another showing at 3:30am with my brother. Even if you are not a fan of comic books, drama, adventure, go see the film regardless. It's a great way to enjoy two and a half hours.


Coming very soon: The Dark Knight review

Batman Begins revisited

Jim Gordon: I never said, "Thank you."

Batman: And you'll never have to.

Batman Begins was released onto this world in June of 2005. I went with my brother and cousin to see the film at a midnight screening at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Because the theater is general admission, we arrived early to get in line (a big one at that) and found a local radio station handing out free merchandise (we snagged some movie posters), the Batmobile was also on display. By 11:30pm we went inside, found some very nice seats, and braced ourselves for a new take on one of our favorite characters.

Throughout the film my eyes teared up. I'm not one to cry, but this film had me ballin' for joy. I cried because I finally saw Batman on film done right.

The music for Batman Begins, composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, was certainly different from the loud, almost cartoonish thrill of Danny Elfman and Elliot Goldenthal's previous Batman film scores. Abience was in. Environmental and mental moods, psycholigcal tones. The soundtrack, available on compact disc, has a running time of 60:26. One of my favorite soundtracks ever, from one of my all-time favorite films.

Click on this link to buy the CD from Amazon.com for only $11.99


Next time: The Dark Knight soundtrack, and final thoughts before heading to Hollywood to see a film that could very well change my life.

The Dark Knight: two days away

This Thursday night/Friday morning in Hollywood I will be attending back-to-back screenings of highly anticipated motion picture comic book adaption opus The Dark Knight. I am very, very, very excited for this film.

I am horny for this film.

As I may have mentioned before, I am a big-time comic book and film nerd. When a new *good* comic gets released, I rejoice and glee. When a new movie comes out and kicks every sort of ass possible, I high-five myself. So far, those who have seen it have loved it.

Now, maybe I shouldn't listen to what the critics say. I mean, I make my own decisions and opinions. I ain't afraid of no ghosts! However, so many creative minds worked on this picture. The previews/trailers look incredible. The ingredients for the perfect comic book movie are there.

Later today in this blog I will discuss Batman Begins, and some some selections from its sountrack available. Thursday morning will have my final thoughts before leaving fro the midnight screening, as well as some selections from from the new The Dark Knight soundtrack. Friday morning will feature my review of The Dark Knight. Stay tuned.
For some minor updates thought the day, please visit out my new blog at Tumblr

New Joker poster for The Dark Knight!

Creepy...



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picture me in ten years time watching

It looks like Anton Corbijn's biopic based on Ian Curtis, titled Control, has finally ready to go, after a successful premier at the Cannes Film Festival this past May. This film, based on the book Touching From a Distance, by Curtis' widow, Deborah (who is also co-producer), follows the life of the late musician; from the beginnings and success with his band Joy Division to his 1980 suicide.

I first heard about the film a few years ago, and I'm glad to see it will be released later this year in the states by The Weinstein Company. In the mood, here are some samples of what to expect with a film of this nature.

Music videos directed by Anton Corbijn:

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Straight to You
Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun
U2 - Please
At The Drive-In - Invalid Litter Dept.

Return of the Jedi or Where have you been you jerk?

Luke Skywalker was the worst Jedi ever. Yeah, he created his own Lightsabre, but so what? Jedi's don't kill and he blew up Jabba and co. up! And it's his fault Bobba Fett was eaten, too. That attack was planned by Skywalker.

Today is April 13, 2007. It has been 103 days since my last post on this blog. My entire life has changed in those 103 days. Before my last post, my usual day consisted of going to work at a restaurant in the morning till 8pm, then I would play video games or watch some TV, then maybe play some more games. Today, I'm at school all day, don't get much sleep (or, like this week has seen, no sleep) and then eat at Baja Fresh everyday.

I don't have time for playing games, or ironically enough, watch films anymore. If I wanna fuck around, the only time I have for that is when I'm in the shower.

I'm movin' on up. To the West side. I make pictures now. And time will tell if this is the best decision of my life, or, my biggest mistake.

Stay black, peoples.

P.S. Name the film from which the image above was taken from.