Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Dictionary!
So my mom bought me an American Heritage Fourth Edition dictionary. I love it. I also have the Merriam-Webster's Seventh Edition International dictionary, but Merriam-Webster isn't as good. So I have these to cross reference as well as other sources. My plan is to read the entire thing, probably more than once, and raise my vocabulary to new heights! In this, I will post words that I like and talk about them.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Prof. Celluloid's Movie Time!
So, here is a new installment called: Prof. Celluloid's Movie Time!
This time: The Wolfman
This movie was a remake of the 1941 horror classic by the same name, and it did not fail to please. When I walked into the movie, I knew that it had actors that I loved, but I had hoped that it would not lose the cheap gore-fest feel of the original. It not only brought that up to the T, but it also had a back story that allowed for carnage and an interesting story all together. The only thing, I felt, that took away from the movie was the moral question of, "Where does the man end and the beast begin?" I'm not saying it wasn't an engaging question, but I don't feel it was delved into enough.
One thing I also noticed, while not bad, was the shorter length of the movie, much like the original. Another thing that was kept was the feeling of being hunted, hunted by those similar to you. This feeling was something that was important to the original movie and its originator, Curt Siodmak, a Jew who fled Europe during the '30s to escape Nazi influence. Without this feeling neither movie would be as great.
Overall this movie made me very happy, it had great acting, suspense, and enough evisceration to make me want a sausage. I urge horror fans and film lovers to go watch this and buy it when it comes out on DVD, Blu-ray, etc.
This time: The Wolfman
This movie was a remake of the 1941 horror classic by the same name, and it did not fail to please. When I walked into the movie, I knew that it had actors that I loved, but I had hoped that it would not lose the cheap gore-fest feel of the original. It not only brought that up to the T, but it also had a back story that allowed for carnage and an interesting story all together. The only thing, I felt, that took away from the movie was the moral question of, "Where does the man end and the beast begin?" I'm not saying it wasn't an engaging question, but I don't feel it was delved into enough.
One thing I also noticed, while not bad, was the shorter length of the movie, much like the original. Another thing that was kept was the feeling of being hunted, hunted by those similar to you. This feeling was something that was important to the original movie and its originator, Curt Siodmak, a Jew who fled Europe during the '30s to escape Nazi influence. Without this feeling neither movie would be as great.
Overall this movie made me very happy, it had great acting, suspense, and enough evisceration to make me want a sausage. I urge horror fans and film lovers to go watch this and buy it when it comes out on DVD, Blu-ray, etc.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Dionysia
My school has a Dionysia festival and this year my play got in. Since I am in the playwriting class, I also had to help organize it. I was a stage manager and I made the art for the t-shirts. They wanted one that said Dionysus is my Homeboy and I delivered. My sister made most of the art, so major props to her. There was so much stress backstage though. From apathetic coworkers to over-worrying ones. From prop mishaps to a missed cue. Though, all in all, it went much better than expected. If anyone who worked on it is reading this, although I doubt it, thank you for putting up with my shit.
Seriously though, we had Greek food there, as well. I was getting some for Ariel and a serving lady (someone's mother) lossed her mucous all over the gyros, wiping her nose and saying, "Sorry about that. Would you like a gyro? We have lamb and beef." It's extra protein!
Link to my play!
Above, the shirt art.
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