Several days ago while perusing my friends list here on LJ I happened upon an entry that mentioned, among other things, seeing a certain movie while in elementary school entitled The Red Balloon. I have no idea if this is still the case these days, but back in the prehistoric epoch of my early youth, The Red Balloon, a French film, was de rigueur ( Read more... )

It's about time someone does this. I've always been a fan of tilt-shift photography, the method of using a special lens or a bellows on a still camera to either impart a very narrow depth of focus to a scene or used to "correct" a scene taken from an oblique angle in order to ensure parallel lines in a scene remain so (useful for taking photos of ( Read more... )

Aw, man, how could I forget? It's also the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes BackI should have used Post-It notes as reminders. They also turned 30 today. I coulda used them in high school. Too late to that party too ( Read more... )

This would be better using the Transporter series of movies. Since they are practically halfway there 'n all.

John Hughes, director of memorable movies Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Beuller's Day Off, National Lampoon's Vacation, Home Alone and many more, has died of a heart attack. He was only 59 ( Read more... )

Jeff and I just returned a while ago from seeing Pixar's Up in 3D at the AMC Columbia theaters. Once again, Pixar hits one out of the park. A wonderful, engaging flick that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. We were at the latest showing, nearly 10pm, yet there were quite a few very young children in attendance. Uh oh, potential for distracting ( Read more... )

I racked up just shy of a hundred miles today just running errands. Buying parts for the travel trailer, a stop at Woodcraft to pick up an Incra miter fence (it was on sale!) and for some odds and ends, and Lowes for some supplies before heading home. Basically, a big loop around Baltimore. The weather was halfway decent, meaning it least it held ( Read more... )

Paul Newman died today. I will miss him, as will countless others. He was truly a class act, on screen and off.


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Sadly, our long weekend draws to an end. While Jeff was stuck working Friday and Saturday, I had the three days off, and with it a chance to catch up on stuffs. Much of the usual goings-on, interleaved as the days went along. No going to overcrowded fireworks displays, but we did have some eats typical of the holiday ( Read more... )

Many devout Christians got their knickers in several knots upon the release of the movie The DaVinci Code because it's story is based on Jesus taking a wife and bearing children. Well, the aforementioned knickers stand to have a few more knots tied in them. It seems James Cameron, director of memorable little films like Titanic and the Terminator ( Read more... )