Game of Thrones, Episode 2 ( Read more... )

I waited until after Flashforward the show was over before picking up the novel - I didn’t want to get spoiled for either the novel or the show. And then I waited a bit more, since apparently half of Orange County had the same idea, and getting a library copy into my little hands took a bit more time ( Read more... )

( Spoiling you the way a chocolate frog leaping in your innards makes you not crave spicy foods. That was an unfortunate metaphor. Moving on. )

1) So Saturday night, this weasel was dangling from my sock.

2) I've wanted to read The Annotated Wizard of Oz ever since it made an appearance a few years back, mostly since the Oz books were such a huge influence on my childhood imagination, and I was curious to see commentary on some of the ideas. Alas, this book can best be described as ( Read more... )

HBO doing a miniseries of George R.R. Martin's Fire and Ice series.

My immediate reaction was, "Oh, yes," followed by the memory of watching Earthsea, followed by the instant realization of just how difficult filming this series is going to be, and how many, many things can go utterly, utterly wrong here ( Read more... )

Saw Children of Men last night, and in the bright light of morning, I'm still not entirely certain how I feel about it. I can give it a solid 9 out of 10 for holding my attention; a solid 8 out of 10 for building a believable, well thought out setting; a solid 7 of out 10 for cinematography (the much praised 18 minute long shot near the end of the ( Read more... )

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I watched Mansfield Park, the 1999 version produced by Miramax and the BBC. Apparently the screenwriters agreed with my assessment that Fanny Price, the heroine of the book, is the world's Dullest and Most Priggish Heroine Ever, and I mean Ever. (I reverence Jane Austen, but I must agree with a former professor of mine who used Fanny Price as an ( Read more... )