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What if 2001: a space odyssey were written by idiots?
This is a review of the _Ad Astra_ movie from my Facebook post in 2019.
It is rambling and conversational because it is made of up messages of a paragraph at the time as I carried on an FB conversation about the movie.
Spoiler alert: I do not have a high opinion of the film.
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Star Trek
I loved the new movie. This is not a review - but a quiz. Since there is lots of spoilers -- please scroll down.
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Meme from Halfass Johnnie
Here be the rules:- Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
- Go to IMDb (or Wikiquote) and find a quote from each movie. (or in some cases, just remember them.)
- Post them here for everyone to guess.
- Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it correctly and the name of the movie.
- NO GOOGLING/using IMDb/Wikiquote search functions.
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Academy Awards: Songs
Original Song nominees:
"Falling Slowly" from Once, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova;
"Happy Working Song" from Enchanted,"Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz;
"Raise It Up" from August Rush, Nominees to be determined;
"So Close" from Enchanted, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz;
"That's How You Know" from Enchanted, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
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More reviews on SciFiDimensions
It has been a busy month for me with lots of reviews published:
Films- Enchanted - a great new Disney musical. I wish I had written it.
- The Golden Compass - a patchwork synopsis of a great book. The writing sucks but the other aspects are great.
Audio Books- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman - a full cast audio book, read by the author with excellent ( Read more... )
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Hank Reinhardt is recovering from quintuple bypass
This is news is from Gerald W. Page who is in contact with Toni, Hank's wife:
From Oct 1st:
Some of the people receiving this may not be aware of the full story, so let me fill you in. If you saw Hank Reinhardt at Dragoncon you probably noted that he did not look well. He was suffering from an allergic reaction to medication, resulting in fluid on ( Read more... ) -
Asimov reviews
I have new reviews up at SciFiDimensions.com. I am very proud of these reviews. I rediscovered some great books by Isaac Asimov when my editor sent me some audio books to review.
I used this to present my new analysis of Asimov's work. I should put some effort in my thesis and write an actual article for -
Anime Weekend Panel Moderator
This weekend I went to Anime Weekend Atlanta. It is one of the few conventions I go to where we (ARTC, MRAP) do no show and sell no product so I can wander around and attend panels and haunt the video room.
Late Sunday afternoon, I walk into a panel that is about the anime that got you hooked. For me it is Galaxy Express 999 with the bad John ( Read more... ) -
Soundtrack of the movie of my life
Meme from various. Put your MP3 player into shuffle mode. For each item move to the next song. What did you get?
Opening Credits: Schumann's Piano Concerto in a minor - Movement 1: Allegro affetuouso
Waking Up: Brahms' Symphony #1 - Movement 2: Andante sostenuto
First Day At School: Sibelius' Karelia Suite - Movement 2: Ballade
Falling In Love: ( Read more... )