Just watched Tom Yum Goong, the second movie from the team behind Ong Bak. I hope it gets US distribution like Ong Bak, but really I think that Ong Bak was a better movie. It was definitely funnier and had better characters. In this one, Tony Jaa’s really just a dude who […]
Brock and Phil had an extra ticket to go see Butch Walker Tuesday night, so I snagged it. Brock’s been talking up Butch a lot (he once saw 4 shows in as many days). Time to see what all the fuss was about.
We got to the Metro around 7:20 or so. The […]
Tuesday was Northwestern’s A&O Ball… something I never went to when I was in school (they never had bands I liked). This year, the guest was Guster. El’s roommate’s boyfriend really really likes them so we all went. It was at the Riviera.
I scored a spiffy spot about a block away and […]
El and I went to see the Decemberists at the Metro last Thursday. I managed to get a dark chocolate (by that I mean semi sweet) parking space outside Heaven on Seven… not amazing, but free.
The opening band was Okkervil River whose latest album is evidently very good, according to PopMatters. I have […]
So El and I went to go see Sideways tonight. It’s the new Alexander Payne movie. It was much less hateful than his other stuff, I felt.
Paul Giamatti was kick ass. I love the fact that this guy is a star, that he can solidly anchor a movie. That makes me […]
Adam and I went to see Blade Trinity last night. First off, I have to say that the movie isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I think it’s because it moves so quickly that you never really have time to realize how bad some lines are. And the actors […]
I got an EyeToy yesterday. For those of you who don’t know, it’s Sony’s new USB camera for the PS2. It sits on top of your TV and you use it to play EyeToy games. These games involve using your body for something, be it washing windows, slapping ninjas, etc.
When I first […]
After waiting for this movie to get theatrical release for about a year or two, I finally got to see an Asian import DVD thanks to a friend.
Wow. You know, you read all these articles about the joy present in Hong Kong movies and how American movies just don’t match up. Then you […]
The world doesn’t need one more huzzah for this movie, but it’s been in my brain since I saw it, humming there in the back rooms, so I figure I should let it out before it starts smashing down the walls.
If nothing else, writing this will delay me for 10 minutes from zipping out and […]
I wanted to go see this opening night last week, but couldn’t find anyone to go with me. There’s just something about seeing movies in limited release that makes me feel like I’m in on something. And there’s something about seeing stylish movies. And msot especially, there’s something about seeing Asian Americans […]