Those cool kids over at Gordon and the Whale asked me to guest write a review this week. With their permission I'm also re-posting it here. Check out their site, they are pretty much all that's great in this world.
The last few weeks have ushered in the season of summer blockbusters. First we had the record-breaking opening of IRON MAN 2, then
Hey all! We had a blast at the Opening Night for the 2010 DALLAS International Film Festival. I'm running around today, but I wanted to make sure to share a few of the highlight moments with all of you! Below are some pictures from the Red Carpet and the Opening Night Party.
Kinda makes you feel like you're there, huh?
Oh, and there was a
The DALLAS International Film Festival launches this evening with multiple film screenings and a set of after parties any drunk would drool over. This year’s festival plans to feature over 150 film screenings and parties each evening celebrating everything awesome in this world—movies, celebrities, and debauchery. DIFF is an event I hold dear
Now, I’ve always considered myself to be somewhat of a nerd. Not because I delve deeply into one particular interest but because I sample a bit from each genre. This last weekend, I received the largest culture shock of my nerdy life; immersion into the Anime world by attending the Naka-Kon in Kansas City, Missouri.
My best friend and I
Posted February 24th, 2010 by Elise in category
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For those of whom, like me, are unfamiliar with Anime; let me give you a bit of information that will be helpful to you. After reading this article, many of the references I make in my next piece (NerdyPerv On Location at Naka-Kon) will make more sense.
Anime is a style of animation originating in Japan, most commonly found in Manga
A Quick Disclaimer: Sorry it’s taken me so long to get to this. I had to wait until the rest of 2009’s movies trickled down to Houston (I swear we’re the anus of the cinematic release system). So, here are my top ten movies of 2009…
10. THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS – Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) and Mr. Nick (Tom Waits)
Reprinted from Reel Vixens
I’m starting to think that I should no longer give my opinion of a movie right after I see it to any of my peers. Even if I’m not so impressed with a movie, I always try to come up with something vaguely positive to say about a movie. I’ll say something like “oh, the ending was a big surprise” (translation:
(Previously posted at Reel Vixens)
My oldest and dearest friend Jen has been in town from Vermont the last week, which of course leads to debauchery and adventures. If you read my Twitter feed, you probably got an eyefull this week.
Well, the other benefit of having Jen in town, besides an adventurous partner in crime, is her new-found