Tag: entertainment
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Get Mixed Up With Oh, Alchemy!
I’m proud to claim Oh, Alchemy as a local area band made up of very innovative musicians. Like me, they all have careers that they care about deeply, but their muse is irrepressible and so they write whenever they can, record whenever they can, and rock whenever they can. I’ve written about Oh, Alchemy before when…
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Her – A Movie Review
I’m the first to admit that the premise of Her is preposterous. Set in the near future, a new operating system achieves artificial intelligence and will tailor itself to the owner’s needs. This isn’t a case of one massive computer lording over humanity, this is artificial intelligence for all. If you want to pay for…
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My Knee-Jerk Reaction To the New Thor
Today we learned there will be a new Thor, and this Thor is female. My first reaction to this news is, “Thank goodness they are not calling her ‘Lady Thor’ or ‘Thorette.’” I also thought, “Hey, she’s fully dressed – good!” I had these initial reactions because these are two issues that bother me to…
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The Grand Budapest Hotel – A Movie Review
I don’t know much about the technical aspects of movies. I don’t completely understand how movies are even made. I do know this, though: I like weird, I like original, I like passion, I like real characters, I like visual stimuli, and I like unpredictable plots. Because of this, I like Wes Anderson. A lot.…
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Check Out This Short Film By Leroy Rivera
I’ve got a friend in New York that I’ve never actually had the privilege to meet in person, and he’s always been a staunch supporter of my work. I can’t even remember exactly how we came to know each other, but I’ve always admired his passion for film making and that passion is now becoming a…
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The Story That Is Life
I’m a story teller at heart. I can’t help it. I’m surprised people still ask me personal questions, because the reply is often long winded, detailed, and superfluous. It’s just who I am. But honestly, I think we are, as a species, story tellers. More importantly, we are also story listeners. Who doesn’t love a…
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For a Guy Who Doesn’t Watch a Lot Of TV, I’m About To Watch a Lot Of TV
I’ll be honest, I don’t consider myself much of television guy, but when thinking about my DVR settings I realized that next season I will be a full-0n couch potato. Here are the shows I currently watch … Doctor Who Sherlock Orphan Black Mountain Men Arrow The good news is that most of those shows have…
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Romeo and Juliet (2013) – A Movie Review
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Unfortunately, Juliet, this is not always the case. The 2013 cinematic adaptation of Romeo and Juliet got a few things right, but it mostly missed the mark. Just so you know, spoilers abound. “Uh, Scott,” you say, “it’s Romeo and Juliet … you can’t spoil…
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The Lego Movie – A Movie Review
Though there are a million perks to having children, one of them is that you get to go to kids’ movies without anyone giving you funny looks. When my five-year-old and I saw the preview for The Lego Movie, we both cracked up, especially with the Batman bits. We knew we had to see it…
