DVD: “Pride and Glory”: Good performances here, but still territory covered in other NY-centric cop dramas. Decent watch, but not quite worth rushing out to see.
“Burn After Reading”: An interesting black comedy about espionage and the goofs who keep screwing everything up. Not as great as No Country for Old Men, but a slightly enjoyable (if awkwardly paced) flick.
“Zack and Miri Make a Porno”: A very raunchy comedic time-killer with some nice performances inside and outside writer/director Kevin Smith’s usual repertoire of actors. This reminds me of the days I tried making porno names for movies for the heck of it. Hey, that’s an idea…
“Elite Squad”: Followed someone’s recommendation for once (good call, Jason S.) and rented this intense Brazillian cop thriller. As a fan of City of God (still haven’t seen the City of Men stuff yet), this was a hardcore flick. Definitely not for the squeamish, or those with fear of plastic bags.
TV: “Battlestar Galactica”: Two weeks of interstellar mutiny, violence, and badass-ness have left me drained. And I still have six weeks to go before it’s all over…sigh.
“Lost”: So there are Immortals in the Lost-verse? Does this mean someone will have to cut of Alpert’s head to receive the Quickening? And will it be scored to the rousing music of Queen?
“24”: Enjoying this run so far, especially Agent Freckles (yes I know that’s not the character’s name, but doesn’t it sound cuter?).
MUSIC: Pandora.com: A playlist with music I dig? Sign me up…
Indie1031.com: While not playing in L.A. car radios anymore (I weep on the inside), you can still hear some great alternative/indie classics and new favorites online.
