The Constorium of Greater Minds

lisa is a big fan of anime…i’m not, but being a good boyfriend i sat through one of her favorite titles, tombstone for fireflies and to my great surprise, i liked it! tff is not what i had in mind when i thought of anime – it has nothing to do with space or robots and there is no crazy soundtrack or seizure inducing images. it is a simple story of a boy and his young sister in WWII japan attempting to survive after the firebombing of their town. it is sad, touching and visually beautiful. i could get into this kind of anime. anyway…you may be wondering about the japanese sweet tin, below. it is the “tombstone” referred to in the title and plays an extended, if minimal, part in the film. check out the flick, you may find yourself surprised.

here’s a link to the imdb review of the film

short scene from the film

9 Trailer

Speechless. This movie looks like the straight dope, that white, purer than a child’s heart (c) Clipse.

one of my favorite skits from back in the day when i was an snl addict

NO! i will leave you in!

So…lastnight went to see a midnight screening of the new batman movie, The Dark Knight, and I was blown away. I have not seen such a great movie like this in a very long time. An instant classic. You will be blown away by the story, the acting, and the superb directing. This is how movies should be made, but rarely are. If you don’t have plans of seeing it..change them and go watch this movie…it will leave you speechless.

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an acquired taste…maybe it was my youth in england but this ish is so funny to me!

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always a fan of gus van sant – nice to see portland in the movies