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lurkerwithoutI Suppose I Am Kildren
May. 5th, 2014 09:06 pmAlmost six whole years after I first posted about it here I finally got a copy of Sky Crawlers on DVD.
Yes, it's very much a Mamoru Oshii movie. It's got characters walking around in existential hazes, realism that makes you wonder why it isn't live-action, and even a basset hound. While there is action--in deadly earnest--it isn't an action movie. The setting is both real and unreal, and the themes of his previous movies are taken in a different direction.
Basically, this is ONE scene from CATCH-22 transformed into an entire feature movie. Where in the Heller work (and the movie that came from it) the scene was played for satirical effect, in this case the concept's tragic meaning is thrown to full relief.
FP (who is wrestling with the existential ramifications himself)
Note To Myself
Mar. 23rd, 2013 11:10 pmAddenda: material is also hosted on YouTube.
- anime,
- fantasy,
- history,
- japan,
- links,
- ninja,
- science-fiction,
- superheroes,
- the 1970s,
- video,
- war,
- war comics,
- youtube
My question to you: if you use YouTube, what are the must-see channels for you? I only subscribe to a couple dozen myself, but most of these don't update regularly or have a lot of content.
After I see your responses I'll add some of mine as a postscript.
PS: http://www.youtube.com/user/irb (International Rugby)
http://www.youtube.com/user/TopGear (Top Gear)
http://www.youtube.com/user/criterioncollection (Criterion Collection)
http://www.youtube.com/user/SEGABBch (Sega's Border Break game)
http://www.youtube.com/user/cbseyelab (CBS Eye Lab [Prime Time Program Promos])
The Sun Always Shines On TV
Oct. 2nd, 2012 04:12 pmChannel 7-2 in Knoxville just tweaked their schedule again. Granted it isn't much different from the previous quarters of 2012.
The Only Kool Thing I've Got On Hand
Jun. 30th, 2012 10:27 pmKool & The Gang, "Too Hot"
Knoxville hit an ALL-TIME high temperature today at 105° F/41° C. Seven generations of records and this broke every single one.
All I can do is stay out of the sun, drink lots of beverages and somehow keep my Precious and its peripherals from overheating.
I came up with about seventy titles, a mix of film sets and TV show seasons for the most part. A lot of the material shows up on Universal's TV channels, namely TH¡S and Retro.
Depending on how they count, I'd think I'd even have to find more titles to get if I won. Which, I suppose, is better than having to choose between existing favorites.
- award,
- dvd,
- facebook,
- film,
- mass media,
- movies,
- philosophy,
- stuff i want,
- tv,
- video,
- wisdom,
- wishlist
Nor do I like smartphones, for that matter. But for some reason this promo (for a network I can't get!) appeals to me. *shrug*
The Last Dance
May. 17th, 2012 01:19 pm( From Here To Outer Space )
( Probably Her Most Epic Hit )
( The Flipside, including 'Heaven Knows', which was a hit in its own right )
