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last post of 2006
Dec. 31st, 2006 08:45 amNothing too exciting really, just news and reviews. First, the reviews:
Film:
Finally saw Casino Royale (2006, heh). It got a little aimless at the end, but I was much impressed. Plenty of memorable action and they did a great job IMHO at doing a cold restart on the franchise. Craig is hot and eerily Steve McQueen-lookin', but (Angeleno that I am) I can't help thinking that he spends too much time in the gym to be straight.
Finally saw A Scanner Darkly. Linklater did a pretty excellent job translating PKD's novel to the screen. It sped a little hastily through the end, but it is by far the most faithful Dick adaptation to reach the screen. Bladerunner is a better movie, but it's hardly a faithful adaptation. I had been worried that the film wouldn't be relevant to today, but drugs are obviously still with us, and I think it survived being pushed several decades into the future quite well. I was impressed that they left in Dick's sad postscript to the novel, where he lists his friends who had died or been damaged by drug use.
Finally, a short educational film about puberty.
Book:
Reassuring Tales by TED Klein
This book collects a number of random tales Klein has published over the years. I'll rip off my own review from a.h.c:
( review )
Now for some Los Angeles-centric news from laist:
The Ambassador, Rhino, Aron's, Dutton's, and other stuff that disappeared in 2006.
For the next few months, Space Mountain will have a soundtrack provided by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Uh, why?
Hottest and Cutest Women of LA (on flickr)
Film:
Finally saw Casino Royale (2006, heh). It got a little aimless at the end, but I was much impressed. Plenty of memorable action and they did a great job IMHO at doing a cold restart on the franchise. Craig is hot and eerily Steve McQueen-lookin', but (Angeleno that I am) I can't help thinking that he spends too much time in the gym to be straight.
Finally saw A Scanner Darkly. Linklater did a pretty excellent job translating PKD's novel to the screen. It sped a little hastily through the end, but it is by far the most faithful Dick adaptation to reach the screen. Bladerunner is a better movie, but it's hardly a faithful adaptation. I had been worried that the film wouldn't be relevant to today, but drugs are obviously still with us, and I think it survived being pushed several decades into the future quite well. I was impressed that they left in Dick's sad postscript to the novel, where he lists his friends who had died or been damaged by drug use.
Finally, a short educational film about puberty.
Book:
Reassuring Tales by TED Klein
This book collects a number of random tales Klein has published over the years. I'll rip off my own review from a.h.c:
( review )
Now for some Los Angeles-centric news from laist:
The Ambassador, Rhino, Aron's, Dutton's, and other stuff that disappeared in 2006.
For the next few months, Space Mountain will have a soundtrack provided by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Uh, why?
Hottest and Cutest Women of LA (on flickr)
