Warner Brothers just announced that they are exclusively backing Blu-Ray in the High Definition format war, which I guess effectively makes my HD-DVD player pretty much useless since WB is the biggest studio out there. I’m trying to resist the urge to instantly go out and buy a Blu-ray player, which is hard, but knowing me I’ll probably have one within the week. Fuck.
…Best Christmas present ever, right there.
Tonight I watched VH1’s Top 100 Songs of the 90s and got pretty tipsy and I learned two things: 1) Music from the 90s kind of sucked and 2) music always sounds a lot better when you are drunk.
It’s like Kill Bill meets Evil Dead II.
“I have a passion for hurting children, so they need to be compassionate and wiling to support my dreams in helping abused children.”
She sounds like a catch, no?
This is a very funny video that pretty effectively debunks all of those crazy theories that say that you can predict any major world event through code in the Bible or other important historical documents. The Bible Code is pretty much a shit science.
My favorite part is the very last slide of the video, which asks “How come Bible Code 2, which came out after the World Trade Centers went down predicted 9/11, but the first Bible Code, which came out before 9/11, did not?”
[Co-worker]: So Ben, are you a Democrat or a Republican?
[Me]: (After a thought-out pause) I’m a reluctant Democrat.
[CW]: Ha, I like that.
[ME]: Yeah, I’d be a full blown Democrat if they weren’t all such idiots right now.
(Silence)
[ME]: (Continuing) I guess the only way in hell that I would ever call myself a Republican would be if they somehow brought Lincoln back.
[CW]: (Mimicing a zombie) Mwah…Four score and seven years ago…
[ME]: Nice! Zombie Lincoln!
[CW}: (more moaning sounds)
[ME]: I’d totally vote for a zombie Republican. At least then there wouldn’t be any lying about what we were going to war for.
(zombie president voice)
Tonight we’ve launched a full out assult on Iran for THEIR DELICIOUS BRAAAAAAAAAAAAINS!
I have all of my furniture for my apartment now, more or less. I finally got it all cleaned up too. There is just one thing missing in it and that’s personality. So I think I need some accessories to spice my place up.
What better way then for a movie geek to dress up a room than to have some impressive movie posters hanging on the walls? You have to be careful though. Instead of a place to call home, you can easily have a dorm room. A classy piece of art could just be a dated waste of paper in a week.
That’s where you guys come in.
I need some help making my selections. I’ve already narrowed down my choices. You should see the selection I’ve got saved on my computer. I tried to cut out the really geeky sci-fi and horror stuff. I want something that says who I am, but at the same time I want it to be accessable for everyone. I also want something timeless, so you’ll notice most of these posters are classics. The star system in Hollywood did a great job of showcasing their actors by also making great pieces of art. After the break I’ll show you a bunch of posters. What I need you all to do is tell me which ones you like best. That’s it.
I love posters like these with big bold images and colors, constrasted by the black and white.
Bette Davis was a starlet whose face just lent itself so easily to iconic images.
On-screen couples make for great posters. And one of the greatest (and my personal favorites) is Astaire and Rogers.
The next two posters are just incredibly striking images and I think stand on their own easily as pieces of art. I mean, jeez, check out James Cagney’s face in that poster!
A great American poster translated into another language makes for I think a much classier poster. I love the composition of both. Check out the contrast of the freewheeling Bonnie and Clyde with the bullet holes punched into their picture. And if you’d never seen On the Waterfront before, you’d probably think it was a horror movie from that I Know What You Did Last Summer At The Docks poster.
A lovers embrace always makes for a great composition.
These posters I think just make a big impact when you look at them.
And finally these last two are a little busier than I usually like, but I love the colors and how they work together.
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OK, so that’s it. Help me make a decision! Post what your favorites are in the comment section. And please, if you know of a poster that’s just as good or better than what you see here, let me know!
Finally I’ll leave you with a poster that is just too crazy to not show you:
If you enjoyed looking at all of these posters and would like to see more like the crazy one above, let me know and maybe I’ll make a second post of just the insane ones I found. Thanks!
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