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ringing in the new year with Neo
Salud!
Having received the third DVD as a holiday gift this year, we’re planning to ring out 2007 with a Matrix movie marathon. I’ve seen the first one several times, but I think I only saw the later two in the theater.
To go with our movies, we’ll have nuts (thank you, stocking stuffers!) and a […]
posted: December 31st, 2007 under film, food, various.
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the hour of reckoning is nigh upon us
Today I will put all other considerations aside, and begin the rereading of the Harry Potter books, in anticipation of the final volume. Tonight I’ll join my friends to screen the fifth film. I’m sure the film will be great in all the ways that the other films have been great — Alan […]
posted: July 11th, 2007 under books, film.
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
This past Wednesday we saw Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Kennedy Center, with Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin, who won a Tony for his performance in 2005. I’ve always been curious about this play, and rented the film last month, but returned it only half-watched so as not to entirely spoil the […]
posted: January 26th, 2007 under film, theater.
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music I thought I’d forgotten
One of my gifts this year was Mental Jewelry on cd. The band, Live, is one of my favorite bands, largely on the strength of this first album. I have a weakness for debut albums, believing they represent an artist’s hopes and dreams that they’ve been tweaking and polishing for years […]
posted: January 5th, 2007 under film, music.
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