What's going on? Well, James Rollins' new book, The Doomsday Key, hit the shelves today, June 23rd. He writes good adventure/thriller stuff. Very cinematic. I'd like to see a movie based on one of his books. Also, saw a new title at the bookstore I'm just going to have to check out:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Jane Austen (Author), Seth Grahame-Smith (Author)
This has just got to be one of the craziest ideas I've seen. It just might work....
I saw two movies ov
er the weekend. The first was Punisher: War Zone. Much more violent than previous incarnations, Ray Stevenson's portrayal of the gritty vigilante is probably the best. Not a bad action flick, but they couldn't seem to decide on whether to go for realism or comic book style. The harsh action and drama supported the realism, the Joker-like villian, Jigsaw (not to be confused with the Saw movies), came right out of the comic book. All-in-all not too bad.
Next up was The Reader. This is so completely at the other end of the spectrum from Punisher it's almost funny. I couldn't have picked more of an opposite. Nominated for several awards t
his past year, though I think Slumdog Millionaire won most if not all of them, it stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. This was an odd story that moved from a romance in the 50's to a court case about Nazi war crimes in the 60's culminating in a lot of depression and guilt by the ending time frame of 1995. Wow, not the lighter drivel I normally prefer. This is what I consider an Art-House flick. Great acting and cinematography, worthy of award nominations, just kind of heavy for my tastes. Oh, and despite what the cover of the box says, this is by no means a "thriller". It is a flat-out drama.
Anyway, the clock on the wall is telling me to wrap it up. I must rest and be refreshed so that I may be ready for another day. Rest well my media minions.....
This has just got to be one of the craziest ideas I've seen. It just might work....
I saw two movies ov
er the weekend. The first was Punisher: War Zone. Much more violent than previous incarnations, Ray Stevenson's portrayal of the gritty vigilante is probably the best. Not a bad action flick, but they couldn't seem to decide on whether to go for realism or comic book style. The harsh action and drama supported the realism, the Joker-like villian, Jigsaw (not to be confused with the Saw movies), came right out of the comic book. All-in-all not too bad.Next up was The Reader. This is so completely at the other end of the spectrum from Punisher it's almost funny. I couldn't have picked more of an opposite. Nominated for several awards t
his past year, though I think Slumdog Millionaire won most if not all of them, it stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. This was an odd story that moved from a romance in the 50's to a court case about Nazi war crimes in the 60's culminating in a lot of depression and guilt by the ending time frame of 1995. Wow, not the lighter drivel I normally prefer. This is what I consider an Art-House flick. Great acting and cinematography, worthy of award nominations, just kind of heavy for my tastes. Oh, and despite what the cover of the box says, this is by no means a "thriller". It is a flat-out drama.Anyway, the clock on the wall is telling me to wrap it up. I must rest and be refreshed so that I may be ready for another day. Rest well my media minions.....
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