Category Archives: arts

still totally swell

Posted on Sunday, 2004 November 14 by Anton

I saw The Incredibles again today, this time from the front row as the show was rather crowded. Not a bit stale; kudos to Brad Bird, writer and director. The second time, of course, I noticed what is not quite … Continue reading →

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still more movies

Posted on Friday, 2004 November 12 by Anton

隠し砦の三悪人 (Hidden Fortress) (1958, dir. Kurosawa). Good fun. — I don’t understand Japanese, but noticed that the princess seemed to use her title hime as pronoun. Rio Bravo (1959, dir. Hawks). Drags some. — When I saw this years ago … Continue reading →

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The Incredibles . .

Posted on Tuesday, 2004 November 09 by Anton

. . is totally swell. I shall have to see it again. Fannish notes: In one brief shot we see what looks like the personal fliers of L Neil Smith’s Pallas. Two bystanders could be Lee & Kirby, or not.

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by zombies’ bootstraps

Posted on Saturday, 2004 November 06 by Anton

Diagrams of Heinlein’s time travel stories (cited by Travis)

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movies rented recently

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 October 27 by Anton

Witness for the Prosecution (1957), from a story by Agatha Christie, is of course clever; though the byplay of the convalescent barrister and his nurse is a bit tiresome. South Pacific (1958). I thought I’d enjoy it more. The plot … Continue reading →

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filkosophy

Posted on Sunday, 2004 October 24 by Anton

“Nominalist Things” (The site to which Bruce cites is dead, so I’ve no idea whether this is the whole song or not.)

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lots of words

Posted on Saturday, 2004 October 23 by Anton

Slashdot | Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor

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