4:55 a.m. 7/11/12/04 I just finished reading the third Harry Potter book about a week ago. To my surprise, I enjoyed it immensely. Why do I say to my surprise? Because I didn’t care for the first two books. In fact, it took me awhile to summon my courage to read book three. The only… Continue Reading
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January Man–After You See It
3:56 a.m. 12/31/04—1/1/05 Happy New Year, y’all. How apropos that I saw the movie, January Man, last night. I bought it sight unseen because it has, yes, you guessed it, Alan Rickman. It also has Susan Sarandon, which is an added bonus. Kevin Kline doesn’t do a thing for me, but Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio isn’t… Continue Reading
An Awfully Big Adventure–After You See It
3:13 a.m. 6/23/24/05 I just saw a movie which has no redeeming characters, where it would be kind to call the plot transparent, and that doesn’t seem to think there’s a single shred of human decency anywhere. Like a reviewer on IMDB.com, I labored under the misperception that this movie was a comedy—most likely because… Continue Reading
Dogma–After You See It
4:31 p.m. 12/28/04 Oh, God. I just got done watching Dogma—which wasn’t the movie I was going to watch, but that DVD wouldn’t play. So, instead of the fairyland of Peter Pan and that dastardly Captain Hook—yeah, of Wendy, too—I settled in to listen to The Voice of the One True God, er, watch a… Continue Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone–After You See It
3:14 a.m. 12/22/23/04 Ok. Since I am obsessed with Jason Isaacs and Alan Rickman, I decided I needed to watch the first and third Harry Potter again. I mean, before, I didn’t recognize the hotness that is Snape-ok, that is Rickman playing Snape-and I actually thought there could be too much Snape. What rot… Continue Reading
Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone–Before You See It
4:18 a.m. 1/15/16/05 The first time I saw Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, I had more important business to take care of-such as watching someone’s ass as he lay on the floor before me. That’s why when I watched it the second time, a few years later, I couldn’t remember seeing it before. … Continue Reading
Close My Eyes–Before You See It
2:34 p.m. 1/14/05 Close My Eyes is the current Alan Rickman fare up to bat. If a movie is going to be a one-concept conceit, then that concept better be one hell of a winner, or the movie is going to fall singularly flat. In this case, the conceit is an incestuous…fling between brother… Continue Reading
Close My Eyes–After You See It
4:13 a.m. 1/10/11/05 I have two simple rules for a movie which will immediately improve its viability tenfold. One, the cello. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. The cello is the most beautiful instrument known to humankind. Any movie is better off with a bit of cello in it. The second… Continue Reading