The Haiku Review™: Every line, a new tune. They sing because they have to. Who watches this crap? :: 1996 :: dir. Alan Parker :: ✭✭ Starring Madonna Ciccone, a lipsyncing Antonio Banderas, a singing Jonathan Pryce, and the disjointed works of “tunesmith” Andrew Lloyd Webber. DVD features the movie, and probably a few other…
Author: Mark Boszko
Mark is easily distracted and seems not to require sleep. However, this is an illusion. He is mortal, like you. Perhaps doubly so. He makes videos and a little bit of art and design. He also watches way too many movies and jokes around on Twitter.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Haiku Review�: Touch too much screwball, Cast makes me laugh and then think, De Palma redeemed. :: 1990 :: dir. Brian De Palma :: Starring Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith, Kim Catrall, Morgan Freeman, Saul Rubinek, a “Reverend” character who is obviously based on Al “I’m runnin’ for President!” Sharpton, and a very convincingly drunk…
Allergies
A few of my colleages are exhibiting signs of the start of serious spring allergies, and I am reminded that I was once too a sufferer. That is, until a couple of years ago— I gave up drinking milk and having it in cereal. I still use it here and there for baking, but no…
Haiku Review
I realize I’ve been seriously slacking lately in my media reviews, the main reason being that it just takes so damn long to write a half-decent review, and there’s so many other things I’d rather be doing like, for instance, sleeping. I would, though, like to continue to express my thoughts on the movies, music…
Tip: Timing an iPhoto Slide Show to Music
If you do a slideshow in iPhoto and put a piece of music in, you can get mixed results. If your slide show is too short, the music just cuts off. If it’s too long, the music will just start over again. The timings are a little fast and loose if you’re just playing the…
dn•L
Went out with AAl last night to help him pick out some home theatre components, and found a new soft drink from the makers of 7•up. That may actually become my caffeinated beverage of choice. 😀
Woot!
Well, back from the demo session. I prepped all afternoon, and I was still a little nervous to start, but then aside from a few dead spots where I tried to re-find my place in my notes, things went remarkably well. 😀 I got lots of thanks for the presentation, and a few oohs and…