Talk about cross-cultural astonishment (we were talking about that just now, weren't we?), this YouTube video posted on Bill Brent's blog today astounded me! What is it from, people?? I must see this movie! Awesome. Sort of what might have happened if Akira Kurosawa & Bob Fossey had gotten married and had a celluloid baby...

Speaking of Kurosawa (we really were speaking about that one), if you never saw the film Akira Kurosawa'a Dreams (1990), you should see it. It was far and away one of the most beautiful movies I ever saw in my life (and I was sober when I was watching it, so you can't beat that!)



I most likely won't be quite so sober while watching the two movies I bought used yesterday:

 

I'm sure it doesn't come as any surprise to any of you loyal readers of this lofty blog that I am hopelessly sentimental and corny when it comes to holiday-viewing fare! This is also a pre-requisite for holiday-viewing fare:



Well, okay...

I am making progress on the current crazy deadline. Once this one is met, folks, I am really just going to be over this crazy shit. I need 2008 to be a lot less ridiculous, deadline-wise. Okay. Enough said. You're my witness...onward.