1. September, 2002 - August Movies - Massing in Portland
- Well, the end-of-month updates are done. I still need to get them more automated, but I make a little progress every month. In any case, the August 2002 pictures are collected, and the whole month is available, too. The one other thing I'd like to add is something to automagically generate "next day" and "previous day" links when you view a single day in the archives. Hmm.
August movie reviews
- Bandits (2001) was a fun movie. Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton are an impressive odd couple of crime. A fair number of plot twists to keep you on your toes, and plenty of funny lines and situations to keep you laughing. Don't expect fine cinema here, it's mind-candy, but it's tasty mind-candy. The twists won't work as well during a second viewing, but it's good the first time around.
- Don Juan DeMarco (1995) - a romantic movie. Johnny Depp turns in a fine performance and pretty much carries the movie. Brando, well, let's just say he's pretty believable as a tired has-been.
- Rumble Fish (1983) was too artsy for me. There's a story there, but Coppola was pushing the boundaries, and I guess he just got beyond what I want to see in a movie.
- I wasn't sure what kind of a movie High Fidelity (2000) was when I bought it, but figured it would probably be another John Cusack movie like some of his earlier work. Sure enough, it was. Guy loses girl, guy tortures himself, guy gets girl back. I like that kind of movie.
- First Blood (1982). Seen it before, including back in 1982. It's still pretty good mind-candy.
- There was a good amount of conflict at the Portland Critical Mass on Friday: Mayor Katz takes on Critical Mass and loses and Portland Critical Mass ride - Text and Photos [endwar] but the ride seems to have held together, and like the ride here in March, it'll hopefully galvanize people and get something accomplished politically. Things have been pretty peaceful on the Mass rides in Minneapolis since then. [endwar]
- Baseball settlement has more winners than losers. An analysis piece talking about the details. [strib]
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