tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.comments2023-07-27T18:05:38.950+02:00Cerebral MasticationAli Arikanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-32937785126594409872011-06-04T05:58:11.265+02:002011-06-04T05:58:11.265+02:00What is your goal exactly? By posting three senten...What is your goal exactly? By posting three sentences from a book and tag a few friends. For me it's a little weird if you do not have a purpose. Or maybe, is it just for fun?Monicahttp://digitalpostagescale.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-67078814836666868682011-05-10T17:11:27.562+02:002011-05-10T17:11:27.562+02:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.rental mobil jakartahttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-19090536828091490092011-04-18T04:24:49.159+02:002011-04-18T04:24:49.159+02:00I still could not get what you mean by "Locat...I still could not get what you mean by "Locate the fifth sentence and Post the next three sentences on your blog and in so doing…" it that mean I need to take the next three sentences after the fifth ones, or the sixth to the eight? Unfortunately I could not try it right away. No books near me right now.Zanehttp://cheapcashregister.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-76650274239712235392011-04-07T07:07:35.096+02:002011-04-07T07:07:35.096+02:00From the original poems above, I noticed that Pint...From the original poems above, I noticed that Pinter used the word "fuck" in every poem that he wrote. There were way too many!! But somehow it still feels great.Edmundhttp://swimmingpoolparts.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-64189135675945388642011-03-30T18:07:20.690+02:002011-03-30T18:07:20.690+02:00A british classic indeed!A british classic indeed!Dannyhttp://wholesaledropshippers.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-819854085171156132010-11-05T06:35:06.519+02:002010-11-05T06:35:06.519+02:00Arnold sense of humor is one factor that made him ...Arnold sense of humor is one factor that made him famous, nice blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07872686583402003875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-80340748736170532472010-03-08T16:52:17.854+02:002010-03-08T16:52:17.854+02:00Jason, thanks for your comments and your kind word...Jason, thanks for your comments and your kind words. <br /><br />I thought it was a terribly dull show with moments of unintentional hilarity. But I am not sure what I prefer - something as tedious as this year or a cringefest like the previous year's.<br /><br />Sometimes, I feel like I am a traditionalist. I like huge opening numbers, and then short quips inbetween. I suppose that's why Billy Crystal is my favourite host.<br /><br />I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin would provide some serious edge this year, but alas, they could not even deliver their lines properly. <br /><br />I was happy about quite a few of the choices, but these shows - as television entertainment - require more than that, no? They require Oscar moments. You know you're in trouble when the next morning the watercooler conversation is about the best documentary short winners.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-16766593695270095062010-03-08T15:31:35.311+02:002010-03-08T15:31:35.311+02:00Nice job on these, Ali. Some of my favorites:
* &...Nice job on these, Ali. Some of my favorites:<br /><br />* <i>"Just imagine this whole stage filled with the best cast and crew." Fine. I'm thinking "Debbie Does Dallas."</i> Ha!<br /><br />* <i>OK, I'm sorry, I was wrong. Some dude is doing the robot to the score from "Up." If the rest of the show were like this, we'd have something.</i> Ha! Ha!<br /><br />* <i>Sitemeter Update: Lots of folks are googling "crazy woman oscar acceptance speech." For once, they don't mean Sally Field.</i> That doesn't surprise me. It's unfortunate that was the most memorable moment of the first three quarters of the night. (Oh, and, "Ha!")<br /><br />* <i>That close-up on Jeff Bridges' beautiful face. Possibly the best moment of the night so far. Go Jeff!</i> I loved that moment, too!<br /><br />* <i>Please say "The Dude Abides."</i> I wasn't thinking that, but it would have been pretty cool, and I say that as a non-<i>Lebowski</i>-devotee. I read somewhere recently that Bridges says he doesn't remember any of the dialogue from that movie. At first I thought he was playing too cool for school, but after seeing him last night I'm now convinced he was telling the truth.<br /><br />BTW ... He was the first award winner in years who seemed to be grateful when the music started playing. It's like he needed someone to yell "Cut!" so he'd know when the scene was over.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-23684653959767323122010-03-08T09:37:56.618+02:002010-03-08T09:37:56.618+02:00I think it boiled down to "Avatar" or &q...I think it boiled down to "Avatar" or "the Hurt Locker" in the end, and that's not really a choice for me. The more I think about the former, the more I dislike it. Strange since I don;t know how anyone can dislike a film that features dragons fighting gunships, but there we go.<br /><br />Agreed about the tributes. Just when you think it's over, fawn, fawn, fawn. I'd prefer faun, faun, faun. Man, it's been a long night (and now I'm at work).Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-32217630146295490472010-03-08T07:01:48.019+02:002010-03-08T07:01:48.019+02:00Yep... Hurt Locker... I'm sorry, I thought it...Yep... Hurt Locker... I'm sorry, I thought it was decent flick... I'm not trying to be flip, but it really didn't affect me much more than a really good first season Battlestar Galactica episode.<br /><br />BTW, the tributes can go... makes the show WAYYY too long.Matt Maulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786715057322458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-87220325596160838642010-03-08T05:30:37.951+02:002010-03-08T05:30:37.951+02:00Hah! Indeed. "Twilight" was in the sam...Hah! Indeed. "Twilight" was in the same clipshow with "Repulsion!" Erm, what?Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-61643358356860513492010-03-08T05:25:42.157+02:002010-03-08T05:25:42.157+02:00Here's my suggestion, if you're going to c...Here's my suggestion, if you're going to celebrate horror flicks, only use good ones in the montage --NOT Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elmstreet or Little Shop of Horrors or ... oh, I'll stop now ;)Matt Maulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786715057322458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-89663087819120655042010-03-08T05:04:39.500+02:002010-03-08T05:04:39.500+02:00Did Monique just admit to the world that Oprah and...Did Monique just admit to the world that Oprah and Tyler Perry essentially bought the Oscar for her?Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-57071715691306130272010-03-08T05:04:24.832+02:002010-03-08T05:04:24.832+02:00Hey Matt,
That is awesome. I wonder if he ever c...Hey Matt,<br /><br />That is awesome. I wonder if he ever came back to visit.<br /><br />I loved Steve Martin's adlib that he wrote Geoffrey Fletcher's acceptance speech, and I agree the presenters should be on more.<br /><br />Surprised "Precious" won adapted screenplay! I wonder if it can go all the way.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-23290253391062350772010-03-08T04:51:12.172+02:002010-03-08T04:51:12.172+02:00Hey Ali...
At first I was dreading Steve and Alec...Hey Ali...<br /><br />At first I was dreading Steve and Alec as hosts because I thought they were too old. Boy, was I wrong. Frankly, they should be on more.<br /><br />I think you're right about Hurt Locker. Too bad. I wanted Inglourious Basterds. <br /><br />BTW, John Hughes went to my high school (before I got there) and Principal Vernon was supposedly based on one of the gym teachers.Matt Maulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786715057322458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-86357997531961421262010-03-08T04:03:06.295+02:002010-03-08T04:03:06.295+02:00Agreed.
And I'm going to use that's an ...Agreed. <br /><br />And I'm going to use that's an uber-bingo in my daily life. Because I am a twerp.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-38136450286591353102010-03-08T03:49:38.085+02:002010-03-08T03:49:38.085+02:00"Oscar and Penelope...that's an uber bing..."Oscar and Penelope...that's an uber bingo!" Awesome. Good for Waltz.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-37684951169888551612010-03-08T03:34:30.500+02:002010-03-08T03:34:30.500+02:00I thought the same thing when they introduced the ...I thought the same thing when they introduced the "nominees" but gave us the front runners first. Ha.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-34450678810485400292010-01-11T21:22:22.827+02:002010-01-11T21:22:22.827+02:00Dennis, that sounds like it will be a lot of fun. ...Dennis, that sounds like it will be a lot of fun. The next time I am over, we must go to the New Beverly!<br /><br />Off to your place pronto, sir; and thank you!Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-15792592982102837242010-01-11T21:07:16.881+02:002010-01-11T21:07:16.881+02:00Gonna get a chance to see the director's cut o...Gonna get a chance to see the director's cut on the New Beverly big screen next week! Stuart Gordon is curating it as part of his series of favorites.<br /><br />Also: I’ve bestowed upon you a very special honor, Ali. Come on over and <a href="http://sergioleoneifr.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-it-means-to-be-kreative-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">see what it is! </a>Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-89291401359677301262009-10-05T21:42:09.190+02:002009-10-05T21:42:09.190+02:00I haven't seen Goya's Ghosts, but I think ...I haven't seen <i>Goya's Ghosts</i>, but I think <i>Man on the Moon</i> is a gem of a movie -- and ever so slightly underrated (and most definitely forgotten). <br /><br />A Forman film about Munich? I'm sold.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-39802886711866494562009-10-05T06:36:59.029+02:002009-10-05T06:36:59.029+02:00Amadeus is one of my favorite films of the last th...<i>Amadeus</i> is one of my favorite films of the last thirty years. Definately proof that a biopic can make a great motion picture. I've only seen the PG-rated version, however; still haven't seen the R-rated version where Mozart's wife bares her breasts to Salieri.<br /><br />Did you see Foreman's most recent film, <i>Goya's Ghosts</i> (2006)? It's pretty bad, actually. Javier Bardhem, Stellan Skarksgard, Michael Londsdale and Natalie Portman are all just fine, and Randy Quaid does a nice tongue-in-cheek impression of the French king, but the performances are the only true good thing about the movie. The screenplay has a messy narrative, and the Inquisition torture sequences seem like they're thrown in more for entertainment value than for powerful dramatic effect. And what is the movie about? Portman's long-lost daughter or Goya's paintings? <br /><br />At any rate, I hear Foreman is planning a new film about Neville Chamberlain and the Munich Peace Conference. Maybe that will be an interesting comeback.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-15675188333351523252009-08-15T21:18:13.458+02:002009-08-15T21:18:13.458+02:00Anonymous - Getting to it. Sorry.Anonymous - Getting to it. Sorry.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-4112182096817630912009-08-15T21:17:51.867+02:002009-08-15T21:17:51.867+02:00Hey Bobby,
I had not read his review for "Co...Hey Bobby,<br /><br />I had not read his review for "Coraline," and you are right, of course. He does have an obsessive, almost pathological, hatred of everything that Pixar does, doesn't he?<br /><br />The way he champions an unpopular film by pitting it against a popular one is stupid, but he doesn't do it often. I think it is his prose that is the biggest problem these days.<br /><br />He is infuriating, sure, but he has a distinct voice. He is not my favourite critic, he is not even in the top ten (which, incidentally, consists of Ebert, Emerson, Uhlich, Seitz, Cozzalio, and Copeland, among others), but I do prefer the way he looks at film to quite a lot of other, rather pedestrian, critics.<br /><br />That doesn't mean I agree with him, though. Because most of the time, I don't.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143866771442228551.post-65245230190406193682009-08-15T21:04:09.968+02:002009-08-15T21:04:09.968+02:00Dear Ali, I just read your thing about Armond Whit...Dear Ali, I just read your thing about Armond White on Ebert's blog comments, and would like to respectfully disagree with you on one aspect. White's "comparisons that he makes are in the shape of his year-end list of contrarian opinions, which, as previosuly stated, is childish and risible".<br /><br />If you read his review for "Coraline", you will know that it's 90% saying "Wall-E sucked, this didn't." Is that not a comparasion?Bobbynoreply@blogger.com