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An anti-coal advertisement by the Coen Brothers
(via I Watch Stuff)
Posted by Ben on March 6, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/an-anti-coal-advertisement-by-the-coen-brothers/
Batman v. Borges
Although, really, it’s not a contest. Collaboration, maybe. Curious, definitely: The thesis pursued in this article is that this strong thematic aspect of The Dark Knight finds its roots in a short story by the labyrinthine Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. (via monochrom)
Posted by Ben on February 26, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/batman-v-borges/
Seen and Heard, 2008
In lieu of a numbered list, here you’ll find a bulleted list — well, several of them — covering my favorite books and movies of 2008. And, because I’m slow, a goodly number of them will be of items released before 2008. But that’s when I saw them. So there. Enjoy! In Theaters: Let The […]
Posted by Ben on January 10, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/seen-and-heard-2008/
So little time…
…so much Ninja Terminator! (via BeaucoupKevin(dot)com)
Posted by Ben on January 8, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/so-little-time/
Zombie Chart
via io9, a graphic showing the steady-ish uptick in the frequency of zombie movies, and “mapping” it (very roughty) to incidences of war (click below for a larger image): Correlation not being correlation, blah blah blah, everything else aside, it’s still a fun chart. (via io9)
Posted by Ben on November 20, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/zombie-chart/
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
(2008) dir Guillermo del Toro – w/ Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Doug Jones & Doug Jones, James Dodd, Jeffrey Tambor, Anna Walton, Briane Steele, and John Hurt. Why did Mr. Wink have to be Evil! Synopsis: Evil elvy-type wants to take back earth from greedy, selfish humans. Wants to do so through battle. […]
Posted by Ben on October 14, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/hellboy-2-the-golden-army/
Headhunter
(2005) dir Paul Tarantino – w/ Benjamin John Carillo as would-be upwardly mobile insurance agent, Mark Aiken as Dougie, Kristi Clainos as Sarah, and Ralph Lister as, apparently, “The Man”. I don’t really remember who that might be. Synopsis: A happy office drone wants a little more out of his workplace environment, and feels he […]
Posted by Ben on September 29, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/headhunter/
Bon Voyage
(2003) dir Jean-Paul Rappeneau – w/ Isabelle Adjani, Virginie Ledoyen, Gerard Depardieu, Yvan Attal, Peter Coyote, and Gregori Derangere as the hapless writer. Starring some jugs of water as Heavy Water. Synopsis: A scientist and his assistants, an actress, a writer framed for murder and his fellow escapee, a minister… and of course a Nazi […]
Posted by Ben on September 24, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/bon-voyage/
Birds of the West Indies
I always knew there was a secret reason for my liking James Bond. Secret reason: James Bond was an ornithologist. And Ian Fleming enjoyed birding. Perfect! (Although I realize this may already be semi-common knowledge that I’ve merely evaded up to this point.) (via a silly list in The Atlantic)
Posted by Ben on September 21, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/birds-of-the-west-indies/