Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Best Books Read in 2007
My Previous Best Books: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
I read fourteen books last year. Surprisingly, only three of these were novels: Waiting
, Bangkok 8
, and Thank You for Smoking
. The rest were wonderful non-fiction books, my favorites being The Looming Tower
, Voyage of The Manteño
, and The Smartest Guys in the Room
.
I'll be writing reviews of Waiting and Voyage of The Manteño, as these my among my favorites from 2007.
I read fourteen books last year. Surprisingly, only three of these were novels: Waiting
I'll be writing reviews of Waiting and Voyage of The Manteño, as these my among my favorites from 2007.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Martin Luther King Day
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
I hope we're getting close.
I hope we're getting close.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Best Movies Watched in 2007
(This is my seventh such list.)
My favorite movie from 2007 was No Country for Old Men. A very close second was Michael Clayton.
"No Country" is a powerful movie. A treacherous criminal on the chase, a hero on the run, and an old cop on the watch are the principal characters in the Coen Brother's finest work. Perfectly paced, minimally scored, and as serious as a choke hold, the movie is just too good. Praise is coming from everywhere on this movie, and it's deserving.
"Michael Clayton" is the other compelling offering from 2007. A forlorn lawyer, played by George Clooney, has to come to grips with the limits of his own ethics, and his firm's. A criminal plot involving one of his colleagues forces him to act, but it strains his reserves. This is a dark and brooding film, the kind I like. But its touch of clarity makes it less ambiguous than "No Country", which pushes that film to the top.
My favorite movie from 2007 was No Country for Old Men. A very close second was Michael Clayton.
"No Country" is a powerful movie. A treacherous criminal on the chase, a hero on the run, and an old cop on the watch are the principal characters in the Coen Brother's finest work. Perfectly paced, minimally scored, and as serious as a choke hold, the movie is just too good. Praise is coming from everywhere on this movie, and it's deserving.
"Michael Clayton" is the other compelling offering from 2007. A forlorn lawyer, played by George Clooney, has to come to grips with the limits of his own ethics, and his firm's. A criminal plot involving one of his colleagues forces him to act, but it strains his reserves. This is a dark and brooding film, the kind I like. But its touch of clarity makes it less ambiguous than "No Country", which pushes that film to the top.
- Best DVD Commentary: Seabiscuit, Saw, Old School
- Favorite Male Acting: Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Infernal Affairs)
- Favorite Female Acting: Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
- Finally Glad I Watched: "Stranger Than Fiction", "Old School", "Finding Forrester", "A History of Violence", "Saw"
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