Reeling at Reel Asian: Arvin Chen’s Top 3 Woody Allen Films
Posted by Jef in Art, Film, Interviews, Listed on 14. Nov, 2010 | 1 Comment
Arvin Chen’s directorial debut Au Revoir Taipei is a distinctly romantic affair. And like with many a great romance, the film is as much in love with the city it takes place in as it is with its characters. A Chinese-American raised in the San Francisco Bay Area but now residing in Taipei, Chen says [...]
Ten Canadians the U.S. can keep
Posted by jessekg in Curiosities, Internet, Listed, Uncategorized on 02. Jul, 2010 | 2 Comments
In the spirit of true American friendliness, for Canada Day Gawker published a list of Canadians it would like to see deported back to Canada. It included Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne, Pamela Anderson, Michael Cera, Ryan Reynolds, Evangeline Lilly, Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves, Nia Vardalos, Elisha Cuthbert, Morley Safer, Steven Cojocaru (who?) and Howie Mandel. [...]
Listed: Summer starts with songs
Posted by theashcan in Listed, Music on 22. Jun, 2010 | 6 Comments
Does the thought of an entire summer with Ke$ha, Usher, and Katy Perry pumping from car stereos give you a serious case of the Beibonic plague (see that, a play on Bieber, a contagious and mind killing pop sensation who we will surely be hearing a lot of this summer, and bubonic, a contagious and [...]
Soundgarden lead my list of Lollapalooza bands to see
Posted by Anupa in Concerts, Listed, Music on 06. Apr, 2010 | 5 Comments
Soundgarden is reuniting (yes, complete with Chris Cornell) for this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago Aug. 6-8. My list of the top bands to see at this year’s show, in an order that’ll probably change by the time I’m finished writing this list so I’m just gonna go on instinct alone:
Listed: Depressing movies
Posted by Anupa in Film, Listed on 15. Mar, 2010 | 11 Comments
This weekend I watched The Wrestler. I waited to see it because it had a rep, and watching depressing movies is like the ultimate in masochism and this got me thinking about the saddest films that I’ve seen. I’m not a movie crier by any means but there as some sad-as-shit films out there. My [...]
