An out-of-town trip. A recently discovered hole-in-the-wall. A would-be pastime. A short silly talk. An interesting brew.

Swan’s Beastie Boys

Posted: November 23rd, 2009 | Blend: Buddies, Screen | 2 Comments »

I’ve had a bunch of pending movie and book reviews in our cupboards. And they would probably stay there until December. Anyway, I’d start with the most recent weekender picture that we had last week at Greenbelt 3 Cinema 2 (which audio system we promote ). But before I begin, I’d like to warn you that this entry contains SPOILERS.

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Seeing Blindness

Posted: October 27th, 2009 | Blend: Buddies, Hum, Screen | No Comments »

Suppose that blindness is contagious, epidemic. Suppose that blindness does not equate to darkness or the absence of light, but rather the abundance of it. What then? These are just some of the tough nuts to crack in the film Blindness by the filmmaker Fernando Meirelles, the same guy responsible for the City of God.

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Even Out

Posted: July 7th, 2009 | Blend: Buddies, Screen | 2 Comments »

We watched two movies in a row last night, sort of a weekender to his two-week normal office hours. He would be on graveyard shift in the coming weeks. Hmp. Anyway, the first flick was supposed to scare us and the next to lull us to sleep. But both pictures kept us alive in the middle of the night because of either too ridiculous scared tactics or too affecting lover’s disputes.

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Spread

Posted: May 18th, 2009 | Blend: Chow, Screen | 2 Comments »

We made a swift follow-through on our previous Mesa visit. After watching Angels and Demons last Friday, we agreed on getting a table for two. It was already crowded inside. So, instead of waiting for our turn, we chose to dine al fresco. No one was smoking anyway.

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Forks

Posted: November 27th, 2008 | Blend: Screen | No Comments »

“I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful.”
That was a fine vampire movie date last night. Honestly, I dig it, except for some seatmates– a group of overexcited ladies– who just could not contain whatever their thing was.

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