Words
Main Entry: nu·bile
Pronunciation: ‘nü-“bIl, ‘nyü-, -b&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from Latin nubilis, from nubere to marry
Date: circa 1642
1 : of marriageable condition or age
2 : sexually attractive — used of a young woman
– nu·bil·i·ty /nü-‘bi-l&-tE, nyü-/ noun
It came up at work, honest.
Minority Report
Before seeing this movie, everyone warned me that the first two hours were great – the last 20 minutes were, like last Summer’s ‘A.I.’, a big kick in the groin to intelligent audiences.
Well, yeah.
Not as upsetting on as many levels as A.I.’s denoument was, I still walked out of Minority Report shaking my head. If Spielberg weren’t Jewish, I’d probably say something like ‘Christmas presents at the Spielberg house must be wrapped up really tidily!’ cause that seems to be how Stevie likes his films. No loose end is left untied, regardless of how ridiculous or insulting a scenario he has to create to reach that end. It’s like Spielberg finished the film and realized he had all these plot threads left over, but also had dinner reservations, so he finished the film as quickly and with as little thought or care as possible.
But besides that sour taste in the mouth, the first bit of the movie was a terrific chase film, impressive effects and some fine plot twists. Some may complain that the philosophical ramifications of the ‘Pre-Crime’ concept aren’t investigated nearly enough, and I’d agree but come on – it’s Spielberg. Deep introspection is something he does only very rarely, and never in lieu of action and FX.
Anyway. First two hours of Minority Report – 4/5. Last 20 minutes – 1.5/5. What’s the average? I dunno, do the math yourself.
I saw a man on the street wearing a gas mask with a fedora. Does he know something I don’t?
np – Velvet Crush / In The Presence Of Greatness
Bad Liquor
I had forgotten how exhausting a night out of drinking can be.
Blaaaaah.
Bit of a pub crawl last night, went to Tortilla Flats, Chicagos, Lee’s Palace. Drinks at each. Good to see Kevin, Vic and Bill again, it’d been about a month at least since I’d seen any of them.
Again : Blaaaaah.
np – The Replacements / Let It Be
You’re So Cute When You’re Frustrated
Interpol hosted the Wedge tonight. There are some good things about staying in on a Friday night! Got to see videos from My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave, Squarepusher, Mum… good stuff. Also caught the very stylish (of course) vid for Interpol’s PDA.
New issue of Magnet showed up today.
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