http://focoproject.com movies::books::illustration Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:25:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As many of you may have noted in the post below, I was rendered speechless by my viewing of Visitor Q and whether I like it or not, the movie has stuck in my head. As I have also mentioned before, I have had a difficult time explaining the obvious ... http://focoproject.com/2008/11/a-follow-up-on-visitor-q/ ...and as promised here is the second part of my movie dump, with plenty of other good titles for you to watch. Enjoy! Water Lilies Director: Celine Sciamma Genre: Drama Year: 2007 How this movie ended up in my Netflix list, I have no idea. I think I might have gotten it confused with another ... http://focoproject.com/2008/11/movie-reviews-movie-dump-pt-2/ At the risk of doing some great movies a bit of dissatisfaction, I am about to unload my entire list of pending reviews or I will never get myself caught up. Such is the beauty of Netflix Instant Play and the additive of a little extra time in my hands. ... http://focoproject.com/2008/11/movie-reviews-movie-dump-pt-1/ I don't really have the words to express the overwhelming feeling of joy and hope tonight in seeing Barack Obama become President Elect of the United States of America. To see the inspiration that has flooded the country and moved the youth to finally speak their mind. I feel an ... http://focoproject.com/2008/11/a-dawn-of-change/ I'm a bad, bad person and have once again let myself slide. I am going to blame it on work and that is partially true, I did have a pretty busy month, October, but I will also accept that I have allowed a pile of books to go unreviewed. This ... http://focoproject.com/2008/11/book-review-mass-reviews/ Alright, I saw this today and I just could not pass up on the opportunity of posting this up in here, because it is pretty funny. Not so much that it happens, because, everybody needs a spotter at some point, otherwise, weight lifting would be pointless...but this is just...funny. (alright, the ... http://focoproject.com/2008/10/mammaaaaaa/ Song of the Day: "Fuera de mi" - La Ley Director: Gus Van Sant Genre: Drama Year: 2007 While most people have praised Gus Van Sant for his more mainstream films like Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester, I personally gravitated more to his introspect, quieter film Elephant, which was as haunting as it ... http://focoproject.com/2008/10/movie-review-paranoid-park/ Author: Robert A. Heinlein Category: Fiction - Sci-fi/Politics You will find this book under the Sci-Fi section and I have to be honest, as far as sci-fi books, this one is not much. I will give it props, considering that it was written in the sixties, it actually was pretty accurate in ... http://focoproject.com/2008/10/book-review-the-moon-is-a-harsh-mistress/ Song of the Day: "Konga" - Van Gederen Director: Michael Haneke Genre: Crime/Horror/Drama/Thriller Year: 1997 Chances are, if you put this film in your Netflix list, or rented it, or are watching it willingly, you probably knew what you were getting into. A horror film-slash-thriller about two young, bored, rich kids wanting to entertain ... http://focoproject.com/2008/10/movie-review-funny-games/ Song of the Day: "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" Neutral Milk Hotel Director: Martin Scorsese Genre: Biography/Drama Year: 2004 Not at all what I was expecting. Perhaps I heard the wrong people talking, or maybe I filtered out the information I heard and settled only in bits and pieces. However, due to high ... http://focoproject.com/2008/10/movie-review-the-aviator/