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Script to Screen: Aliens (opens the original)
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As a follow-up to Script to Screen: Alien, a post on Aliens…I first watched Aliens back in middle school, sitting on the living room floor of my friend Chris’s house. Unlike Alien, it was a much better viewing experience—I was an older kid and it was shown during broad daylight.Plus, while I complained before of how much Aliens retreads much of Alien’s last act, it’s still a much different movie. Alien
From Script to Screen: Alien (opens the original)
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*blows dust off an old manuscript*Cough. Cough. Ahem, so Ridley Scott’s Alien came over to Netflix this month, which gives me the perfect excuse to watch it again. And to dust off an old post (since I’ve been remiss about writing a new one).I first watched Alien when my dad first showed me and my friend Jeff during a sleepover. I have no idea what my dad was thinking (except that he just wanted to watch it himself)—I mean, he knew I was an enormous wuss. After all, he’s the one that had to carry
Not Another Odyssey Review (opens the original)
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So, let’s get this out of the way. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a phenomenal movie-going experience.OK sure, about as basic of a take as it gets…But what do I know? So let’s ask Professor of Classical Studies and translator of Homer's Odyssey, Emily Wilson!Wilson recently wrote her own review for the London Review of Books. In it, she lavished high praise and… oh wait, she didn’t? She seemed to actively hate the movie?Oh.Well, opinions vary of course,
Stop Me If You've Heard This One... (opens the original)
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After Action Report!So there I was in Dallas, attending a major tourist activity taking place—What’s that, you ask—the World Cup?Oh, no. No, no, no—something far more important.(Well, to me at least.)Of course I mean the 2026 Dallas/Forth Worth G.I. Joe and Action Figure Show!And I loved it.What did I love specifically about it?cracks knucklesLet’s get into things, shall we?1. Drinking with the JoesPart of my weekend ticket (the “Commander’s Package”<a class="footnote-anchor" href="#footnote-1"
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