I saw a human pyramid once.....it was very unnecessary.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
The first in a series of what i hope will be several top 5 lists involving movies, music and what not.
My top 5 directors and their top 5 movies-in no particular order
1. Stanley Kubrick
- Spartacus (I am Spartacus)
-Dr. Strangelove (Classic)
-Clockwork Orange (Nuts)
-The Shining (Here's Johnny)
-Full Metal Jacket(Intense)
2. Alfred Hitchcock
-Rear Window
-North by Northwest
-Vertigo
-Psycho
-Rebecca
3. Steven Spielberg (tough top 5)
-Jaws (Not with 3 barrels....you're gonna need a bigger boat)
-Raiders of the Lost Ark
-Indiana jones and the last Crusade( They have him..in the belly of that steel beast)
-Hook(just kidding)
-Schindler's List
-Saving Private Ryan
4. Martin Scorcese
-Taxi Driver
-Raging Bull
-Goodfellas
-Casino
-Gangs of New York
5. Joel & Ethan Coen
-Fargo
-Miller's Crossing
-The Big Lebowski
-O Brother Where Art Thou?
-The Man Who Wasn't There
Honorable Mentions...Tarantino obviously..just doesn't have the body of work yet.
-Woody Allen (Annie Hall etc...)
-Rob Reiner -- Here's a guy not many people would think of..but outstanding(Spinal Tap, Stand by me, Princess Bride, When harry met sally, Few good men)
-Oliver Stone(JFK, Platoon)
-Clint Eastwood--again doesn't have the body yet...(Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven, Mystic River)
-Francis Ford Coppola(Godfathers, Apocalypse Now)
-David Fincher(Fight Club, Se7en, The game)
Probably more but i'm spent. Stay tuned.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
First post from the new year. Things are well. School starts in a couple days. I've gotta get psyched for that. I always think am, but i'm really never ready. Oh well. Gotta grow up someday. Not a whole lot to say right now. Just wanted to touch base. I've been playing a good amount of poker lately with good results. I've won over a 1000 in the last couple weeks.
Go Bears
