I watched the DVD of Unbreakable last night. I thought it was pretty cool, except for the hastily tied up ending. Surely they could have left it a bit more ambiguous, couldn’t they? M. Night Shyamalan (whom everyone calls “Night” in the documentary. Cool.) seems like a great guy, but I’d suggest for his next movie, he casts someone other than Bruce Willis, gets rid of the kids, and remains twist-free. Maybe he could direct the next Adam Sandler flick? Nah, Paul Thomas Anderson is already doing that. By the way, I’m rating all my films over at IMDB now. I’d give Unbreakable an “8” even despite its weak ending, and the DVD is really nicely put together.
Author: James McNally
Surname Popularity Index
According to the Surname Popularity Index, my surname, McNally, is the 2142nd most popular in the U.S. If I lived in the U.S., maybe I could help it move up a few spots. (via Tim)
CriterionDVD
Aflutter with anticipation regarding the July 10 release of Withnail and I:The Criterion Collection, I was searching for info and found the excellent community at CriterionDVD.com. It’s a much better site than the official one, and has a great forums area. If you’re a cinephile, come and join in! Update: June 2002: Due to some bandwidth issues, the site is pretty much closed down. I’ve migrated to the fine film fora over at DVD Talk.
Zeldman Haiku Contest Winner!
Consolation Champs is pleased to present the winner of the Zeldman Haiku Contest. Boasting the only self-proclaimed non-Shakespearean haiku in the contest (or in existence, really), Mike Wasylik takes the prize for this gem:
Haiku good model
Zeldman disciples like the
standardization.
There were three honourable mentions:
“zeldman you fucker!”
no better a fan letter?
– dean allen was drunk.
—tbit
Upgrade browser now
or i’ll block you from my site!
(upgrade THIS, Zeldman!)
—Dan
javascript turned off?
can’t win book on web standards
Zeldman’s blind spot too.
You’ll notice a critical tone in two of the honourable mentions, but I assure the authors that that was not held against them in the judging. Valuable criticism in the form of haiku is something in short supply on the web and we’re glad to receive it and pass it on. Congratulations to our winner and to the runners-up.
Zeldman Review Posted
My review of Jeffrey Zeldman’s book is finally posted at CanadaComputes.com.
Please read and comment over there! And you have until midnight Eastern to submit your entry for the Zeldman Haiku Contest. Good luck to all!