I went with Audry to Hampton Court, outside of London, where Henry VIII held many of his revels. This shot is looking down the great hall from where Harry sat. Now you know what it feels like to be Henry VIII. Don't thank me all at once.
Showing posts with label comfy chairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comfy chairs. Show all posts
Friday, June 12, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
About that photo up there...
Bob Crais recently asked about the origin of the photo at the top of the blog. It's a digital photo Audry took last September of my family's summer house on Cape Cod. (Here is is again: click for a full-size version.)
Here is a 1965 photo of the house I found online. The window directly under the TV antenna is the reflective window on the right side of Audry's shot.
Oh, and that bicycle? That's MY old Sear's bike! Weird thing to come across on the internet, a photo of your old bike!
The house was designed by the famous Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer. Brueur designed the Whitney Museum and many other buildings, but he's probably most famous for his "Wassily" and "Cesca" chairs:
Click here for more about the house. And here's another photo Audry took of the back of the main house:
Here is a 1965 photo of the house I found online. The window directly under the TV antenna is the reflective window on the right side of Audry's shot.
Oh, and that bicycle? That's MY old Sear's bike! Weird thing to come across on the internet, a photo of your old bike!
The house was designed by the famous Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer. Brueur designed the Whitney Museum and many other buildings, but he's probably most famous for his "Wassily" and "Cesca" chairs:
Click here for more about the house. And here's another photo Audry took of the back of the main house:
Monday, March 9, 2009
Watching the Watchmen
I liked it. Far from perfect, but I liked it. I had two major complaints:
1) Dialogue intended to be read in speech-bubbles can be positively ripe when spoken aloud. This is one area in which the film's fidelity to the comic was a mistake. The thing needed a serious dialogue polish.
2) Except for Jackie Earl Haley and the "Grey's Anatomy" guy as the Comedian, the cast was awful. Even the good actors among them were mediocre, especially Mathew Goode as Ozymandias -- his line readings and diction were appalling. Seriously, Sophia Coppola was better in "Godfather III."
But that aside, the movie is brisk, ambitious, and has a lot of stuff you've never seen in a superhero film before. That's the beauty of going into a film with low expectations: sometimes you're pleasantly surprised.
By the way, I saw the film at the new theater in the Thousand Oaks mall, the Muvico 14, which has to be the worst name for a multiplex since the Regency Loud Obnoxious Teenagers 7. Bad name aside, for 21 bucks you can get huge "loveseats" in the balcony with free popcorn, almost-free drinks -- oh, and you can bring booze from the bar outside as well. Those questionable perks aside, it was by far the comfiest time I've ever had at the movies.
1) Dialogue intended to be read in speech-bubbles can be positively ripe when spoken aloud. This is one area in which the film's fidelity to the comic was a mistake. The thing needed a serious dialogue polish.
2) Except for Jackie Earl Haley and the "Grey's Anatomy" guy as the Comedian, the cast was awful. Even the good actors among them were mediocre, especially Mathew Goode as Ozymandias -- his line readings and diction were appalling. Seriously, Sophia Coppola was better in "Godfather III."
But that aside, the movie is brisk, ambitious, and has a lot of stuff you've never seen in a superhero film before. That's the beauty of going into a film with low expectations: sometimes you're pleasantly surprised.
By the way, I saw the film at the new theater in the Thousand Oaks mall, the Muvico 14, which has to be the worst name for a multiplex since the Regency Loud Obnoxious Teenagers 7. Bad name aside, for 21 bucks you can get huge "loveseats" in the balcony with free popcorn, almost-free drinks -- oh, and you can bring booze from the bar outside as well. Those questionable perks aside, it was by far the comfiest time I've ever had at the movies.
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