Archives for August, 2008
Watching an Italian movie in Holland is kind of weird. The Dutch subtitles are annoying when they speak Italian and confusing in the brief pieces when they speak French. About the movie: I had already read the book so it was no surprise plot-wise, but Nanni Moretti’s interpretation is very good. Surprisingly enough the soundtrack is very [...]
Don DeLillo is a great writer, and that’s something I’m not discovering today or with this book. Underworld for example is one of the best books I’ve ever read. Falling Man is a good book. Not a masterpiece but for sure a thought-provoking book, with deep characters and a very original way of switching among their [...]
The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality. – George Bernard Shaw Faith means not wanting to know what is true. – Friedrich Nietzsche I believe [...]
Yesterday evening I went to The Movies, the cinema close to home, to see “Transamerica”. It’s very funny but also, if you manage to go under the surface, very deep, since it touches topics like transgenderism, youth prostitution and sex identity. The protagonist, Felicity Huffman (yes, the desperate housewife), is absolutely perfect in the part. Her facial [...]
Michael Phelps‘ page on Facebook has almost 1 million fans and more than 1.000 picturesposted.
On Sept. 25th and 26th in Amsterdam, will take place the “European Bloggers’ (Un)Conference”. It seems quite interesting but unfortunately I’m not sure I will be able to go, since we will be in a heavy beta testing phase at work. Anyway if someone is coming over and fancies a beer just give me a shout!
Last night I’ve been to see “In Bruges”, with Colin Farrell. It’s quite a strange movie, trying to mix comedy and noir. Colin Farrell’s character is very funny and he is very good in the part of a stoned dubliner, with a strong southern Irish accent, who does not appreciate the nice city of Bruges. Ralph Fiennes [...]
On Sunday I’ve been to see Maximo Park at Paradiso, in Amsterdam. Great band, great place, great concert! The frontman is a real showman and drags the audience with jumps and screams, not to mention his very British suit :) Beer was cheap, no smoke around: almost perfect! The only negative aspect has been the impoliteness of the Dutch [...]
Lean Mean Fighting Machine, un’agenzia inglese che ha vinto il premio come Interactive Agency of the Year a Cannes, ha fatto questo video per festeggiare il 50esimo anniversario della sua fondazione, avvenuta nel 2004…
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