http://www.nerdcityusa.com Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:58:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So what happens when you combine an "ogre who looks like a librarian" with a scruffy, skater wannabe and a clueless ginger haired part time pseudo manager? The fourth best folk pop duo in New Zealand of course silly! My introduction to Brett McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, also known as ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/dont-bother-me-im-thinking/flight-of-the-conchords I didn't really have a theme in mind this go-around, though I have a few in mind for future reviews, but then I realized my last three films do in fact have a theme: message movies that have not aged well. Here we go. Margot at the Wedding (2007) Nicole Kidman, ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/sixty-seconds/sixty-seconds-52 The Happening Another M. Night Movie makes us wonder if He just stole Sixth Sense The Incredible Hulk Fooled once, shame on me Fooled twice, shame on, uh, fool me Won't get fooled again The Love Guru Myers talks funny His character is wacky Seen it all before Get Smart Remaking old shows ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/escaping-life/summer-movie-blowout-2008 Today, dear readers, I want to discuss with you a most interesting band called The Bad Plus and their recent album called Prog. First, a word about the band. They are a trio consisting of piano player Ethan Iverson, drummer David King and bassist Reid Anderson. They are young-ish, regular-looking guys. ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/dont-bother-me-im-thinking/music-in-the-cracks A downward spiral can be entertaining, unless you are on the receiving end of it. Zachary Blasto, a man consumed by music, alcohol and the visions in his head, is a broken record skipping into oblivion as he tries to come to terms with loss; of love, of family and ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/various-and-sundry/mouthgarden To Whom It May Concern: My name is William Thomas Fairport III, and I write this letter holding the utmost contempt for a recent review of Douglas Hofstadter’s Godel, Escher, and Bach published within the pages of your modern electro-zine. After the egregious review of this book by the most esteemed ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/various-and-sundry/godel-escher-bach Name: Terminator Name: Shredder Occupation: terminating http://www.nerdcityusa.com/tov/terminator-vs-shredder Seven years ago, a man named Richard Kelly wrote and directed a film called Donnie Darko, which was released in theaters and seen by practically nobody. Six months later, the film was released to DVD and became the ultimate cult film: a film that grossed $700,000 yet has been ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/sixty-seconds/southland-tales The movie High Fidelity starring John Cusack and Jack Black has been frequently playing on daytime television in the recent past. I have caught it a few times, jarring how much I love that movie back into my brain, the Top Five lists especially. Since the movie debuted, I often ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/various-and-sundry/my-top-five There are cities that seem like they come right out of a noir film, with guys in them who seem perfectly-suited to be the schmuck detective to receive the unusual call from the damsels in distress that turn out to be a big tease into a case that could cost ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/dont-bother-me-im-thinking/the-world Name: Norman Osborne aka Green Goblin Name: Loki Laufeyjarson Occupation: Industrialist http://www.nerdcityusa.com/tov/green-goblin-vs-loki I recently read The Great Gatsby for a book discussion group. I happened to have a paperback copy of the book that my dad used when he was in college. The $1.50 printed price was only one of many visual cues that this was a relic from a bygone ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/dont-bother-me-im-thinking/meditation-on-gatsby I have come to love grocery store Saturdays. In the morning I'll roll out of bed at whatever time I feel like it, go to the store with list in hand and make my rounds through the aisles at a leisurely pace. I do my best to not get run ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/various-and-sundry/lonely-planet Name: Ivan Drago Name: Erik Magnus Lehnsherr aka Magneto Occupation: Boxer http://www.nerdcityusa.com/tov/ivan-drago-vs-magneto Hello Apollo, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again, Through the ship they're slowly creeping, They plan to kill us while we're sleeping, Alarm bells that pierce my waking brain Still remain It was the sounds of Cylons. In restless dreams we walked alone In this huge ship that we call ... http://www.nerdcityusa.com/life-in-space/the-sounds-of-cylons