1. Angelo
2. Richard
3. Dale T.
4. Antonia
5. Tre
6. Marcel
7. Carla
8. Tiffani
9. Spike
10. Casey
11. Tiffany
12. Jamie
13. Mike
14. Fabio
Angelo: still weasly, still on top. Dale's win, plus Antonia's strong showing, brings the top 4 back to the same it was after the first episode. Fabio is running hot and cold, but more cold than hot and when he's cold he's cold. Luckily for him, Dale L. had the lesser dish.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Reasons why The Rocketeer, despite its faults, is still awesome.
- evil Timothy Dalton (see also: Hot Fuzz)
- Terry O'Quinn as Howard Hughes
- an animated Nazi propaganda film
- general Art Deco-ness
- Tiny Ron Taylor as a "heavy"
- a zeppelin
- mobsters and G-Men teaming up to fight Nazis
- Terry O'Quinn as Howard Hughes
- an animated Nazi propaganda film
- general Art Deco-ness
- Tiny Ron Taylor as a "heavy"
- a zeppelin
- mobsters and G-Men teaming up to fight Nazis
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Top Chef All-Stars: 12/8 Power Rankings
1. Angelo
2. Richard
3. Dale T.
4. Tiffani
5. Marcel
6. Antonia
7. Tre
8. Carla
9. Dale L.
10. Spike
11. Fabio
12. Casey
13. Jamie
14. Tiffany
15. Stephen
16. Mike
Clearly, we got "second half of Top Chef: Las Vegas" Jen instead of "first half of Top Chef: Las Vegas" Jen.
Tiffani gets a huge boost this week. Jamie nosedives, although most of the drama surrounding her was a total non-event. Spike is inching his way towards respectability.
2. Richard
3. Dale T.
4. Tiffani
5. Marcel
6. Antonia
7. Tre
8. Carla
9. Dale L.
10. Spike
11. Fabio
12. Casey
13. Jamie
14. Tiffany
15. Stephen
16. Mike
Clearly, we got "second half of Top Chef: Las Vegas" Jen instead of "first half of Top Chef: Las Vegas" Jen.
Tiffani gets a huge boost this week. Jamie nosedives, although most of the drama surrounding her was a total non-event. Spike is inching his way towards respectability.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Brief thoughts on The Secret in Their Eyes
I'll be concise and to the point: The Secret in Their Eyes is an Argentinean crime drama that won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It's good. You should watch it.
But I do want to highlight some quotes from reviews of the film. Slate sums up the movie best by calling it "a really long, really awesome episode of Law & Order set in Buenos Aires," which is better praise than I could come up with. Roger Ebert describes Ricardo Darin's character as "one of those men on whom a beard seems inevitable." Once again, he's right on the money, and as a bearded man I appreciate his insight (although in this case, I hope I'm not quite like that character).
If I may be so humble as to add my own insights to the movie, it's real genius is that its three best scenes are not only back-to-back-to-back but that the first is brilliantly written, the second brilliantly staged, and the third brilliantly acted. The Secret in Their Eyes is a procedural at heart, and a melodramatic one at that, but it uses its few flourishes to better effect than any movie I've seen all year.
But I do want to highlight some quotes from reviews of the film. Slate sums up the movie best by calling it "a really long, really awesome episode of Law & Order set in Buenos Aires," which is better praise than I could come up with. Roger Ebert describes Ricardo Darin's character as "one of those men on whom a beard seems inevitable." Once again, he's right on the money, and as a bearded man I appreciate his insight (although in this case, I hope I'm not quite like that character).
If I may be so humble as to add my own insights to the movie, it's real genius is that its three best scenes are not only back-to-back-to-back but that the first is brilliantly written, the second brilliantly staged, and the third brilliantly acted. The Secret in Their Eyes is a procedural at heart, and a melodramatic one at that, but it uses its few flourishes to better effect than any movie I've seen all year.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Top Chef All-Stars power rankings: 12/1
1. Angelo
2. Richard
3. Dale T.
4. Antonia
5. Jennifer
6. Jamie
7. Tre
8. Carla
9. Tiffany
10. Marcel
11. Dale L.
12. Casey
13. Spike
14. Tiffani
15. Mike
16. Fabio
17. Stephen
Not a lot of major changes to note. Spike has a good chance of doing what he did during his season; being just competent enough to not get eliminated, but never excelling. It's too soon to tell whether mid-level chefs with strong dishes (Jamie, Mike) are stronger overall, or if they simply learned from their one fatal mistake. The strong Chicago cast has a predictably strong showing. Stephen looks lost. Jennifer couldn't cook well under pressure in Las Vegas, and this season is all pressure. Fabio spent too much time shilling for Bravo and not enough time in the kitchen. Do the producers actually have the stones to paint good guy Richard as a villain, or did he just inadvertently slip up by going over his alloted time?
2. Richard
3. Dale T.
4. Antonia
5. Jennifer
6. Jamie
7. Tre
8. Carla
9. Tiffany
10. Marcel
11. Dale L.
12. Casey
13. Spike
14. Tiffani
15. Mike
16. Fabio
17. Stephen
Not a lot of major changes to note. Spike has a good chance of doing what he did during his season; being just competent enough to not get eliminated, but never excelling. It's too soon to tell whether mid-level chefs with strong dishes (Jamie, Mike) are stronger overall, or if they simply learned from their one fatal mistake. The strong Chicago cast has a predictably strong showing. Stephen looks lost. Jennifer couldn't cook well under pressure in Las Vegas, and this season is all pressure. Fabio spent too much time shilling for Bravo and not enough time in the kitchen. Do the producers actually have the stones to paint good guy Richard as a villain, or did he just inadvertently slip up by going over his alloted time?
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