While I distract myself with the new Bug, you can distract yourself with these pictures of Chris Evans. He’s now totally replaced Jake Gyllenhaal (he lost so many points when he started dating Reese Whiterspoon) as my Celebrity Lust Object. I’ll even admit that I watched “The Nanny Diaries” just ’cause he was in it.
The Twelve Days of Hitchcock
The much-talked about (and finally planned) movie marathon to end all movie marathons is occurring at my place January 25th to February 5th. I am gonna be showing all 30 of Alfred Hitchcock’s Hollywood films over the course of 12 days and nights. Rawk!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008
Rebecca (1940) at 6:00 pm
Foreign Correspondent (1940) at 9:00 pm
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2008
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) at 1:00 pm
Suspicion (1941) at 3:30 pm
Saboteur (1942) at 6:00 pm
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2008
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) at 1:00 pm
Lifeboat (1944) at 3:30 pm
Spellbound (1945) at 6:00 pm
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008
Notorious (1946) at 6:00 pm
The Paradine Case (1947) at 8:30 pm
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008
Rope (1948) at 6:00 pm
Under Capricorn (1949) at 8:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008
Stage Fright (1950) at 6:00 pm
Strangers on a Train (1951) at 8:30 pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008
I Confess (1953) at 6:00 pm
Dial M for Murder (1954) at 8:30 pm
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008
Rear Window (1954) at 6:00 pm
To Catch a Thief (1955) at 8:30 pm
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2008
The Trouble with Harry (1955) at 11:00 am
The Wrong Man (1956) at 1:30 pm
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) at 4:00 pm
Vertigo (1958) at 7:00 pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2008
North by Northwest (1959) at 11:00 am
Psycho (1960) at 2:00 pm
The Birds (1963) at 4:30 pm
Marnie (1964) at 7:30 pm
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008
Torn Curtain (1966) at 6:00 pm
Topaz (1969) at 8:30 pm
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008
Frenzy (1972) at 6:00 pm
Family Plot (1976) at 8:30 pm
New Beetle!
It’s green and it’s the Matchbox version! That’s what you get for now. Pictures of the real thing will be coming soon. It was after dark last night when I took possession of sweet my new ride. Well, I guess I should really say that it’s the bank’s new sweet ride that I will be renting from them for the next four years.
Driving the Beetle last night was quite strange after having driven the Jeep for nearly eight years. The dash and instruments have these funky blue and red-ish/orange lights. It almost felt like I was piloting a spaceship. I won’t have tags until tomorrow afternoon, so the first official long drive will be tomorrow night. Asheville (and “Atonement“) here I come!
Mac Addict?
76%
I would have thought that I was more addicted than that …
No More Obsessin’
It. Is. Done.
Weekend Plans
1. Final Three Performances of “Minor Demons”
2. Finish Leaf Raking in the Yard
3. Watch Movies (Netflix and New Purchases)
4. Obsess About Possible Beetle Purchase
My Friends Are Crazy
Wow. I have been seeking advice from some of my more rational friends … ones that would normally tell me to not purchase another car because the Jeep is paid off. They have been no help!!! Everyone seems to be blinded by the utter coolness of the Beetle. Not one person has said “Don’t do it!” Today is decision time. If I really want the car I need to go and put a deposit down on it.
I Am Crazy
In a totally insane move, I have been looking at purchasing another car. It’s on the used car lot and just screamed “I must be yours!” at me when I drove by the other day. It’s a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLX. I have checked on all the financial details. I even test drove the thing today (damn, it’s a sweet ride). Must mean I am now officially in mid-life crisis mode …
Still Alive
Yeah. It’s been a fun, fun, fun week here (sarcasm) with work and such.
All I can say is that you need to think …
“Sunshine” and “Zodiac: The Director’s Cut” (2-Disc Special Edition)!!!
Hatchet: Some Thoughts
Yeah. I got totally suckered by that tag line “Old School American Horror.” “New School Cookie Cutter American Horror/Comedy Schlock” would have been more appropriate. “Hatchet” is so by the numbers that it hurt watching it.
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
The premise for getting our cast of carbon copy victims (hard of gold guy that’s just been dumped by his long term girlfriend, his goofy best friend, feisty heroin, slutty girls, etc.) into the spooky swamp is laughably stupid. The killer’s back story is laughably stupid. The dialogue is laughably stupid. The kills are laughably uninspired.
Bottom Line:
Don’t get suckered by that tag line like it did!!! If you really want some true “old school,” go for the original versions of “Black Christmas” or “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
Into the Woods
PT, the Tom and I trekked off for a wee hike this past Saturday. We did a very small section of the Mountains to Sea Trail then cut across to Devil’s Courthouse and walked back down the Parkway to the Jeep. All-in-all it was a great hike. There wasn’t nearly as much snow as I thought there would be … but what can ya do? I took quite a few photo with my snazzy new point and shoot Canon. Yeah. I bought another camera. I found that the Digital Rebel was just a wee too cumbersome to cart around on long distances through the woods. More photos are inside, of course. Continue reading “Into the Woods”
The Netflix Twenty
Oh, Netflix how I love thee. You bring movies I want to see right to my doorstep.
Here come the next twenty:
01. “I Married a Monster from Outer Space”
02. “Eraserhead”
03. “Hatchet”
04. “3:10 to Yuma” (2007)
05. “Superbad”
06. “Invaders from Mars” (1953)
07. “Network”
08. “2001 Maniacs” (2006)
09. “Blue Sunshine”
10. “Female Trouble”
11. “Sunshine” (1999)
12. “Bloody Sunday”
13. “Flightplan”
14. “Good Night, and Good Luck”
15. “The Producers” (2005)
16. “Jezebel”
17. “Beautiful Thing”
18. “Avalanche”
19. “Premonition”
20. “Cannibal Holocaust”
A Birthday Picture
Jonesy turned 34 this past weekend and we got together to eat food, drink some and play board games. Here we are rocking the house with 1313 Dead End Drive late in the evening.
[via Jonesy via Lora]