Thoughts on Villainy

Saw Watchmen again last night with Sir Gay, which he enjoyed. Bear and Sir Gay seem to be exceptions among people who have not read WATCHMEN who also enjoyed the film. (I am of two minds: the movie as a film was worse the second time around, but I can’t help loving it anyway because [...]

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Come Writers & Critics Who Prophesize With Your Pen

“Buckets of rain, buckets of tears, got all them buckets comin’ out of my ears.” Listening to Bob Dylan on the subway into work this morning (as it appropriately was pouring buckets of rain), I was instantly transported back to fall 2004 when I first truly took the time to set aside Blonde on Blonde [...]

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Watchmen Opening Credits

I found the opening credits for Watchmen online which I’ve mentioned before as being brilliant despite–or perhaps because–being different from the graphic novel. It introduces so very well the rise and fall of the costumed vigilante, as well as explaining (without clunky exposition or dialogue) the alternate, pseudo-apocalyptic world in which WATCHMEN is set. Watching [...]

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Who Watches The Watchmen?

Bear came into the city on Friday night with the intention of watching Watchmen with me (the process of buying tickets for the movie was quite nearly a fiasco–movies sell out fast in Manhattan by god). We met up with our friend Jerry Who after I got off work and had dinner at a diner [...]

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