Sex Cauldron? I thought they closed that place down!

This is more of an obligatory post than anything else, as I've pretty much spend the weekend on the couch surrounded by library books, The Dog, and a laptop with a sometimes-functioning mouse. So far, I've got all of the #3 Essays graded (I get the next batch, #4, tomorrow morning), and I'm about halfway done with my Postcolonial Media paper.





After watching my 3 Netflix DVDs, I was a bit bummed out, since Saturday afternoon kind of bit for folks who aren't fans of PGA action. I was saved by the new Netflix feature that lets you instantly watch movies over the interwebs. (I'll keep shamelessly shilling it until Netflix sends the residuals check). Along with a couple episodes of NewsRadio (always good), the first season of the Dana Carvey Show (a lot funnier in my memory), the new animated Justice League New Frontier (suprisingly graphic, but with messed up voice acting), I happened to watch an very neat movie, Man From Earth

It's a very quiet film, as the subdued style definitely takes a back seat to the fantastic story. Man From Earth is a very intelligent, character-and-dialogue driven narrative that recalls some of the better 'Twilight Zone' episodes (not surprisingly, writer Jerome Bixby used to write for both Serling and the original Star Trek series). The movie's about a man who may - or may not - be a 14,000-year old immortal caveman; it' not just about whether or not he really is, but what it might mean. There isn't a single FX shot, and nearly all of the acion takes place within a single living room. About the only expense involved is the casting, which finds a lot of "That Guy/Girl" actors - Tony Todd is probably the biggest name, and I doubt many folks could even pick him out of a lineup.

In all, it's good to see a story that's intelligent and interesting enough to actually inspire later thinking.

PS- I had watched The Brave One the evening before, and was going to post about that, but I just can't figure out if I liked it or not; Jodi Foster looked scary, and Jeffrey Wright was awesomely subdued. The downside - Said died in like the first 10 minutes.