Tony Cordova

Happy Birthday Ringo!

Ahh good times.

Melanie and I made this cool poster the other day using a program called Rasterbator. I thought it turned out really well.  Pay no attention to the weird Catholic candles on the mantle, I don’t know why my roommate has them.  The bottle on the bottom left is Monty Python’s Holy Ale.  That’s right, Monty Python Ale, and it’s Holy!

Ahhh, here’s a picture:

Yes, that’s a dog urinating on a pirate.

We started The Tech Throwdown again so check it out if you want!

February 13th, 2007

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine (1998) is a story that is based very loosely on the relationship between David Bowie and Iggy Pop back in the 70s/80s. It’s almost like the story of Ziggy Stardust himself; Brian Slade and Curt Wilde become good friends (as well as lovers) who invent and personify the glam-rock scene. When drama splits them apart, the scene begins to die and a publicity stunt by Slade effectively deals the final blow, causing both of the artists to try different things that tear them apart for good. The movie features all kinds of great music by Brian Eno, Shudder to Think, and even the voice of Thom Yorke. Great costumes, good acting, and an excellent story makes Velvet Goldmine definitely worth watching.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) is fairly new, and shows off how good of an actor Jim Carey really is. About 15 minutes into the movie, I was afraid I would be confused most of the time and that the story would be explained in the last 5 minutes. Fortunately, the movie allowed you to realize what was going on without letting you guess what would happen next. The moral, to me, was not to let bad experiences overshadow the good experiences in your life. The film conveyed this moral by the characters’ use of memory-erasing, the after-effects of such a science, and the emotions that surround the people who use it. Michael Gondry’s direction of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind complements and enhances the somewhat complicated plot, and makes it an interesting film to watch.

Brazil

Brazil (1985) is a movie by Terry Gilliam that really exemplifies the former Monty Python actor’s interesting storytelling and film making style. The story is loosely based on the novel 1984 by George Orwell, but with a “Python” zing to it. Not only is the story fascinating, but the way Gilliam satirizes a bureaucratic future and incorporates certain motifs, such as the mess of “ducts” cluttering up the film, makes you see how much of a masterpiece this film really is.