Tag Archives: movies

Formula Zero

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Lee

The Onion brutally satirizes Hollywood and its formulaic, politically correct, and downright cheap storytelling techniques.

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Forgive the Self-Promotion

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Joshua Foust

I honestly don’t have the time to reformat everything for several cross-posts, so this is a summary of posts at my other blog, Registan.net, where I’ve been discussing some interesting topics related to counterinsurgency and reconstruction in Afghanistan, as well … Continue reading →

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Bloody Inflation!

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Lance

Alex Tabarrok compiles the data: Number of people killed per minute in the Rambo series. Rambo: First Blood (1982): 0.01 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985): 0.72 Rambo III (1988): 1.30 Rambo IV (2008): 2.59 His source, Peter Gordon, observes: … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Scariest Moments in Soviet Cinema

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Lee

Some are scary, some aren’t. The last one is pretty terrifying. Video Clip

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Svankmajer’s Food

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Lee

Jan Svankmajer‘s brilliant 1992 surrealist short film “Food.” Not the most appetizing movie, mind you. Part I .. Part II

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The Constant Viewer has resurfaced

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Lance

One of my favorite bloggers has resurfaced, and I am hurt, hurt, hurt that D. A. Ridgely didn’t let his fans (okay, me) know to where he had disappeared. He is now blogging at Positive Liberty, and the blogosphere has … Continue reading →

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