Apparently there are over 40 different adaptations of Dumas’ novel, so I haven’t even scratched the surface here. Anyway…here’s a brief comparison between these three lads, since these are the ones I’ve viewed so far.
Continue reading “Friday Film Night: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) vs The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) vs The Count of Monte Cristo (Also 2024)”Anecdotes From Abroad
I recently ventured away from my usual territory for a bit of downtime, and I thought I’d regale you with some of my activities on foreign turf. Not a humble brag, just a nice chill post about some of my experiences, k?
Continue reading “Anecdotes From Abroad”Tuner and the Sound Film
‘Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain’t heard nothing yet!’
Al Jolson’s ad-libbed opening line in The Jazz Singer famously announced the era of the talkie with the novelty of synchronised sound. With noise on the scene, intertitles were no longer necessary as a means of driving narrative. Characters could tell the story with their own voices. Jolson could express the joy of sound with all his dynamic, newly discernible vocal cords.
Continue reading “Tuner and the Sound Film”Hi Eat Drink Bye (AKA Enter Stomach)
I recently attended a wedding event where I didn’t really know anyone there aside from the main folks. As a collective, the house members ain’t so great at weddings. At least as a cohort, ‘cause we’re just not used to attending weddings in general. But when lacking in gifts of oration as a particular house member does *cough*, that doesn’t stop you from filling your mouth not with speech, but with copious amounts of food and non-alcoholic beverages. Hooray. Now here’s an ode to that principle, this time riffing/ripping off Metallica’s Enter Sandman. As you do.
Continue reading “Hi Eat Drink Bye (AKA Enter Stomach)”Free Afternoon Tea
That fella down there’s ya boi Patrick. This is an artist’s rendition of that scene in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode ‘Grandma’s Kisses’, where Patrick hoovers up a whole load of cookies in one go. It’s pretty memeable, so you should be able to find the OG image online with a quick Google. Although in this version I’ve exchanged cookies for a roughly drawn afternoon tea setup, and the individual hoovering up all the tasty tuck is your humble narrator. ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა
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