Subtle Bluntness

This is my 500th blog post here at Subtle Bluntness.  Let’s ring it in with a Feel Good Friday, because most of these posts have been link-dumps, random brain dumps, and subjecting you, my loyal readership, to Feel Good Friday songs for no apparent reason.  So let’s get a little mellow, a little reflective, and [...]

“Yeah, and I made him sticky so he’s even MORE fun!”

So, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that there’s going to be a big-screen World of Warcraft movie.  There’s no sense fighting it.  It’s not in developmental hell, Sam Raimi is producing it as we speak, and Robert “Saving Private Ryan” Rodat is hard at work on the script.  Just accept it; this thing is [...]

I could’ve done this last week for Valentine’s Day, but screw it.  Any time is a good time for A) the mighty Rev. and B) a ride on the Big Red Rocket Of Love.  Plus, bonus trip back into the Original Cone Zone!  Can’t go wrong with that. Let’s go!

EDIT: Apparently, you don’t have to change anything.  My changing the feeds around on the back end handled it all.  Continue on about your business. I hate doing anything to the back end of websites.  If I have to go in and start messing around with code and plug-ins, and anything not related to dirt [...]

Man, these guys can play the hell out of their instruments.  Like their brand of musical weirdness or not, they know what they’re doing on the fretboard.  Plus it’s great to see young(ish), hungry Dave again, if only briefly.  Plus it’s funny to see the band stop, then Les Claypool gesture to the audience to [...]

So, Pierre Morel is really making a play to break out of Luc Besson’s shadow, at least in terms of directorial skill.  I mean, he’s still working in Camp Besson, but he’s at least in charge of the productions, rather than just the cinematographer.  District B13 was awesome, Taken was way awesome, and the verdict [...]