Just in case Keanu was getting too much fanboy goodwill in the wake of Reloaded, Neo talks John Constantine. And since I’m getting 100 hits a day from people searching for “Matrix: Reloaded spoilers” (I presume Tank isn’t one of them), here’s a transcript of the Architect scene at the end of the film.
Author: KcM
It’s the Kissoff.
If I’d known we were gonna cast our feelings into words, I’d’ve memorized the Song of Solomon. After far too long a wait, Miller’s Crossing finally arrived on DVD this morning. Lebowski might be funnier, and Fargo might get all the best press, but Miller’s Crossing is still far and away my favorite Coen movie. Nothing more foolish than a man chasin’ his hat…
Read Their Lips.
With the Dubya dividend debacle virtually a done deal, the Democratic field rethinks their election strategies in lieu of the Bush tax cuts. Given the inroads Dubya’s making into Dem territory (well, at least according to Fox News), hopefully Kerry, Edwards, Dean & co. will realize the only way to play it is straight – the tax cuts are a horrible idea and they need to be repealed.
Cloudy Visions
A Kramervision version of the Return of the King EA footage (from which these stills were taken) has made it online. Atrocious quality, but fun nonetheless.
Irrational Exuberance?
Apparently, I’m currently a growth stock over at Blogshares. Get in while the going’s good.
McCain-Feingold Mulligan.
In suspending their recent convoluted ruling on McCain-Feingold today until the Supreme Court has a go, the DC District Court once again puts a halt to soft money fundraising for the time-being. No word yet if this stay will accelerate the timetable for the Supremes hearing the case.
Back, and to the left.
James Fallows examines the controversy surrounding the death of child martyr Mohammed al-Dura. Between the vitriol spewed on both sides and the Oliver Stone-like conspiracy theories being thrown about, it sounds like the exact circumstances of Al-Dura’s death have entered the realm of the unknowable.
My Blue Heaven.
First-time writer-director Kerry Conran tries to go the Lucas route and digitize full environments in The World of Tomorrow, a forthcoming film described in Player-speak as “Flash Gordon meets Indiana Jones.” I dunno…hopefully Gwyneth and Jude are better blue-screen actors than Samuel L. Jackson and Natalie Portman.
Here Comes the Judge.
With talk of Supreme Court vacancies opening up over the summer, the Post sits down with White House counsel (and prime contender) Alberto Gonzales. Good to hear that private sources find him “insufficiently conservative”…there might still be hope for the guy. In related news, Jeffrey Toobin surveys the judicial confirmation battlefield for the New Yorker.
No (More) Comment.
The press corps breathes a sigh of relief as Ari Fleischer announces he’s leaving the White House in July. I haven’t seen Scott McClellan, his potential replacement, at work behind the podium, but it’d be hard for him to be much worse.