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manhattanmods. CHARACTER PROFILE. [17 Nov 2024|12:00pm] ( NO MATTER HOW MUCH TROUBLE THE HERO IS IN, DON'T WORRY. JUST LOOK AT YOUR WATCH. AT THE END OF THE HOUR, HE'S GOING TO WIN. ) post comment

manhattanmods. FACEBOOK PROFILE. [17 Nov 2024|06:00am] ( KEEP UP WITH MALCOLM KELLY ON FACEBOOK. ) 1 comment|post comment

manhattanmods. TWITTER PAGE. [17 Nov 2024|12:00am] ( KEEP UP WITH MALCOLM KELLY ON TWITTER. ) 4 comments|post comment

014. BLOG POST. [09 Aug 2010|05:20pm] I'm not stupid. I doubt the highly-trained professionals who run Skype are stupid, either. This is why, if they've been dealing with interference in their international service for two whole weeks, it's pretty fucking rich for them to represent to their users that they're completely fucking absent an explanation for their problems, and expect us to take that at face value. 26 comments|post comment

013. BLOG POST. [01 Aug 2010|01:39pm] So I have a birthday coming up tomorrow. With that said, happy hour is from four to six to actually whenever we decide the party should end. Cool people i.e. my comrades in dirty hipsterdom and pretentious auteur(dom?) are invited to an evening of drinking and carousing near my place in District 5. Directions will be provided through Facebook if you haven't already dropped by for a visit, and if you haven't -- well, what the fuck's taken you so long? Fair warning to the faint of heart, hitting the 21 milestone is so last year. Getting ridiculous is now just part of the routine. 19 comments|post comment

012. BLOG POST. [20 Jul 2010|10:51pm] Give me a break, anonymous auteur behind Alpha Decay. There isn't a person in the city dumb enough to take their dog on a walk in the middle of the fucking night. Are you trying to insinuate that Alexa or whoever is asking for whatever's going to happen to her? What was she expecting to happen after she did that? Because of course you're going to meet some sketchballs and weirdos when you make those kinds of decisions. Of fucking course. Try for some dramatic realism in your little homegrown horror series next time. Don't even get me started on the fact that she went back to see if the guy was still standing there. Nobody does that, and you can't convince me they do. 24 comments|post comment

011: BLOG POST. [21 Jun 2010|07:45pm] FRIENDS, FILM KIDS, COUNTRYMEN, LEND ME YOUR CAMERAS:1 Let's live up to some stereotypes this summer, Tisch kids. I'm holding an idea. You're holding a camera and some screen talent. I suggest we share the wealth. If you've got the time and the drive to do a summer project that'll keep you sharp through the beginning of the semester (and beyond, depending on how it pans out), let me know. I'm not going to bore anyone with the nitty-gritty here; just let me know if you're interested, and I'll send you necessary info to make a final decision. The sooner the better: it's almost July already, so if we can determine who's doing what and when as quickly as possible, then we can get all kinds of stuff accomplished. Stoked to start working on this, would love as many of my fellow film nerds on this one as I can. Looking forward to hearing from you. 1 You see what I did there? You picking up what I'm putting down? Yeah, that's right, I'm kind of implying that a ban on Julius Caesar is probably going too far. You know who played Marc Antony once? Marlon Brando did (1953). You know who played Marc Antony twice? CHARLTON HESTON DID (1950, 1970). You know what's more American than Marlon Brando and Charlton Heston? Nothing's more American than Marlon Brando and Charlton Heston. All in all, I don't know how I feel about your general decision-making, Savannah teacher lady. 52 comments|post comment

010: BLOG POST. [29 May 2010|05:59pm] MALCOLM KELLY'S RESPECTFULLY APPROPRIATE MINISERIES OF THE NOW THIS EDITION: BAND OF BROTHERS (2001) AND THE PACIFIC (2010) Opinions about the military vary widely: agree with them, disagree with them, like them, dislike them, hate them, love them, go crazy, do whatever, but we should all agree that war is central to some of the best stuff ever committed to celluloid. Memorial Day also happens to be a pretty good excuse to watch a lot of the greatest hits, which is why I keep seeing them looped on TV. I thought I'd talk up some other shit I didn't see on anyone's rotation this weekend. Most miniseries date badly, because they're low-budget/low-effort, but decades on, the combined efforts of Spielberg and Hanks allowed Band of Brothers and The Pacific to age more like a fine wine. In a lot of ways, these series are better than movies. 10-episode runs let them go much more in-depth than a standard-length feature. Both cover different aspects of the American fight in World War II: Band of Brothers covers Easy Company from D-Day to the surrender of Nazi Germany, and The Pacific follows three Marines until the surrender of the Japanese in (duh) the Pacific theater of the war. Of the two, Band of Brothers is the more uplifting, since it follows one group of soldiers the entire time. The Pacific, on the other hand, is more about the impact on the individual. War is hell, and The Pacific never shrinks from depicting fucked up shit to convey how bad it gets. Extremely violent, emotionally taxing for the viewer, but if you've got the time and enthusiasm, both are worth the watch. Fucking marvel at the idea that there were so many people who volunteered to serve. TRAILER FOR BAND OF BROTHERS BEHIND CUT >> TRAILER FOR THE PACIFIC BEHIND CUT >> 17 comments|post comment

009: BLOG POST. [21 May 2010|04:38pm] PWP: PASSWORD PROTECTED PRIVATE POST SITTING AROUND AND THINKING ABOUT IDEAS 2029 in case of amnesia reference shit you said to victor here clean up list and email to vic for input, other people who might want to be involved. ask around in non-creepy/non-desperate way at later date PROJECT IDEAS BY GENRE? - blah blah this is new york in our time kind of thing, bright lights big city would be easy as fuck to film. hello we're here. tons of abandoned space might be cool for a setting but lol cops and robots right now. some kind of new york i love you thing? - technology in our time or something. idk some sort of story about depersonalization in an increasingly bleak world, shut-in who only communicates by iholo. inevitably drawn out of his shell by some quirky romance or something blah this is so cliché - using technology in some kind of other capacity? like technology as a storytelling device or whatever. viral/internet video homage in the early 2000s? found footage sort of project as a basis for whatever? saves on linear storytelling potentially - coming of age thing. resonates hello we're in college. idk something about no longer connecting with old friends as characters grow and develop, the loss of shit in common. separation, growing apart from parents or family? - umm no thanks really don't feel like doing the separation from family trope, discourage - idk migration east issues? falls under new york in our time/overlaps with it/whatever. at same time, done to death? do not want to beat dead horse, every asshole with a camera's done it. then again, kind of important/inescapable dead horse post comment

008: BLOG POST. [06 May 2010|03:23pm] ONE MILLION STRONG AGAINST FILM STUDIO CHICANERY AND BULLSHIT OF A MORE GENERAL NATURE, I.E. REBOOTING THE BATMAN FRANCHISE WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK DO THESE PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE DOING? 23 comments|post comment

007: BLOG POST. [20 Apr 2010|09:04pm] why did i have experimental workshop why did i even go to experimental workshop it's from 9:30 to almost 5:00 and god all i wanted to do was eat macaroni out of a big green bowl 54 comments|post comment

006: BLOG POST. [15 Apr 2010|06:45pm] What the fuck happened to this city's sense of adventure? Maybe the carpool to Chicago Craigslist offer is a little shady, but hello, that's its appeal: it sounds less to me like a serial killer on the prowl than the source material for some amazing story. 31 comments|post comment

005: BLOG POST. [11 Apr 2010|05:08pm] Spotted this afternoon near my mom's place in the former Astoria. I figure the culprit is somewhere on iHolo, so if it's you? Just an FYI. 26 comments|post comment

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003: BLOG POST. [31 Mar 2010|10:31pm] TAKING PART IN SCRIPT FRENZY THIS YEAR? PRO Encouraging an increase in flow of creative energy. PRO Potential for significant improvement in technical writing skills. PRO Ability to put skills and knowledge learned in class to some practical use. PRO Could use for future class project, writing sample, place on resumé. PRO I get to say I did. CON What creativity really, as of yet no idea what the fuck to write about. CON Energy better used other places, demanding schedule this semester. CON No guarantee that final script will be sufficient quality to display. CON Final product inescapably cliché, what the fuck do I know about life really. CON Who really gives a shit. Really. 78 comments|post comment

002: BLOG POST. [27 Mar 2010|10:35pm] CHICKAM29.FLV: USTREAM.TV EMBEDDED CONTENT OPENS IN NEW WINDOW It is my firm belief that this webcam stream is the epitome of everything that is wrong with the world of electronic networking today. 145 comments|post comment

001: BLOG POST. [17 Mar 2010|06:37pm] MALCOLM KELLY'S HILARIOUSLY APPROPRIATE MOVIES OF THE NOW THIS EDITION: GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002) I'll cop to it: this is generic of me. Immigrant v. traditional resident tension is a theme applicable year-round, but here's my argument for why this is an appropriate movie for THE NOW: Gangs of New York revolves around the Irish arriving in New York after the potato famine, and how their descendants cope with the prejudice against them. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis as openly (and fucking brilliantly) intolerant crime boss Bill "The Butcher" Cutting, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Amsterdam Vallon, who seeks revenge against The Butcher for his father's murder. Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson, and Liam Neeson are also featured. Directed by Martin Scorsese, so you know it's good. Other recs for St. Patrick's Day movies? The Departed, Finian's Rainbow, The Boondock Saints, My Left Foot, State of Grace, In America, and The Quiet Man are also good choices. DO NOT COMMENT AT ME WITH P.S. I LOVE YOU OR LEAP YEAR. I know how to reach through my iHolo and punch the deserving in the face. TRAILER FOR GANGS OF NEW YORK BEHIND CUT >> 40 comments|post comment

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