2004/05/30

Network

I watched Network on DVD last night. It was scary to see how crazy things can be when ratings became the one and only driving force in a TV station. The movie was made in 1976, but sadly most of it is still true today.

2004/05/29

Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)

Just saw Run Lola Run on DVD. It was amazing. The storyline is very simple -- Lola needs to find 100,000 marks in 20 minutes to save her boyfriend. What's interesting is the way the movie was shot. The camerawork, the editing and the music all work together to keep your heart beating fast. It gets repetitive at times (e.g. when her mother was on the telephone), but overall it was a great movie.

2004/05/27

The fire at shoreline

Yesterday when I was driving along Shoreline at around 11:30pm, I saw a fire. Yes, a fire. It was right next to the Shoreline theater, and it was big. So big that I actually parked the car to call the police. When I did that, I saw another guy on his cell phone. I asked him if he was calling the police, and indeed he was trying to get through on 911. Seeing that this was taken care of, I went home. On my way home I saw at least 7 police cars and 2 fire trucks going there! Guess it was really taken care of :)