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Consumed "The Sword of Doom - Criterion Collection"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:39:55 GMT

The Sword of Doom - Criterion Collection

by Kihachi Okamoto

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Consumed "Immortality"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:02:06 GMT

Immortality

by Po-Chih Leong

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Consumed "The Conformist (Extended Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:54:52 GMT

The Conformist (Extended Edition)

by Bernardo Bertolucci

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Consumed "Shameless - The Complete First Season"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:28:36 GMT

Shameless - The Complete First Season

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Consumed "Apparitions"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:28:12 GMT

Apparitions

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Consumed "Repulsion - Criterion Collection"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:25:23 GMT

Repulsion - Criterion Collection

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Consumed "Hotel Paradise"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:11:48 GMT

Hotel Paradise

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Consumed "Let The Right One In"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:07:31 GMT

Let The Right One In

by Tomas Alfredson

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Consumed "The Mirror"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:08:03 GMT

The Mirror

by Andrei Tarkovsky

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Consumed "Everything is Illuminated"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:07:00 GMT

Everything is Illuminated

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Consumed "Castaway"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:06:09 GMT

Castaway

by Nicolas Roeg (1986)

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Consumed "The Tin Drum - Criterion Collection"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:00:15 GMT

The Tin Drum - Criterion Collection

by Volker Schlöndorff

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Consumed "The X Files: I Want to Believe"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:36:20 GMT

The X Files: I Want to Believe

by Chris Carter

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Consumed "Doubt [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:35:53 GMT

Doubt [Theatrical Release]

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Consumed "The Prestige"

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:35:32 GMT

The Prestige

by Christopher Nolan

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A review of "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (Special Edition DVD)" (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:09:39 GMT

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (Special Edition DVD)

by Lee Demarbre

Really not that funny, save the first few scenes which are really quite hilarious.

Red Dragon (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:42:51 GMT

Red Dragon

by Thomas Harris

A William Blake painting fuels a killing spree and Dr. Lecter makes his debut. You could choose far worse books to curl up with for some trashy reading time. Surprisingly well written, with decently woven themes inspired by Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience.”

-http://scarlette.stumbleupon.com

Bo Hansson - Magician's Hat (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:56:34 GMT

Magician's Hat

by Bo Hansson

Absolutely brilliant.

Sam Spade

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:49:42 GMT

The Maltese Falcon

by Dashiell Hammett

What really makes this novel a pleasure to read is not, actually, its plotting. Rather, it is the disturbed psychology of its protagonist (the legendary Sam Spade), which is all too often overlooked. Sam is an individual who is fighteningly out of touch with his emotions (much like the protagonist of the French film Le Samourai, who is described by his creator as schizophrenic) and perhaps suffers from flattening of affect or another psychological malady. This ‘blond Satan’ is all the more interesting to read of as a result.

Engines of Creation (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:15:33 GMT

Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology

by Eric Drexler

Originally published two decades ago, K. Eric Drexler’s classic, thought-provoking examination of nanotechnology is every bit as relevant today, if not moreso. Presented in its entirety on Drexler’s own website, the book makes a very concrete case for molecular assembler technology’s inevitability, the strength of which is diminished not one bit by the fact that gains in the field have, thus far, been fewer and more far between than some might have guessed upon reading the book in earlier decades.

Far from timid, Drexler’s book wrestles with the difficult moral and philosophical questions which will accompany the emergence of molecular assemblers, outlining a wide array of possible consequences for such technology, not all of them appealing. Nanotechnology could allow us to live as immortals amidst a sea of (almost) limitless resources. It could also lead to the extermination of humankind.

My favourite chapter deals with the ways in which nanotechnology will facilitate the colonisation of space, allowing us to harvest resources from asteroids, sail on sunlight, and build whole continents in orbit.

Cack. (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (InfinityParadox) — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:05:55 GMT

Apocalypto

by Mel Gibson

Er…this film was not historically accurate, actually. There’s no evidence whatsoever for human sacrifice on a mass scale as was depicted in this film. And as for the major project/theme of Gibson’s film…can you get any more ignorant or racist than this?

However, I did appreciate the contrast between the hunter/gatherer lifestyle and that of organized, agricultural society. While it is true that Mayan religion was every bit the powergrab that Western religion has proven to be, it should be remembered that the European invaders were by far the more heinous murderers.