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Artistically hungry

In Movies on 28 April 2010 with no comments

Hunger
(2008)
Directed by Steve McQueen
A hunger strike seems like a difficult idea and I don’t think I will consider doing it as a form of protest. My dad just laughed when he heard in the news that Jamby Madrigal is on a hunger strike in pursuit of a parallel manual count in the coming elections. But [...]

Harry Potter And The Lightning Thief: a movie review

In Movies, Reviews on 10 April 2010 tagged Chris Columbus, Logan Lerman, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief with 3 comments

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Directed by Chris Columbus
When Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians novel series hit the bestsellers’ list, I couldn’t help but become curious. And then I thought it’s just another Harry Potter ripoff. Then a few months later, a movie adaptation of the first novel of the series, [...]

Summer of 2004: A brief travel on foot

In Narratives, Nostalgia on 4 April 2010 with 2 comments

I just wanted to walk cos I was bored. Under the burning midday sun, I was deep in thought and I was just walking to no particular direction. I went from street to street, into narrow alleys even the stinky ones with brown stagnant puddles. Nonetheless, I was preoccupied, deeply contemplating as I continue my [...]