8 Der dicke Mann mit dem Ziegenbart nickt missmutig, als ich ihn frage, ob ich das Austellungsstück kaufen kann. Jetzt muss er auf eine Leiter steigen und mir den Hasenohrenkarton herunterholen, und das mag der dicke Mann nicht so gerne. Er holt ihn natürlich trotzdem und bringt ihn schnaufend an die Kasse, wo ich die […]
Not before I looked the movie up on IMDB did I realize that the reason the main character looked familiar was that I had just seen him in Zatoichi, playing the title blind swordsman. As with Zatoichi, Kitano wrote the script, directed and played the lead in Kikujiro, the odd tale of a summer vacation […]
Come Oscar time, I usually display a reasonable level of excitement, and like to watch the ceremony if possible. This year, however, like all his other urban slacker fans – to paraphrase O’Reilly – I absolutely had to, because Jon Stewart hosted, promising more than the usual detached entertainment narrative for a show that is, […]