tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58398162012-01-26T01:07:13.985+13:00"We write our own fairy tales, my love," I said. "The lesson in this is that nothing can destroy what you are now. Every wound will heal. You are a goddess." "And the goddess thirsts," she said. (Anne Rice 1985)Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.comBlogger7721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-63392885459945426492011-03-12T07:53:00.002+13:002011-03-12T07:58:05.793+13:00

Mother Nature will have her say and we all just have to hold on and survive until she's finished. My heart goes out to everyone in Japan right now. And to everyone in Christchurch still digging through the rubble.Be a friend. To whomever you're close to. That's help that matters. You can't fix an earthquake-ravaged city solo or drain tsunami sludge from streets but wherever you are you have

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Oscar producers are not female. Otherwise the Javier Bardem/Josh Brolin kiss would have aired. And there would have been teleprompter cues encouraging a Robert Downey Jr/Jude Law kiss besides.I think the Academy largely believes gay is a fictional state of mind that sometimes arty directors make long important films about - not unlike making a film about unicorns or One Ring or whatever.

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Homie asked for a poem. And now... A Moment of Poetry. Composed spontaneously here for you, my pretty mortals.*ahem*The dog upon the coverletlooks deadlegs limphead lollingeyes sealed shutbut if someone opens the front doorshe will resurrect FLASHand tumble headlong down the stairslike a bowling ballreleased from lane servitudebouncing freepell mellevery which wayuntil she comes to a sliding

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Having tired of waxing sorrowful (and non-eloquent) on the subject of breakups - though that subject and the accompanying emotional napalm are an ongoing project with me - I am returning to the Crypt with questions rather than enlightening bits of verbal delight.What shall I write about now in my beloved but long-neglected Crypt?What now is my direction in this, my eight hundred and

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Breakups are so fucking hard.

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Yes, The Crypt will live again.Or rise again.Or once more be undead.Coming Soon: Actual Posting!

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Harry Truman.33rd President of the United States of America1884 - 1872Harry S Truman was the 34th Vice President of the US until April 12, 1945 when he succeeded to the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt died less than three months into his historic fourth term in office.Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri to John Truman, a farmer and livestock dealer, and his wife Martha Young Truman.

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WE DIDNT START THE FIRE BILLY JOELHarry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie RaySouth Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggioJoe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, televisionNorth Korea, South Korea, Marilyn MonroeRosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, PanmunjomBrando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queenMarciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbyeCHORUS:

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Such a little thing to ask for, really.You know what this is, right?An Addams Family pinball machine. I've been asking for one for... I don't know, ever? This gorgeous machine would look utterly perfect in literally any room in my home. And I would play it constantly. (Unlike my CSI Xbox 360 game which I only play periodically because I get frustrated when I can't swab Catherine or, also, you

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Will CottonAmerican painter Will Cotton specializes in dreamy fantasy worlds comprised of candy and spun sugar, frequently inhabited by lounging naked girls. The wildly idealized settings - as fairytale impossible as the witch's Gingerbread House in 'Hansel and Gretel' and very reminiscent of that tale minus the attendant threat and wickedness - are rendered in a hyper realistic style and the

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George Eads for SupermanJoin the campaign.Do the right thing.Vote George Eads for the Man of Steel!It's just the right thing to do.

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If I don't stop listening to Men At Work's 'Who Can It Be Now' I think Balthazar will issue a moratorium on all 80s music just to preempt any further repetitive obsessions.How did I not listen to this song when it first came out? How did I miss it?How is it that every single time I play it (daily, hourly) it is the most perfect song for that moment?It has to have been used in a CSI episode at

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RIP Stephen J. CannellThe man who wrote and produced the 80s visual accompaniment to much of my childhood:The A-Team21 Jump StreetHunterThank you. And you will be missed.

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In Which I Post A Photo Of Anjelica Chosen At Random And Compose A Poem About ItWatching The Deadadmittedly for the first hour I thought I'd dieof boredomuntil somethingin the idly meandering narrativespeared meI suspect it was solely youand that wrenching confessionalof a climaxThe Deadrather aptly namedfor what doesn't kill youwill destroy youwhich seems a fitting tributefor all the best

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Guess what starts again this Thursday?I'll give you three clues.Still stumped? Have a bonus clue.

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So that happened.Lady Gaga wore a meat dress to the VMAs. In order to fully comprehend what a dress made of meat looks like go ahead and take a look at the full-length 'glory' of it and then examine it in close-up.I'll just say "ew" and be done with it. I don't even eat meat so I can't fathom the mind-set behind slathering my entire body in layers of dead animal. Would it smell? Would it feel

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Hint: Boy George.I found it online in a forum where they were discussing the fact that Boy George tweeted that "the chameleon joke has been done to death" and since everyone wanted to know what chameleon joke he was referring to, some helpful soul posted the above image. I did laugh. I did. And now, Boy George, it's going to spread like wildfire all over again. And there will be t-shirts made

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And now lyrics from Scott Walker's '30 Century Man'.Play it cool and Saranwrap all you canBe a 30 Century ManYou can freeze like a 30 Century ManLike a 30 Century ManI have... questions.Arguably the most pressing is "Saranwrap?"From the Imagined Future History Books..."In the 30th century men saranwrapped all they could. Additionally they froze goods for use later and this practice, along with

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My life has become wildly dramatic now that I've decided everything around the house needs to be done to the Inception soundtrack.Level where I'm making my bed -----> Reality.Level where beach-side hotel bed makes me -----> My dream.Level where the Labyrinth goblin army eats my bed -----> David Bowie's dream.Level where I am the Goblin Queen -----> Jim Henson's dream.Limbo.

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And now a Haiku.Cold outside and darkThe heater alights my legI am without meme

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My attention span for this meme is waning. I love Anjelica but I do not love memes, as it turns out. But for the sake of completion I am going to push through the final six days in one epic post.Starting now.Day 25: Oscar Nominated Role That Should Have Won An Oscar But Didn't(If the following answer surprises you in any way, welcome to The Crypt! It's always nice to have newcomers visit.)

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Day 24: Favorite Cast

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Day 23: What Would You Do If You Met Them In PersonBut after that I'd be cool.

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Day 22: Favorite Fan VideoNo.Just no.

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Day 21: Favorite Genre of Film for This Actor/ActressVillain.Or witch.What?Oh fine... wicked drama.

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Day 20: Favorite Scene From Any FilmFrom The Royal Tenenbaums, of course.And as a bonus, my favorite scene from a TV show featuring Anjelica. In this case, from Huff.

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Day 19: Best Onscreen KissI'll have you know I resisted the urge to use The Grifters in this category and you can all thank me for that. (Both for spoiler reasons and for... um, yeah...)Instead, I'll go with the blindingly obvious.Morticia and Gomez: the greatest love story ever told.

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Day 18: A Film You Wish They'd Never Been Involved In(I'm using the 'day' part of this meme loosely. As in 'Day: Whenever I Get To The Next Topic In Sequence'.)I find this topic slightly cruel; not everything can be an undeniable work of art. And John Cusack once explained his presence in Con Air (a film I unashamedly love, truth be told) by saying that you make the big blockbuster movie to

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Day 17: Favorite Supporting Role

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Day 16: Favorite Leading Role(You're tiring me out, meme. You kind of keep asking the same questions. AND I JUST KEEP PICKING THE GRIFTERS. You're forcing me to do something totally radical, meme. Remember that you asked for this.)This isn't Anjelica. But doesn't it LOOK like her? I think she would have made (would still make) a really quite unbelievably sinister Jadis. No disrespect at

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Day 15: A Letter To Actor/Actress Take TwoDear Anjelica,You are fucking incredible.Don't stop.Love,Gabrielle

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Day 15: A Letter To Actor/ActressHow many fan letters have I actually written in my lifetime? (Applying to Starfleet Academy doesn't count. Technically that was an application, not a fan letter.) I think... one. And it wasn't strictly speaking a fan letter. I wrote a fan review of the resurrected (and short-lived) 'Hunter' TV show and submitted it to whatever network was airing it and in

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Day 14: A Role Actor/Actress Could/Should Have Been Cast InFor godsakes.I just don't have the energy to hunt around for a role that she could have played instead whoever actually did play it. I'm sure there are many she could have brought something fabulous to. BUT DO I HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME? Look, she was up for the Kathy Bates role in Misery but was already committed to The Grifters and I

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Day 13: Favorite Onscreen CouplingWell, really. Morticia and Gomez Addams obviously.

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Day 12: Favorite OutfitSublime.

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Day 11: Favorite GIFI made this one of Anjelica as the Grand High Witch from The Witches putting her face back on because it cracks me up every time. Make your own animationBut the best ever GIF I found on Tumblr (all kudos to noracharles for creating it) and you really must see it. Right before she won the Oscar for Prizzi's Honor. Best reaction ever.

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Day 10: Favorite Quote in Character"Nor do I think it's very intelligent to keep an electrical gadget on the edge of the bathtub." - Etheline Tenenbaum, The Royal TenenbaumsAnd..."And our credo: 'Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.' We gladly feast on those who would subdue us. Not just pretty words." - Morticia Addams, The Addams Family

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Day 9: Favorite Quote (Outside of Film)I want to post a quote about how she decided to act the final scene of The Grifters because it's awesome but it's also very spoiler-y and I don't want to ruin it for anyone who still hasn't seen the film so instead I'll chose this:"People say, 'Why is it that you love to act?' And you want to say, 'Well, most of acting is sitting in your trailer, either

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Day 8: Favorite Performance That Was Not Nominated For Oscar(Oh meme. *facepalm*)Morticia Addams.Obviously.

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DAY 7: FAVORITE PHOTOSHOOTOnly ONE?!? The Bob Richardson one with the horse. Has got to be. My favorite photo. Ever. (Why am I talking. Like Kirk?)But this...David Bailey on an epic Vogue assignment with Anjelica and a young Manolo Blahnik is also utterly perfect.

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DAY 6: FAVORITE OSCAR NOMINATED PERFORMANCEShe's been nominated three times - Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Grifters, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Enemies: A Love Story, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Prizzi's Honor.And she's brilliant in all of them. I'm choosing the role she won for just to help me narrow it down because seriously, they're all amazing. Maerose

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DAY 5: FAVORITE ROLE IN OTHER CATEGORYI decided to go ahead and create my own category since the meme doesn't actually specify 'genre', see. I mean 'genre' is something tangible - horror or science fiction or romantic comedy - but 'other category' is sort of amorphous and intangible. JUST LIKE THE CATEGORY I'M NOW MAKING UP. 'Villainesses'. Take that, meme.Eva Ernst, the Grand High Witch of

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DAY 4: FAVORITE DRAMATIC ROLE(Because all roles aren't ultimately dramatic, meme? You're killing me.)I'm not clear on the rules here - since I've already chosen Lilly Dillon in The Grifters as my all-time favorite role, does that negate choosing it as my favorite dramatic role too? I mean is that a bit repetitive? Well allow me to repeat myself, then. Lilly Dillon in The Grifters. If you

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DAY 3: FAVORITE ROMANTIC ROLE(You know, the wording of these does my head in - favorite role in a romance? Favorite role that features her character in a romantic situation? Favorite role in a movie that embodies romantic notions? It's a meme, I know, get over it.)I'll assume this means 'movie in which her role is romantic in nature' and therefore exclude things like Ice Pirates and Choke from

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30 Days of AnjelicaDAY 2: FAVORITE ROLE IN A COMEDYI assume this means actual comedy film and not just role that is somehow comedic by virtue of how weirdly bad the movie is or how certain moments make me laugh even though they are not, in and of themselves, comedy.Oh shush. You seriously expect me to choose between Eleanor Zissou and Etheline Tenenbaum? Please. The Life Aquatic and The Royal

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30 Days of AnjelicaThis is based on a Tumblr meme several tumbleblogs are featuring - oddly enough also about Anjelica (or not oddly considering I'm following them) - in which you choose your favorite actor or actress and then answer a question a day regarding them for thirty days. I choose Anjelica Huston.DAY ONE: ALL TIME FAVORITE ROLEAfter a lot of internal debate I'm going to go with my gut

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This is funny to me.Maybe it's because I've been sick for three days and therefore not eating at all (it takes a serious illness to get me off my food, I tell you - me and food are TIGHT) but listening to Balthazar talk business on the phone is inexplicably hilarious right now. He's so INTENT. And then he says things like "I'm sorry I didn't listen to the options at the start and just pressed 1

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Happy Birthday Anjelica Huston.Speaking at the 11th Annual Costume Designer's Guild Awards.Raw and brilliant as Lilly Dillon in The Grifters.At the 1975 Academy Awards with Jack Nicholson.I adore this woman. She's legend, inspiration, and the unforgettable real deal in talent. She has true style and ability. Respect.Thank you for all the gorgeous performances and photos thus far, Ms. Huston.

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She'll Be Back.Direct quote on the inking of Marg Helgenberger's new contract with CBS ensuring Catherine's return for CSI's 11th season: "Just for you, Torchy-poo."Everything in that sentence except the quote is true.Still, she's clearly not impressed that you hoped for Catherine's ultimate demise, Torch. Bad blood between you now. Bad juju.

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilTonight I introduced Balthazar to one of my all-time favorite movies. It never fails to seduce me. I might have watched it twenty times. Critics didn't get it. You only really understand it, I think, if you don't expect anything of it and let it slowly woo you or if you've been to Savannah and have therefore already fallen in love. Every time I am

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The Signs Were Happening All Over The Village.Today, while doing that thing I do, I contemplated the ability to spin gold from shit. This is similar to the skill set of Rumplestiltskin. Except without the blackmail aspect.I sometimes read the back of DVD covers (or, okay, full disclosure: VHS covers) in video stores (side note: why are they still called 'video' stores when so many pointedly

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-61018837685148385232010-07-03T12:19:00.002+12:002010-07-03T12:31:10.028+12:00

For My Sister, Who Has Been IllWhen you are better, Torch will take you to see The A-Team! (Spoiler: You won't see any of the above dance moves in it.) Three cheers!In honor of you, here are five life lessons The A-Team taught us. We learned something, suckas! Don't say we didn't.Everything Five Things I Need To Know That Can't Hurt To Know I Learned From The A-Team.1. Fools deserve your pity

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-18439025684637940522010-06-30T19:08:00.002+12:002010-06-30T20:06:29.719+12:00

Here There Be Vampyres(Because bastardizing three of my favorite things results in punny titles.)On this, the precipice of the film version of Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse, I pause to do my vampiric duty in shaking my head at 'kids these days' and reminiscing (in my rocking chair on my porch while yelling at the kids to get off my damn lawn, naturally) about the vampires of yore.First, I can no

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-38267415754121913492010-06-28T19:56:00.005+12:002010-06-28T20:12:31.732+12:00

Bond. *cough* James Bond.I've been ill recently so have spent inordinate amounts of time buried under duvets on the couch watching Bond films back to back. Ten things I've learned from Pierce Brosnan's Bond:1. Straighten your tie after nearly being garroted.2. Defy authority but only in a way that ultimately serves Queen and country.3. I absolutely need a camouflage-shield for my BMW.4. I need a

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"I love it when a plan comes together."Me too.I love that the plan of making The A-Team into a movie came together in ways too beautiful to eloquently explain here. One day I will write a full 'proper' review but for now suffice it to say that I enjoyed The A-Team (film version) enormously. I am a long-time fan of The A-Team. I own four of the five seasons on DVD. I have watched every episode

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-53847714828525485702010-06-16T23:35:00.002+12:002010-06-16T23:38:57.987+12:00

All credit goes to rustyangel for showing me these and totally ruining any chance of me being productive in my free time ever again.You know how everybody online has destroyed LOL by using it as punctuation even when they're not even remotely laughing, certainly not out loud, and may not even be smiling? And kids these days? With their texting and LOLing? Well I hereby invoke the term with all

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Anjelica Huston's blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. (She was dating Jack Nicholson at the time. They really were a hot couple. Sort of rollercoaster, reportedly, but definitely gorgeous.)I love this photo. She has such an effortless chic about her.

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ode to sex and the city 2it is fitting that there are four of youso-called 'girls'in this filmfor there are alsoi'm toldfour horsemen of the apocalypse.which you surely are.(though you would call yourselves'horsegirls' of the apocalypse.)and oddly such a thought comforts me for at least it lends a purposeto your ill-advised cavortingon my screen.please do not do this again.the end.

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The Girl with the Dragon TattooHow strange that this never occurred to me until Homie of the Beareth pointed it out: I'm a girl with a dragon tattoo. I'm also not ignoring you beautiful mortals who bite me (even just to trash Catherine). I simply can't comment in my own Crypt. Perhaps under this new commenting regime I will cease to exist if I am able to bite my own vein. I suppose there is a

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-53806529718878992852010-06-07T11:49:00.003+12:002010-06-07T11:59:19.001+12:00

One From The VaultOne of my favorite TV Guide promo shots. Also part of the ongoing 'Whenever I Feel Like Posting Catherine' series. 'Weekly' with me might be overstating my ability to calculate the passage of time with any degree of accuracy.

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-78572265242627967682010-06-02T23:13:00.002+12:002010-06-02T23:18:31.574+12:00

Do you know what these are? They're Sculpture. That's right, they're Art.They're somebody's creative vision.They stand like sentries along the water wall entrance to the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. I like them because I like Art and Sculpture and Creativity.But because I am also a child I titled this photo "Anatomy Soldiers in NGV".And I giggled.Because, hey, come on!

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It's A Puzzle, AlrightThere's a quote from Catherine early on in CSI that says something about how she got into the job because she likes solving puzzles. Well if you take that literally, that's what I just did.Awhile ago my sister and brother-in-law sent me a holiday care package that included a CSI puzzle. But it was no ordinary puzzle. For one thing, the photo on the box is not the photo on

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-46618875135882923172010-05-25T00:50:00.005+12:002010-05-25T00:54:51.706+12:00

Because I'm Sick Of Hearing About The Other FinaleAnd because I adore Catherine and clearly it's a day ending in 'y'.The return of the inappropriate-for-work outfits! Thank you, Wardrobe Gods.

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-10665446105678001092010-05-24T19:34:00.002+12:002010-05-24T19:53:01.614+12:00

Joanna Newsom and the Fairy Fingernails of DeathI can't stand Joanna Newsom.Admittedly I'm not much of a hipster. I like what I like and I don't mind if it's not popular or if it is. If I hear something I like, I like it. I don't know too much about music except that life without it is exceptionally dull. I don't expend energy seeking out new artists or finding underground sounds. I'm more

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-25018422909402905722010-05-18T21:35:00.002+12:002010-05-18T21:45:15.460+12:00

There was something vaguely sinister about the Cheshire Cat. A disembodied cat with a giant grin? Vaguely sinister.But that has nothing on this. Equal parts creepy and adorable.Pro tip: if you click and hold then release at an angle, you can make the head rotate in mid-air.

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Robin HoodHere's the thing about the new Robin Hood film: it's good. Ridley Scott understands cinematography. It certainly is a beautiful film to look at. Historically it's all over the map. I'm not as up on my British history as my father would like me to be but I have a hard time believing Robin Hood was instrumental in the crusades, fighting a French invasion, and organizing a charter of

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-75398773798699664102010-05-14T12:26:00.006+12:002010-05-14T13:30:09.896+12:00

Get LostI don't watch LOST. That must be stated right away, right here at the start.Oh sure, once upon a time I watched it. Back in the early days Balthazar and I found ourselves fairly obsessed. Sucked into the mystery. Back in the days when the most pressing questions were "Why are there polar bears on a tropical island?" and "Why is that little kid so special?" and "Who the hell is Ethan?"

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-90542840164508139082010-05-12T17:17:00.003+12:002010-05-12T17:31:33.308+12:00

Pretty pretties.The Crypt is being renovated even as I type. You see, the story goes that I decided I wanted comments back because without feedback I wither and become a dried-out husk. I feed off your lovely comments. So I begged my friend rustyangel to invade the Crypt and get comments back.He did. Look, there are comments now! And, to quote Martha Stewart, "it's a good thing".However

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We have suffered a posting drought, my pretty mortals. But we have emerged from the desert intact. And now the rains will come.It's time for another round of Your Weekly Catherine (or Bi-Monthly Catherine or Whenever The Hell I Get Around To Posting Catherine), a special semi-regular event here at the Crypt in which I wax poetic about Catherine Willows and Torch vomits a little in his mouth and

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Queen Margot (La Reine Margot) 1994Directed by Patrice ChereauBased on the novel by Alexandre DumasStarring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Perez, Virna LisiThe film Queen Margot is an adaptation of a novel based on the true-life story of the 1572 Massacre of St. Bartholomew in France. The historical accuracy of the film is somewhat questionable being that it is a fictional

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-53459055010489988242010-04-19T13:08:00.002+12:002010-04-19T13:15:41.406+12:00

I'm starting this up again for you, Torch. YO TORCH, I'M HAPPY FOR YOU AND I'MMA LET YOU FINISH BUT CATHERINE IS THE BEST CSI OF ALL TIME. OF ALL TIME!Also because her days sassing around the graveyard shift and unbuttoning her shirt in interrogations seem numbered. Let's celebrate the inappropriate-for-a-crime-scene outfits and sassy bossy glory of Catherine while we can, shall we?

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An Open Letter To The Producers Of CSIDear Powers-That-Be,I must start by saying bravo. I do enjoy CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. I've watched every episode, right from the start, and while some decry the show as 'just a procedural' or wittily claim it jumped the shark a few years back, I disagree. It's always been entertaining and, you know, educational as well. Where else would I have

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"Holy lack of updates, Batman!""Indeed, Boy Wonder. But we must never fall prey to cursing those bloggers who rest between posts.""But gosh golly gee, whyever not, Batman?""Robin, your earnest young mind cannot grasp the mysterious value system of Those Who Blog As Vampires. You are yet young in the ways of Vampire Bloggers, Boy Wonder.""I don't know what that means, Batman, but I suspect it's

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I always have much to say but no impetus to type it out.I have ideas and dreams and one or two regrets and impatience to get on with things and a sense of possibility, none of which has been detailed here.I am fighting for relevance and achievementand trying to indulge my inner childand restless nomadic heartthat longs to wandertripping over jungle vinesand sinking into tide poolsbut is mired

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-29693356900602519172010-03-04T12:02:00.004+13:002010-03-04T12:15:02.551+13:00

In Which I Explain My AbsenceIt's not that I don't love this Crypt or you pretty mortals and your lush blood... I was away because Blogger wanted it that way. Blogger and Firefox.exe conspired to crash my computer any time I tried to view the Crypt. And since updating without viewing is like writing with your eyes shut (are you still on the page? is it legible?) you can understand that it was

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-25233609363166623982010-02-19T00:44:00.004+13:002010-02-19T00:47:07.947+13:00

In Which I Indulge Twin PassionsNamely black and white fashion photographs and Anjelica.Anjelica Huston photographed by the inimitable Richard Avedon for Vogue Italia 1971

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In Which I Am BrokenWell, not broken. I recently started doing crunches (again) because I confess that I hate the gym and mostly hate exercise but also feel sort of like my body should be doing something and almost everything else is objectionable in some way so I chose crunches. Anyway, today I discovered that I can't reach my shoes or any shelf higher than my neck without screaming pain

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In Which I Am Right And Hollywood Will Ignore MeThere is industry talk - again - about bringing Superman to the big screen - again - not as a sequel to Superman Returns (which met with more or less a resounding 'meh' upon release) but as a reboot. A la Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins or JJ Abrams' Star Trek. Indeed, rumor has it that studio bigwigs have secured Nolan to mentor the project,

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-56117750563460521172010-02-09T15:39:00.001+13:002010-02-09T15:42:09.836+13:00

In Which I Am Amused By Quentin TarantinoBon mots from the 'Directors on Directing' panel at Santa Barbara's Lobero theatre from Sunday evening...Reporter Question: ... Avatar is a game changer. Do you think you'll leave your genre oriented directing and try a movie that is technologically more arresting?Tarantino: What? Just because he did it in 3D?Tarantino on his hopes for Kill Bill...And

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-28305265971206774802010-02-03T16:07:00.010+13:002010-02-03T16:42:30.600+13:00

In Which I Admit That Lady Gaga Has Finally Won Me OverIt started with this...'Poker Face'. The perversely catchy song and this particular image from the video. Both were very arresting. But then I promptly forgot about her.Until this...'Paparazzi'. A song I didn't notice until I saw the video and realized she's dressed like some haute couture version of Mickey Mouse when she poisons her

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In Which I Continue To Marvel At My ProcrastinationPerhaps it's best to just call a spade a fucking shovel here. It's not procrastination so much as unadulterated laziness. (Read: laziness that has not committed adultery. Or 'pure' laziness.) I am in the middle of two continuing story series for friends. One is a Choose Your Own Adventure that I started sometime in the early part of last

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In Which I Review AvatarNot really. All the best jokes have already been made and I can't in good conscience do a serious review of what I consider to be a technically brilliant but mostly empty film. Sure, Pandora was pretty. FernGully was pretty too. I will say this: If you squint and stop time during the first military briefing you can see Balthazar off to the side. And I will say this:

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In Which I Amaze Even Myself With My Powers of Procrastination.In gaming terms I am like a Level 28 Mage with a +105 for Procrastination. My ability to procrastinate is like a magical power that I am constantly leveling up. I want to blame technology for this but really distractions only have the power to distract if you first allow them access so this, as with most everything in life that is

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Anjelica Huston receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.With her are brother Danny Huston, niece Stella Huston, and director Wes Anderson.Long may she grace us with her talent.Actually, long may all of them grace us with their talent because that is a fierce collection of brilliant people right there.

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Because I reside in the future I am perpetually a day ahead of North American goings-on. Thus today I am prematurely celebrating Anjelica Huston receiving a, in my opinion, long-overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Congratulations to Anjelica. It's a most deserved honor.In reality, however, she is receiving her star on Friday, January 22nd at 11.30am North American time. So I'm a day

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Quite possibly my favorite bit of dialogue in Pulp Fiction...Fabienne: I wish I had a pot.Butch: You were lookin' in the mirror and you wish you had some pot?Fabienne: A pot. A pot belly. Pot bellies are sexy.Butch: Well you should be happy, 'cause you do.Fabienne: Shut up, Fatso! I don't have a pot! I have a bit of a tummy, like Madonna when she did 'Lucky Star', it's not the same thing.Butch: I

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Why Customers Are Always Wrong Part 1000"Are you showing The Lovely Bones in 3D here?"Why Customers Are Always Wrong Part 1001"You know, only here would Avatar in 3D be big news. Because back in America they're showing it right, the way it was meant to be. In 4D. All screenings of Avatar there are in 4D."

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A Moment of AnjelicaVogue 1972

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It's not that I'm bored so much as financially housebound. I've indulged some old hobbies, taken up a new one, re-watched all The A-Team episodes you could imagine, worked and worked some more... but still, I am essentially housebound and growing incredibly numb of mind because of it. I go out sometimes. But are you aware that a good many things out there involve the spending of money? And if

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Thoughts On The A-Team Movie Trailer"This is... huh. Different.""Oooh, the van! I love the van.""Okay, I take back what I said about Liam Neeson being no good as Hannibal.""Bradley Cooper is no Dirk Benedict.""Why does BA now remind me of a barely-literate gansta-rapper instead of a fool-hating wrestling aficionado who loves milk?""This has Michael Bay all over it. How did he not direct this?"

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I'm a bit late in admiring the work of photographer Nick Knight. He's been creating sumptuous images for leading magazines for quite some time and is the founder and director of the fashion and art internet broadcasting channel SHOWstudio.com. But better late than not at all when it comes to portraits as arresting and gorgeous as his.(images remain the copyright and property of Nick Knight and

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(This post contains a NSFW image. You've been warned.)It's been awhile since I've professed my love for Sharon Stone but I think it's high time I do so one more time.I love her most because she appears to lack any form of internal mental editor which makes quoting her endlessly entertaining. I mean this is the woman who managed to alienate the entire Chinese nation with a single poorly thought

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Best Question Last Week At WorkCustomer: Is Avatar in 3D here?Manager: No. It's in 2D.Customer: What's 2D?Manager: 2D is a normal film. Customer: Okay. So can I ask you something I've always wondered?Manager: Sure.Customer: If 3D is the glasses and 2D is normal, what's 1D?Manager: /pause/ There is no 1D.I really like the simplicity of that person's world view, I must say. 3D is the glasses, 2D

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Dear Self,Are you ever going to update The Crypt? It HAS been a year...Love,MeDear Me,I resent the implication that I've neglected my blog for a whole year. Even if it's true. Also, I have nothing to say.SelfDear Self,Please try to maintain some form of regular posting schedule this year. Let's not call it a resolution, let's just call it Item One on the annual To Do list.If you can't find

Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345531819211476370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839816.post-30496300832865712672009-12-31T22:30:00.003+13:002009-12-31T22:32:44.767+13:00

Happy New Year, pretty mortals!2010.Twenty ten.Two thousand and ten.Just so we're clear, I'm still waiting for this...So... get on that, science brains of the world.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

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Top Ten Favorite Christmas Movies 10. Die Hard 29. Gremlins8. The Muppet Christmas Carol7. The Ref6. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated version)5. Scrooged4. Holiday Inn3. Die Hard2. A Charlie Brown Christmas1. White ChristmasArgue if you must, but these ten movies provide the framework for what Christmas is. Some genuine sentiment, song and dance, the actual spirits of

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I finally met Craig Parker.Three years too late, my friend. Three years too late.But there is at least a sense of completion now. The quest I initially set out to accomplish has been accomplished. The villain vanquished, the princess rescued, the Ring destroyed, that kind of thing.

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We got an Advent calendar from Balthazar's mother. This is noteworthy because said calendar is not actually a calendar in the strictest definition of the word. It's comprised of individual stockings of various sizes made from bright red and green fabric. There are 24 stockings and inside each are two small wrapped gifts. So each day instead of opening a door on a calendar we pick a stocking,

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f I wr a carefree kid agn, dis w%d B my nxt ^d8. l%k, I dnt av NEfin agenst yth Xcpt their gramA. n dey do nd 2 alight my lawn.Oooh, I found a website that translates 'lingo' (or 'txt') to English and vice versa. So now I too can communicate with today's generation! I think my brain just made it's escape out my left ear.Here's the translation for the visual assault above:If I were a carefree

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