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	28 September 2005 MOVIE: THE BROTHERS GRIMM (2005). Two brothers scam their way to riches by ridding villages of false apparitions. Watching this film was like forcing myself to go to an awful concert just to hang out with a girl—I knew, just by the King Arthur art-directed poster, that it would be bad, and that the two words Terry and Gilliam were the only things stringing me along. You can tell that on paper, The Brothers Grimm was gonna be a comic, Stoppardesque portrayal of the legendary fairy tale authors. Gonna, wonna, schmonna—nothing works in this miasma. Characters act at random, people fall in love for no reason, and the tone swaggers drunkenly to and fro, touching upon (but never developing) pathos, horror, social satire, and slapstick. To make matters worse, most of the action happens in a wooded movie set, shot from the same six claustrophobic camera angles. Some things, like the thrilling, viscous origin story of the Gingerbread Man, are worth watching. But mostly I felt embarassed to have bothered holding up the torch for Gilliam during this one. He's good, (cf. Time Bandits, Brazil), but hasn't really gone crazy in a good long while, the Twilight Zone-esque Twelve Monkeys nonwithstanding. Not that I won't be a sucker for whatever he decides to slap his name on next. Magic beans? Magic beans?   Back to main PHOTO DIARY. Satisfying recent purchase: the Staples Easy button, which when depressed says in a clear and jarringly loud voice, "That was easy!" I was inspired by my big brother, who bought one at Staples for $4.00.   Back to main PHOTO DIARY. Best self-reflexive vanity plate evar.   Back to main 26 September 2005 PHOTO DIARY. I saw this at an English snack shop and was all like: huh? Is this British-flavored funny?   Back to main PHOTO DIARY. More like the N.R.Gay.   Back to main PHOTO DIARY. Josh, fellow IAC employee and former member of the MIT blackjack team, got his Mensa guide published a while back. It's available at a Barnes & Noble near you...ain't that cool?   Back to main PHOTO DIARY. My god, I haven't posted in a while. Anyway, they put up this brand riot directly facing the elevator banks at the office, to remind people where they work. In case they forgot.   Back to main Archives. 17 August 2003 — 24 August 2003 — 31 August 2003 — 07 September 2003 — 14 September 2003 — 02 November 2003 — 09 November 2003 — 16 November 2003 — 23 November 2003 — 30 November 2003 — 07 December 2003 — 01 February 2004 — 08 February 2004 — 15 February 2004 — 22 February 2004 — 29 February 2004 — 07 March 2004 — 14 March 2004 — 21 March 2004 — 28 March 2004 — 04 April 2004 — 11 April 2004 — 18 April 2004 — 25 April 2004 — 02 May 2004 — 09 May 2004 — 16 May 2004 — 23 May 2004 — 30 May 2004 — 06 June 2004 — 13 June 2004 — 20 June 2004 — 27 June 2004 — 04 July 2004 — 11 July 2004 — 18 July 2004 — 25 July 2004 — 01 August 2004 — 08 August 2004 — 15 August 2004 — 22 August 2004 — 29 August 2004 — 05 September 2004 — 12 September 2004 — 19 September 2004 — 26 September 2004 — 03 October 2004 — 10 October 2004 — 17 October 2004 — 24 October 2004 — 31 October 2004 — 07 November 2004 — 14 November 2004 — 21 November 2004 — 28 November 2004 — 05 December 2004 — 12 December 2004 — 19 December 2004 — 26 December 2004 — 02 January 2005 — 09 January 2005 — 23 January 2005 — 30 January 2005 — 06 February 2005 — 13 February 2005 — 20 February 2005 — 27 February 2005 — 13 March 2005 — 20 March 2005 — 27 March 2005 — 03 April 2005 — 10 April 2005 — 17 April 2005 — 24 April 2005 — 01 May 2005 — 08 May 2005 — 22 May 2005 — 29 May 2005 — 05 June 2005 — 12 June 2005 — 19 June 2005 — 26 June 2005 — 03 July 2005 — 10 July 2005 — 17 July 2005 — 24 July 2005 — 31 July 2005 — 07 August 2005 — 14 August 2005 — 28 August 2005 — 04 September 2005 — 25 September 2005 — 02 October 2005 — 09 October 2005 — 30 October 2005 — 06 November 2005 — 13 November 2005 — 20 November 2005 — 27 November 2005 — 04 December 2005 — 18 December 2005 — 01 January 2006 — 08 January 2006 — 15 January 2006 — 22 January 2006 — 05 February 2006 — 26 February 2006 — 12 March 2006 — 19 March 2006 — 26 March 2006 — 02 April 2006 — 16 April 2006 — 23 April 2006 — 30 April 2006 — 07 May 2006 — 14 May 2006 — 21 May 2006 — 04 June 2006 — 18 June 2006 — 25 June 2006 — 16 July 2006 — 23 July 2006 — 06 August 2006 — 13 August 2006 — 03 September 2006 — 17 September 2006 — 01 October 2006 —