Our TV in the living room broke two weeks ago. Today, I opened up the back and cleaned it out. Now it's working perfectly again. That is, until I fucked it up with some stupid service menu shit. You see, ISF calibrators use the service menu to tweak the screen to perfection. When I when into the service menu, the screen started to screw up again. I panicked and turned off the TV. When I turned it on the screen was still fucked up. I kept on panicking and panicking. I turned it off again. When I turned it on, the picture was good again. The problem with the picture (and the thing I want to fix) is that the left bottom of the screen is not straight. You don't really see it but only on channels like ESPN2 or CNN.

God, I hope this TV doesn't fuck up anymore.

There are many films I want to see this winter: King Kong, Memoirs of a Geisha, Walk the Line, Syriana, and The Promise. Munich is one of these films. It's trailer is completely incredible. From start to finish, the trailer is remarkably well made. Is this the Spielberg film where Spielberg doesn't become Spielberg and fuck the ending up? I don't know. I hope he goes into the darkest depths of this subconscious to create an ending that will blow everyone away.

Munich theatrical trailer

Movies reviews

Jarhead: Saw Jarhead with one of my friends on Friday. After the screening ended, I didn't feel satisfied with the movie until I thought about it. And thought about it again. Again. Again. And AGAIN. I'm still thinking about it and I believe it is one of the best films of this year. It is like a meal where you thought was unsatisfying until you remember its little subtleties and tastes until you find out that it is one of the better things in life. The film contains a phenomenal performance from Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony Swofford, a marine who becomes a sniper and waits for combat in the 1991 Gulf War. I could not think of anyone else to play this role but I think doesn't belong to him but Peter Sarsgaard's Troy. Without him, the film would not have its humanity or a backbone. It is lifeless without Sarsgaard's Troy. He gives the film an undeniable depth that he gives in numerous other films (Boys Don't Cry, Shattered Glass, Garden State). This is a film without heroes or villains but complex characters. It is a film not about a plot but about character and how the absence of war can destroy a person. There is a most dramatic scene in this film that I will not mention because it is astonishingly intense. This may be the only movie where I the song "Jesus Walks" completely fits in with the movie. It is the perfect song to end the film and it is instrumental completely adding power to the film. A

Mysterious Skin: I read about this film in Pam's blog. She just mentioned it and said it was beautiful and painful. I immediately clicked it to my Netflix queue and rented it. Mysterious Skin is one of those films where not knowing about it is a great advantage. By the end of the film, I was taken aback at how the ending is beautiful yet so sad at the same time. This is a difficult film to watch (like Lilya 4-Ever) because of its subject matter but its rewards are many when finished. There is one tender scene (which I will not spoil) but describing it will rob it of its power. Joseph Gordon Levitt plays the character of Neil, a young man who hustles for money not because he needs it but because of early memories that force him to think it is right. Brady Corbet plays Brian, another young man who has a strong connection with Neil. He believes that he was abducted by aliens when he was young. He believes it so much that it blinds him from the shocking and disturbing truth. Both Levitt and Corbet give incredible performances in the film but the film belongs to Levitt and his extraordinary performance as Neil. His performance may be one of the best I have ever seen. My cousin Pam was right, it is beautiful and painful. But it is also intelligent, brave, challenging, engrossing, compelling, honest, and at its core, a masterpiece. A+

How was my Halloween? Pretty boring. I think the only highlight of my day is watching "Prison Break." Aside from "Lost" and "Prison Break" TV is pretty boring. Oh, I forgot about "Best Week Ever" on VH1, which is actually one of the funniest TV shows (with Family Guy, American Dad, and South Park). I watched the Weather Man on Saturday afternoon and found it to be one of the better films to be released this year. Why the hate for this movie? Yes, it does drag in parts but so many scenes are hilarious that it justifies a viewing at the cinema. I think Nicolas Cage gives one of his better performances as David Spritz, a weather man in Chicago who doesn't know where his life is going. He still loves his ex-wife despite their quarreling, his kids don't hate him but dislike being with him, and he really really hates his ex-wife's boyfriend (a "pork-fuck" as I understand). I'd give the film a really solid B+.