Franz West Exhibit at the BMA

Natalie and I went to the Baltimore Museum of Art to see the Franz West Exhibit. It's a big deal for the museum. I liked it, Natalie hated it (too weird and ugly). My favorite piece was the room light that hung from the ceiling. It was a black, hollow, amoeba-shaped thing with red fluorescent lights mounted inside it. I liked his collages too. Natalie did like the quilts that are part of the museum's usual display. I'll have to find a museum that specializes in that sort of thing for her. There's a textile museum in DC. Maybe we'll check that out.

Click on the links below for more on the exhibit.

To Build A House You Start With The Roof (City Paper)
The Thing Itself (City Paper)

Natalie and "Dorit"

Me with "The Swimmer"

Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan To Friends

Steely Dan Does Not Suck!

The Hulk Smash

Got a couple of movies out this week I was really looking forward to seeing - The Incredible Hulk and Hellboy II.

The Incredible Hulk - borderline stinker. I thought the other Hulk movie, even with it's weak ending, was much better. When I see a super hero movie, what I'm really interested in is their personal relationships, especially the romantic ones. Give me a break.


Hellboy II - a good one. Not as good as the first one, but still fun. I liked the gas guy.

The Timmyhead Rating System

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Movie Night - The November Chronicles

We hit the library for some movies Monday.

The Invasion was OK, Matthew liked it. As usual, the ending was weak, sappy even. If you want to see a great version of this story, check out "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from 1978 or the original from the greatest year ever - 1956! Nobody ever mentions the 3rd of the 4 versions of this same story - Body Snatchers from 1993. That version is set on an Army base and stars Jennifer Tilly. That's all I remember about it.



The Strangers - Now this is a good one. Matthew, Tommy and I really liked it a lot. It's pretty gruesome but more terror than torture. The sound really adds to the creepiness. It has a good ending too, a rarity these days.