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Sharkwater

I had heard about Sharkwater on the film festival circuit for a year, but wasn’t ever in a place where it was showing. It came out on dvd last week and I finally watched it last night. Sharkwater is really three movies in one. Part nature documentary on sharks, part educational documentary on shark finning […]

Posted byChris NelsonApril 24, 2008April 25, 2008Posted inReviewsTags: environment, fish, movies & tv, scuba diving & snorkeling, sharksLeave a comment on Sharkwater

8 hours and 11 minutes

8 hours and 11 minutes, per day. That’s how much TV the average American watches. My mind = blown. That’s a second job! Link via Gadling

Posted byChris NelsonAugust 15, 2007October 28, 2007Posted inExternal & linksTags: culture, movies & tv, USA2 Comments on 8 hours and 11 minutes

Escondido’s eccentric soap

Reading the bottle of Dr Bronner’s Soap I’ve always got a wiff of crazy mixed with peppermint. But the soap was damned good, so I didn’t really pay much attention. Someone else figured there was a story there. Grist has a post on a documentary called Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox that tells us all about […]

Posted byChris NelsonJuly 9, 2007October 28, 2007Posted inExternal & linksTags: movies & tv, San Diego1 Comment on Escondido’s eccentric soap

Bourdain in Beirut

I’ve been a fan of Bourdain’s travel shows for a while. Always up for anything, and ready to explore the worlds outside resorts and english menus. He was in Beirut for two days, filming on Lebanon. Then the bombs started. His article on Salon is a good read: Watching Beirut die – We went to […]

Posted byChris NelsonJuly 28, 2006October 20, 2007Posted inExternal & linksTags: movies & tv, travelLeave a comment on Bourdain in Beirut

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

Anna and I snuck a burrito in and watched Dave Chappelle’s Block Party last night at the decotastic Pacific Gaslamp. Unless you reaaaally hate rap, I can’t recommend the movie enough. It is not really a concert film, but more of a documentary of the making of Dave’s dream concert. There are great performances, but […]

Posted byChris NelsonMarch 11, 2006March 11, 2006Posted inReviewsTags: movies & tvLeave a comment on Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

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