Speaking of Ayn Rand, sort-of (really, you have to look at that dating site)… big-time objectivist fantasy novelist Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth novels have been turned into a TV show by Sam Raimi (of Spiderman, Xena and Hercules fame). Early reviews say it’s not as fun as its precursors, but it’s shot in Australia so it looks neat and it’s succeeding in syndication in first run. I’m gonna check it out.
Speaking of Ayn Rand, sort-of (really, y …
Prepping for Baz.
Yes, this is ages and ages old, but it’s time to get ready for Baz Luhrmann’s next film, Australia.
The big question is: how will it end? Tragic? Comic? Deeply comic?
I’ve come to believe that Moulin Rouge! is more comic than tragic, but something in me still says that Baz will avoid the happy ending. Simply put, it’s too easy to be just happy, and it’s too hard to be thoughtfully and successfully happy.
But I can’t help but hope.