Leland Stanford, Jr. & Me
Friday, December 22, 2006
I’m finally back home after spending my first quarter at grad school. My dad and I made the three-day drive from Houston to the Bay Area back in mid-September, and I remember I was incredibly excited to start school again. Not that I didn’t enjoy my last year saving the world with AmeriCorps,
While I was gone...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
First off, my apologies to the ten people that visited the site in the past month for not giving an explanation earlier, but I was in Brazil and had no way of updating my blog for a while (which explains why the Mel Gibson news was up for so long). In any case, I was in Brazil! Without any
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About me
Name: Gustavo Bitdinger
Birthday: August 29, 1983
Birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil
Education: Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Childhood Hero: Chuck Norris
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Volver
My rating: 3.5/4
I was disappointed with Almodóvar’s last movie, “Bad Education,” which I found way too absurd. But “Volver” is a great story of women in difficult circumstances (often because of the men in their lives) who find strength and comfort in one another.
Little Children
My rating: 3.5/4
This movie about a few deeply flawed characters who populate American suburbia is unsettling on many different levels. I have to say that I’m becoming a big fan of Kate Winslet, who gives a pitch-perfect performance here.
Notes on a Scandal
My rating: 3.5/4
Although it’s not a horror flick, it’s scarier than most. I feel a bit hesitant recommending this movie because I found it so incredibly disturbing. Be warned: The character played by Dame Judi Dench rivals Hannibal Lecter in creepiness.
Pan’s Labyrinth
My rating: 4/4
This is the story of a young girl who creates a fantasy world to escape from the harsh realities of life at a military base commanded by her new stepfather, a brutal “Capitán” sent to quell a popular rebellion in rural Spain during General Franco’s rule. This is probably one of the most imaginative films I’ve ever seen.
Children of Men
My rating: 2/4
After establishing its interesting premise-- that human beings can no longer reproduce and the world has declined to chaos as a result-- the movie unfortunately turns into one of those long chase sequences you’ve seen a hundred times before.
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