Julius Caesar...

As I have no doubt mentioned, Julius Caesar is one of my favourite historical figures. I am excited to see the National Geographic article about the discovery of a bust of Caesar found in Arles - possibly sculpted from life, possibly the most contemporary ever. Very, very cool.





I'd say he looks good and the likeness matches other sculptures in his features. Except for the unfortunately broken nose.

Ringers: Lord of the Fans...

This evening, I watched the movie Ringers: Lord of the Fans with maaseru and maaboroshi. It's a movie about Lord of the Rings fandom; they were making it when we went to the "Gathering" in Toronto.

And it was very entertaining. I'm not sure if there was anything there that I didn't already know, but it was a nice overview of how Tolkien's works have been regarded over the years. Some of it was nostalgic and some of it was funny - like Leonard Nimoy's Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.

Oh yes, there was an item I've never heard of - a place in California called Hobbiton, with a low-tech recreation of Frodo's journey.

Favourite bits: the interviews with Coleen Doran, Ian McKellen, Terry Pratchett, and David Carradine. It felt a little odd when I realized how many people in this movies I've actually met, one way or another - I should have kept a running count. This is what happens when you spend your life going to cons of one type or another.

Hulk...

Watched Hulk today. I'd seen it before; liked it better the second time through. (First time, I was bored.) I'm still not terrible impressed with the script; liked the acting. Hated it that the Hulk became a giant. A seven-foot tall Hulk would be fine, but twenty-five feet tall?

I've always thought the theme of The Incredible Hulk was anger and how it is handled. The theme of the movie wasn't quite that - relationships with fathers, perhaps, or identity. Funny thing: in this version, I actually liked General Ross.

And I don't remember Talbot from the comics

Loved the moment where we saw Stan Lee and Lou Ferrigno together.