May 2007 – eric brochu

happy 30th birthday, Star Wars

Posted on May 25, 2007June 9, 2007 by Eric, your haikuist

I defy you to find a better way to commemorate the release of the original Star Wars than by watching the bizarre Turkish Star Wars.

the ‘rents

Posted on May 23, 2007June 9, 2007 by Eric, your haikuist

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…But my replacement finally arrived (thanks, eBay!), just in time to hang out with ma and pa Brochu.

filmmaker interview roundup

Posted on May 21, 2007June 9, 2007 by Eric, your haikuist

The NYT has a rare interview with Paul Reubens.

“guy catches glasses with face”

Posted on May 12, 2007June 9, 2007 by Eric, your haikuist

This is awesome.

Rescue Dawn trailer

Posted on May 11, 2007June 9, 2007 by Eric, your haikuist

If there’s one movie I’m looking forward to more than any other this year, it’s Rescue Dawn, by ubergenius Werner Herzog.It’s a fictionalized version of the true story of Dieter Dengler, one of only three people ever to escape from a Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp and survive.