Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster)'s Blog – July 2012 Archive (3)
Dickensian Dark Knight (Bat-Spoilers)
Listen Jena, I did my best to stay calm throughout The Dark Knight Rises. When Selina Kyle kicked Bruce’s cane out from under him, when I realized Bruce’s limp was from the fall at the end of The Dark Knight, when Alfred and Bruce discussed Rachel, and when Batman faced Bane in the sewer, I managed not to cry out or jump to my feet. But when Gordon quoted Dickens, when lines from A Tale of Two Cities were uttered in a Batman movie, I had to cover…
ContinueAdded by Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster) on July 26, 2012 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments
Three (Bookish) Ways to Prepare for "The Dark Knight Rises"
Listen Jena, when he was young, poor, and hungry in Paris, Hemingway used to go to museums. He said his hunger brightened the colors of every painting he saw. With critics giving The Dark Knight Rises a standing ovation at an advanced screening, the wait for this movie is killing me. So, rather than sit and listen to my stomach rumble, I thought it best to let the hunger brighten some other good pop. Here are three ways to prepare for The Dark Knight…
ContinueAdded by Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster) on July 11, 2012 at 6:30am — 1 Comment
In Defense of Romeo and Juliet
Listen Jena, you might’ve seen this thing posted around Facebook, and I want you to rest assured; the lady on this e-card is wrong about Romeo and Juliet. Don’t be tricked by her sassy glasses or smart suit. Maybe she’s still frustrated about the D she got in high school English and is now taking it out on Shakespeare. So let’s look at this pink nonsense one step at a time.
Body Count
First of all, Romeo’s and Juliet’s…
ContinueAdded by Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster) on July 6, 2012 at 7:30am — 7 Comments
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