Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.

I'm a huge fan of My Chemical Romance, but haven't had the time to keep tabs on them. Last I heard, they have an album coming out this year.

I am soooo far behind on things and I call myself a fan. I am ashamed.

Anyway, the teaser trailer for the album dropped a coupla days ago (please see below). Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys is the name, and according to Rolling Stone article snapshot here, post-apocalyptic future radio songs is (or is it 'are'?) the game.

 

Song in trailer is called Na Na Na. Lead singer Gerard Way describes it as the punk-rock Hey Ya (by OutKast). But I humbly beg to differ, for I do not like Hey Ya, and I am totally loving the song snippet above.

No release date yet, but Wikipedia says (yesiamlazysueme) the album's completed! One more fantastic thing coming out this year (the first is here, at end of post)

On a more serious note, Bob Bryar has left the band. Why do drummers keep leaving? :/

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Books.

I bought two books a coupla' weekends ago. I am very happy.

Bought Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (final-friggin'-ly!) and Terry Pratchett's Unseen Academicals. The former is about someone dying in the beginning leading his daughter to join forces with Tom HanksRobert Langdon to find the killerreligious symbology and the Freemasons, and the latter is a satire on football.


[Note: In this Dan Brown, no one dies in the beginning. Finally.]

Been meaning to get Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson's The Gathering Storm, but so far the paperback isn't available in bookstores yet (on account of it not being demand as much as The Lost Symbol). No worries, though, I'll wait.

Bee-tee-dubya, Towers of Midnight is finally done!! They're gonna make the November 2nd release date! YESSS~!!

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Because I'm lazy.

But mostly 'cuzza the writer's block. Still not over it yet, folks. Sorry.

Anyway, my thoughts on Inception and The Sorceror's Apprentice, both 2010 movies.

Inception (2010)
Chris Nolan's film about implanting an idea into someone's head via dreams is so complex, so many-layered (if you've seen the movie you'll know what I mean) that it demands every ounce of your attention lest you miss out one crucial detail. Heaven forbid you go to the bathroom for this one. One of the rare films that actually lives up to the hype, in my opinion, but then again, what else can you expect from Chris Nolan?


[The only one other I can think of is The Dark Knight. Also Nolan.]

Not really keen on the open-ended ending, though. An intriguing film, no doubt, but so far my favourite Nolan would have to be The Prestige (2008). Hard to beat two Bales and a magically-scientific Bowie.

The Sorceror's Apprentice (2010)
Typical Disney fare, but not as meh as The Prince of Persia, mostly because of Nicolas Cage. I would've preferred an all-out battle between the forces of good and that evil little girl from Salem, but that way cool battle in Chinatown does make up for it. A little. Alfred Molina doesn't die in the end, which is such an obvious ploy for a sequel. 

By the way, is it me, or does Jay Baruchel's girlfriend in the film look A LOT LIKE Kristen Stewart but blonde? Just sayin'.

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