Author Archives: Shahryar

Inception: Discussing what happened

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Shahryar

Archie: yo Shahryar: hello archie Archie: so you’ve seen inception twice…what are your thoughts? i watched it last night Shahryar: I only saw inception once Archie: not asking about the movie quality but overall thoughts about your mind Shahryar: ok.. … Continue reading →

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Some nice Graphic Novel recommendations from Amazon’s “looking for a beginner graphic novel for my mom” discussion

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Shahryar

In the “looking for a beginner graphic novel for my mom” thread on Amazon, these recommendations caught my eye: Yotsuba: Z. Gibson says: Yotsuba would be an awesome one…. it’s adorable and fun and light-hearted.Permalink J. Hyde says: Definitely a … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Brothers watch Karate Kid, Cherry Blossom Festival Anime Marathon, 48 Hour Film Project

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Shahryar

Read the March 28, 2010 Washington Post Magazine kind of late and missed out on two good events in early April: 1) the Raspberry Brothers coming to watch the Karate Kid at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse in Arlington Virginia and … Continue reading →

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Ashton Kutcher Saturday Night Live

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Shahryar

I only caught the end of this Ashton Kutcher Saturday Night Live (SNL) episode but there’s a good summary of this episode here: http://jezebel.com/5466099/ But I really felt this episode was blog-worthy thanks to the Rahm Emanuel skit I caught: … Continue reading →

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Retiring R1i's favorite Kojo (the comedian) videos

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Shahryar

Kojo’s two stand-up videos from 2006 (which got the most views on the youtube.com/R1i channel at 4,732 views & 852 views) have been retired at Kojo’s request Kojo: … also, any chance you can retire those old stand-up clips of … Continue reading →

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Five of the greatest 'Year One' stories in comics (from MTV's splash page) and 2 honorable mentions

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Shahryar

From the Five Of The Greatest ‘Year One’ Stories In Comics Posted 6/19/09 4:01 pm ET by Alan Kistler Excerpts.. “JLA: YEAR ONE” (DC): …this story written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Barry Kitson, readers finally got to see … Continue reading →

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Things to check out from Wizard July 2009/#213

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Shahryar

pg. 12 – The outsiders pg. 16 – Green Lantern First Flight animated original movie pg. 17Detective Comics #854 (Batwoman & Question) & Batman Streets of Gotham #1 (Manhunter) pg. 20 – The Ghostbusters gamepg. 21 – Arkham Asylum pg. … Continue reading →

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Film Festivals coming up in Spring 2009 in the DC area (source:Washington Post)

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Shahryar

Last Sunday’s (2/8/2009) Washington Post had a nice list of film festivals coming up. The one’s that have caught our eye: March 11 — FilmFest DC, the city’s annual showcase of international film, opens in local theaters and cultural institutions. … Continue reading →

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Disappointed in "Smallville" Legion (2009)… but.. Alone?

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Shahryar

I was pretty disappointed with last night’s Smallville. I waited so long for it too (remember my post here). But I think I may be alone. Seems a lot of people really liked it looking at these threads:New Smallville written … Continue reading →

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Apple's 2008 Insomnia Film Festival

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Shahryar

Apple’s 2008 Insomnia Film Festival will go down on November 15th. You need to be a student to participate and be a part of a team with 4 other students. If anyone’s interested in this, please comment below or drop … Continue reading →