Since I am no longer writing DVD reviews for 8.5 Magazine, I’m going to start dropping some short reviews right here on my site. This will be the first of many reviews to come. So let me waste no time here and dig in.

Last night I watched a historically epic movie for those foreign film fans out there. The film is called “Curse of the Golden Flower”. The setting takes place around 1000 years ago during the Tang Dynasty. The film clearly intends to reflect this lavish era of excess, and is flanked in a lush, colorful tapestry that I haven’t seen since the films, “Hero”, “House of Flying Daggers” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. The films director, Yimou Zhang, brought his trademark stamp and masterful storytelling into a visual spectacle that glistens like gold.

The story itself, revolves around the emperor and his family, a web of diabolical plots, internal rebellion, and the intent to squelch the iron fist of the emperors rule. The climax of the film left me in awe because of it’s surprising twists. That’s all I’m saying without giving away anything more. If you are fan of legendary film-making coupled with fantastic storytelling, give this movie the opportunity to dazzle and entertain you.

Don’t listen to the other reviewers, judge for yourself and form your own opinion.

Yes indeed. I’m interrupting everything that this website once was. Taking it apart. Rebuilding it. Evolving it in a different way. Time… time giveth and time taketh away.

What is exciting to me is that this new design is a work in progress, something that will continue to evolve over time. I won’t need to rely on Flash to update the content or update my portfolio. It’s database driven and it gives me a tremendous amount of control. Say for instance I’m in Europe on business. From a laptop or an internet café I can administer my website, update the copy, create new entries, and upload photos for the world to see. If you’re reading this you might have a website, if you don’t, you might want your very own. If that’s the case, you know where to find me.

Enough of this chatter. I’ve said what I wanted and now it’s time for me to go…