– Rescue Dawn: I saw Werner Herzog’s fictionalization of “Little Dieter Needs To Fly” called “Rescue Dawn” this past weekend and I thought it was really really good. For those that don’t know the story, it’s basically about an American jet pilot that gets shot down on a secret mission through Laos. He is subsequently taken prisoner at a Laotion prison camp and the movie is the story of his escape and survival. It’s hard to call the movie “inspiring” because, although Dieter does indeed survive in the end, I got the same sense of dread I get when I watch shows like “Man vs Wild” (a show that I love). And what causes this “dread”? The sad realization that not just anyone can survive in these circumstance, but that it takes a special breed of determined, optimistic, confident, and knowledgable human to survive. Unfortunately, the last few scenes of the movie are really bad. I wonder if they were intentionally corny or if that was Herzog’s attempt at a triumphant Hollywood ending. Whatever the case, the previous two hours of the movie more than make up for the last 10 minutes.

– 15 Unfortunately Placed Ads: There’s something about unintentional comedy that makes it that much funnier.

– Kissing A Painting is Illegal: Don’t kiss paintings.

– Marc Jacobs Vans: Every single pair of these is hot.