the groundhog day project

I don't particularly know where this film is going. But, it's opening scene intrigues me. We open on two young people, naked in bed, kissing. But the film doesn't really show us their bodies. So, we know this film won't shy away from human feeling, from sensuality, but we also know this film is probably aiming for a PG-13. Second scene (not counting the guy from the previous scene waking up late and running to get to what turns out to be school) is a philosophy class. Hard to know if this film will succeed in being thoughtful but it certainly wants to be. The movie, by he way, is After the Dark . This philosophy class--it's the last day of the schoolyear--gets underway first by discussing the usefulness of philosophy then covers a few basic philosophical exercises--the infinite monkey idea, the trolley problem, some other one I hadn't heard of involving trying to get your friends to save your life--then they move on to a bigger idea (which I think is going t...

CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #423 Love is a Quantum Event We experience love as an emotion, but the feeling of love, the desire to be close to the beloved, is actually an unconscious expression of the dynamic nature of sub-atomic particles eternally trying to regroup into the singularity that was their primordial state before the Big Bang blew them apart. While this knowledge helps to explain almost all human behavior, it is completely useless for writing song lyrics and Hallmark cards. Don’t even think about it for marriage proposals. Despite that titlecard getting my attention last night, I was thinking about not just love but death after yesterday’s entry . And, that—and noting the three times I’ve dealt with obituaries in this blog in my recent recap —got me to thinking about one of my favorite books—a comic book actually— Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. From the back cover of the collected version: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT DAYS OF YOUR LIFE? Meet Brás de Oliva Do...