Friday, February 17, 2012

Latest, greatest - reading, watching

Reading:

On Intelligence (Jeff Hawkins - neuroscience)
The Fountainhead (again, Ayn Rand)

Watching:

Ghost Whisperer - reruns
Military Channel - skydiving, outdoors physical training
Love and Other Drugs - RomCom - Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway
Husbands and Wives - Woody Allen
Addams Family Values - twisted Valentine's Day

Question:
Speaking of Gyllenhaal, how on Earth did Jake's sister Maggie EVER get cast as a romantic lead alongside Christian Bale in "Dark Knight"? Not credible.
Nice gal, but no, I'm not getting it. Sorry, but Christian Bale would never date her. On a very, very good day, she's "cute", at best. Nor does she have a particularly charismatic or attractive energy about her.
What were they thinking?

Answer:
It's not "what you know" but "who you know". She's an "insider"
from IMDB:
"Her mother is a Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated scriptwriter. Her father is an Emmy-nominated director."

On the list (to read, watch):
Dark Knight Rises (new Batman)
Lorax - Dr Seuss (March 2nd)
Memento - watch again