robot stories
Anybody who knows me reasonably well also knows that I hardly ever go see movies. However, I've seen two movies in the last two weeks, and both were pretty good. The first, _Coffee and Cigarettes_ by Jim Jarmusch, is a collection of short vignettes starring pretty much everyone under the sun. Each vignette is hit or miss, but when they hit, they fly out of the park. It's worth sitting through the entire movie just for the segment with the RZA, the GZA/Genius, and Bill Murray.
The other movie I saw was _Robot Stories_. This was a collection of four shorts, each examining an aspect of humanity or relations between people. I think the strongest shorts were the ones without actual robots. All of them had their moments, though, and the introductory cartoon was hilarious as well (especially if you're a geek like me). The other bonus, which I mentioned before, was the prominent placement of actors of Asian descent.
Saw Coffee and Cigarettes tonight. The Wu/Murray skit was hilarious. Great soundtrack throughout.