Ivan Brandon's Blog, page 85
February 2, 2010
the top 10 movies of 2009, if you're me, which you are not
this is a sort of annual tradition on my forum, but since i've closed it, this is as good a place as any. i only commented on a couple. feel free to play along in the comments, if you're so inclined.
1. UP – there is no one in film performing at the level of pixar. from a storytelling perspective, the way they chose to introduce their characters is amazing.
2. in the loop – on par with the funniest movies i've ever seen. like a cross between the original version of the office and the west...
January 25, 2010
more fun with wikipedia
for kicks, more errors in my wikipedia:
"Brandon traveled through Europe after finishing school."
the first part is an error on the interviewer's part in the article cited. at the time of that interview i had only been to spain, once, and it had nothing to do with comics.
the second part "after finishing school" : i've never mentioned where or if i went to school, in any interview. the timeline is apparently pulled out of thin air. this imaginary school i went to apparently preceded a trip...
January 22, 2010
January 20, 2010
wikipedia
noticed today that someone wrote a very strange wikipedia entry on me. there are a couple of funny portions that are inaccurate or incomplete, for example, in addition to my older brother i have 2 younger brothers and a sister. and though i've been to europe several times, eduardo risso lives in south america (which is irrelevant as i met him in san diego, california) and i've never been to croatia, where goran parlov lives.
still and all, i appreciate the effort of whoever spent the time...
January 4, 2010
goodnight, 2009
what a strange decade, most of it spent stepping precariously into and through the alien worlds of publishing and self-employment. of storytelling. a decade where i traveled to over a dozen different countries and saw more american cities than i can count.
when the year ends i never feel like i've accomplished enough as a storyteller. both in qualitative and quantitative terms. this next year, maybe i'll do more. maybe you'll enjoy some of it.
i feel like we're all on the brink of...
