http://citizenrobot.com Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:54:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have a problem with books. I've always wanted tons of them. I want one of those stuffy Englishy libraries you see in movies with the spiral staircase that takes you up to the second floor of books.  I think that library needs a huge globe too.  Anyhow, my house ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/08/book-horder-volume-1/ If you like to "dig" and you live in a city, chances are your thrift stores are picked over. I feel that way in LA. There's simply too many shoppers, too many eyes, too many hands, too many hipsters, trendoids, collectors & fashionistas working their way through the racks at ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/08/adventures-in-estate-sales-vol-1/ Warning: spoiler-y territory ahead. Well, why haven't you seen this yet? It's your own fault for being too busy for movies. Also yes, I know there's more than 10 Crazy Jumbled Thoughts about Inception here. I lied, in order to gain your confidence, so I can deeper infiltrate your thoughts while ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/07/10-crazy-jumbled-thoughts-about-inceptio/ We always, ALWAYS eat at Sloan's on Highway 111 so we can have a Dutch baby pancake each time. A hearty breakfast and a Bloody Mary is the best way to start off a Coachella day. How to make sure nobody's trying to steal your guy at Coachella: hold onto his ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/04/random-moments-from-coachella-2010/ Day 1 High Points | #1 Grizzly Bear The crowd was packed in tight - too tight -  in the Mojave tent, a bad venue choice for this band that clearly has a passionate following.  This year Goldenvoice sold 15,000 extra tickets, making seeing some of the bands in the ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/04/coachella-2010-musical-round-up/ Coachella might be America's premier desert music fest, but often I find myself so distracted from whatever MGMT thought they were doing (jeeze they were shockingly boring) because the people watching is top notch.  Here are some of the most memorable looks I captured at Coachella this year.  It looks ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/04/citizenrobots-coachella-2010-fashion-round-up/ We braved a level 3 hipster clusterwank to get into last week's American Cinematheque screening of the White Stripes rockumentary, Under the Great White Northern Lights.  I'd say it was well worth having to sit through the general skinny-guy whining and feathered-haircut chaos of a long line-up of a free ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/03/under-the-great-white-northern-lights/ How many female filmmakers can you name off the top of your head? Well, here's my answer in no particular order: Ida Lupino, Agnes Varda, Chantal Akerman, Lina Wurtmuller, Sofia Coppola, Catherine Breillat, Julie Dash, Penny Marshall, Claire Denis, Nora Ephron, Nancy Meyers, Deepa Mehta, Barbra Streisand, Mira Nair, Allison Anders -- ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/03/team-bigelow/ Saw this in Munky King on Melrose and HAD to have it.  We walked over after a show at the Groundlings because there was a little group congregated to see an exhibition by Martin Hsu and Andrew Brandou, riffing on the theme of the Year of the Tiger.  I re-watched ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/02/reservoir-dogs-qee-squee/ My friend Brian and I once toiled together behind the counters of Laser Blazer in the very very late 90s and into the aughts.  Both of us found working at the video store a badge of honor, being appreciators of strange, awesome, or terrible cinema.   Brian is easily one of ... http://citizenrobot.com/2010/02/citizenrobots-personal-100-movies-list/