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I had a chance last Thursday - along with 13 other people in our group - to go see King Kong.

While it was long - over 3 hours - that is perfect for me.

An amazing fusion of the latest animation ability - which was awesome - as well as harkening back to a lot of mainstay Hollywood movies. 

The girl in distress.
The amoral producer/director.
The adventure to a strange land.

Old New York of the 1930's, was painstakingly recreated, and a joy to see. 
While some thought a lot of the sub-plots say, on the ship, were unnecessary, I found them to enrich the main storyline.
The introduction of the islanders was also done well - very believable "otherness", definitely giving one the willies.
King Kong was animated wonderfully.
And the battles between King Kong and the dinosaurs were incredible as well.

There were a couple of moments that ended up cheesy - like a herd of dinosaurs not stomping all over the party - but other than a couple of minor miscues, this picture WAS Hollywood - the grandeur, the reaching back to an impeccable representation to a lost time, the evocation of the emotional connection between the beauty and the beast, the gorgeousness of the sets and animated actors...

This is THE big action movie to see this Christmas.

I don't know myself, but looking at the statistics for this site, I am getting an extra 20 hits a day, simply from google and technorati searches, looking for Stuart Davis.

Considering that:

1. This is new - I've never gotten an extra 20 hits for Stuart Davis before.
2. I haven't blogged anything recent about Stuart Davis in 6 months.

At any rate, here is his site, from anyone who gets referred to this site, looking for him...

THIS appears again, out of nothing, out of everything.

Heart shining, transparent, through all that I see, inside and out.  This pulse of life, pulse of God, beats in the face in the mirror, in the sky that I view out the window, in the cars driving by.

And innocence is restored. 

As is wont, I am swept away by these glimpses.  This I, that small self, is just another wave of this pulse of the Heart, and the Divine, as real as a puppet.

And every moment, the pulse is here.

And in every glance, eyes widen with recognition. 

In every breath, shines out the joy of the Universe.

From Lifehacker, a link to a list of free music sites.

If anyone has an opinion on any of these sites, let me know.

Thanks!