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jpmaz commented on the blog post The Dissenter’s Top Films of 2011
Woody Allen’s main characters are often the roles he would play himself if he were the right age. It’s as if Woody’s direction leads them to mimic him more than to find their own interpretation of the character. As such, Owen Wilson’s portrayal of Gil Pender is by far the best “Woody Allen” I recall. It’s like watching Woody at his best, but without the necessity of Woody as the anti hero by virtue of his size / looks / insecurity. It all works wonderfully and I hope that any future collaborations between Woody and Owen may enable Woody to expand even further as a director.
Also watch for Adrien Brody’s marvelous cameo as Salvador Dali.
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jpmaz commented on the blog post About the Lockheed Martin Hack
From personal knowledge of “closing barn door after horse has bolted” action taken last year at another major household name defense contractor, I expect that these security breaches are probably widespread. In the case of the US based multinational I know of, they managed to keep it out of the news.
The resulting internal scrambling to update their security was notable to me for the precise way a hitherto extremely cost conscious organization was throwing cash at desperate measures. The only criteria around the “money is not an object” efforts struck me as being consistent with government rules rather than their internal culture.
