Rodrigo Rosenberg

Rodrigo Rosenberg made this video shortly before he killed in a drive-by shooting on May 10th.

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Sunday Trade: The Middleman

The Middleman: The Collected Series Indispensability written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, art by Les McClaine

The Middleman is the agent of an organization so top secret even he doesn't know who they are. He's tasked with protecting the world from those who would conquer it and also dealing with things too strange for normal authorities. Like crime-boss monkeys, rogue groups of los luchadors or giant city-buster robots...

His new partner is artist and temp worker Wendy Watson. Since he burned down her last job stopping a tentacle monster and had her framed for it she's been in need of work. So Mad Science Action Hero Sidekick will have to do for now...

Grillo-Marxuach's series was adapted into a television show for ABC Family which was pretty good the one time I caught it. The book collects all three volumes of the comic as well as bonus comics featuring the Middleman in other eras. One of which features time traveling Soviet bears on motorcycles. And thats just awesome...

Is Anybody There?

Edward (Bill Milner of Son of Rambow) is a 10-year old kid obsessed with the afterlife whose parents run a small retirement home. Clarence (Michael Caine) is a former stage magician who has just moved in. The end up forming a fragile friendship that helps them both come to terms with their situation. Caine, as always, is an exemplary actor who manages to showcase his anger and fear at growing old alone. Milner is a kid to watch, he's an actor who could easily go big...

Not a flashy movie, quiet and subtle. This one won't attract a lot of attention, but its well worth the 90-odd minutes to watch...