I was watching the Italian Job the other day and it reminded me if another great movie that is also set in Venice. Are you ready for it?  If you say League of Extraordinary Gentleman we can no longer be friends.

Back when you could still wander around the local Blockbuster Video Store, I saw this sitting on the shelf and I was powerless to resist. There are so many bad movies in the world and this one of the best. If you really love a good bad movie, Sharks in Venice has to be on your must watch list.

I have been watching Mystery Science Theater since it first appeared on Comedy Central so suffice it to say that I'm a sucker for a good bad movie. In the spirit of truly terrible films that involve sharks, I found another real gem under the same circumstances, in a Blockbuster.

A strong second in this category has to be Hammerhead. IMDB.com has this to say: “A scientist tries to save his son from cancer but his experiments turn him into a shark-man instead. A group of people from a pharmaceutical corporation are sent to the mad doctor's island to investigate his activities.”

Besides its horrendous premise, Hammerhead comes with something for all you romantics in the audience. Long lost love, destined, possibly doomed, to be reunited with her once a man of a man boyfriend who is now a shark of a man (or is is man of a shark?) ex-lover.

When I did a Google image search for this one, and I recommend that you do the same, the images that filled my screen made me laugh so hard my roommates emerged from their rooms to see what all the noise was about. I don’t think it’s a “total terror” but is most definitely a total scream.

Okay, just one more. This one was recommended to be me by the Netflix algorithm. (As if they know me from my previous selections. Those silly equations don't know anything.)

It is everything you fear and hope it to be, including the tender love scene.

It is total coincidence that all three of these movies have sea creatures in them. As I said at the start, I was watching an actual good movie and there are no monsters in that one. But there you have it folks, the power of synaptic misfiring and association.

San Francisco has lots of street art. Some of it is commissioned and some of it is rogue. These ones I think are my favorite. I have seen these all over SF and every time I find them it just makes me smile. If anyone knows the artist tell him or her thank you for me.

The Fall by Tarsem Singh is one of the most amazing films you will ever see. It is visually stunning filmed on location in 28 unique places on earth. The acting is organic and spontaneous. It is like a moving art piece.

If you don't believe me check out this great review here and then go put it on your Netflix queue.

I am making a visual scrapbook of the Elbie's first days on Earth and need talented artist types to do it for me. I am looking for a variety of styles and types. Photo-realistic, graphic novel, 2D and 3D et al. I would to give you some of my ideas and let you run with your imagination. Use the contact page in the top right corner to get in touch.