The other day Devin wrote up a very good list of “superior sequels” (http://chud.com/articles/articles/21…ELS/Page1.html) in which he wrote this about The Empire Strikes Back: The Empire Strikes Back – After Empire, Star Wars almost seems quaint. Irving Kershner and screenwriters Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan open up the Star Wars universe in a major way, … Continue reading
Take a look at this sign. I’ve one of these hanging on the door of my office. Now maybe I’m just being lazy on the day before Thanksgiving, but to me, this sign represents something broken about American work culture. There’s no “Closed,” there’s just that stupid clock to say when you’ll be returning. No … Continue reading
Crispin Glover came to Baltimore last week, and he brought with him his most recent film, It is Fine. Everything is Fine! He screened it at The Charles Theater (Baltimore’s long-standing art house), proceeding it with a slideshow performance of several books he’s created, and following it up with a lengthy Q&A session. A little … Continue reading
Baltimore doesn’t like The Wire. Let me clarify that. It’s not that the citizens of Baltimore necessarily dislike HBO’s program—some even love it and recognize it as the great work of art it is—rather, the city, if you can allow the city to be personified by it’s various bureaucratic apparatuses, feels like it got a … Continue reading