I tried to hate the West Wing. When my wife started ordering the discs from Netflix about two years ago I ignored them – I wasn’t going to go for anything so overtly ‘Network’. Oh no, not me. I mean, Martin Sheen? Loooong time since Apocalypse Now kids. And the rest of the cast – … Continue reading
I assume my 3 regular readers are aware of my deep love for So You Think You Can Dance and how I’ve been pimping a few dancers from the current season (Legacy, Kathryn and Ashleigh). Well, after last night’s top 8 elimination, the pimping is ending. Right now. Had I written this yesterday, the post … Continue reading
Dear Supermarkets,Can you PLEASE open up more registers? -me Dear NBA,There are 29 teams other than the Lakers. -me Dear Teenagers of Today,WTF is going on with you? -me Dear [adultswim],Why must you continually green light shows that make absolutely no sense whatsoever? -me Dear Carl’s Jr,How was I supposed to know you wouldn’t accept … Continue reading
In a thread at the Films In Release section of the forums, The Rain Dog brought up the Director’s Cut of Kingdom of Heaven, one of my very favorite films. Most people agree that the DC is the definitive contemporary historical epic, in the tradition of Ben Hur and Lawrence of Arabia. Some believe it’s … Continue reading
Analyzing an actor’s career is a tricky task. The issue of things such as quality, quantity, and hindsight always come into play. The first two are something that take some time to decide on, sure, but are ultimately definable by at least a decent margin. Hindsight, however, is something that can’t always be evaluated until … Continue reading
Considering that this is a movie-based website, I figured I’d give back to the CHUD community a little bit and actually write about movies. But I’m going to write about MY movies. I own exactly seventy-five. The criteria for my collection is this: if I won’t rewatch it, I will sell it and get rid … Continue reading
I’ve been sitting on my thoughts about A Serious Man for over a month. Deliberation? Procrastination? Does it matter? That last question is more meaningful to what I’m about to write than it may initially read. Honestly, I feel pretty much the same when I think about A Serious Man now as I … Continue reading
But first: I had great plans for the Autumn Detritus series, but life got in the way – actually, my certification exam and my latest accident got in the way. So the next installment of Autumn Detritus will be the last, then blog will go back to general randomness. Warning # 1: By reading this, … Continue reading
What do I know about Avatar? Pretty much. . . nothing. I’ve seen the unavoidable photos of blue aliens. I’m guessing, based on the title alone, that there will be an Avatar of some sort. And, being a James Cameron film, I’m guessing that there’s action and shit blowing up good. You see, if it’s … Continue reading
Just a few updates: 1) Blog Wars II didn’t happen because a few of the participants became persona non grata around here. 2) That weird horror fan-fic guy “Spymunk” that I used to help promote his site via this blog flaked and started some weird shitstorm over at Aint it Cool News. Spymunk was never … Continue reading