It now seems unfortunate that I never saw this film in theatres. It was probably because of the acclaim that “Iron Man” was receiving and the lashing that “Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” got from fanboys. This film was for the most part badly reviewed garnering only a measly 36% from … Continue reading
Your DVD collection says a lot about you… whether you like it or not.
I’ve been meaning to pick up some old Sinead O’Connor records for quite a few years now. Some time around the turn of the century (sounds funny saying that, right?) I had dug out an old VHS that I’d videotaped the 1990 episode of SNL Kyle McLaughlin hosted just after the first season of Twin … Continue reading
More Signs of the Creeping Militarization of US Society Hi everyone, forgive my long hiatus. If anyone here is considering moving back from Tokyo, living in a house while it’s being renovated, and finishing a manuscript all at the same time, I would advise… don’t. But the worst of the storm is past, thank God, … Continue reading
I’m down in Key West for the week on vacation, relaxing, eating as much seafood as I can and smoking every cigar I can find. At a full week it’s the longest vacation I’ve been on since I was a kid, and while I’m really missing Demon’s Souls (that game’s not going to beat me!) … Continue reading
Hi Folks. This year the SCAD Film Department has started a contest to search for bumpers for the 2009 Savannah Film Festival. I am part of a group producing one such bumper, and I’m hoping for a little help from the Chewer community. The Bumper I helped to produce is called Life.Cinema.Now and it was … Continue reading
I’ve written and scrapped and written and scrapped a half-dozen reviews of this film. I’ve considered that maybe I need to go back and watch it again, and only then will I be able to grasp it. I’ve been thinking about this thing all weekend, and I’ve come to the conclusion that while I can’t … Continue reading
Earlier today I ate at one of my favorite places. The Texas Roadhouse. If you have a Logan’s nearby where you live, this is essentially the same. Only better. I’ve eaten at Logan’s a total of two times, and that was last year. Vanessa doesn’t care for the place either. I hadn’t eaten all day, … Continue reading
I saw “Paranormal Activity” for the first time a few weeks ago in an audience of 750 people, in Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. It was a free screening that had little marketing, for a movie that I, a film aficionado, never heard of. The line was over four blocks long, and over 300 people were … Continue reading
10 is a movie that really grabs me. Even though I’m a young spud, it makes me look forward to getting older. Dudley Moore is a guy who’s having his midlife crisis, and in Blake Edwards fashion, he shows his crisis in many physical comedy gags. This flick has been a favorite of mine since … Continue reading