I really don’t know what to think about Chris Cornell anymore. A couple days ago my wife downloaded his new single ‘Scream’ – this is the first single off Cornell’s new album, an album that is produced by modern superstar producer ‘Timbaland’. When I first heard this was coming, former Soundgarden frontman vocal-extraordinaire essentially paying … Continue reading
The Golden Globes proves its the best awards show in town.
If any of you had the opportunity to attend the Nine Inch Nails concerts in Sacramento, Victoria or Portland last year and you saw weird dudes with big ass HD cameras and thought security must have been pathetically crappy, you were wrong. Trent Reznor hinted about a “gift” he was preparing for the fans on … Continue reading
Poltergeist is one of the most frightening pictures I have ever seen. It is one of the last great horror films, made during a time in which PG-13 films really pushed the envelope. Based on an idea by producer Steven Spielberg and directed by a post-Texas Chainsaw Massacre Tobe Hooper, Poltergeist delivered on its tagline: … Continue reading
Well, thank you sir, You have now successfully constructed two of the best movies of my lifetime, two films that I absolutely love and respect but alas, will most likely never be able to watch again. First it was REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. My god, by the end of that movie, which I watched by … Continue reading
Ten Years. In ten days it’ll be the ten-year anniversary of my father suddenly passing away. So much is cloudy about that event and seemingly everything that came before. Ten years is a long ass time and though I paid attention to the weirdest details about strangers, the man closest to me was such a … Continue reading
Jean-Claude Van Damme puts his ego aside with a humble performance in JCVD.
When Benjamin’s mother dies, why doesn’t he cry?When his father passes away in his presence, where is the pain of losing a parent barely known? There is a formula here;When (something happens to Benjamin), why doesn’t he (react appropriately.) There is no arc, more notably there is no performance. The shot of Benjamin at his … Continue reading
Part II of my experience in NYC watching The Wrestler.
Change Your TV, Change Your Life. I saw an ad for Sharp today geared towards someone purchasing their next television and their motto for their products is apparently “Change Your TV, Change Your Life” and it scared me. Because for some people it’s true. The role of the television in a family’s living room has … Continue reading