I have always enjoyed baked goods over ice cream. It’s just a personal preference. Having a cone on a hot day is pleasant, but give me a warm-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookie, and I’ll be your best friend. That being said, I want to share the well kept LA secret of the best Ice Cream Parlor … Continue reading
Once Bitten I absolutely adore this movie. I must have watched it 50 times on cable as a kid, and probably 50 more once I found it on VHS as an adult. A clever comedy/horror mix the films stars a before-he-was-famous Jim Carrey and a sultry Lauren Hutton, as a virgin and a vampire, respectively. … Continue reading
I don’t know … somehow I just can’t get myself all that excited about J.J. Abrams’ upcoming “Star Trek” movie. Mainly because “Trek” is so over with, to me, and we’ve been indundated with so many permutations of it over the years that my reaction has reflexively become “Enough, already!” But now that several posters … Continue reading
Mehratorium. I heard a guy say the word “meh” in real life today. He said it as if he’s been saying it his whole life. As if it were a word and not a stupid internet term to keep people from having to actually elaborate on an idea or opinion. Granted, I have no … Continue reading
Words cannot sum up how utterly I was blown away by “The Dark Knight” at the first showing this morning, and yet I am going to try to describe it — without spoiling anything. This film demands repeat viewings, to take in everything, and I am sure it will get plenty of return trips from moviegoers. I am … Continue reading
It often seems like with these big films you know the whole thing before it comes out. I’ve mentioned the pros and cons of this a couple of times before. It certainly seemed to be the case with The Dark Knight, probably the most hyped film of this year, but actually I was surprised by … Continue reading
Thoughts on the idea of special effects in films, by way of Ben-Hur.
I would like to tell you all about two things I am really, really waiting for. The first is writer/director Ti West’s upcoming film ‘HOUSE OF THE DEVIL’. The second… well, we’ll get to the second one in a bit, but first, the devil. By way of introduction, in 2005 Ti West made a movie … Continue reading
The nineties were a weird time for us old white folks. Political correctness overtook the nation and all of our best jokes had to be retired. So many groups became off limits..foreigners, homos, women, atheists, vegetarians…the list goes on and on. But it was a list we had to learn if we still wanted a … Continue reading