He has fantastic pipes AND fantastic hair. My knees: Jelly. I buy my wife anything John Groban releases on CD. It soothes her and keeps her from realizing what a piece of shit I really am, if but for a day or two. I also buy her every Jill Scott CD but I want that … Continue reading
That’s what an ex said to me once. Kurt Fuller. You know him. The only man who could concieveably replace William Atherton as the corporate stooge trying to keep our Ghostbusters from doing their jobs. The guy who learns the value of partying on in Wayne’s World. The psyche-out lead in NewsRadio’s first episode. Or … Continue reading
As part of my 6-part “Recycle old shit I’ve done in the message boards” series, I give you: GUESS THESE FILMS! I’ve recreated several famous and beloved films using only MS Paint, elbow grease, and gumption. Can you guess the names of the films in question, or are you too dumb to do so? I. … Continue reading
I’ve been blessed with a variety of interesting jobs: a covert position with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations; attorney in an international law firm; in-house counsel at the Osaka headquarters of Matsushita Electric; executive in a Silicon Valley technology startup. These days I write full time: a thriller series about half-Japanese, half-American freelance assassin John … Continue reading
Even if you haven’t been watching the blow-by-blow on the various blogs or lying-by-omission corporate media, the 2008 presidential election is the most important in your lifetime. You may not realize it now, but the person who assumes control of the White House in Jan.09 will inherit the worst political, economic and social debacle in … Continue reading
I’m not sure if you’ve heard that the Giants won the Super Bowl last night. If you live in NYC, there’s no doubt that you knew, even if you were shut in an air-tight coffin buried under the subway lines. Why? Cause the place exploded in celebration like we had just stopped world hunger. Eh, … Continue reading
I find myself in a bit of awkward position, writing my first blog entry here on CHUD. Awkward because I honestly have no idea what percentage of you know who the hell I am. I’ve only been writing DVD reviews on CHUD for a couple of months now, with less than a dozen reviews under my … Continue reading
One of the great men behind the great Miyazaki regime in animation and storytelling is stepping down from his post at Studio Ghibli after twenty years of amazing work and some films that will stand up and be beloved in the same way as the work of Disney, Lang, and whomever happens to be your … Continue reading
Why John Sayles? I’ll make this quick: In August, I wrote and directed an independent film. It wasn’t my first screenplay — I’ve been doing that since sixth grade — but it was the first time I manned up and stepped behind the camera in a serious way. There were a lot of reasons behind … Continue reading
I’ve often wondered why food tastes vary so much across different cultures (other than the obvious geographic and economic reasons). And during these sporadic musings I’ve also wondered why domestic “American” food sucks so much. Sure, I love pizza, hot dogs, and apple pie as much as the next fellow. And some regional cuisine (such … Continue reading