Saw “Up” this weekend — if “Where the Wild Things Are” is nearly half as affecting, it’ll be a great year for “audiences of all ages” — and while gorging on reviews thereafter, I noticed the wide variety of reactions to the film’s use of 3-D. Among the critics who mention it, some found it … Continue reading
I’m only writing this because I know that he reads everything I write, particularly the stuff I post to the internet. We’re cool like that. Today is the birthday of Clint Eastwood, American icon. “Icon” is a word that gets thrown around pretty loosely these days, but there’s not a lot of … Continue reading
It’s been a long fucking day. You know what I’m talking about: Those days that you want to sleep until 8:30 but end up waking up an hour early. You struggle to fall back asleep, but static (or voices) keep you from that much needed hour. Yeah….and then it is time for work. But … Continue reading
So last night I was watching my newly acquired dvd of Straw Dogs with my girlfriend, and I came to realize something as Hoffman was beating that sleazy guy to death with a poker. Where have all the American action stars gone? I know that Straw Dogs has nothing to do with action per se, … Continue reading
Review of the new Sam Raimi film Drag Me To Hell.
I decided that I needed to start numbering these things. Partially because it helps to keep me organized. Partially because other people do it and it seems like a good idea. So yea, that’s why I’ve gone with the elongated titles. Last week I went to a family beach house in New York. It’s a … Continue reading
I know a lot of folks were psyched when Charles Thompson, better known as Frank Black, aka Black Francis reunited with Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering for a bunch of new Pixies shows a couple years ago. I had a couple chances to see them but passed every chance up. Why? You can’t … Continue reading
How it Looks to the Terrorists Transcript of an intercepted conversation between two terrorists in a cave somewhere along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border: Did you hear Dick Cheney’s speech to the American Enterprise Institute last week? I did. It was funny how Cheney said we think it shows weakness when the Americans argue. I know. The … Continue reading
Our Warden-in-Chief Mostly I agree with Glenn Greenwald that only a politician’s actions matter, and speculation about his or her motives is pointless. But when a politician reverses himself repeatedly on core campaign promises and rhetoric immediately after taking office, as Obama has done, it’s hard not to wonder what’s driving him. It’s not just … Continue reading
No really, he does. There’s a lot of it going around in Queens. Know what his parents did? They took him to the hospital, got him some medicine, and he’s getting better. They put a tv in his room and are keeping his siblings away from him, and he’s having a blast staying home from … Continue reading