Congratulations American, we’ve elected a president that isn’t a total monster. Politically speaking we should be in for a whole lot of healing over the next four years, though I’m a glass half empty guy when it comes to this kind of stuff. Still, I honestly have hope for my country’s future. It can’t possibly … Continue reading
… I saw a dreadlocked guy of about twenty-five or thirty riding down a major Los Angeles thoroughfare, holding one hand up in the air, his middle finger extended in a defiant if not cliched gesture we’re used to seeing in arguments and scuffles in our society. As I got closer the finger did not … Continue reading
Hollywood is raft with urban legends and “what if” scenarios; stories that were quietly shoved into a vault and locked away, never to be heard from again. We’ve heard them all… what if David Lynch ended up directing Return of the Jedi? What if Cronenberg directed Beverly Hills Cop? Sure, for all we know, stories … Continue reading
Late? Whatever. I don’t live in New York or LA, I don’t have press passes, so I have to wait for movies like Che to roll through my town before I can call for a verdict on the year previous. First thing’s first – maybe it’s because I’m coming off the wondrous glow from 2007 … Continue reading
SPOILER ALERT. It’s late. I’m sitting on the couch, Sierra Nevada in one hand, other hand petting a cat named after my favorite journalist. The explosions and marvel comics-like fight have just ended. The horrified but now safe and through-the-storm mother bleeds a little but is visibly joyous to be back with her children, both … Continue reading
Looking back at the 90’s, it amazes me when I realize how many films starred Jeffrey Jones. Jones has always been a favorite of mine, after seeing his memorable performances in Beetlejuice and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. He was by no means a traditional leading man (which is why he was usually cast as the … Continue reading
I often run into coworkers on my lunch break. There aren’t a lot of restaurants to choose from around here, so it’s usually the Mexican place or the Chinese place or the Mexican place staffed entirely by Chinese people. And yes, I know they’re actually Chinese. I’m not just calling them Chinese because they look … Continue reading
It actually took me a couple extra days to get to see Notorious, the cinematic life story of Christopher Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G.. My own fault, really – naively thinking that I could just slip into the theater, in New York, in Times Square, on opening day – what a maroon! Instead, I … Continue reading
So anyway, a couple days later, I was able to get around to fulfilling my plans to see Notorious. Now that I’ve seen it, though, I’m not entirely sure I ought to have bothered. That’s not to hate on the movie – I didn’t think it was remotely terrible, and was even moved … Continue reading
Gaza, the Inauguration, Etc. Thanks for all the mail, everyone, and I miss you too. As I mentioned in my first post-election post, I’ve been trying to blog less so I can focus more on the next novel. The election was hugely distracting and now I’m trying to make up for lost time. Some of … Continue reading