Into The Ether
Time for a little movie talk (Hellboy and All About Lily Chou-Chou), along with my feelings about the quick cancelation of Wonderfalls. As Bob Seger says, “Turn the Page”…
Movies & The Decline of Civilized Behavior
Saw a couple of new movies this weekend, both from filmmakers who, though fairly well known these days, still get pegged as mostly cult types. Following are some capsule reviews, and some mini-rants about about movie-going in general and a bad parent in particular.
Super-speed revisited
Obviously my impassioned e-mail to Charlie E. did the trick and convinced all parties involved in the Dish/Viacom dispute to settle, and as of late last night, I have CBS and the Viacom channels back. Somehow I don’t see this as much of a victory for the little people, but hey, at least I’ve [...]
Necks
What’s the big deal about necks? Why are women considered more beautiful or glamorous when you can see all around their necks? Catherine Zeta-Jones got blasted by some fashion critics because she wore her hair down at the Oscars. Huh? Are those people daft? I hope she starts a new [...]
Speed!
I know it’s been a little while since my last entry, but I’ve been somewhat busy. I’ve got some kind of head cold or hay fever thing that is sapping my energy. My dad is moving into a retirement community this weekend, so there’s been a bit of dealing with that – helping [...]
Battle Royale II – ugh!
Yesterday, I received my region-3 copy of Battle Royale II and watched it on my all-region Malata DVD player. As any of you whom I made sit through the first movie can attest, it’s one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasures, so I was looking forward to the sequel. You know how some [...]
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