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DVD New Releases – 2/2/2010
Every week I make a list of notable discs being released so I can figure out what I “need” to buy. ;)
DVD New Releases – 1/26/2009
Every week I make a list of notable discs being released so I can figure out what I “need” to buy. ;) It looks like the studios are playing on our Oscar nostalgia, releasing several previously-released-on-DVD Oscar winning movies. Also, there’s a little joy for Fantastic Fest fans.
DVD New Releases – 8/18/2009
Every week I make a list of notable discs being released so I can figure out what I “need” to buy. ;) Go – With a 92% on RT this film is clearly considered a classic. I remember it as being a little too frenetic, but I’m anxious to see it again. The Last Starfighter […]
DVD New Releases – 7/13/2009
Every week I make a list of notable discs being released so I can figure out what I “need” to buy. ;) I didn’t post a release list last week because there was only one new worthwhile release — a film from 1962 released on DVD. Lonely are the Brave – Kirk Douglas stars in […]
DVD New Releases – 6/30/2009
Every week I make a list of notable discs being released so I can figure out what I “need” to buy. ;) It seems the entertainment industry is not very interested in entertaining me this week. The Education of Charlie Banks – The directorial debut of Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst never made it to a […]
DVD New Release – 6/23/2009
Every week I make a list of notable discs being released so I can figure out what I “need” to buy. ;) It’s a poor list this week. There’s definitely a dry spell for video discs right now. Waltz with Bashir – I didn’t see this movie in theaters because an NPR interview with the […]
Give TV a (Second) Chance
As we stand at that brink of season finales and mid-season “replacements” that are mere weeks old I would like to talk a little about the state of television. It seems not as long as 75 days ago that Joss Whedon laid another golden egg on our squawk box, and “Dollhouse” is universally loved — […]
Merchant Ivory Does Vampires?
William Hurt costars in a movie starring and directed by Julie Delpy that was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. It isn’t exactly Merchant Ivory but a costume drama with blood sucking restorative power is intriguing. (Fantastic Fest programmers should take note. :)
Five Girl Power Movies That Would Horrify Your Parents
Five Across The Eyes – Ignore the poor quality of this movie. Yes, it seems like it was shot with a VHS camera using the on-camera microphone. Yes, if you’re bothered by typical teenage girls the first two acts will annoy you (but you shouldn’t be seeing movies about teenage girls anyway if they bother […]
15 Albums
I like this meme — that I perpetuated on Facebook — so I’m copying it here. What I like are the instructions that no one seems to follow. So I will paraphrase the part that I think is important, and then call out Photi and Jank, insisting that they follow the heart of the meme […]
Wrath of Kringus
And you shall know him by the trail of pilfered presents …
The Corn Refiners Association Is Concerned
The movement out there demonizing corn syrup got them so ruffled, they’ve gone and shot some commercials defending their products.
I’m Out, See You In November
This morning’s NPR story about Mueller’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee is what did it. My anxiety over news items has reached a critical level. Somewhere between Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG, and political muckraking I realized that I will once again have to abandon news media in an election year. This mornings story […]
My First Web2.0 App, and Fantastic Fest
A few days after I returned from Brazil I started working on my first Web 2.0 application — a scheduling utility that would help me plan my Fantastic Fest attendance based on the movies I wanted to see most. I think it is pretty mature considering I worked on it 99% alone and have only […]
Meet Close Call
Several of us had a near-death experience Sunday, but I wanted you all to know that we’re just fine and explain what happened. Becky, Sandy and I decided to go see the new Batman movie — awesowe, btw — and we got a call from Mike and Kelly that they were going to the same […]