The play The Wife and I saw last night, along with our friends from the O.C., was an off-Broadway run of The Color Purple. When my friend said he had tickets to “a show” and this was what it was,… Continue Reading
You may have to search a little bit for theaters showing this film, Readers, especially if you do not live in a big city. Your search will be well-rewarded; this is a wonderful story and a movie that will make… Continue Reading
A really good movie has a really good story to tell. Without a strong story, all of the other elements of a movie will never quite feel right. This is the problem with Quantum of Solace. Without a strong storyline… Continue Reading
Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond movie, is being released today. In honor of that, I’ve put together a list of the silliest James Bond gadgets from past movies — to remind you all of how much better the… Continue Reading
INTRODUCTORY NOTE: Some of you may not be familiar with a long-lost literary convention called “sarcasm.” This post makes extensive use of that technique. To help the humor-impaired, I have designated those areas of the post which are intended to… Continue Reading
No, no, no! Messrs. Lucas, Spielberg, and Ford, you went back to the well, and when you did you decided to call Indy’s long-lost son “Mutt” instead of Henry Jones III. And you cast Shia LeBoeuf. So now you need… Continue Reading
Plenty of spoilers here, in case you’ve not seen The Dark Knight. But on the other hand, if you read either entertainment or political columns on blogs, you’ve probably seen this stuff already. Here’s my take on it. Somehow, an… Continue Reading
First of all, if you’re planning on seeing this movie any time soon, stop reading this post right now. And go see it already. Get a babysitter if you have a kid. Find somewhere that is showing it in English… Continue Reading
There’s a bunch of reviews of The Dark Knight out on the Internets tonight. I don’t see any point in reading them. I’m going to see the movie, this weekend, no matter what.
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