Movies I Couldn’t Finish Watching

by | Jun 4, 2010 | FILM

I’m always on the lookout for really good bad movies. I guess I’m not so much interested in the obvious ones, like the schlocky ’50s monster movies. I’m much more interested in the ones with lofty intentions. I am mostly able to sit through...

Twofer – ’80s Thrillers Run Amok

by | Jun 2, 2010 | Movies

My favorite film genre of all time is ’80s thrillers. There was something about them that sets them apart from thrillers released in any other era, and we aren’t just talking about the plethora of bad perms throughout. One such perm is nice and prominent...

My Mel Gibson Encounter

by | May 1, 2010 | CELEBS, Mel Gibson

There I was, a quick run down to Whole Foods to buy some stuff – you know, hadn’t showered and all of that. It was the small Whole Foods in Valley Village (or Sherman Oaks or whatever you want to call it). Tiny store. So small you can’t really walk...

We Sort of Live in Public

by | Apr 28, 2010 | FILM

The doc We Live in Public, which never really had a shot at Oscar this past year, is currently on my cable company’s On-Demand and I don’t mind saying that it freaked me out more than just a little, and for a variety of reasons. I thought the film was...

Watching Movies with Emma

by | Apr 24, 2010 | FILM, WATCHING MOVIES WITH EMMA

One of the things I’m most proud of about the kid is that she loves movies like I do. I can’t believe that she can quote them better and with more precision than I can. The movies we quote back and forth now are Shakespeare in Love, A Fish Called Wanda and...