As we travel, we tend to take a vacation from more than just our day-to-day…sometimes we take a vacation from everything we’re known to be back home.
Minnie the Moocher
Being a blogger can have its advantages sometimes. For instance, three days ago when I raised a few eyebrows with the admission that I’d never seen 12ANGRY MEN. Enter B: A friend, co-worker, and loyal reader who felt such a sheltered existence couldn’t continue. She was nice enough to bring her DVD copy in the…
Gimme Some Lovin’ (National Board of Review Award Winners)
It is officially awards season my little chickadees, and today a handful of films were tapped as the year’s best by The National Board of Review. Sometimes they manage to forecast the Oscar for Best Picture (as was the case last year, with NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN). Other years…not so much (FINDING NEVERLAND won…
I Can’t Explain
As if writing this blog isn’t entertaining enough, gauging the traffic on this blog can be even more interesting (fyi – I consider days where I get 40 hits a “good day”). At the moment, it seems as though a certain phrase typed into Google is getting me hit after hit: “synecdoche new york explanation”…
Killing In the Name – WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU TRAILER
At this year’s Toronto International Film festival, one of the more emotional nights was the evening where WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU premiered. The movie is the life story of actor/director Brian Goodman, and while it might well remind you of another movie or two you’ve seen lately, that doesn’t make it any less potent or…
Here We Go Again
Just yesterday I mentioned that award season was upon us. Well, right on cue, The Independent Spirit Award nominees were announced today. As an Oscar forcaster, they provide a small bit of insight – but precious little (NO DIRECTION HOME led last year’s nominee list and went on to be completely snubbed by The Academy).…
Missed the Boat
Around this time last week, I feigned shock upon hearing that some fellow movie lovers hadn’t seen titles that I consider “essential viewing”. Even today, I was stunned to learn that a fellow cinephile had never seen IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. I’m sure in every case, these titles are, as I always say, “on the…