My friends, today is one of my favorite days of the year. That gauntlet that I mentioned this time last week? It ends at six o’ clock tonight and things go back to normal. I’m not quite as gassed or frustrated as I have been in past years, but still, it’ll be nice for it to end.

And of course, we must celebrate with movies!

This weekend could be a two-fer at the movies for me, with GREEN HORNET and Narnia both being potential watches. Or I could see one of the two. Or I could see neither. Don’t you just love options?

For even more options, there are still plenty of dvd’s in the to-watch pile to sift through…which is actually rather handy during these bitterly cold days here in the city. Allows me to avoid the bitter cold and still scratch stuff off the watch-list. Again…options…gotta love ’em.

For your reading and listening fulfillment, I give you…

You gotta admire a podcaster not satisfied with the status quo. More to the point, you really gotta admire two of ’em. I can hear lots of little tweaks in the Simon & Jo film show over the last few months, and they’ve all pushed it towards being an even better listen. Not sure I’ve told him so out loud, so there it is. Now go listen.

Pretty sure I’m gaining a reputation as “The guy who loves the classics”. To that end, I can’t sum up my love for them any better than Simon at Four of Them did this week.

Speaking of, one of these days I think I’d like to start hosting a movie night. if I do, I might be tempted to follow Phil’s lead and start with a humdinger.

Before we completely close the book on 2010, Norma Desmond takes one last look at ten of the best scenes the year had to offer.

This week’s longevity award has to go to Seven Dollar Popcorn, who celebrates his fifth blog-a-versary this week. Drop buy and give him a huzzah, won’t you?

Wide Screen World made me feel 18 again by talking about the Kevin Smith neo-classic CHASING AMY.

Oh and last but not even close to least, I realize that this is a movie blog, but when someone hands you something this delicious to try, how can you not reciprocate with some linkage? Thanks Danger.

Enjoy!