Every episode of my podcast begins with a survey asking “What classic or essential haven’t you seen?”. Usually right around then I act all guffawed and incredulous when a guest tells me a ‘Film Lit 101’ title they haven’t seen. I’ve been asked on more than one occasion what my answer would be to this…
While it is indeed a bit of a manufactured holiday, I can’t help but be a believer in Valentine’s Day. It is after all, an excuse to tell those special to us that we care about them…or if you’re hollywood, it’s an excuse to make the all-star chick flick, sit back and laugh at what…
I suppose it’s no surprise that for the last five days I’ve had that Death Cab For Cutie song playing in my head. Y’know the one? It starts off by saying quite plainly “…So this is the new year / But I don’t feel any different…”. That line couldn’t sum me up any better right…
So it’s 2010 huh? Pardon my surliness, but didn’t ya think the world would be a bit more futuristic by now? I mean, according to BACK TO THE FUTURE our cars should fly in six years. Anyone else think that ain’t ever gonna happen. Still we’re turning a page…not only on a year but on…
I might have already said this, but it bears repeating…I cannot be happier to see the page turn on 2009 at the movies. To paraphrase a friend, it has been a year of leftovers and holdovers. remember that pesky writer’s strike two years ago? This year at the movies was the fallout of letting the…
It’s a mere three sleeps until Christmas kids! (Show of hands – who still has shopping to do?). This is my third time cobbling together a blog post about my favorite Christmas films, but as I thought a bit harder about it, I decided it was time to re-jig the order. Such things happen…you fall…
We are mere days away from the end of the decade, and this has many reflecting on all sorts of best-of lists. However, as I thought back on the last ten years, I felt I needed to take a moment and exorcise some demons. As a famous TV theme once said, “You take the good…
