This film should almost be titled “John Hughes Made It Look So Easy”. I’ve come to the conclusion that sitting down to watch any film aimed at teenagers if you aren’t a teenager is a dangerous proposition. The proposition gets infinitely more dangerous if you’re watching it outside of the era it was made. The…
Six or seven years ago I really began to love cooking. There was something about being creative in the kitchen that reminded me of studying art back in high school…exploring something sensory, diving into alchemy. The difference of course was that unlike my oil paintings, my creativity in the kitchen came with an extra level…
I’ve watched half of the eight films you fine folks sentenced me with for the King of Pain blog-a-thon…and lemme tell ya crew, so far this has indeed been every bit as painful as I imagined it would. Just a reminder though, that I’m hoping my fellow bloggers who read this site will join in…
The votes are in, the beans have been counted, and the hellish progamme has been set. Below, in alphabetical order are the seven films I’ll endure this June for the King of Pain Blog-a-Thon. But before that, a call to arms.Misery loves company gang, so I’m hoping that some of you might join me in…
I wanted to come up with a blog-a-thon for The Dark of The Matinee, as I’m in the midst of planning a little road trip that will take me away from being able to post later this summer. I thought about making the series topical – perhaps building up to a particular film being released,…
