When I was a young sports fan, I considered stadiums and arenas to be cathedrals. They were places where communities of believers came to worship their heroes, and display a sort of civic pride. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized how much building these cathedrals affected me as a citizen. Once I…
There are few things in society that galvanize us more than sex offenders. Without fail, they spark talk of “lock-’em-up, lose-the-key”…they even ignite calls for capital punishment. Oddly, deciding how to punish them is the easy part: what gets tricky is figuring out what to do once they’ve served their punishment. NO ENTRY, NO EXIT…
Kids have wanted to be stars for as long as they’ve had stars to aspire to be. These days though, the drive to be famous seems to have found a new gear, what with shows like American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance? ready to pluck young talent eagerly awaiting their shot and…
There’s a lot about MORNING GLORY that makes me want to just wail away on it. But in a rare twist, there is also an awful lot to dig. However, the fact that the details I dig are never really seen to fruition just makes me want to wail away all the more. It’s a…
I’m not exactly one for “so bad it’s good”…but once in a while a piece of crap film becomes so legendary, it just must be seen. Such was the case with THE ROOM, a steaming opus from a writer/director/actor/producer named Tommy Wiseau. Luckily, I was invited to experience this tripe full-bore at a local cinema…
Have you ever wondered where your dreams come from?
Go figure. I’m on track to see more movies in a theatre this year than ever before…and one still gets past me. Gotta love being able to double back on dvd. The selection at hand was THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, directed by Lisa Cholodenko. It’s the story of Jules and Nic (Julianne Moore &…
