Author Archives: michael

Mel – (screaming the whole time) Why don’t I have a first draft of “The “Maccabees”? What the fuck have you been doing? I’ll type it! — mumbling inaudible — It’s her! — mumbling inaudible — I go to work, … Continue reading →

I just watched Season 3 on DVD. I now officially don’t care any more…

I have given up cops, lawyers, crime scene technicians and doctors. All I watch now are cartoons. In addition to the happily resurrected Futurama on Comedy Central, I also recommend the CN shows Chowder and Flapjack . But the best … Continue reading →

For some reason I was expecting a dark, sullen psycho prone to fits of anger. Instead the Phil Spector featured in this documentary is a voluble nebbish, with a real sense of nerdy charisma and enthusiasm. The film rather awkwardly … Continue reading →

I am a sucker for post-apocalyptic films so I went to see The Book of Eli . (spoilers) About twenty minutes into this, maybe sooner, you begin to think “This can’t really be the premise for this movie. No, no, … Continue reading →

I am curious how most of you view DVDs that come from other countries–do most of you have region-free players? If so, what? I just purchased the comprehensive Laurel and Hardy collection from Amazon UK. It had been marked down … Continue reading →

Two great moments in Robert Altman films: Gibson as the sinister Dr. Verringer confronting and slapping the much bigger Roger Wade in The Long Goodbye ; Gibson as the vain and ridiculous country music ringmaster Haven Hamilton rising to the … Continue reading →

Zowie Bowie is all grown up and making movies now, under the name “Duncan Jones” (“Duncan, what the hell kind of name is that?? And, you are NOT going out looking like that. Get upstairs and put on your makeup … Continue reading →

Family Guy but not The Simpsons ? House and Lost but not The Shield ? Simon Baker!! but not Michael Chiklis? huh??