So, last night after a sudden serendipity from scarlettina, I got to see Book-It Rep's production of "Frankenstein ( Read more... )

So, the other night scarlettina and I were discussing outrage, and I need to refine my thinking. Her feelings were that she no longer could bring herself to the levels of outrage cable TV wants her too (that's right, right?). And this was a program whose views she agrees with.

My feelings are that the anger on cable TV - however much you may agree with the ( Read more... )

So, another Noir City has come and gone this year. Actually saw all 16 films this year, and there were a could of classics (The Third Man, Wages of Fear, Rififi) and a few obscure new revelations (Too Late for Tears was a blast, just for the dialoge, Brighton Rock was new to me, and Hardly a Criminal was the first Argentine noir I've ever seen), ( Read more... )

It seems a lot of the people I know are viscerally upset about the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. For myself, well, I think it's sad - pathetic, actually - and intellectually I know it's a loss to art, but I'm having a hard time mustering up all that much sympathy for the man himself ( Read more... )

Today I was supposed to get a little more practice driving my car, or at least try and sell some books, but that didn't happen ( Read more... )

Bad alternator.

I forget what this will cost me, but somewhere in the 3 figures. But at least I know. 

Went to see American Hustle with scarlettina yesterday afternoon. I highly recommend it. Another great David O. Russell character piece. Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence look gorgeous in nearly every scene, and they are great. As are Bradley Cooper, Louis C.K. as his bullied boss, a sympathetic Jeremy Renner, and especially Christian Bale. 

That's my phrase for the year so far. Time to be a grown-up. About things ( Read more... )

Another Noir City at SIFF has come and gone…
( Eight Nights, 14 Films )

Went and saw "Looper" today. It's a good old-fashioned bloody (and, oh, I do mean bloody) action thriller time-travel story. I like the director's other work (Rian Johnson also directed the great "Brick" and "The Brothers Bloom"), and this is a big step up for him. He's worked with Joseph-Gordon-Levitt before, and I like him. Here he's almost ( Read more... )