I was sneezing a bit yesterday, and I thought, "I'm getting an allergy shot tomorrow, that'll clear that right up!" But I woke up this morning with a teeny-tiny sore throat and stuffiness and PND so I began to think that maybe, just maybe, I should call and get that shot switched to another day. But no, I decided to take a shower first, before I ( Read more... )

Last night, I caught the fully restored Metropolis (1927) on Turner Movie Classics. It was the most recent and updated version, almost completed to its uncut original glory using some 30 minutes of footage recently found in Argentina and New Zealand film vaults. It's an excellent film, and a fascinating study in the way Some Things Never Change ( Read more... )

Joe Mallozzi addresses "Opinion: Atlantis fans need to stop punishing Universe" and its comments on his blog ( Read more... )

Well, my post to a site everybody on my flist has linked to, "Opinion: Atlantis fans need to stop punishing Universe", is *still* awaiting moderation. No idea why -- yeah, it's long, but there are longer comments posted, and I don't use any profanity, or even near-profanity. Believe me, there are *much* harsher comments than mine posted! Maybe ( Read more... )

A new kiddie television channel called "The Hub" has popped up on our menu courtesy of Verizon Fios and, for once, it's a channel I'm actually interested in watching. I'm happy to say that it's already giving Nickelodeon's cartoon channel, Niktoons, and Cartoon Network a run for their money. For one thing, The Hub is running one of my all-time ( Read more... )

Here's a strange little hiccup on the pop culture front: MICHAEL JACKSON'S GHOSTS (1996.) Everyone knows from THRILLER, even dancing convicts in China know THRILLER, but nobody knows this one; I only learned of it through one of Stephen King's column for Entertainment Weekly. Yes, he's the co-writer! If you're interested on how this scaaary mini ( Read more... )

So, I'm watching "Weird Science" (dir. John Hughes, 1985) and it suddenly occurred to me as I watched the house tidy itself up that this movie is a kind of a dirty, slutty version of "Mary Poppins." o.O ( Read more... )

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In keeping with yesterday's Animation Theme, here's Peter Gabriel, circa 1986, and his highly animated music video for "Sledgehammer."

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I was lucky enough to have attended two of Peter Gabriel's stage shows, and the experience was more like watching performance art than your a typical rock concert--he is truly no mere rock star, but an artist. ( Read more... )