Lately it seems that nearly every transaction any more complex than buying groceries at the local market must be performed at least twice, sometimes three and four times. A recent mail-order product return, for example. I had bought some jeans … Continue reading →
Last night I was watching a DVD of the movie “Black Orpheus,” and I noticed that Alexandro Constantino, who plays the role of the station master Hermes in the film, is a ringer for…well, first let’s look at the only … Continue reading →
…I strongly recommend you go see the movie “Run Boy Run.” It is showing on Saturday, April 25 at 8:15 PM in Springfield, Massachusetts, at (of all places) the auditorium of the Basketball Hall of Fame. In fact, if you’re … Continue reading →
…you better be able to back it up. This guy had the real thing:
Continue reading →The University of Michigan will go bravely forward and show the movie “American Sniper” after all: “The initial decision to cancel the movie was not consistent with the high value the University of Michigan places on freedom of expression and … Continue reading →
This headline caught my eye: “Univ. of Michigan Cancels ‘American Sniper’ Screening, Made Students ‘Feel Unsafe’.” At first I thought it was some sort of objection to a film about a sniper and war, although I’m pretty sure other films … Continue reading →
Very meta: (And yes, it’s a parody. The subtitles are not a correct translation of what he’s actually saying.) By the way, in case you’re curious and have never seen the movie “Downfall,” here’s the original clip from the film, … Continue reading →
“Groundhog Day” keeps stirring up the opportunity to opine on life and love. So here we go—again… Commenter “Gary” observed: Neo wrote: There is no suggestion that anyone else in the movie is perfect, or near-perfect, or anything of the … Continue reading →
The movie “American Sniper” opened in Iraq but was pulled out of fear of demonstrations and violence: But before it was yanked from the theater, one Iraqi man named Gaith Mohammed said that it played to full and enthusiastic crowds. … Continue reading →
Something she doesn’t regret: Asked about the irony of [Chris’] death occurring at home after surviving such brutal odds in combat, Taya, who says she is still grappling with the “big hole” in her heart, replies, “What’s so interesting is … Continue reading →
I’m one of those people Netflix must love. I have the cheapest type of account, it’s true, so they don’t get too much money from me per month. But they often get it for doing relatively little or nothing at … Continue reading →
If Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni had a love child, what would she look like? Think that’s an idle question? Meet Chiari Mastroianni: Profession? Actress, of course. Who knew those two had a daughter? Here’s what she has to say … Continue reading →