Something to tide you over
I wrote this article last year – it was published back then, but reading was something of a pain, since you had to download a .pdf and page through it. They have since made it more easily available; so if you want to read a little travel piece about a State Park in the mountains [...]
MOVIE REVIEW – Zombieland
Zombieland Director: Ruben Fleischer Writers: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick Producer: Gavin Polone Stars: Woody Harrelson, Jessie Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard I hope some day Ken Burns makes an epic documentary about zombies. I think by now they are as thoroughly woven into the fabric of America as jazz and baseball. In [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Spider-Man 2
Originally posted July 6, 2004 Spider-Man 2 Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Screen Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon, Screenplay by Alvin Sargent, based on the comic book created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Producers: Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. [...]
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – The Terminal
Originally Published 7/5/04 The Terminal Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Sacha Gervasi and Jeff Nathanson, from a story by Andrew Niccol and Sacha Gervasi Producers: Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg Stars: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Barry Shabaka Henley, Kumar Pallana, Zoe Saldana One of the dangers of The [...]
Paying my dues is not used as a metaphor in this post
I’ve been trolling this website to prepare for my annual post-Thanksgiving shopping expedition. Having a steady income puts some enthusiasm into a task like that. Traditionally I plan one significant present to myself – like last year’s Blu-Ray player, or the cheapo Kodak from which I’ve derived so much pleasure. This year my ambition has [...]
Still Learning on the Jorb
Behind the cut you will find, taken on Saturday, my first-ever Multi-shot Panorama; which proves that: 1) Silver Lake is chock full of The Pretty 2) I am nowhere near good enough in Photoshop to blend out places where the sky failed to merge seamlessly. Torture your browser window behind the jump:
You know it worked
Just got back from a much-enjoyed 3-day mountain getaway with Roxie. There will be pictures and notes, but they will take a little time to assemble. So in the meantime, I’m going to distract you with a picture of cats cuddling in a laundry basket.
MOVIE REVIEW – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox Director: Wes Anderson; animation direction by Mark Gustafson Writers: Screenplay by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, based on the novel by Roald Dahl Producers: Allison Abbate, Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson Featuring the Vocal Talents of: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, [...]
MOVIE REVIEW – Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Directors: Phil Lord and Chris Miller Writers: Screenplay by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, based on the book by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett Producer: Pam Marsden Featuring the Vocal Talents of: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Benjamin Bratt, [...]