January 2010
2 posts
Big Fan and the Power of Belief.
Belief is a powerful thing.
Whether our proverbial eggs lay in a basket of religion, or love, or politics, everyone (probably) has something that they conceive to be ‘bigger than one’s self.’ In “Big Fan”, we enter the church of sports.
Paul Aufiero, played masterfully by comedian Patton Oswalt, is the “Big Fan” whose life revolves around two things: The...
Public Enemas
When Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese is working on a film, people talk about it. In conversation, or print, their name is part of the story. Whether or not I happen to be a fan of their work, I can recognize the merit behind this type of special treatment. Joss Whedon might be a great example of someone who may not deserve it, but I’m aware that he has legions of fans who dote on his...
December 2009
6 posts
Next stop, 2010.
Not having seen anything worth reviewing since my last post, I wasn’t sure how to bridge the gap between that and my next review. I did, briefly, consider a list of the Top 10 Movies of 2009, however, quickly decided that was a terrible idea.
Mainly, because, among my hopes for a new decade is the swift dismissal of Top 10 Lists. Ten is an arbitrary number and I can’t understand why...
Cool World (Not a Review)
Though this may seem like a plug, it’s really just a long-winded segue to the point:
DIRECTV currently does not offer EpixHD, the new premium movie channel from MGM/Lionsgate/Paramount, which is a shame. They also only have one HBO HD channel, and nothing on-demand… but that’s beside the point. EpixHD just launched and is pretty much only available on Verizon FIOS.
My favorite...
"Ali... with an... you know, one of the million of...
We can probably do this all day.
“You’re from the Hills! I’m from Changzhou!!”
If this doesn’t make any sense yet, it’s probably because you were blissfully unaware of “The Karate Kid” remake currently barreling through production for a Summer 2010 release. (That, and you probably don’t know why I’m mashing up of lines from the Karate...
Downfall
[Author’s prologue: As anyone who knows my fiance will attest, she loves “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” She can quote the movie in her sleep. When it seemed like AMC ditched their entire December schedule in favor of repeating this movie on a loop, it was as though her prayers had been answered. And I was pretty damn sure that we’d end up watching it last...
But Dave... what does it all mean?
Before I go on with my inaugural second review, I probably have to explain the name of this blog.
Back in the days of Windward High School, I took a great film class taught by a man named Kiloh Fairchild. Kiloh showed us some great films and some “great” films that were, as Sammy likes to say, movie-medicine. And sometimes this medicine didn’t go down as Kiloh would have liked....
Don't mind the dust...
Hello readers, or errant passers-by,
It’s been a long time since I did any sort of blogging on the internet, and it’s not exactly a mystery why. I’ve come to despise the useless fiddle-faddle that clogs the arteries of the internet superhighway, and unless I had something of (self)-import to proclaim, I just wasn’t sure there was any point in using precious bits and bytes...
July 2009
1 post
"Whatever Works": It Doesn't Work Anymore
Stop me if you’ve heard this one - Love triangle, star-crossed lovers, talk of high-brow art / photography, neurotic sarcasm balanced by 1950’s nostalgia? You probably didn’t need to lift an envelope to your head and channel Carnac to think of Woody Allen. Doing his best impression of someone doing an impression of his work, Woody returns to New York for his latest film...
February 2009
5 posts
This is not a rebel song. This is Sunday Bloody Sunday.
I’m just a bill. Yes, I’m only a bill. And I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill…
I was told that I didn’t have to do a Regression Analysis… which is terrific, because I have no clue what that is (yet).
Vacation, time to get away… Even if it’s fecking raining.
Midway through stats and I think I accidentally grabbed decaf. Argh!
January 2009
3 posts
Back to the Dime. Where stats reigns supreme.
Winter is a bad time to dry clean your winter coat. If anyone finds my common sense, please return to owner. Thanks.
I can’t help but think that a guy with the name Chebyshev has to be making this stuff up…