I was moved to return to this blog after an excruciatingly-long absence after reading a very thought-provoking article over at ScreenRant about the latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One. SPOILERS IN BOTH THE SCREENRANT ARTICLE AND IN THE POST BELOW. In Rogue One, which ends barely minutes before the events of A New Hope, we […]
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A Tiny Little (Spoiler-Free!) PSA Regarding A Certain Movie Coming Soon
Yesterday was the big Hollywood premiere of a little movie called Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Tomorrow night, my family and I will be partaking of the Big Deal at its first local showing, in IMAX 3D. My husband, fanboy that he is, bought our family tickets approximately five minutes after they were available for […]
RIP Robin Williams
Well, I finally did it. I watched one of the inevitable montages that followed in the wake of the untimely death of Robin Williams. I probably could have chosen a better one. But it was kind of accidental. I was watching a video of Billy Crystal’s tribute to the man at last night’s Emmy Awards. […]
Tilda Swinton Makes Magic at Ebertfest
It’s Thursday, April 25, and if you follow any of the celebrity blogs (e.g. Perez Hilton), or Huffington Post, or Salon, or Movieline, or IMDB, or….. well, surely you’ve seen the viral hit video of Tilda Swinton and Chaz Ebert having an epic dance-along all through the Virginia Theater during the final day of Ebertfest. […]
Say Anything
I was revisiting an old blog today when I found a post from a few years back about John Cusack, and I thought I would repost. Enjoy! I was actually on Black20.com defending Cusack against some folks who had the audacity to suggest that Bill Murray–of all people–was the best actor of our time. Sheesh! […]
Happy Birthday, Johnny Depp!
Well, I couldn’t let the day go by without taking a minute to wish a Happy Birthday to my favorite actor, Johnny Depp! After a long day, I’m about ready to settle in (finally!) and watch something of his, though I’m not sure quite what. Netflix recently began offering The Rum Diary on streaming, which […]
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