2008, was it great??????

Happy New Year!!
Now that 2009 is in full swing, let us reflect on the year that just ended. I will start by first by mentioning music and television which made for a memorable 2008. Ranking and awarding art is a fun but ultimately silly exercise, but I will try hard to compile a few definitive [...]

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“The Name is Bond, Jason Bond”

I am pretty sure I am not the only one to have used the above tagline about the latest installment of the 007 franchise, but I make no claims to being original, just an admirer of good taglines. As explained in the last post, I have not seen very many films as of late, but [...]

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We Are Bad Bloggers!!

The title of this post is in itself an apology and a fairly cool name for a band. If you need a band name of course. We have been busy and therefore not consuming as much popular culture recently.  Aside from 30 Rock, The Office, and of course The Daily Show almost every night during [...]

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Newman & New Dylan

Not much to say that hasn’t already been eloquently stated elsewhere about the passing of Paul Newman. He was a legend in cinema who decided to do something with his fame that impacted people positively beyond his excellent work on screen. Check out the touching tribute below by David Letterman in case you missed it. [...]

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Hello Autumn! ***update: Chabon interview link fixed.

Another round of randomness…..
First music. I have been smitten by yet another band from Austin, TX by the name of Okkervil River. Their latest album is called The Stand Ins and is fantastic! Okkervil River along with Shearwater and Spoon make Austin a veritable indie music mecca. In an interesting promotional move for this album, [...]

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A Few Short Reviews

Here are three reviews of the most recent films I’ve seen in a theater or on DVD.

The Dark Knight (2008): the comic book film that the comic book dork [me] has been waiting for, supposedly. Director Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige) extends the themes from the excellent franchise reboot Batman Begins, and deftly explores the [...]

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Goodbye Summer…..

I know, I know… I have been downright lazy the last few weeks and have no excuse for my lack of involvement here. I will do better after Labor Day, I promise.
Here are a few items of interest brought to you mostly by readers of this blog. How exciting!

First of all, in light of high [...]

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Fun Movie-Poster Game

Here’s a super fun time-sucker for you! I only got fourteen correct. And, wow, am I glad you can click on the images to get the right answer, some of them would have driven me nuts! Feel free to share your score (or the number of minutes you waste!) in the comments.
http://www.empireonline.com/features/posterletters/#/

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Fire(fly) Sale—OFFER OVER

First, I have two disclaimers: 1) we know amazon doesn’t need sales help from us, and 2) we are interested in other directors besides Joss, I swear.
That said… amazon is offering a fabulous deal on Firefly, Joss Whedon’s magnum opus (see earlier posts for more gushing). Offer now expired.
www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27

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Welcome to our blog!!!!

Not much to say really other than hello, welcome, and we hope you will look to this blog for posts and links regarding bits of culture currently capturing our fancy.
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More soon………

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