Archive for March, 2002
they go in threes
Yes, Max, the old axiom of celebrity deaths happening in threes rings true yet again.
Legendary director and screenwriter Billy Wilder died last night at the ripe old age of 95. His movies include four of my all-time favorites: Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment (all four of which were included [...]
always leave them laughing
Legend has it that Milton has had a long-standing bet that his phallus was bigger than anyone else’s. Numerous times, he would venture down to the locker room at the Friar’s Club with a challenger, always returning with all the money. When asked, “Jeez, how big IS it Milton?” He is said to have replied, [...]
expiration notice
First came the webhosting saga from hell, wherein a young, fledgling leather egg was offline more than it was online. Then came the sequel: incompetent webhosting company strikes back, wherein the blogger known as Ron was sued for non-payment by said company even after his money was refunded.
And now, dear readers, much to my chagrin, [...]
who are you wearing?
Marlin and I did our last-minute crash course getting ready for the Oscars this weekend. Friday night we saw A Beautiful Mind and Saturday afternoon we saw In The Bedroom. We’ve seen all five Best Picture nominees, and while they were all good films, I’ll be disappointed if Gosford Park, Moulin Rouge, or Lord of [...]
Herr Mozart
Twenty minutes of restored footage. Digitally remastered picture and sound. Oh. My. God. Two Towers, Spider-Man, and Attack of the Clones have all just dropped a notch in my most anticipated movies of the year list to make room for Amadeus: The Director’s Cut. If I was forced to pick my favorite movie of all [...]
like a rolling stone, rolling
Saw this article on cnn.com today, reporting that Rolling Stone magazine has compiled a list of the 50 coolest records. Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat is number one, followed by Rolling Stones’ Aftermath and James Brown’s Live at the Apollo.
Of course, I want to compare the entire list of 50 with my record collection, so [...]