Late in real life
It was always my desire to catch this movie when it hit theaters, but the gods of parenthood and life-in-general wouldn’t hear of it. On a whim, it premiered on cable this past weekend. I almost jumped out of my skin when BFam – who has respectfully earned his title as The Other Half Of [...]
Thank you Flint, Michigan!
BFam and I caught up on movies over the weekend. Before heading to the drive-in (yes, they still exist), we watched what has now become my favorite comedic movie this summer. In offering you this sample, which is really just for those who’ve seen the movie because you won’t get it otherwise, I am entertaining [...]
Not in Kansas
Growing up, I was a big fan of The Wizard of Oz. I don’t know a lot of children who weren’t. Songs and pretty colors wrapped up in a package of fantasy and whimsy. It was crack for kids. As I got older, the magic of the movie never lost its power with me. It, [...]
Shock therapy
(The Heralders of Halloween, originally uploaded by Tobyotter) In the upcoming days of Halloween, I am reminded how much it is my favorite holiday. Of course it’s unsettling that a holiday known for its demonic undertones and pagan origin would be something I’m fond of. Yet I can’t help but appreciate any day that celebrates [...]
You’ve got your live action in my cartoon
I’m a seventies baby… OK, LATE seventies baby, but I’m most assuredly knocking on thirty (ugh – can’t believe I said THAT out loud) so it’s seventies enough. By default, I am a huge fan of what used to be Saturday morning cartoons. It probably begins to show my age when I say the warmed [...]
Singin' the same song
Black cinema is a dying genre. The film producers, directors, actors and actresses are scratching their heads in wonderment as to where the culture is going. Why aren’t audiences flocking in droves to catch the latest in noir cinemateque? Could it be that not enough stories are being told? Maybe they can’t find the right [...]