apropos of anything

I suppose I should have seen it coming when the festival sponsor went from TCM to the new Peachtree TV network, but Screen on the Green is supposed to be old classic movies, not Big Momma’s House.
Seriously, I’m so disappointed. There’s not a single movie on this list that makes me want to carve out [...]

As I drove home Thursday evening, having just spent a good twenty minutes pressing the complex and heart-wrenching Atonement on my book club as our next assignment, I had to wonder if maybe I was taking this “adult” business a bit too seriously. After all, despite much evidence to the contrary, growing up doesn’t have [...]

Spiderman spoilers to follow.
There should be a book cataloguing all the phrases any self-respecting screenwriter should avoid except when being sardonic. Some lines are simply too cheesy to be used otherwise, and the punishment for violating this rule should be multiple consecutive Catwoman (or possibly Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever) viewings. Without bathroom breaks, or popcorn, [...]

That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. I love the park at night and Heather and Casablanca and citronella candles and garlic-stuffed olives and bands who can’t cover U2 and balloons and running into random Augusta people and EVERYTHING. But not ants, especially if they’re going to eat my [...]

I have another post in my head. It’s late, which matters as it’s somewhat timely, but I’m going to get over that and to the 3BT today because it’s Thursday and because I haven’t in a while and because thirty years ago this weekend, a movie changed the course of cinematic history.
If you think I [...]

I’ve had several posts in my head over the last week, but I haven’t actually written any of them out to completion, partly because of work and partly because of carpal tunnel and partly because I’ve simply haven’t had time to write things down lately.
I had a piece half written about World Refugee Day and [...]

There are some blogs brewing in my head, but I haven’t had a chance to flesh them out yet, so here’s a quick-and-dirty one to fill space until my thoughts clear. (Too much to think about these days, non-linearly as always, which isn’t necessarily conducive to speed.)
I can’t remember the last movie I saw in [...]

Y’all know the drill… if you’re tagged, you gotta do it, especially if you’re just sitting up waiting until it’s time for you to take your parasite pills, so here it goes:
Four Jobs I’ve Had in My Life…
Receptionist/secretary/assistant in a doctor’s office
News editor at the Technique
TA for the introductory CS classes at the CoC
The one [...]

For most of the summer, we heard non-stop whinging about the box-office slump, hand-wringing over the decreased sales, rocket-scientist-type extrapolating about why, exactly, the American consumer wasn’t flocking to the theaters as usual. It was probably because, with a few exceptions, the summer crop of movies sucked royally; additionally, movie tickets have gotten ridiculously expensive, [...]

I love Bend It Like Beckham. I can quote lines from memory. I watch the DVD regularly, especially on the difficult days, and I listen to the soundtrack at work all the time. I love, love, love Bend It Like Beckham.
So it was with great anticipation that I looked forward to Gurinder Chadha’s latest effort, [...]